Kansas · Nonprofit
UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED
UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED (Kansas) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $91,375 to it, the largest being GREATER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($58,875). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 90% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $91k
- Net assets
- $1.5M
What University for Man Incorporated does
Mission
UFM Community Learning Center is a creative educational program serving Kansas State University, the Manhattan, KS area and the state of Kansas. UFM provides opportunities for lifelong learning and idea exchange. UFM also serves as a catalyst and host for new education-related programs and services that enhance the quality of life for all.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
UFM Education Program: This is UFM's largest program and primary mission activity. The education program offers a wide variety of noncredit enrichment and credit courses and workshops. In FY24, UFM offered 614 enrichment courses and 146 courses were offered for credit through Kansas State University. In FY24, 1,450 (unduplicated count) persons took enrichment courses and 998 received KSU credit for their coursework. Class topics included aquatics, arts and hobbies, foods and nutrition, earth and nature, health and fitness, and recreation. UFM collaborates with many other organizations to serve the community and participates in community awareness activities.
$674,022 spent$590,355 earned by the program56% of program spendingYouthBuild Bountiful Bridges is currently a large sponsored project funded by the US Dept of Labor. The full grant was given to the Manhattan Housing Authority and UFM is the subcontractor to deliver services. This grant supports pre-apprenticeships that will educate and train young adults ages 16-24 for jobs in high demand industries including construction. YouthBuild students learn building and rehabilitation skills targeted for low income or unhoused families to increase affordable housing in their communities. Students work on GED completion and also gain certifications such as OSHA 10 and NCCER accredited certificates. The program has welcomed 4 cohorts of students since October, 2023. This is a reimbursement grant so revenue always lags behind expenses while we await repayment of the monthly expenses.
$377,373 spentof which $327,414 as grants$327,414 earned by the program31% of program spendingManhattan Area Risk Prevention Coalition (MARPC): UFM receives and administers grant funds on behalf of MARPC, a coalition of 12 community sector representative organizations and individuals. The group's focus is risk reduction and prevention among youth, especially in the area of drug/alcohol use issues and prevention activities. This also includes vaping among youth and fentanyl education. In FY24, MARPC received year eight of a federal Drug Free Communities grant. Funding was used for a media campaign on social hosting, responsible alcohol use and not providing alcohol to minors. MARPC coordinated Sticker Shock at Fort Riley. This project used over 20 volunteers to place stickers on packaged goods in liquor stores reminding purchasers not to provide alcohol to minors. MARPC also worked with the police department and the county health department to share information to the community. They sponsored programs to educate school personnel and parents about the reality of drug availability in the community and how to recognize it. The group scheduled many television and radio announcements about alcohol use and abuse prevention. In FY24, MARPC had 7,918 program participants. No…
$107,498 spentof which $107,292 as grants$107,365 earned by the program9% of program spendingUFM Teen Mentoring Program: The Teen Mentoring program offers a structured program of support and life skills to youth in grades 7-12. Project goals for the teens include learning positive life skills and focusing on primary prevention and intervention activities. Students from Kansas State University serve as mentors. Participant referrals come from the schools, community corrections, parents and teen participants who sometimes bring their friends. This program is funded by the City of Manhattan KS Special Alcohol Fund. In FY24, the program offered three after school groups each week. In FY24, 30 youth and 42 college mentors participated in the program.
$15,100 spentof which $17,500 as grants$17,500 earned by the program1% of program spendingManhattan Community Garden: Low cost garden plots are available for Manhattan and Riley County residents. Electronic newsletters are produced three times a year and an electronic gardening hints newsletter is sent weekly during the gardening season. Power tools, hand tools, hoses and some seeds are provided for use by gardeners as well. Land for the gardens is leased from the City of Manhattan at 9th and Riley Lane, and from Riley County at 1435 Collins Lane. In FY24, 176 families gardened 280 plots. Revenue appears to be high because plot rental sign-ups overlap two fiscal years with much of the revenue for the following year collected in the current year. Excess funds are used for garden maintenance, equipment purchase and reserved for future garden development. This is the oldest community garden in Kansas, established in 1974.
$11,974 spent$11,589 earned by the program1% of program spendingLou Douglas Lectures: This lecture series brings speakers to the Kansas State University campus. The theme of the series focuses on social justice, human rights and world peace. In addition to the evening lectures, speakers often visit K-State classes, meet with students and participate in campus and community events. In FY24, UFM Lou Douglas Lectures hosted a lecture and art exhibit. Daniel Fang, artist and his daughter, Fanny, shared their story in "The Pursuit of Happiness: A Chinese Immigrant Story".
$657 spent$5,000 earned by the program0% of program spendingShort Projects: Short Projects supports contributions to small community projects. UFM serves as the screener for local youth tennis scholarships. In FY24, 15 tennis scholarships were granted. A grant was obtained from the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation to assist with renovation of the UFM kitchen during FY25.
$903 spentof which $10,000 as grants$10,250 earned by the program0% of program spendingProject EXCELL (Extending College Education for Lifelong Learning): Project EXCELL provides enrichment education in a college-like setting, to area adults with mild developmental disabilities. Traditional college students serve as mentors and classroom aides. Classes are held on Saturday mornings in the fall and spring semesters on the K-State campus. In FY24, 156 students participated either as EXCELL students or KSU student assistants.
$11,851 spentof which $6,000 as grants$13,249 earned by the program1% of program spending
The 8 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,199,378.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $1.4M to $1.5M (+7%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 23% · 2022 19% · 2023 20% · 2024 39% · 2025 45%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Aliah Mestrovich Seay
President and CEO effective June 10, 2022
Board chair
Bria Taddiken-Williams
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $5k → $47k.
3 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 90% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED leans on a few funders — its largest provides 64% of grant income and the top three 92%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
90% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 85% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
90% of UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $9k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Kansas, across 1 state.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $82k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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In Kansas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED?
- UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED (Kansas) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $91,375 to it, the largest being GREATER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($58,875). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 90% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $91,375 in grants to UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED?
- GREATER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $58,875 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNIVERSITY FOR MAN INCORPORATED find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Kansas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing