Foundations that fund organizations in Manhattan, Kansas
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Manhattan nonprofits
212 private foundations gave $15M to Manhattan organizations in their latest filings; 40 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
371 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Manhattan around $20K. 42 of these funders are based in Kansas; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 212
- Accept applications
- 40
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Manhattan
- $15M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 371
- Typical median grant
- $20K
- Based in KS
- 42%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Manhattan organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Edgerley Family Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 2 | $3.2M | $1.6M | Preselected only | Support-general fund; To fund and support the education of leadership studies |
| The Patterson Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 5 | $2.1M | $334K | Preselected only | Castens fellows program; Ed/prg program grant; Rural educator capacity & training grant (rural education) |
| The Weary Family Foundation | Manhattan, KS | 18 | $1.3M | $33K | Preselected only | General operating support - educational; General operating support -public welfare; General operating support - public welfare |
| Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc | Midland, TX | 1 | $560K | $560K | Preselected only | Community outreach |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $550K | $550K | Yes | General operating support |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $540K | $540K | Yes | Agricultural development |
| Manhattan Fund - Caroline F Peine Charitable | Dallas, TX | 14 | $439K | $13K | Yes | Support relocation &; For domestic violence; Support kids bikes |
| D G Wilson & S R Wilson Charitble Tr | Clayton, MO | 1 | $415K | $415K | Preselected only | Architecture scholarship & |
| Foote Family Foundation | Bucyrus, KS | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | Global food center, beef complex |
| Memorial Hospital Association Inc | Manhattan, KS | 23 | $367K | $11K | Preselected only | Health care; Poverty relief; Mental health services |
| V & H Charitable Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 3 | $355K | $20K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Lewis Humphreys Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $311K | $311K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Zoetis Foundation Inc | Parsippany, NJ | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Us-china joint doctor of veterinary medicine (dvm) program. |
| Kao Family Foundation | Olathe, KS | 1 | $212K | $212K | Preselected only | Organization's general charitable purposes |
| Bill and June Beaver Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $195K | $98K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Sevi Foundation | Olathe, KS | 1 | $170K | $170K | Preselected only | General |
| Patti Johnson Wilson Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $160K | $160K | Yes | College scholarship |
| The Stolzer Family Foundation | Manhattan, KS | 8 | $148K | $10K | Preselected only | Charity |
| Ethel McDonald Ellis Trust | Columbus, OH | 2 | $114K | $57K | Preselected only | Support of church per terms; General operating |
| Intrust Bank Charitable Tr | Wichita, KS | 3 | $107K | $25K | Yes | Five year support of the ag; Putting talent to work; Annual pledge |
| Aim 5 Foundation | Topeka, KS | 2 | $103K | $51K | Yes | All grants paid were paid to the organization to support it… |
| Staley Family Foundation | Avon, CO | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 4 | $91K | $100 | Yes | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations… |
| Bakers National Education Foundation | Plymouth, MA | 3 | $87K | $6,000 | Preselected only | For bakery science and management program support; Event sponsorship; Student travel |
| Dale & Joan Coleman Charitable Trust | Amarillo, TX | 2 | $84K | $42K | Preselected only | Graduate fellowhip endowment; Faculty enhancement endowment |
| Lindy E Bell Trust Fbo Kansas State University Foundation | Manhattan, KS | 1 | $82K | $82K | Preselected only | Education |
| Robert E and Patricia Schmidt Foundation | Hays, KS | 3 | $80K | $20K | Yes | General operations |
| Pritzker Family Foundation C/O Pritzker Group | Chicago, IL | 1 | $78K | $78K | Preselected only | Research and education on family economic stability |
| The Pete Henry Foundation | Colby, KS | 3 | $78K | $5,000 | Yes | Scholarships; Grant |
| Flossie West Memorial Trust | Augusta, KS | 1 | $72K | $72K | Yes | Cancer research |
| Leah Mast Trust Uad 10-9-00 As Amended | Topeka, KS | 1 | $71K | $71K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Wendell & Ina K Brubaker Scholar Fo | St Louis, MO | 1 | $69K | $69K | Preselected only | Scholarship |
| Downey Family Foundation | Manhattan, KS | 4 | $65K | $17K | Yes | Community; Religious; Education |
| Art Bridges Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $65K | $5,000 | Preselected only | To support evaluation activities to better understand audie…; To support exhibition hosting costs and to support programs… |
| Math for America | New York, NY | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General grant |
| Beavers Charitable Trust | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | Funding teaching position |
| William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | Excellence in teaching awards |
| Eula C Voirol Tr | Iola, KS | 1 | $59K | $59K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Merrill Charitable Foundation | Mission, KS | 2 | $55K | $28K | Preselected only | To help support the organization |
| Mastek Sparkman Family Foundation | Powell, OH | 2 | $55K | $27K | Yes | General support |
| Castetter Johnson Family Foundation | North Kansas City, MO | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Community assistance programs |
| Turner Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $45K | $23K | Preselected only | Further organization's exempt purpose |
| Edith Leverenz Stunkel Foundation | Manhattan, KS | 5 | $45K | $3,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Chs Foundation | Inver Grove Heights, MN | 2 | $44K | $22K | Yes | Karl program class xvii - year two; 2025/26 university partner program |
| Land O'Lakes Foundation | St Paul, MN | 3 | $44K | $10K | Yes | Member co-op matches |
| Commerce Bancshares Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 12 | $41K | $1,250 | Yes | Annual fund drive/contribution; Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustee…; Capital campaign support |
