Barry L and Paula M Downing

WICHITA, KS EIN: 48-1134459

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.1M

-20.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$382K

-5.0% YoY

Grant Count

14

-36.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$27K

+49.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$802K$2M$2M$3M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,077,171$2,613,437$5,710,990
Revenue$63,536$-466,648$188,429
Expenses$486,902$532,636$664,765
Qualifying Distributions$382,450$402,650$405,789
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount$124,912$133,298$241,385

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$101K$203K$304K$406K15 grants202015 grants202120 grants202222 grants202314 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WICHITA ART MUSEUM$200KBPS FOUNDATION$94KTELLURIDE FILM ASSOCIATION$17KWICHITA PUBLIC SCHOOLS F…$15KORPHEUM THEATRE$10KTHE FIRST TEE OF GREATER…$10KCEREBRAL PALSY RESERACH …$8KALZHEIMER'S ASSOCATION$5KFUNDAMENTAL LEARNING CEN…$5KHEROES ACADEMY$5K

Grant Size Distribution

86 grants across all recorded years

75<$50K6$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BARRY DOWNINGCO-TRUSTEE1
PAULA DOWNINGCO-TRUSTEE1
LISA WRIGHTCO-TRUSTEE1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

AndoverBerkeleyHutchisonIrvingKansas CityLas VegasLeawoodMaizeMemphisNew YorkPortsmouthTopekaTowsonWashingtonWichita

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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