Kansas · Public charity
Colbythomas County Chamber of Commerce Inc
The colby/thomas county chamber of commerce promotes thomas county kansas and the surrounding area as an excellent place to live, work, shop and visit.
- $142k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2026
- 8
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Itemized, FY2026
- $118k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2026
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $41,630
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 8
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 1
- Total assets, FY2026
- $1.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 38% of the organizations Colbythomas County Chamber of Commerce Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 40% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $120k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 7 | $118k | 29% |
| FY2025 | 8 | $301k | 38% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $87k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $75k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $135k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $34k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $235k | 60% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $55k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas County Historical Society In | $482,739 | 10 | 19% |
| City of Colby | $310,689 | 4 | n/a |
| Pheasants Forever Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Colby Community College | $94,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Colby Public Schools | $60,700 | 7 | n/a |
| Ringneck Classic Inc | $38,000 | 7 | 11% |
| Citizens Medical Center Inc | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Kansas Broadcast Company LLC | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Thomas County Fair Board | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| McIntyre Promotions LLC | $6,500 | 1 | n/a |
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Colbythomas County Chamber of Commerce Inc
- How much does Colbythomas County Chamber of Commerce Inc give?
- Colbythomas County Chamber of Commerce Inc reported 7 itemized grants totaling $117,630, out of $141,640 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Colbythomas County Chamber of Commerce Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (43%), Public Benefit (29%), Animals (12%).
- Who are Colbythomas County Chamber of Commerce Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Thomas County Historical Society In ($483k), City of Colby ($311k), Pheasants Forever Inc ($100k).
- Does Colbythomas County Chamber of Commerce Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Colbythomas County Chamber of Commerce Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation.
- Where is Colbythomas County Chamber of Commerce Inc based?
- Colbythomas County Chamber of Commerce Inc is based in KS.
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