Private foundation · EIN 01-0756380 · Lenexa, Kansas · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Bangs Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 9 grants paid, $125K total, median $10K. 44% of grants stayed in Kansas.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
9
$125K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in KS
44%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.2M

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Joy MeadowsBasehor, KSDonation$45K
Restoration House of East TennesseeKnoxville, TNDonation$25K
Children's Skin Disease FoundationWalnut Hill, CADonation$20K
Mission AdelanteKansas City, KSDonation$10K
Children's Dream FundSt Petersburg, FLDonation$10K
Second Wind FoundationShawnee, KSDonation$5,000
Urban Scholastic CenterKansas City, KSDonation$5,000
Smoky Mountain Service DogsLenoir City, TNDonation$5,000
Bethany Christian MissionCampton, KYDonation$234

By state: Kansas 4 · Tennessee 2 · California 1 · Florida 1 · Kentucky 1

About this foundation

Bangs Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Lenexa, Kansas, administered in care of Lawrence Bangs, tax-exempt since 2004. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Bangs Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Bangs Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $125K across 9 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Bangs Family Foundation give?

Kansas (4 grants), Tennessee (2 grants), California (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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