| Hubbard Family Foundation | Ruidoso, NM | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Estes Evans Charitable Trust | Dodge City, KS | 1 | $36K | $36K | Preselected only | Opearting grant |
| Lending Help for Students Inc | Leavenworth, KS | 1 | $36K | $36K | Preselected only | Program Support |
| Feist Charitable Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Used at the discretion of |
| Oneok Foundation Inc | Tulsa, OK | 2 | $34K | $17K | Yes | Higher education/technical school support; Higher education - platinum championship |
| Clay Blair Foundation | Lenexa, KS | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Charitable contribution |
| R2 B4 Bramlage Family Foundation | Junction City, KS | 8 | $26K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Sponsorship; Donation; Scholarship |
| Crofoot Family Foundation | Lubbock, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Mistler Family Foundation | Prairie Village, KS | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Jeffcoat Memorial Foundation | Abilene, KS | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Elderly support |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202403-14863 |
| Riley County Fraternal Order of Police Inc | Manhattan, KS | 1 | $23K | $23K | Yes | Community outreach |
| Roger & Ruth Wolfe Charitable Trust | Hiawatha, KS | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Education |
| Belin Foundation | Wichita, KS | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Support the "No Need Unmet" Capital Campaign to build a The… |
| Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Humanitarian charity |
| Bill House Foundation Inc | Arkansas City, KS | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Funding operations for therapeutic learning center |
| Wm and Margaret Schreiber Char Tr | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Nancy E Griffith Charitable Trust | Waterloo, NE | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| Jack J Isgur Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | ScholarshipProgram |
| W J & Irene Hupfer Char Fdn 10012500 | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $19K | $19K | Preselected only | Annual distribution |
| Ross W Stice Trust | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $19K | $19K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Research Corporation Dba Research Corporation for Science Advancement | Tucson, AZ | 1 | $18K | $18K | Yes | Novel insecticide delivery and formulation for resistance m… |
| Cocherl Family Foundation | Leawood, KS | 1 | $18K | $18K | Yes | Scholarship |
| O R ''bub'' Hull Scholarship Fdn | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $18K | $18K | Yes | Scholarship |
| Jellison Benevolent Society Inc | Junction City, KS | 2 | $17K | $8,425 | Yes | Educational; Charitable |
| Bnsf Railway Foundation | Fort Worth, TX | 3 | $15K | $5,000 | Yes | Matching gifts 1 |
| The Aj and Lynda Scribante Charitable Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General support |
| McVay Foundation | Minnetonka, MN | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General operation |
| The Scott and Ruby Circle Charitable Trust | Wichita, KS | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Annual grant |
| Hazel T Nelson Scholarship Fund C/O Citizens State Bank & Trust Co | Hiawatha, KS | 7 | $15K | $2,000 | Yes | Secondary education |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation Inc | Topeka, KS | 5 | $14K | $2,000 | Yes | Support for uninsured patients.; Support for healthy lifestyle programs in K-12 schools.; Funding to support purchase of healthy food choices. |
| Harry E Bovay Jr Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $13K | $13K | Yes | Kansas voucher program |
| Mosby Lincoln Foundation | Wichita, KS | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Operating fund for other public charity |
| Donlan Foundation | Wichita, KS | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Operating fund for other public charity |
| Champion Force Athletics Youth Scholarship Foundation | Byron Center, MI | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | To provide tuition assistance to selected student |
| Dave G Ruf Jr Family Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Charitable - supporting education |
| Jack Petteys Memorial Foundation | Brush, CO | 1 | $12K | $12K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 | Providence, RI | 3 | $11K | $500 | Yes | Matching gift to education; General support to education |
| Wight Family Foundation | Mesa, AZ | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Mark a Chapman Foundation | Sealy, TX | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | Ahearn excellence fund |
| The Curry Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 3 | $11K | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operations |
| Wimer Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Smolan, KS | 2 | $11K | $5,500 | Preselected only | Educational; Religious |
| Richard D Shiney Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement | Westminster, MD | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Agricultural scholarship |
| The Reinhold Foundation %b Terry Reinhold | Newport Beach, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General fund |
| One Hive Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Valor honey participants to attend american honey producers |
| Verla Nesbitt Joscelyn Foundation | Salina, KS | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Dean's scholarship fund |
| Dane G Hansen Foundation | Logan, KS | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Funds for the northwest kansas day camps |
| Debruyn Family Foundation | Manhattan, KS | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Charitable |
| Union Pacific Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Education (k-12) |
| Merlyn Anderson Trust | Beatrice, NE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Educaiton |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 10 | $9,783 | $77 | Preselected only | Matching gifts; Volunteer program |
| Rose Spurrier Scholarship Fund | Kingman, KS | 1 | $8,800 | $8,800 | Yes | Scholarship |
| McKelvie Sam & M Fdn Tuw | Eagan, MN | 1 | $8,465 | $8,465 | Preselected only | Scholarship |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Manhattan, Kansas?
The Edgerley Family Foundation, The Patterson Family Foundation, The Weary Family Foundation, Je and Le Mabee Foundation Inc, Charles Koch Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Manhattan organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Manhattan. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.