· Private foundation
Willard J & Mary G Breidenthal Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k7 grants · $5k
- $10k–50k4 grants · $118k
- $50k–250k2 grants · $225k
- $250k+1 grant · $300k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| KU WILLIAMS EDUCATION FUND | $300,000 |
| POKES FOR A PURPOSE | $175,000 |
| WILLIAMS FUND | $50,000 |
| KANSAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY | $37,500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $30,000 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNVERSITY FOUNDATION | $25,000 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB | $25,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $1,000 |
| FRIENDS OF THE ZOO | $1,000 |
| BONNER ANIMAL RESCUE | $1,000 |
| GIRL SCOUTS | $500 |
| KCUR | $500 |
| WYANDOTTE COUNTY MUSEUM | $500 |
| KANSAS CITY PUBLIC TELEVISION | $500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 99% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
23 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2024, 11 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $75k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- KWKU WILLIAMS EDUCATION FUND5× · 2019–2024 · $1.1M
- WEWILLIAMS EDUCATIONAL FUND-KU2× · 2018–2021 · $502k
- PFPOKES FOR A PURPOSE2× · 2023–2024 · $325k
Funded once
- KUKANSAS UNIVERSITYone grant, 2017 · $51k
- KSKANSAS STATE ATHLETICS-AHEARN FUNDone grant, 2019 · $50k
- OSOKLAHOMA STATE UNVERSITY FOUNDATIONone grant, 2023 · $50k
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The missouri western state university foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization that functions solely to support the mission of missouri western state university, as stated in the university's mission statement. the foundation…
Building enduring relationships that maximize advocacy and philanthropy to support North Dakota State University.
To strengthen the University and communities that have touched the lives of KU alumni and friends, the mission of The KU Endowment Charitable Gift Fund is to receive and administer gifts and bequests to further the charitable objectives of…
The mission of the kansas state university foundation is to secure and prudently manage private gifts in support of kansas state university and foster a culture that unites philanthropic desires with university priorities.
Umkc foundation's sole purpose is to benefit the university of missouri - kansas city (umkc) by supporting (through funds raised, held and administered by the foundation) academic programs and educational opportunities that will enhance…
To maximize private gift support for pittsburg state university, exercise proper management of foundation assets, lay the groundwork for future fundraising success in support of the university's teaching, research and service/civic…
The Foundation was created to assist in the promotion, development and enhancement of the financial resources for Washburn University of Topeka, as well as to receive and hold in trust any assets given in benefit of the University.
Kansas wesleyan university is a liberal arts college that promotes and integrates academic excellence, spiritual development, personal well-being, and social responsibility.
To strengthen the university and communities that have touched the lives of wu alumni and friends, the mission of the washburn university charitable gift fund is to receive and administer gifts and bequests to further the charitable…
To provide support to NWOSU and scholarships to NWOSU students
See schedule o colorado state university foundation assists in the promotion, development, and enhancement of facilities and educational programs and enhancements of faculty, students, and alumni of colorado state university (csu). this is…
The foundation is organized to secure gifts of money or property in efforts of advancing education and/or research; therefore, providing assistance in furthering the mission of kansas wesleyan university.
How this is measured
10 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 10 of the 34 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
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- Who funds Kansas City Kansas School Foundation of Excellence ↗
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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.
Open a dossier: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Willard J & Mary G Breidenthal Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Willard J & Mary G Breidenthal Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
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