How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Carmen Buchanan
12910 E Killenwood Drive
Wichita, KS 67230
(913) 271-3616
- Form and materials
- For further information, please visit our website. All grant applications must contain the following: (1) letter of application, (2) description of the organization, including brief history, brief biographies of the principals of the organization and a brief description of previous charitable activities, (3) organization tax status, (4) purpose of grant, with explicit instructions of how and when the funds are to be spent and how the expenditure of these funds will advance the charitable purposes, and (5) four references, with addresses and phone numbers.
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- All grants are subject to use solely for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes as allowed by the charter of the foundation, and are subject to the board's approval. All grantees must account for the funds expended and the results obtained.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$170,786
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $1,404,711
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Tax year 2024
$175,625
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $1,501,430
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Tax year 2023
$185,799
- Grants listed
- 13
- Assets, end of year
- $1,579,122
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Tax year 2022
$186,529
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $1,686,029
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Tax year 2021
$162,560
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $1,746,563
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Tax year 2020
$110,000
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $1,769,131
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Tax year 2019
$130,600
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $1,859,724
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Tax year 2018
$132,660
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $2,002,061
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of CoEnglewood, CO
Youth mentoring program
$45,300 -
Exploration PlaceWichita, KS
Science eductaion
$25,013 -
First Tee of WichitaWichita, KS
Youth golf program
$25,000 -
Alsac (ST Judes)Memphis, TN
Life saving research
$23,820 -
Folds of Honor North Texas ChapterFrisco, TX
Children's scholarship fund
$22,500 -
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyRye Brook, NY
Life saving research
$17,500 -
Aging Minds FoundationDallas, TX
Alzheimers and dementia research
$9,595 -
The SignatryOverland Park, KS
Christian ministry support
$2,058
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 $25,01392% of the total
- Religion1 grant $2,0588% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Carmen BuchananPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $20,000
- Scott Terry JrTREASURER Hours 10Pay $20,000
- Ryan TerryDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $20,000
The return
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