How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Kansas?

Start with the funders already giving to religion in Kansas, currently The Signatry Charitable Trust, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kansas from out of state.

Who is the largest religion funder in Kansas?

The Signatry Charitable Trust gives the most to religion organizations in Kansas, $74M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to religion in Kansas?

$230M reached 146 religion organizations in Kansas, from 245 funders. 7% 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.

Funding · Kansas · Religion

Who funds religion in Kansas

Most of it comes from outside Kansas: only 7% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Servant Foundation alone draws 73% of every religion grant dollar in Kansas.

$230M

granted

146

organizations

from in-state

The short version

245 funders gave $230M to 146 religion organizations in Kansas across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
7% of that came from funders also based in Kansas; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of religion in Kansas is The Signatry Charitable Trust, at $74M.
The religion organization drawing the most is Servant Foundation, at $167M.

Largest funders of religion in Kansas

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

1The Signatry Charitable Trust$74M 2Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$38M 3Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation$30M 4Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$14M 5Mission Pre-Born Inc$9M 6Christian Community Foundation Of$8M 7Servant Foundation$6M 8Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$6M 9The New Horizons Foundation Inc$6M 10Truth for Life$4M

Religion organizations in Kansas that draw the most

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

Servant Foundation$167M The Signatry Corporation Inc$32M

136 other religion organizations$13M

How to find religion funders in Kansas

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Start with the funders already active in Kansas
The funders giving the most to religion in Kansas are The Signatry Charitable Trust, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
93% of religion money in Kansas comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Kansas.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Kansas?: Start with the funders already giving to religion in Kansas, currently The Signatry Charitable Trust, Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Kansas from out of state.
Who is the largest religion funder in Kansas?: The Signatry Charitable Trust gives the most to religion organizations in Kansas, $74M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to religion in Kansas?: $230M reached 146 religion organizations in Kansas, from 245 funders. 7% 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.