Learn about grants to nonprofits in Kansas by browsing our curated list of top Kansas funders below. Members can also research funding opportunities using the search tool for Grant Finder. Become a member.
Giving Trends in Kansas
Agriculture, manufacturing, and aerospace are a few of the key industries in Kansas. With a state population of only around 3 million, the vast majority of the land in Kansas is used for farming. According to Candid, in 2019 about 2,500 funders collectively gave more than $945 million in grants for Kansas.
There are more than 100 community foundations across Kansas that come together through the Kansas Association of Community Foundations. These funders have been growing in terms of assets as well as grants given to local communities in recent years, according to KACF. The funding priorities of Kansas grantmakers include education, human services, youth, health, and religion.
Most of the top funders of Kansas grants encompass community foundations. Also making grants for Kansas communities are private, family, health conversion, and corporate foundations. Leading givers of Kansas grants include Heart to Heart International, Sunderland Foundation, Dane G. Hansen Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, Kansas Health Foundation, Greater Salina Community Foundation, Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Wichita Community Foundation, Topeka Community Foundation, Douglas County Community Foundation, Hutchinson Community Foundation, United Way of the Plains, United Way of Greater Topeka, Beren Foundation, Reach Healthcare Foundation, Dehaemers Family Charitable Trust, and the Patterson Family Foundation.
Foundations in Kansas
BAUGHMAN FOUNDATION
The Baughman Foundation supports education, children, youth, the arts, civic affairs, community development and human services in Kansas.
CAPITAL FEDERAL FOUNDATION
The Capitol Federal Foundation supports education, community development housing, the United Way, and other charitable causes in Kansas and Missouri.
DEVORE FOUNDATION
The DeVore Foundation supports education, youth services, health care, social care and arts and culture in Kansas.
DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Douglas County Community Foundation supports arts and culture, children and youth, education, environment, health and wellness, housing and human services in Kansas.
EMPORIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Emporia Community Foundation supports health, human services, education, recreation, arts and culture, youth and safety in Kansas.
GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation supports education, minorities, women, children, food systems, basic needs, hunger, homelessness, energy efficiency, digital inclusion, and other community needs in the Kansas City region of Missouri and Kansas.
GREATER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation supports the arts, basic human needs, youth, community development, leadership, conservation/preservation/beautification, education, the elderly, health care and mental health in Kansas.
GREATER SALINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Greater Salina Community Foundation the Salina area of Kansas in the areas of the arts, community development, education, environment/beautification, health, human services, recreation, spirituality, technology, and youth.
H&R BLOCK FOUNDATION
The H&R Block Foundation supports arts and culture, neighborhood revitalization, education, health and human services in the Kansas City area of Missouri and Kansas.
HALL FAMILY FOUNDATION
The Hall Family Foundation supports early and K-12 education, higher education, children and youth, neighborhood revitalization, the arts, health, and life sciences in the Kansas City region of Missouri and Kansas.
DANE G. HANSEN FOUNDATION
The Dane G. Hansen Foundation supports education, healthcare, economic development, community social services and security, conservation and environment, arts and culture, and community beautification in Northwest Kansas.
LEWIS H. HUMPHREYS CHARITABLE TRUST
The Lewis H. Humphreys Charitable Trust supports arts and culture, community improvement, capacity-building, education, health and human services in Kansas.
HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Hutchinson Community Foundation supports early childhood, family economic success, nutrition and physical activity, youth philanthropy, nonprofit sustainability, arts and culture, civic improvement, and health, human services in Reno County, Kansas.
WALTER S. AND EVAN C. JONES FOUNDATION
The Walter S. and Evan C. Jones Foundation supports children’s medical assistance, orthodontics and education in Kansas.
KANSAS HEALTH FOUNDATION
The Kansas Health Foundation supports health, access to care, healthy behaviors, civic and community engagement, and educational attainment in Kansas.
FRED. C. AND MARY R. KOCH FOUNDATION
The Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation supports the arts, education and youth development in Kansas.
MENORAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION
The Menorah Heritage Foundation supports health, Jewish life, community needs and older adults in the Kansas City region.
REACH HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
The REACH Healthcare Foundation supports primary medical care, mental health, oral health, health policy and advocacy, health insurance enrollment, insurance coverage gaps, safety net services and health equity in Kansas.
SUNDERLAND FOUNDATION
The Sunderland Foundation supports higher education, human services, arts and culture, and healthcare and hospitals in Kansas and other places where the family business operates.
SUNFLOWER FOUNDATION: Healthcare for Kansans
The Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans supports healthy living, active communities, health care and health advocacy and policy in Kansas.
TOPEKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Topeka Community Foundation supports health, adoption, women and girls and other community needs in Kansas.
COURTNEY S. TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST
The Courtney S. Turner Charitable Trust supports community improvement, capacity building, education, health and human services in Kansas.
UNITED METHODIST HEALTH MINISTRY FUND
The United Methodist Health Ministry Fund supports access to care, early childhood development and healthy congregations in Kansas.
WESTAR ENERGY FOUNDATION
The Westar Energy Foundation supports general education, STEM education and workforce development in Kansas.
WICHITA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
The Wichita Community Foundation supports social services, education, arts and culture, health, civic and community development, animals, religion, the working poor and the disabled in Kansas.
