Funding search · EIN 481195403 · Camdenton, MO
Laster Family Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 42
- grants reported
- $100,550
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Aldersgate United Methodist Church4 grants · $54,000
- First United Methodist1 grant · $10,000
- Washburn University Foundation4 grants · $5,000
- The Salvation Army4 grants · $5,000
- Habitat for Humanity4 grants · $4,000
- St Jude Childrens Hospital4 grants · $4,000
- Heifer International4 grants · $4,000
- The Smile Train4 grants · $4,000
- Childrens Mercy4 grants · $3,000
- Harvesters Comm Food Network2 grants · $2,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $18,000
Aldersgate United Methodist Church · Lees Summit, MO · 2024
donation
- $18,000
Aldersgate United Methodist Church · Lees Summit, MO · 2023
donation
- $18,000
Aldersgate United Methodist Church · Lees Summit, MO · 2022
Donation
- $10,000
First United Methodist · Hutchinson, KS · 2025
charitable donation
- $2,000
Flourish · Grandview, MO · 2025
Public Charity
- $2,000
Harvesters Comm Food Network · Kansas City, MO · 2025
public charity
- $2,000
The Salvation Army · Kansas City, MO · 2025
donation
- $2,000
Washburn University Foundation · Topeka, KS · 2022
Scholarship Fund
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Kansas City, MO · 2025
donation
- $1,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2025
donation
- $1,000
St Jude Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2025
donation
- $1,000
The Smile Train · New York, NY · 2025
donation
- $1,000
Washburn University Foundation · Topeka, KS · 2025
Scholarship
- $1,000
Childrens Mercy · Kansas City, MO · 2024
donation
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Kansas City, MO · 2024
donation
- $1,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2024
donation
- $1,000
St Jude Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
donation
- $1,000
The Salvation Army · Kansas City, MO · 2024
donation
- $1,000
The Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024
donation
- $1,000
Washburn University Foundation · Topeka, KS · 2024
Scholarship
- $1,000
Childrens Mercy · Kansas City, MO · 2023
donation
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Kansas City, MO · 2023
donation
- $1,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2023
donation
- $1,000
St Jude Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
donation
- $1,000
The Salvation Army · Kansas City, MO · 2023
donation
- $1,000
The Smile Train · New York, NY · 2023
donation
- $1,000
Washburn University Foundation · Topeka, KS · 2023
Scholarship
- $1,000
Childrens Mercy · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
Harvesters Community Food Network · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
St Jude Childrens Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
The Salvation Army · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Donation
- $1,000
The Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
Donation
- $500
Humane Society of Kansas City · Kansas City, KS · 2025
donation
- $500
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2024
donation
- $500
Harvesters Comm Food Network · Kansas City, MO · 2024
public charity
- $500
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2023
donation
- $500
Partridge Community Church · Partridge, KS · 2022
General Fund
- $50
American Cancer Society · Atlanta, GA · 2025
donation
- $0
Aldersgate United Methodist Church · Lees Summit, MO · 2025
donation
- $0
Childrens Mercy · Kansas City, MO · 2025
donation
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