Eta Kappa Education Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Overland Park, KS EIN: 81-2848067

(articles - article ii)this corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes. The terms charitable, scientific and educational shall have the same meanings that they have in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, or the cooresponding provisions of any future federal internal revenue laws then in effect. The primary purpose of the corporation is to facilitate through fund raising, technical support and general assistance, the advancement of education.

Eta Kappa Education Fund at a glance

In short: Eta Kappa Education Fund gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
-66.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,000
-66.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$1,129,303
-3.0% 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 Eta Kappa Education Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Sigma Chi House Corporation: $20KSigma Chi House Corporation$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sigma Chi House Corporation ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Overland ParkSpringfield

How Eta Kappa Education Fund gives

  • Giving grew 167% from 2022 to 2025. 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$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $75K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sigma Chi House Corporation Overland Park, KSLoan Forgiveness$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,129,303$3,811$38,166$20,0001—
2024$1,163,658$384$87,693$60,0001—
2023$1,250,967—$99,010$75,0001—
2022$1,395,427$245,784$30,444$7,5001—
2021$1,180,087$434,934$129,704$7,5001$775
2020$625,857$292,319$139,659$10,5001—

About Eta Kappa Education Fund

Based on IRS filings

Eta Kappa Education Fund is a public charity, based in Overland Park, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Eta Kappa Education Fund is led by Troy Branch, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Troy Branch

    President

    Member - at → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Pontious

    Director

    Member - at → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Beeman

    Director

    Member - at → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Benn

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dennis Donnelly

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Glenn R. Siler (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Robert Holtkamp (2020–2022) — Treasurer

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 Eta Kappa Education Fund

How much does Eta Kappa Education Fund give each year?

Eta Kappa Education Fund gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $60K across 1 grant.

How large is Eta Kappa Education Fund?

Eta Kappa Education Fund reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4K.

Where does Eta Kappa Education Fund operate?

Eta Kappa Education Fund has awarded grants in Kansas, Missouri.

What is Eta Kappa Education Fund's EIN?

Eta Kappa Education Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2848067. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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