Truman Heartland Community Foundation
4200 Little Blue Parkway Suite 340
Independence, Missouri 64057
United States
Mission
Improving area communities by promoting and serving private giving for the public good
Most Meaningful Change
Our Community for All Ages Coalition is making good strides in helping our community proactively and collaboratively plan for the opportunities and challenges of a doubling of the over-65 population in our community in the next 20 years.
1982 Year Founded
6 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$27,529,375 Endowment Value
$184,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Truman Heartland Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 4200 Little Blue Parkway Suite 340 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Independence |
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State / Region | Missouri |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 64057 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 816-912-4188 |
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Email | powell@thcf.org |
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Website | www.thcf.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Phillip J. Hanson, President/CEO |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Beverly Powell |
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Primary Contact’s Position | CFO |
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Year Founded | 1982 |
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Mission Statement | Improving area communities by promoting and serving private giving for the public good |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 450,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 6 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 28 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $9,350,000 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $3,090,513 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $4,520,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $184,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | No and do not intend to build one |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $27,529,375 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | Played an important role |
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Inadequate government services | No role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | No role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Very little time |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Important but not central |
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Building an endowment | Important but not central |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Slightly important |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Centrally important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Little |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Little |
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Religion | Fair amount |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Little |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Little |
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Advocacy with authorities | Fair amount |
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Job training | Little |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Occasionally |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Rarely |
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Advocacy | Occasionally |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Rarely |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Occasionally |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Occasionally |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting better |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | A few small achievements |
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Crime | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Do not work in this sphere |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Responsiveness of authorities | A few small achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Do not work in this sphere |
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Quality of the environment | A few small achievements |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Some important achievements |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Not at all |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Not at all |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Not at all |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Important |
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More volunteers | Very important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Very important |
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Better local culture of giving | Very important |
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Stronger civil society | Important |
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More responsive authorities | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Our Community for All Ages Coalition is making good strides in helping our community proactively and collaboratively plan for the opportunities and challenges of a doubling of the over-65 population in our community in the next 20 years. |
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