Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker McPherson, KS EIN: 51-0470619

To enhance coordination and management of transportation services in barton, stafford, pratt, reno, rice, mcpherson, marion and Barber counties.

Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc at a glance

In short: Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc gave $2.0M across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $252K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,012,778
+11.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$251,597
+11.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$138,420
Total assets
$107,266
-26.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Reno County Public Transportation: $900KReno County PublicTransportation$900KSunflower Diversified Services: $425KSunflower Diversified Services$425KRice County Council on Aging: $188KRice County Council on Aging$188KMulti-Community Diversified Service: $168KMulti-Community DiversifiedService$168KMcPherson County Council on Aging: $109KMcPherson County Council onAging$109KCity of Great Bend Commission on Aging: $102KCity of Great Bend Commissionon Aging$102KPratt County Council on Aging: $90KPratt County Council on Aging$90KCity of Hoisington Commission on Aging: $31KCity of Hoisington Commissionon Aging$31K

The largest 2025 recipient was Reno County Public Transportation ($900K). Together the top 8 received $2.0M.

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K8$50–100K17$100–250K4$250–500K4$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 17 grants of 40 (43%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Great BendMcPhersonHoisingtonLyonsPrattHutchinson

How Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M8 grants2020 8 grants2021 8 grants2022 8 grants2023 8 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2020) to $2.5M (2021). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $2.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Reno County Public Transportation Great Bend, KSTransportation Serv$900,153
Sunflower Diversified Services Great Bend, KSTransportation Serv$424,544
Rice County Council on Aging Lyons, KSTransportation Serv$187,752
Multi-Community Diversified Service McPherson, KSTransportation Serv$167,640
McPherson County Council on Aging McPherson, KSTransportation Serv$109,200
City of Great Bend Commission on Aging Great Bend, KSTransportation Serv$102,475
Pratt County Council on Aging Pratt, KSTransportation Serv$90,196
City of Hoisington Commission on Aging Hoisington, KSTransportation Serv$30,818
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$107,266$2,025,322$2,025,322$2,012,7788
2024$146,570$1,818,584$1,819,054$1,806,1128
2023$107,050$1,826,206$1,825,846$1,813,5518
2022$131,918$2,240,482$2,240,843$2,228,9458
2021$183,158$2,473,434$2,472,984$2,462,8118
2020$187,354$1,953,810$1,953,425$1,654,1288

About Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc

Based on IRS filings

Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in McPherson, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $107K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $2.0M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc is led by Christina Jimenez, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christina Jimenez

    President

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Prester

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Lebbin

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Delwin Koons

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Howard Partington

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachael Grubbs

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ivonne Janusz

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Copp

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacci Roesener

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kandace Bonnesen

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leah Kawanguzi

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Hiebert

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tara Pagenkopf

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Bolte

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patty Clark

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Bartel

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Tracy Petz (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Janice Hoefer (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Barbara Lilyhorn (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Chrisitna Jimenez (2020–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Christina Valdois (2020–2023) — Administrator & Treasurer
  • Former: Richard Miller (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Debra Kolbeck (2023) — Director
  • Former: Jan Hoefer (2023) — Director
  • Former: Vanessa Avila-Ochoa (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kevin Cole (2022) — Director
  • Former: Angela Penner (2020–2021) — Vice Chairsperson
  • Former: Ceceilia Conrad (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sharla Jost (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Moore (2021) — Director
  • Former: Kimberly Warner (2021) — Director
  • Former: Rachael Link (2021) — Director
  • Former: Brad Clark (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jon Moore (2020) — Director
  • Former: Karen Smith (2020) — Director
  • Former: Regina Young (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc

How much does Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc give each year?

Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc gave $2.0M across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.8M across 8 grants.

What is Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's typical grant size?

Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's median grant in 2025 was $138,420, and its average grant was $251,597, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc give grants?

Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc gives mostly in Kansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Great Bend, KS (3 grants) and McPherson, KS (2 grants).

Does Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Transportation Serv" (8 grants).

Who are Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's largest grantees?

Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Reno County Public Transportation ($900,153), Sunflower Diversified Services ($424,544) and Rice County Council on Aging ($187,752), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc?

Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc reported $107K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

What is Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc?

Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in McPherson, KS. It holds $107K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's EIN?

Central Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0470619. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 5, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 31, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 27, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 29, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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