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Bruce G Cochener Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$503k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
74
Grants FY2025
60
Organizations funded FY2024
35%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$85,000
Organizations funded a year
55 to 89
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
15
Total assets, FY2025
$7.6M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 35% of the organizations Bruce G Cochener Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 16% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 84% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $41k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationHealthArts & CultureAnimalsRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving73$489k33%
FY202460$258k35%
FY202355$265k29%
FY202289$374k52%
FY202175$376k41%
FY202060$285kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$580kArts & Culture$513kHealth$306kPhilanthropy$278kReligion$124kHuman Services$110kFood & Nutrition$39kYouth Development$17kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
WA
IL
WI
MI
NY
NV
IA
IN
CT
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
VA
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
OK
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 130 grantees
All grantees of Bruce G Cochener Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$200,00040%
Duke University$180,00030%
Seattle Repertory Theatre$178,33331%
Spruce Street School$150,50031%
Assistance League of Wichita Inc$99,50066%
United Way of the Plains Inc$90,60360%
Phillips Fundamental Learning Center Inc$75,40032%
Wiregrass United Way Inc$71,81861%
Kansas Public Telecommunications Service$69,52151%
Wichita State University Foundation$48,50050%
Starkey Inc$30,10330%
Kansas Childrens Service League$20,70040%
Discovery Children's Museum$20,00020%
Derby Education Foundation$18,8004n/a
Music Theatre Wichita$17,50020%
Shepherds Way Inc$16,00037%
Hope Community Church$13,1002n/a
Ict Food Rescue Inc$13,00047%
Wichita Collegiate School$12,50010%
Cairn Health Inc$12,50012%
Kansas Foodbank Warehouse Inc$11,89560%
The Wichita Children's Home$10,57050%
Dress for Success Wichita Inc$10,00018%
Hopenet Inc$10,00011%
WSU Tech Foundation$10,00031%
Love School Inc$7,55033%
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Inc$7,50010%
Children First Ceo Kansas Inc$7,18211%
Envision Foundation Inc$6,50030%
Wiregrass Area Food Bank Inc$5,50030%
The Southeast Alabama Medical Center Foundation Inc$5,50030%
Wichitas Littlest Heroes$5,15031%
Raise My Head Foundation$5,00015%
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church$5,0005n/a
Kansas Honor Flight Inc$5,00011%
Laughing Feet Inc$5,0001n/a
Unified School District No 259 Wichita Public Schools$5,0001n/a
Christian Performance Theatre Inc$4,00021%
Hope Ranch for Women Inc$3,90020%
Kansas Humane Society of Wichita Kansas$3,61860%
Nxtus Inc$3,50020%
Wiregrass Habitat for Humanity Inc$3,00020%
Evangel Assembly of God$3,0005n/a
Catholic Charities Inc$2,59050%
Wichita Public Schools Foundation$2,55011%
Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Inc$2,50010%
Prairie Creek PTO Inc$2,4032n/a
Church of the Magdalen$2,4004n/a
Cma PTO$2,25047%
National Kidney Foundation Inc$2,14510%
Newspring Church$2,0002n/a
Troy Animal Rescue Project LLC$2,00021%
Good360$2,0001n/a
First Missionary Church$2,0002n/a
Christ Church International Inc$2,0002n/a
National Home Infusion Foundation$2,00012%
The Pando Initiative Inc$1,75010%
Wichita Oasis Association$1,5424n/a
Dothan Rescue Mission Inc$1,50010%
Victory in the Valley Inc$1,25030%
Sarah S Love Inc$1,0001n/a
Tutapona Inc$1,00010%
Union Rescue Mission of Wichita Inc$1,0001n/a
Troy University Foundation$1,00010%
Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas$1,00010%
Rainbows United Inc$1,00010%
Havaheart Rescue$1,00010%
League 42 Foundation$1,00030%
Via Christi Foundation Inc$1,00020%
Derby Community Foundation$1,0001n/a
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints$9551n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$85510%
University of West Florida Foundation Inc$84510%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$71010%
South Rock Christian Church$7001n/a
Doc's Friends Inc$60010%
Cheyenne Center for Creativity Inc$50011%
Ict Sos$50010%
Usd 273 Educational Foundation Inc$50010%
Live Like Roo Foundation$50010%
Wichita Asian Association$50011%
Soce Neighborhood Action Foundation$5001n/a
Quilts of Valor Foundation$50010%
Student Mobilization Inc$5001n/a
Compassion International Incorporated$5001n/a
St Marys Catholic Church$5001n/a
Grace Brethren Church$5001n/a
Central Community Church$5001n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$50010%
Nonprofitgo Inc$4001n/a
Angel Wings Memory Gowns$4001n/a
Center of Hope Inc$35010%
The Salvation Army$3502n/a
American Heart Association Inc$26130%
Hawk-Houston Youth Enrichment Center$2501n/a
Developmental Center of the Ozarks$25010%
World Impact Inc$2501n/a
Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center Inc$25010%
Guiding Paws Inc$2501n/a
Embrace of Wichita Inc$2501n/a
Samaritan House Community Center$25010%
Sunrise Christian Academy Inc$25010%
Humankind Ministries Wichita Inc$25010%
Prairie View Inc$25010%
Wicksburg Youth Athletic Association Inc$25010%
Kitty Kottage$2291n/a
Felines Under Rescue$2251n/a
Exploration Place Inc$20830%
Trust Women Foundation Inc$20010%
Operation Homefront Inc$20020%
Prairie Travelers Inc$20011%
Northeastern Baptist College Inc$16010%
Morris Animal Foundation$15520%
Giving the Basics Inc$15410%
Ark Dothan Inc$15410%
Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation Inc$12510%
Folds of Honor Foundation$10210%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$10010%
Midwest Battle Buddies Inc$10010%
Modest Needs Foundation$10020%
Boost Ministries Foundation$10010%
Liberty Christian Church$1001n/a
Puppies Behind Bars Inc$10010%
