Kansas · Community foundation
Central Kansas Community Foundation
Building stronger communities through charitable giving.
- $3.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 77
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 67
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 39%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.8M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $13,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $257,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 40 to 67
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $40M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 39% of the organizations Central Kansas Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 21% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $632k went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
Human ServicesHealthEducationArts & CultureHousing & ShelterReligionOther
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 year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 69 | $1.7M | 23% |
| FY2024 | 67 | $3.0M | 39% |
| FY2023 | 54 | $3.7M | 28% |
| FY2022 | 47 | $958k | 32% |
| FY2021 | 42 | $1.4M | 21% |
| FY2020 | 52 | $828k | 48% |
| FY2019 | 40 | $1.0M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 40 | $1.0M | 28% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Education$3.5MEnvironment$2.5MPublic Benefit$2.4MHuman Services$1.7MHealth$1.0MReligion$854kArts & Culture$846kPhilanthropy$802kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Newton | $3,055,313 | 3 | n/a |
| USD 373 Newton | $840,166 | 9 | n/a |
| City of Hesston | $742,824 | 6 | n/a |
| Hillsboro Community Childcare Center Inc | $564,550 | 4 | 24% |
| Midamerica Nazarene University | $490,000 | 1 | 1% |
| City of Hillsboro | $406,262 | 9 | n/a |
| Peace Connections | $339,775 | 9 | 39% |
| Mennonite Bethesda Society Inc | $300,448 | 3 | 4% |
| Trinity Heights United Methodist Church Foundation of Newton Ks | $261,745 | 5 | n/a |
| Newton Public Library | $245,282 | 9 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Newton | $3,055,313 | 3 | n/a |
| USD 373 Newton | $840,166 | 9 | n/a |
| City of Hesston | $742,824 | 6 | n/a |
| Hillsboro Community Childcare Center Inc | $564,550 | 4 | 24% |
| Midamerica Nazarene University | $490,000 | 1 | 1% |
| City of Hillsboro | $406,262 | 9 | n/a |
| Peace Connections | $339,775 | 9 | 39% |
| Mennonite Bethesda Society Inc | $300,448 | 3 | 4% |
| Trinity Heights United Methodist Church Foundation of Newton Ks | $261,745 | 5 | n/a |
| Newton Public Library | $245,282 | 9 | n/a |
| Bethel College | $227,439 | 9 | 0% |
| Newton Fine Arts Association Inc | $225,531 | 9 | 30% |
| Trinity Heights United Methodist Church | $221,904 | 5 | n/a |
| USD 460 Hesston | $217,077 | 9 | n/a |
| Sunflower Theatre Foundation Inc | $214,006 | 5 | 47% |
| Newton Health CO Commerced Trust Company | $205,023 | 1 | n/a |
| Kansas Christian Home | $196,135 | 4 | n/a |
| Friends of Kansas Christian Home Inc | $186,994 | 5 | 1% |
| Hesston College | $186,858 | 9 | 0% |
| USD 410 Hillsboro | $177,835 | 9 | n/a |
| Usd 206 Remington | $162,554 | 4 | n/a |
| Family Time Training Inc | $152,540 | 9 | 18% |
| Newton Bible Church | $149,047 | 4 | n/a |
| City of Peabody | $149,010 | 5 | n/a |
| Newton Area Senior Center Inc | $141,000 | 2 | 5% |
| Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home | $135,518 | 8 | 0% |
| City of Moline | $117,732 | 3 | n/a |
| Leadership Butler Inc | $109,947 | 8 | 42% |
| Marion County Fire District #2 | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Howard | $98,952 | 4 | n/a |
| Arizona State University | $97,623 | 5 | n/a |
| Newton Healthcare Corporation | $96,469 | 5 | 0% |
| Health Ministries Clinic Inc | $95,536 | 8 | 0% |
| The Kansas Learning Center for Health Inc | $93,815 | 9 | 3% |
| City of Augusta | $92,000 | 1 | n/a |
| NMC Health | $91,720 | 4 | n/a |
| Harvey County Health Department | $87,918 | 3 | n/a |
| Florence Historical Society Incorporated | $86,000 | 2 | 58% |
| Elk County Preservation Society Inc | $82,000 | 2 | 64% |
| Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas Inc | $80,149 | 3 | 1% |
| City of Fredonia | $80,040 | 4 | n/a |
