Kansas · Public charity
Step Foundation
Enrich life in nemaha county, kansas by encouraging philanthropy to develop a permanent endowment that will respond to changing needs and serve as a resource for economic, education, health, cultural and recreational opportunities.
- $287k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $233k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $22,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $33,029
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 60% of the organizations Step Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 85% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 15% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $176k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 11 | $233k | 45% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $208k | 60% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $24k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $34k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $12k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $55k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $59k | 86% |
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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemaha Valley Community Hospital | $50,350 | 3 | 0% |
| Usd 115 Nemaha Central | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Apostolic Christian Home | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Seneca Golf Club Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| American Legion Auxiliary | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nemaha County Training Center Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Nemaha County Historical Society | $6,979 | 1 | n/a |
| Centralia Community Association | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Frankfort Schools | $5,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Seneca Community Tv Inc | $5,020 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 18 recipients with no EIN on record ($535k), not named here.
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About Step Foundation
- How much does Step Foundation give?
- Step Foundation reported 11 itemized grants totaling $233,218, out of $286,726 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Step Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (50%), Religion (18%), Health (10%).
- Who are Step Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Nemaha Valley Community Hospital ($50k), Usd 115 Nemaha Central ($20k), Apostolic Christian Home ($10k).
- Does Step Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Step Foundation based?
- Step Foundation is based in KS.
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