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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4996741

Les and Sissy Donovan Foundation

A private foundation in Wichita, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $57,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $57,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $795,377
  • Tax year 2024

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $772,551
  • Tax year 2023

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $656,203
  • Tax year 2022

    $43,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $591,278
  • Tax year 2021

    $33,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $515,097
  • Tax year 2020

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $363,563

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Catholic CharitiesWichita, KS

    Support for families in need

    $5,000
  2. Catholic Diocese of WichitaWichita, KS

    General fund

    $5,000
  3. Guadalupe Clinic IncWichita, KS

    Health care for the needy

    $5,000
  4. Holy Savior Catholic ChurchWichita, KS

    General fund

    $5,000
  5. Kansas Food BankWichita, KS

    Providing hunger-relief

    $5,000
  6. The Lord's DinerWichita, KS

    Feed the hungry

    $5,000
  7. Children's Advocacy Center of Collin CountyPlano, TX

    Victims of child abuse

    $5,000
  8. Westside Good Neighbor CenterWichita, KS

    Feed the hungry

    $4,000
  9. St Jude HospitalMemphis, TN

    Defeating childhood cancer

    $3,000
  10. StarkeyWichita, KS

    Helping people with disabilities

    $3,000
  11. Bishop Carroll Catholic High SchoolWichita, KS

    Development fund

    $2,000
  12. Catholic Charities - Harbor HouseWichita, KS

    Victims of domestic violence

    $2,000
  13. Club Parkinson'sWichita, KS

    Support for people with parkinson's disease

    $2,000
  14. Wichita Children's HomeWichita, KS

    Care for children in need

    $2,000
  15. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Helping homeless veterans

    $1,000
  16. Christian Association of Youth MentoringWichita, KS

    Youth mentoring

    $1,000
  17. Newman UniversityWichita, KS

    General fund

    $1,000
  18. Operation SmileVirginia BCH, VA

    Dental care for children

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services3 grants $10,00042% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $5,00021% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $4,00017% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $2,0008% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $2,0008% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas14 grants $47,000
  2. Texas1 grant $5,000
  3. Tennessee1 grant $3,000
  4. New York1 grant $1,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Leslie D Donovan SrCHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary D HalfmannPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Leslie D Donovan JrVICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert H DonovanSECRETARY/TREASURER & DIRE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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