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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-1578457

Joe and Lenore Lambert Foundation

A private foundation in Chillicothe, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $552,148 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $552,148

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $7,774,786
  • Tax year 2024

    $478,319

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $7,532,542
  • Tax year 2023

    $647,801

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,509,091
  • Tax year 2022

    $391,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $7,491,263
  • Tax year 2021

    $383,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $7,266,735
  • Tax year 2020

    $423,662

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,879,276
  • Tax year 2019

    $450,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $7,150,417
  • Tax year 2018

    $422,950

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $6,955,029

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Chillicothe Educational FoundationChillicothe, MO

    Educational facilities & real estate

    $300,000
  2. Grand River Area Family YMCAChillicothe, MO

    Building improvements & operations

    $85,000
  3. Concerned CitizensChillicothe, MO

    Senior meals program & building improvements

    $60,000
  4. Chillicothe United Methodist ChurchChillicothe, MO

    Christian ministry

    $30,000
  5. Livingston County Education & Housing CouncilChillicothe, MO

    City lighting

    $25,148
  6. Chillicothe Area Christian BuildersChillicothe, MO

    Housing for poor

    $10,000
  7. House of Prayer Rescue MissionChillicothe, MO

    House of prayer ministry

    $10,000
  8. Livingston County Community Development Corporationmain StreetChillicothe, MO

    Downtown improvements

    $10,000
  9. Fellowship of Christian AthletesChillicothe, MO

    Christian ministry

    $5,000
  10. Ministerial AllianceChillicothe, MO

    Operation help ministry

    $5,000
  11. Grand River EntertainmentChillicothe, MO

    Amateur sports

    $2,500
  12. Grand River Historical SocietyChillicothe, MO

    Museum improvements

    $2,500
  13. Livingston County Extension CouncilChillicothe, MO

    School supplies

    $2,500
  14. Good Dads IncChillicothe, MO

    Counseling assistance

    $2,500
  15. Chillicothe R-Ii School DistrictChillicothe, MO

    Facilities improvements & extracurricular activities

    $1,000
  16. City of ChillicotheChillicothe, MO

    Facility improvements

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $300,00096% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri16 grants $552,148

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Michael F TurnerPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura Sue DanielsSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Thomas L AshbrookVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Clint B WilliamsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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