Ksds Assistance Dogs Inc$10010%
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$9910%
Wiregrass Humane Society$5510%
Meadowlark Elementary PTO$551n/a
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$5010%
Agape'Care Cradle Inc$501n/a
Senior Services Inc of Wichita$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 68 recipients with no EIN on record ($502k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bruce G Cochener Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFred Hutchinson Cancer Center: $200,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDuke University: $180,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSeattle Repertory Theatre: $178,333 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetSpruce Street School: $150,500 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetAssistance League of Wichita Inc: $99,500 over 6y, 5.9% of budgetUnited Way of the Plains Inc: $90,603 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPhillips Fundamental Learning Center Inc: $75,400 over 3y, 2.5% of budgetWiregrass United Way Inc: $71,818 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetKansas Public Telecommunications Service: $69,521 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetWichita State University Foundation: $48,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetStarkey Inc: $30,103 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKansas Childrens Service League: $20,700 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDiscovery Children's Museum: $20,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMusic Theatre Wichita: $17,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetShepherds Way Inc: $16,000 over 3y, 6.6% of budgetIct Food Rescue Inc: $13,000 over 4y, 6.7% of budgetWichita Collegiate School: $12,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCairn Health Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetKansas Foodbank Warehouse Inc: $11,895 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wichita Children's Home: $10,570 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDress for Success Wichita Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 7.9% of budgetHopenet Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetWSU Tech Foundation: $10,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetLove School Inc: $7,550 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetGirl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Inc: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChildren First Ceo Kansas Inc: $7,182 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetEnvision Foundation Inc: $6,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWiregrass Area Food Bank Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe Southeast Alabama Medical Center Foundation Inc: $5,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWichitas Littlest Heroes: $5,150 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetRaise My Head Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetKansas Honor Flight Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetChristian Performance Theatre Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetHope Ranch for Women Inc: $3,900 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKansas Humane Society of Wichita Kansas: $3,618 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNxtus Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWiregrass Habitat for Humanity Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCatholic Charities Inc: $2,590 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWichita Public Schools Foundation: $2,550 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetHarry Hynes Memorial Hospice Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCma PTO: $2,250 over 4y, 6.5% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation Inc: $2,145 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTroy Animal Rescue Project LLC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetNational Home Infusion Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetThe Pando Initiative Inc: $1,750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDothan Rescue Mission Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVictory in the Valley Inc: $1,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTutapona Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 94.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353RI72.8× affinity47 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 · Wichita Foundation · Berry Foundation Inc · United Way of the Plains Inc · Goebel Family-Star Lumber Charitable Trust · Dwane L and Velma Lunt Wallace Charitable Foundation · Kansas Health Foundation · Ima Foundation · The Fidelity Bank Foundation · Daniel J Taylor Family Charitable Foundation · K T Wiedemann Foundation Inc · Belin Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Bruce G Cochener Foundation

How much does Bruce G Cochener Foundation give?
Bruce G Cochener Foundation reported 74 grants totaling $502,751 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 55 and 89 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Bruce G Cochener Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (28%), Arts & Culture (25%), Health (15%).
Who are Bruce G Cochener Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ($200k), Duke University ($180k), Seattle Repertory Theatre ($178k).
Does Bruce G Cochener Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Bruce G Cochener Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Bruce G Cochener Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353, Wichita Foundation, Berry Foundation Inc.
Where is Bruce G Cochener Foundation based?
Bruce G Cochener Foundation is based in KS.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 199 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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