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About the Foundation

 

The Eisenhower Foundation's mission is to champion the life and enduring legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower to inspire leadership, character, and service.

The Eisenhower Foundation non-profit was formed in 1945 after the Allied victory in Europe to create a memorial to General Eisenhower. The Boyhood Home was opened in 1947 and the Museum in 1954 by the Foundation. Public and private entities raised $3.5 million to build the Library which opened in 1962. Today, five buildings on 22 acres, comprise the campus, including the Presidential Library, Presidential Museum, Boyhood Home, Visitors Center and Place of Meditation.

Read the latest news from the Eisenhower Foundation on our Ike Insight Newsletter page.

Check out the 2023 Annual Report.

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Contact Us

200 SE Fourth Street
PO Box 295
Abilene, KS 67410
785-263-6771

Board of Directors

David Eisenhower, Chair Emeritus
Pennsylvania

Kyle A. Campbell, Chair
Kansas

John R. Elmore, Vice Chair
Kansas

Kevin J. Rooney, Treasurer
Kansas

Tim Holm, Secretary
Kansas

Gen. Michael L. Dodson, USA, Ret.
Kansas

Mary Jean Eisenhower
Kansas

Charles R. Ewald
California

Clark S. Judge
Michigan

Randy R. Jurgensmeyer
Texas

Sue Peterson
Kansas

Nicolas W. Platt
New Jersey

Jeanette Prenger
Missouri 

Kerri S. Reisdorff
Missouri

Nicholas Rostow
New York

Thomas Sanchez
Washington, D.C.

Col. Jock Scharfen, USMC, Ret.
Virginia

Darcy Frick Stewart
Kansas

Jason Thomas
Georgia

Trustees

Susan Eisenhower, Chair Emerita
Washington, D.C.

John Banks
Florida

David Eisenhower
Pennsylvania

Merrill Eisenhower
Kansas

Frank Fahrenkopf
Massachusetts

George A. Hagerty
Colorado

Jim Hagerty
Washington, D.C.

Bill Hall
Kansas

Stephen B. Hauge
New Jersey

Capt. Kyle Higgins, USN
Virginia

Adm. Bobby R. Inman, USN, Ret.
Texas

Julie Kemper-Foyer
Missouri

Hon. John W. Lungstrum
Kansas

Jean Ann Scupin Mohler
Massachusetts

Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF, Ret.
Kansas

Mary Jo Myers
Kansas

Senator Pat Roberts, Ret.
Kansas

Ann Brownell Sloane
New York

Staff

Meredith Sleichter, Executive Director

Mitzi Bankes Gose, Director of IKEducation

Emily Miller, Director of Development

Julie Conley, IKEducation Specialist

Kim Hanke, Digital Content Manager

Lisa Kijowski, Ike's Soldiers Program Specialist

Kristen McAsey, IKEducation Scheduling Coordinator

Katie Pearson, IKEducation Specialist

Heather Unruh, Office Administrator

 

Judy Barten, IKEducator

Stephanie Gerry, IKEducator

Leanne Grauerholz, IKEducator

Anna Gugler, IKEducator

Mary Hildebrand, IKEducator

Leslie Hoffman, IKEducator

Ben Ines, IKEducator

Mike Jantz, IKEducator

Jennifer Michel, IKEducator

Maria Nuss, IKEducator

Financial Information

The Eisenhower Foundation is rated by GuideStar as a Platinum Star non-profit and is overseen by a Board of Directors. The organization operates within the guidelines and policies established by the Foundation's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws. Please click on the following links to view the Eisenhower Foundation's 990s from the past three years.

2021 Eisenhower Foundation 990
2022 Eisenhower Foundation 990
2023 Eisenhower Foundation 990

For the Eisenhower Foundation's full audited financials, please contact our office at 785-263-6771 or email info@eisenhowerfoundation.net.