LANSING EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
EIN 26-2273288 · Single Organization Support (B11)
What they do
LEF FUNDED 29 GRANTS to LANSING PUBLIC SCHOOLS DURING THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. THIS INCLUDES EDUCATE THE PRIDE CLASSROOM GRANTS, BUILDING GRANTS, MAJOR GIFTS, and TEACHER of THE YEAR/EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL of THE YEAR GRANTS. EDUCATE THE PRIDE MINI-GRANTS FUND CLASSROOM INITIATIVES THAT FOCUS ON INNOVATION and ENRICH STUDENT LEARNING IN VARIOUS AMOUNTS. THESE GRANTS HAVE HISTORICALLY RANGED FROM SCHOOL CULTURE PROGRAM SUPPORT, BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS SUPPORT TEAMS, and NEW CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY, to ASSISTING IN STUDENT LEARNING and THE ACQUISITION of CHARACTER ENRICHMENT BOOKS, AS WELL AS STEM-RELATED ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS.
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Board and leadership roster (26)
JANELLE MOBURGDIRECTOR
STACEY JENKINSDIRECTOR
SHARON BURNSEXECUTIVE DI
RICH HAUVERDIRECTOR
PRISCILLA LOPRESTICORRESPOND S
PATTI BOE-CACKLERDIRECTOR
MIKE SCHERERDIRECTOR
MARY ALICE SCHROEGERDIRECTOR
LIZ SADLERDIRECTOR
JONNIE BRICEDIRECTOR
JOHN HARRISSRECORDING SE
JOEY MCKEEDIRECTOR
JENNAH FLYNNDIRECTOR
JEANETTE LOZENSKIDIRECTOR
JANE PLESSLDIRECTOR
GALE HETHCOATAD HOC MEMEB
ERIC VALENSTEINDIRECTOR
DAN WESSELEX OFFICIO
CHUCK MOOREHEADDIRECTOR
CHRISTY MCKNIGHTDIRECTOR
CHRISTINE AUSPRESIDENT
CHRISTINA HOVERSONTREASURER
CHRISTA MARTINDIRECTOR
CAROL PAGEDIRECTOR
ASHLEY REDDELLDIRECTOR
ANDREW CAMERONVICE PRESIDE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2026
- Location
- PO BOX 125, LANSING, KS 66043-0125
- County
- Leavenworth
- In care of
- CHRISTINE AUS
- Primary officer
- CHRISTINE AUS, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2020
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2020
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- DEMARANVILLE & ASSOCIATE CPAS LLC
- NTEE classification
- Single Organization Support (B11)
- IRS tax category
- Educational Services