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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Kansas

Imperigo has identified 128 funders that made 699 grants totaling $47.8M to 91 youth development organizations in Kansas, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Kansas

Total granted $47.8M
Funders 128
Grants 699
Organizations funded 91

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Greater Salina Community Foundation
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $2.1M · through 2024 · 6.1% of their giving
$8.9M
2. Kansas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
13 grants to 6 organizations · largest $2.3M · through 2023 · 4.2% of their giving
$6.3M
3. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
29 grants to 5 organizations · largest $1.2M · through 2024 · 2.4% of their giving
$10.0M
4. United Way of Reno County
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $127K · through 2023 · 15.4% of their giving
$632K
5. United Way of the Plains Inc
19 grants to 7 organizations · largest $274K · through 2024 · 4.6% of their giving
$1.8M
6. Douglas County Community Foundation
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $611K · through 2024 · 4.2% of their giving
$1.2M
7. Jack Goldstein Charitable Trust
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2024 · 7.5% of their giving
$500K
8. Hutchinson Community Foundation
20 grants to 7 organizations · largest $266K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$937K
9. Smiles for Life Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2025 · 6.9% of their giving
$153K
10. Safari Club International Iowa Chapter Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 21.0% of their giving
$40K
11. Kansas Health Foundation
16 grants to 8 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$681K
12. Topeka Community Foundation
17 grants to 7 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$406K
13. Azura Credit Union
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $19K · through 2024 · 8.9% of their giving
$64K
14. Atchison United Way Board
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $14K · through 2022 · 8.1% of their giving
$50K
15. Wichita Foundation
23 grants to 10 organizations · largest $39K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$370K
16. Wichita Junior Golf Foundation C/O Prairie Legacy Family Offices LLC
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 12.8% of their giving
$25K
17. Western Kansas Community Foundation
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $29K · through 2024 · 1.4% of their giving
$142K
18. Schwechheimer Family Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022 · 16.7% of their giving
$10K
19. Greater Manhattan Community Foundation
20 grants to 6 organizations · largest $57K · through 2024
$318K
20. United Way of the Flint Hills Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 3.3% of their giving
$45K
21. Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $147K · through 2024
$412K
22. Finnup Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $28K · through 2024 · 1.3% of their giving
$87K
23. Heritage Preservation Trust Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2022 · 10.0% of their giving
$10K
24. The Johnson County Bar Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2019 · 10.1% of their giving
$8K
25. Retailroi Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2025 · 2.1% of their giving
$38K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to youth development work in Kansas, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 10 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering youth development work, with an address in Kansas. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable youth development funding in Kansas, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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