Capitol Federal Foundation
Capitol Federal Foundation is a private foundation, based in Topeka, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $94.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $4.5M. Net investment income was $5.2M.
Capitol Federal Foundation at a glance
In short: Capitol Federal Foundation gave $4.5M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2.3M), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,507,070
- +12.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,253,535
- +12.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,253,535
- Total assets
- $94,189,857
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Capitol Federal Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Capitol Federal Foundation
Who Capitol Federal Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was See Attachment ($4.5M across 2 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
How Capitol Federal Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.0M (2024) to $6.4M (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $4.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| See Attachment See Attachment, KS | Educational, Civic | $3,051,680 |
| See Attachment See Attachment, KS | Educational, Civic | $1,455,390 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $94,189,857 | $5,677,899 | $4,859,481 | $4,507,070 | 2 | $4,671,297 | $5,167,157 | $4,342,311 |
| 2024 | $86,736,433 | $5,044,579 | $8,245,453 | $4,010,554 | 2 | $4,154,166 | $4,581,867 | $4,150,966 |
| 2023 | $83,426,687 | $2,655,855 | $3,758,562 | $5,058,954 | 2 | $5,200,967 | $2,432,748 | $3,918,643 |
| 2022 | $88,097,892 | $3,890,983 | $4,041,402 | $5,279,281 | 2 | $5,419,416 | $3,704,563 | $4,556,604 |
| 2021 | $108,393,666 | $10,954,076 | $4,150,669 | $4,880,112 | 1 | $5,018,922 | $10,488,853 | $5,111,151 |
| 2020 | $106,711,822 | $4,998,232 | $3,486,904 | $6,395,627 | 1 | — | $4,606,083 | $4,746,721 |
| 2019 | $109,934,728 | $6,006,537 | $5,614,367 | $6,250,707 | 1 | — | $5,574,605 | $5,166,973 |
| 2018 | $100,809,400 | $7,448,087 | $7,457,871 | $5,436,716 | 1 | — | $6,984,313 | $5,101,049 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Capitol Federal Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4.3M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Capitol Federal Foundation is led by Tammy Dishman, President on every filing since 2018; 2 of 43 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tammy Dishman
President
On filings since 2018
40 hrs/week
$111K (2018) → $137K (2025)
John B. Dicus
Chairman & Secretary
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy J. Perry
Trustee
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anya E. Leonard
Vice President
On filings since 2018
40 hrs/week
$56K (2018) → $68K (2025)
Angela Dailey
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Becky Moore
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Forrest
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cori McGuire
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erinn Davis
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Spain
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kent G. Townsend
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lloyd Rainge
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie G. Haag
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peggy Frazier
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phil Whalen
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick C. Jackson
Treasurer
Executive Vice President → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2018
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Von Stiers
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Sanders
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara Van Houweling
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Teketa Harding
Vice President
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Altman
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Rodriguez
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ernesto Hodison
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jade Kerr
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifur Gorman
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Whitehead
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Barry
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angie Whalen
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Billy Scrobacz
Executive Vice President
Vice President → Executive Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Watson Muter
Vice President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Morgison
Vice President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt McLaughlin
Vice President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Meyers
Vice President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Jackson
Vice President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Goodpaster
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Coffey
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Cocking
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Runnebaum
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Cummings
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelby Marsh
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lyndsi Cox
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Nienke
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shawna Palmer
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: Diane Bennett (2018–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Jacque Taylor (2018–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Jon Otten (2018–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Ken Scott (2018–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Kevin Brittain (2018–2024) — Vice President
- Former: David Oliver (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Daniel Lehman (2018–2023) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Ben Tenpenny (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Bob Kobbeman (2020–2023) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Jim Zimmerman (2018–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Joel Oliver (2018–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Michael Cast (2018–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Michael Dwyer (2018–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Chris Sims (2018–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Clare Spellman (2018–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Debbie Wempe (2018–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Rod Martin (2018–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Ronald W. Roskens (2018–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Tammy Vandevelde (2018–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Cara Puglisi (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Jake Esser (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Mark Gonzales (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Joe Hoytal (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Dave Richardson (2018–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Jim Perkins (2018–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Kr David (2018–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Bill Burghart (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Bill Tregemba (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Scott Wilson (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Bob Fletcher (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Mark Burenheide (2020) — Vice President
- Former: Carl Ricketts (2018) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Liz Barranco (2018) — Vice President
- Former: Mary R. Culver (2018) — Vice President
- Former: Rhonda Dennis (2018) — Vice President
- Former: Ronda Maass (2018) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $137K, to Tammy Dishman (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Capitol Federal Foundation
How much does Capitol Federal Foundation give each year?
Capitol Federal Foundation gave $4.5M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4.0M across 2 grants.
How large is Capitol Federal Foundation?
Capitol Federal Foundation reported $94.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4.7M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4.3M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Capitol Federal Foundation operate?
Capitol Federal Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Capitol Federal Foundation's EIN?
Capitol Federal Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1214952. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Capitol Federal Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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