Lawrence, Kansas · EIN 237156608. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $1.0M across 30 grants in 2025, a median of $25K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202641529349100234. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2025 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 30 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Co Visiting Nurses | KS | $120,000 | To supplement the cost of in-home healthcare services for no/low income clients through their home health and hospice programs |
| 2 | Dwayne Peaslee Tech Training Center | KS | $100,000 | $50,000 toward rebuilding an electric boiler and toward first phase of battery storage system for the electricity generated by the solar panels. $50,000 toward implementation of a Ground Source Heat Pump Installation & Technician Program |
| 3 | Ballard Community Center | KS | $75,000 | The innovative child care model |
| 4 | Bert Nash Health Center | KS | $68,000 | Two integrated technology tools for their electronic health record system |
| 5 | Boys Girls Club | KS | $60,000 | Program support for their social emotional learning programs and for the salary of the director of employee & member engagement |
| 6 | United Way of Kaw Valley | KS | $60,000 | Toward their youth opportunity program and their healthy community programs which provide family support of basis needs |
| 7 | Van Go Mobile Arts Inc | KS | $60,000 | Toward wages for at-risk teens and young adults in their program |
| 8 | Piney Woods School | MS | $50,000 | Scholarships for underserved youth living below the poverty line. |
| 9 | Lawrence Meals on Wheels Inc | KS | $35,250 | Toward meals for clients who cannot afford to pay in whole or in part |
| 10 | Douglas Co Historical Society | KS | $34,920 | To maintain collections and public research at the museum and toward the internship program |
| 11 | Lawrence Habitat for Humanity | KS | $30,000 | Toward their house repair program for citizens needing help |
| 12 | Big Brothers Big Sisters | KS | $25,000 | Toward increasing parent engagement activities for match longevity and positive youth development |
| 13 | Family Promise of Lawrence | KS | $25,000 | Toward services at Mt Hope Family Shelter by setting housing goals and participating in life skills classes, budgeting classes, etc. |
| 14 | Just Food | KS | $25,000 | Toward providing fresh, nutritious food to individuals in Douglas County experiencing hunger. |
| 15 | Kansas University School of Law | KS | $25,000 | For the Rice Scholarships Program |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 25 | $745K |
| 2021 | 27 | $807K |
| 2022 | 30 | $839K |
| 2023 | 33 | $892K |
| 2024 | 34 | $1.0M |
| 2025 (partial year) | 30 | $1.0M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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