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Kansas Bankers Association

501(c)(6) organization Topeka, KS EIN: 48-0937602 Website

To support and assist Kansas banks and Kansas bankers.

Kansas Bankers Association at a glance

In short: Kansas Bankers Association gave $25K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,333
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$7,018,418
+11.6% 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 Kansas Bankers Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Nextus Inc: $10KNextus Inc$10KFFA: $8KFFA$8KKarl: $8KKarl$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Nextus Inc ($10K). Together the top 3 received $25K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ManhattanWichita

How Kansas Bankers Association gives

  • Giving grew 67% 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$10K$20K$30K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $25K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Nextus Inc Wichita, KS—$10,000
FFA Manhattan, KS—$7,500
Karl Manhattan, KS—$7,500
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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$7,018,418$4,268,968$4,336,873$25,0003$5,700
2024$6,289,457$3,815,699$3,759,190$25,0003$2,019
2023$5,658,816$3,765,515$3,589,858$15,0002$552
2022$5,027,759$3,475,144$3,226,477$15,0002$645
2021$4,125,118$2,714,417$2,354,322$7,5001$1,616
2020$4,444,684$3,444,775$3,469,467——$2,252

About Kansas Bankers Association

Based on IRS filings

Kansas Bankers Association is a public charity, based in Topeka, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $6K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kansas Bankers Association is led by Doug Wareham, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 28 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Doug Wareham

    President

    On filings since 2020

    33 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • D. Gene Dikeman

    Chairman

    Vice Chairman → Chairman Elect, 2024

    Chairman Elect → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Zimmerman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Bolen

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Yaeger

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • John Hill

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • John Dicus

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Huber

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Troy Hutton

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • J. C. Long

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Black

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Wolfe

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Thompson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Teri Ginther

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Whitman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Francis Scheuerman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Kennedy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Girard

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Lancelot

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen A. Taylor

    Senior Vice President -Gen Counsel

    Senior Vice President -Gen Counsel → Executive Vice President -Gen Counsel, 2021

    Executive Vice President -Gen Counsel → Senior Vice President -Gen Counsel, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    36 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri D. Thomas

    Senior Vice President - Legal

    Senior Vice President - Legal → Executive Vice President - Legal, 2021

    Executive Vice President - Legal → Senior Vice President - Legal, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brenda Unruh

    Svp-Educ & Conf

    On filings since 2022

    38 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Kuhn

    Vice President Staff Attny

    On filings since 2022

    36 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Schifferdecker

    Past Chairman

    Chairman Elect → Chairman, 2024

    Chairman → Past Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Greig

    Svp-Kba Insurance

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Hower

    Chair Elect

    Director → Vice Chairman, 2024

    Vice Chairman → Chair Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Kendal Kay

    Vice Chairman

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (38)
  • Former: Craig Heideman (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Ewy (2020–2024) — Past Chairman
  • Former: John Engelbert (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dale Winklepleck (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Lori Bone (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mikel Hadachek (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Day (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Patrick Wiederholt (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Derek Bailey (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Shan Hanes (2021–2023) — Chairman
  • Former: Cameron Cooper (2023) — Director
  • Former: Chris English (2023) — Director
  • Former: David White (2023) — Director
  • Former: Allison Grace (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jayne Coleman (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jonathon Johnson (2020–2022) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Ronald Wente (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gil Trout (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brian Dutton (2022) — Director
  • Former: Grant Paltz (2022) — Director
  • Former: Jay Meyer (2022) — Director
  • Former: Kent Owens (2022) — Svp-Kba Insurance
  • Former: Becky Tongish (2020–2021) — Evp-Educ Resources
  • Former: David Brownback (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Zimmerman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kurt Knutson (2020–2021) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Ed Griffith (2021) — Evp-Emp Benefits
  • Former: Ryan McLaughlin (2021) — Pres-Kba Insurance
  • Former: Susie Roberts (2021) — Director
  • Former: Tim Smith (2021) — Director
  • Former: Brian Whitesell (2020) — Director
  • Former: Charles Stones (2020) — Fmr Member & President
  • Former: Chris Donnelly (2020) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Elsa Havel (2020) — Director
  • Former: Frank Carson IV (2020) — Director
  • Former: Frank Suellentrop (2020) — Director
  • Former: Herbert Iams (2020) — Pres-Kba Insurance
  • Former: Joe Karnes (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 Kansas Bankers Association

How much does Kansas Bankers Association give each year?

Kansas Bankers Association gave $25K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $25K across 3 grants.

What is Kansas Bankers Association's typical grant size?

Kansas Bankers Association's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $8,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Kansas Bankers Association give grants?

Kansas Bankers Association 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 Manhattan, KS (2 grants).

How large is Kansas Bankers Association?

Kansas Bankers Association reported $7.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.3M.

What is Kansas Bankers Association's EIN?

Kansas Bankers Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-0937602. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)

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