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Who funds arts and culture in Kansas

$286M reached 482 arts and culture organizations in Kansas, from 684 funders, with no single one dominating.

$286M
granted
482
organizations
75%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of arts and culture in Kansas

The funders giving the most to arts and culture organizations in Kansas, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

Arts and culture organizations in Kansas that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

How to find arts and culture funders in Kansas

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in Kansas

    The funders giving the most to arts and culture in Kansas are Key Change Inc, Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A funder already writing arts and culture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.

  3. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    25% of arts and culture money in Kansas comes from funders elsewhere, so national arts and culture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Kansas.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Kansas?
Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Kansas, currently Key Change Inc, Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kansas from out of state.
Who is the largest arts and culture funder in Kansas?
Key Change Inc gives the most to arts and culture organizations in Kansas, $81M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Kansas?
$286M reached 482 arts and culture organizations in Kansas, from 684 funders. 75% came from funders also based in Kansas.
How recent is this data?
It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.