| Hesston Intergenerational Child Development Center Inc | $78,800 | 6 | 94% |
| Valley Center Public Schools Usd #262 | $76,600 | 6 | n/a |
| Mennonite Heritage & Agrcltr Museum | $74,848 | 3 | 24% |
| Torline Family Scholarship Trust | $73,597 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of Harvey and Marion Counties Inc | $65,939 | 4 | 6% |
| Kansas State University | $65,725 | 4 | n/a |
| Prairie View Inc | $64,807 | 7 | 0% |
| Usd 484 Fredonia | $60,844 | 6 | n/a |
| City of Longton | $60,344 | 2 | n/a |
| Harvey County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Task Force Inc | $56,810 | 3 | 2% |
| Sunlight Children's Services Inc | $55,479 | 6 | 1% |
| Butler Community College | $55,045 | 3 | n/a |
| Kansas Athletics Inc | $53,900 | 3 | n/a |
| Salvation Army | $53,250 | 3 | n/a |
| Asbury Park Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Newton Treble Clef Club | $49,725 | 4 | n/a |
| Butler Community College Foundation | $46,350 | 3 | 1% |
| Newton Meals on Wheels Inc | $44,404 | 6 | 4% |
| First United Methodist Church | $41,700 | 2 | n/a |
| American Legion | $38,500 | 2 | n/a |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | $37,895 | 3 | 0% |
| Peabody Historical Society | $37,850 | 3 | n/a |
| Families and Communities Together Inc | $37,452 | 5 | 6% |
| City of North Newton | $36,290 | 5 | n/a |
| Fredonia Child Care Center Inc | $35,000 | 1 | 14% |
| Douglass Senior Center Inc | $34,081 | 4 | 10% |
| Morning Star Ministry | $33,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Flint Hills Childcare Coalition Inc | $32,640 | 2 | n/a |
| United Methodist Church | $32,640 | 2 | n/a |
| Advance Lodge Af & Am | $32,640 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Kansas | $32,364 | 3 | n/a |
| USD 398 Peabody-Burns | $31,140 | 2 | n/a |
| Rise - El Dorado Inc | $30,355 | 3 | 4% |
| New Hope Shelter Inc | $28,845 | 4 | 3% |
| Pittsburg State University Kansas National Education Association | $28,600 | 4 | n/a |
| Brian Arellano Scholarship | $27,471 | 1 | n/a |
| Emberhope Inc | $25,195 | 4 | 0% |
| Hesston Community Child Care Association | $24,012 | 2 | 2% |
| City of Bentley | $23,728 | 1 | n/a |
| Biglife International Inc | $22,750 | 2 | 0% |
| Mirror Inc | $22,028 | 3 | 0% |
| Newton Mid Kansas Orchestra Association Inc | $21,760 | 4 | 18% |
| Hillsboro Recreation Commission | $20,837 | 2 | n/a |
| From the Ground Up Organization Inc | $20,523 | 2 | 31% |
| Kansas State University Foundation | $20,144 | 1 | 0% |
| Kansas 4-H Foundation Inc | $20,144 | 1 | 0% |
| Willowbrook United Methodist Church Sun City Az | $20,144 | 1 | n/a |
| Ethnos360 Inc | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| First Baptist Church of El Dorado | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McPherson Opera House Company | $19,890 | 3 | 2% |
| Harvey Co Farm Bureau Association | $19,619 | 1 | n/a |
| Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church | $19,058 | 2 | n/a |
| Community Hope Project Inc | $18,660 | 2 | 65% |
| Harvey County Historical Society Inc | $18,550 | 1 | n/a |
| Heartspring Foundation | $18,425 | 3 | 5% |
| Caring Place Inc | $18,069 | 1 | 23% |
| Hillsboro Golden Years Club Inc | $18,062 | 2 | n/a |
| Florence Public Library | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Inc | $17,840 | 3 | 0% |
| International Students Inc | $17,630 | 3 | n/a |
| City of Goessel | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Longton Senior Citizens Inc | $16,888 | 2 | 48% |
| Zion Lutheran Church | $16,734 | 3 | n/a |
| Kansas State University | $14,600 | 1 | n/a |
| Hutchinson Community College Endowment Association | $14,085 | 1 | 1% |
| Kansas Public Telecommunications Service | $14,030 | 1 | 0% |
| Swather Power Club Inc | $13,345 | 2 | n/a |
| Memorial Union Corporation | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Fredonia Arts Council | $11,900 | 1 | n/a |
| Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters Inc | $11,869 | 2 | 0% |
| Heart to Heart Cac Harveymarionmcpherson Cac Inc | $11,700 | 2 | 3% |
| Offendervictim Ministries Inc | $10,604 | 2 | 3% |
| Governor's Annual One Shot Turkey Hunt Inc | $10,343 | 1 | 52% |
