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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-1477968

Camarena Adelante Foundation

A private foundation in Wichita, KS. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $620,190 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $620,190

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,673,259
  • Tax year 2023

    $772,600

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,393,938
  • Tax year 2022

    $660,501

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,498,438
  • Tax year 2021

    $688,947

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,182,528
  • Tax year 2020

    $333,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,258,544
  • Tax year 2019

    $272,800

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,840,748
  • Tax year 2018

    $286,200

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,359,009

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General support

    $191,200
  2. Wichita State University FoundationWichita, KS

    General support

    $115,000
  3. Kansas Big Brothers Big SistersWichita, KS

    General support

    $113,600
  4. Kansas Hispanic Education & DevelopmentWichita, KS

    General support

    $53,000
  5. Pizza Hut FoundationWichita, KS

    General support

    $32,440
  6. Individual

    General Support

    $25,000
  7. Butler Community College FoundationEl Dorado, KS

    General support

    $20,000
  8. Individual

    General Support

    $15,450
  9. NXTUS IncWichita, KS

    General Support

    $11,000
  10. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  11. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  12. United Way of Greater Kansas CityKansas City, MO

    General Support

    $10,000
  13. Newman UniversityWichita, KS

    General support

    $5,000
  14. Holy savior Catholic academyWichita, KS

    General Support

    $5,000
  15. Delta Dental of Kansas FoundationWichita, KS

    General Support

    $2,500
  16. The Kansas African American MuseumWichita, KS

    General Support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education4 grants $172,44093% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $11,0006% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas10 grants $358,540
  2. Missouri1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Gene CamarenaTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marisa CamarenaTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Yolanda B CamarenaTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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