Kansas · Nonprofit
WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES
WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES (Kansas) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $369,306 to it, the largest being COVENANT HOUSING CORPORATION ($235,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $372k
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $369k
- Net assets
- $187k
What Wichitas Littlest Heroes does
Mission
Wichita's littlest heroes (wlh) exists to provide hope, help, and happiness to families of children ages 0-18 in the kansas area who are battling life-threatening medical conditions. Wlh strives to accomplish this be being a physical and emotional presence for the family.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Hero programming: the heroes are the heart of Wichitas Littlest Heroes (wlh). Our mission is to create countless opportunities for them to step away from the medical world and experience the joy of simply being a kid. Wlh hosts special events like birthday celebrations, a summer luau, an unforgettable christmas party, teen gatherings, and more. Heroes also receive access to memberships with local zoos, museums, and art therapy programs, along with other enriching activities.upon joining, each hero is welcomed with a cape, t-shirt, hero certificate, stickers, and other fun goodies. Our staff and volunteers also deliver hospital bags filled with treats and essentials to lift their spirits during hospital stays. These children endure unimaginable challenges, and wlh exists to remind them they are not alone. Through friendships, laughter, and shared experiences, we foster hope and happiness in their lives.
$126,668 spent$24,738 earned by the program52% of program spendingFamily assistance program: with the support of our generous sponsors, Wichitas Littlest Heroes (wlh) is dedicated to providing essential aid to families when they need it most. Funds are provided to families facing financial hardship due to their childs medical needs. This assistance covered vital expenses like trips to specialists in kansas city, groceries, and utility bills, easing the financial burden for families in crisis.in addition, wlh collaborates with partners to build wheelchair ramps, complete necessary home modifications, and make vehicle repairs, ensuring that families have safe, accessible spaces. We recognize that insurance often falls short and employers may not fully understand the high demands these families face. Wlh steps in to provide vital support, filling these gaps and helping parents, grandparents, siblings, and especially our young heroes, find relief and resilience during challenging times.
$87,753 spent$30,318 earned by the program36% of program spendingResources and support: part of our mission is to connect families with valuable resources. Wlh has established educational programs, local partnerships, and accessible platforms that help families access available community benefits. Our fully stocked medical supply closet, made possible through the generosity of sponsors, partners, and parents, provides essential itemsdiapers, formula, wipes, g-tube covers, and moreat no cost to families. Every child and sibling who visits also receives a special toy, adding a bit of joy to their experience.in addition to these resources, wlh brings together parents from across kansas, creating a robust support network where families can uplift and encourage one another. Parents consistently highlight the impact of these connections, finding comfort and strength in a community that truly understands their journey.
$28,399 spent$15,050 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $242,820.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $147k to $197k (+34%).
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.
91% of WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 7 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
Brianna Baskerville
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $12k → $14k.
2 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 2% 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 WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES’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
WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES leans on a few funders — its largest provides 64% of grant income and the top three 85%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
71% 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 WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 57% · 2018 100% · 2019 89% · 2020 82% · 2021 57% · 2022 35% · 2023 32% — 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.
How long its funders stay
50% of WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
75% of WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES's grant income comes from Kansas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $9k 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.
Against its field
WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Kansas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
44% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES?
- WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES (Kansas) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $369,306 to it, the largest being COVENANT HOUSING CORPORATION ($235,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $369,306 in grants to WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES?
- COVENANT HOUSING CORPORATION is the largest funder on record, with $235,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WICHITAS LITTLEST HEROES 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 FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 19 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