The Stanley M. Herzog Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 81-4698720 · since 2025herzogfoundation.com·Missouri·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$68.3M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$1,000 to $150k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$6,250

Typical grant (median)

71 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The Stanley M. Herzog Charitable Foundation funds work that catalyses and accelerates quality Christ-centred K–12 education, so only nonprofits working in Christian education are a realistic fit.
It does not accept unsolicited grant inquiries and operates by invitation only, so a cold application is not the way in; it also offers training events free of charge rather than taking open submissions.
About eight in ten of its 170 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $150,000, and the median grant is about $7,400, so a modest request is realistic, even though the foundation has at times made a far larger grant, up to about $60,000,000.
Only 4% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the two previous filings, so it is not a foundation that relies heavily on repeat relationships with the same recipients.
No geographic focus is stated, although the filings show grants mainly in Missouri.

Overview

The Stanley M. Herzog Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Smithville, MO.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation’s mission is to catalyse and accelerate the development of quality Christ-centred K–12 education so that families and culture flourish. It supports this field through grants, online content, news, training and events, and hands-on organisational improvement initiatives. Its programmes are designed to launch, promote and strengthen Christian education settings across the nation. Training events and conferences address relevant topics in Christian education and are designed for Christian educators, leaders and organisations. Other resources help Christian school founders and homeschool communities develop schools, co-operatives and groups. The foundation’s work is directed towards making Christian education more accessible and sustainable for families.

Themes

Christian education

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Missouri.

How to apply

The foundation does not accept unsolicited grant inquiries. It offers training events free of charge instead; no public grant submission route is described.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 4% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 170 grants to organisations were about $7,400 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Missouri92%

Virginia4%

Kentucky1%

Texas<1%

Georgia<1%

District of Columbia<1%

6 other states: <1%

The largest single recipient received 77% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 4% of grant dollars went to organisations The Stanley M. Herzog Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

71 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $6,250

How much do they typically give?

Share of 71 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k7%

$2.5k–$5k27%

$5k–$10k25%

$10k–$25k8%

$25k–$50k10%

$50k–$100k4%

$100k–$250k7%

$250k–$500k3%

$500k–$1M3%

$1M and over6%

Median $6,250 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Herzog Foundation Resource Management · General Support
$59,814,0582024 tax year
Herzog Tomorrow · General Support
$2,125,2292024 tax year
Donors Trust · General Support
$2,000,0002024 tax year
Northland Christian Education System · General Support
$1,267,6492024 tax year
Answers Academy · General Support
$711,5102024 tax year
Second Baptist School Foundation · General Support
$500,0002024 tax year
VELA Education Fund · General Support
$300,0002024 tax year
Hebron Christian Academy · General Support
$250,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Eliabeth Roberts — Communications Director
Chis Vas — Content Director
Jonathon Edmondson — Project Manager
Joshua Mann — Managing Editor
Stephanie Goodnight — Vice President - Operations
Darrell Jones — President
Kristen Ansley — Director and SecTreas
John Elliott — Director and Vice Chairman
Todd Graves — Chairman of Board & Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$10,123,271	$3,468,229	$349,143,526	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$17,114,850	$6,083,234	$359,300,756	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$73,765,361	$68,317,630	$308,967,557	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.