| City of Florence | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Greater Plains Annual Conference | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| MacVicar Educational Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 33% |
| Friends of the Augusta Public Library | $9,812 | 1 | n/a |
| Fort Hays State University Foundation | $9,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Inc | $9,187 | 1 | 0% |
| Greenfield Township | $9,133 | 1 | n/a |
| Elizabeth Ballard Community Center Inc | $8,950 | 1 | n/a |
| Peabody Association of Churches | $8,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Crisis Response Team Inc | $8,450 | 1 | n/a |
| Simply Hygiene Inc | $7,975 | 1 | 1% |
| First Mennonite Church Hillsboro Kansas | $7,693 | 1 | n/a |
| Parkside Homes Inc | $7,313 | 1 | 0% |
| Fort Hays State University | $7,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Wilson County Historical Society | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Catholic Diocese of Wichita | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Caring Hands Humane Society | $6,674 | 1 | 1% |
| USD 411 Goessel | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Youth Horizons Inc | $6,482 | 1 | 0% |
| Boy Scouts of America Quivira Council | $6,461 | 1 | n/a |
| Bluestem Communities Inc | $6,256 | 1 | 4% |
| Halstead Housing Authority | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Back to the Bible | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| So Shine Foundation | $6,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Cerebral Palsy Research Endowment Association | $5,890 | 1 | 0% |
| Salem Hospital Inc | $5,772 | 1 | 0% |
| Hillsboro Public Library | $5,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Fredonia Public Library | $5,600 | 1 | n/a |
| New Jerusalem Missions | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Rose Hill Recreation Commission | $5,452 | 1 | n/a |
| The Building Community | $5,445 | 1 | 9% |
| City of Douglass | $5,382 | 1 | n/a |
| Steamwseniors Inc | $5,375 | 1 | n/a |
| Pittsburg State University | $5,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Main Street Ministries Inc | $5,250 | 1 | 2% |
| Casa a Voice for Children Inc | $5,200 | 1 | 4% |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($69k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Central Kansas Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 12 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 71 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 71.
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.
Greater HorizonsMO52.1× affinity44 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Greater Horizons · United Way of the Plains Inc · Kansas Health Foundation · United Way of Harvey and Marion Counties Inc · Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 · Wichita Foundation · Kansas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies · Eberhard Charles Neysa and Terril Charitable · Goebel Family-Star Lumber Charitable Trust · Berry Foundation Inc · The Sunderland Foundation · Lewis Humphreys Charitable Trust
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 Central Kansas Community Foundation
- How much does Central Kansas Community Foundation give?
- Central Kansas Community Foundation reported 77 itemized grants totaling $1,769,789, out of $3,803,059 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 40 and 67 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Central Kansas Community Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (23%), Environment (17%), Public Benefit (16%).
- Who are Central Kansas Community Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: City of Newton ($3.1M), USD 373 Newton ($840k), City of Hesston ($743k).
- Does Central Kansas Community Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 39% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Central Kansas Community Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Horizons, United Way of the Plains Inc, Kansas Health Foundation.
- Where is Central Kansas Community Foundation based?
- Central Kansas Community Foundation is based in KS.
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More from the funding graph
The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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