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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$459,059
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $8,568,705
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Tax year 2024
$205,207
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $8,384,017
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Tax year 2023
$474,000
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $7,829,716
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Tax year 2022
$455,465
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $7,845,162
-
Tax year 2021
$499,474
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $8,591,892
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Tax year 2020
$437,365
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $7,710,721
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Tax year 2019
$552,001
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $7,704,751
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Tax year 2018
$609,244
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $7,430,090
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Individual
Contribution
$200,000 -
Individual
2025 grant
$75,192 -
Ark City Area Arts CouncilArkansas City, KS
Contribution
$50,000 -
Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS
2025 grant
$35,271 -
Chaplin Nature Center-Audobon SocieArkansas City, KS
2025 grant
$29,500 -
Music Theatre of WichitaWichita, KS
2025 grant
$20,300 -
Winfield Public LibraryWinfield, KS
2025 grant
$10,000 -
Arkansas City Public LibraryArkansas City, KS
2025 grant
$9,625 -
South Kansas SymphonyWinfield, KS
2025 grant
$5,000 -
Cowley County Farmers MarketWinfield, KS
2025 grant
$5,000 -
Kansas Big Brothers Big SistersWichita, KS
2025 grant
$5,000 -
Individual
2025 grant
$5,000 -
Individual
Merchants in motion
$4,500 -
Rooted Women's MinistryArkansas City, KS
Donation-tasha bucher
$4,000 -
Marquee Performing Arts CenterWinfield, KS
2025 grant
$3,288 -
SCK Health FoundationArkansas City, KS
2025 grant
$3,000 -
Arkalalah FestivalArkansas City, KS
2025 grant
$3,000 -
Individual
2025 grant
$2,500 -
Southwestern CollegeWinfield, KS
Refund
-$11,117
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture1 grant $5,00062% of the total
- Health1 grant $3,00038% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Kansas14 grants $171,867
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Karen ZellerTrustee Hours 8Pay $4,000
- David WilkinsTrustee Hours 8Pay $4,000
- James WilkinsTrustee Hours 8Pay $4,000
- Jennifer MunsonTrustee Hours 8Pay $14,000
- Tasha BucherTrustee Hours 8Pay $0
The return
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