Douglas County Community Foundation

LAWRENCE, KS EIN: 48-1209687 Website

TO ENRICH THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS BY BUILDING PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS, PROVIDING ATTRACTIVE OPTIONS FOR DONORS TO MAKE PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS, AND BEING A CATALYST FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$117.3M

+16.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$9.4M

+25.0% YoY

Grant Count

170

+11.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$55K

+12.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$6M$12M$18M$23M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$117,270,439$100,662,068$79,348,928
Revenue$21,117,430$21,308,041$9,854,453
Expenses$11,509,991$8,727,022$5,607,282
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$9,464,569$3,100,436$2,727,244
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$5M$7M$9M106 grants2020125 grants202189 grants2022153 grants2023170 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

KU ENDOWMENT$1.8MLAWRENCE ARTS CENTER$679KJUST FOOD OF DOUGLAS COU…$349KPLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL …$341KCONCERNS OF POLICE SURVI…$310KCOTTONWOOD INC$280KFAMILY PROMISE OF LAWRENCE$251KLAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY …$212KBOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF LAW…$212KBERT NASH COMMUNITY MENT…$200K

Grant Size Distribution

643 grants across all recorded years

527<$50K53$50–100K43$100–250K15$250–500K2$500K–1M3$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

CHIP BLASEREXECUTIVE DI$169K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
WEB GOLDENCHAIRMAN2
MATT ALLDIRECTOR1
JUSTIN CORDOVADIRECTOR1
BECKI DICKDIRECTOR1
BOB FAIRCHILDDIRECTOR1
BARB HEEBDIRECTOR1
ERNESTO HODISONDIRECTOR1
CINDY MAUDEDIRECTOR1
DAN SIMONSDIRECTOR1
DEANELL TACHADIRECTOR1
STEVE WARRENDIRECTOR1
KATIE WINTERDIRECTOR1
CHIP BLASEREXECUTIVE DI40$168,600

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

30states
+22 more states

Cities

AbileneAlexandriaAlpharettaAndoverAnn ArborAuburnBaldwin CityBasehorBooneBurlingtonCamdentonCarmelClevelandCrested ButteCulverDe SotoDesotoDiamondEdmondsEleele

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

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