Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc
Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc is a private foundation, based in Emporia, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $47K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K.
Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc at a glance
In short: Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $47,314
- +169.2% 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.
Who Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Available Upon Request ($2K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $2K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Available Upon Request Emporia, KS | Essay Winner | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $47,314 | $15,619 | $8,249 | $2,000 | 1 | $8,249 | $194 |
| 2024 | $17,574 | $13,015 | $2,496 | $2,000 | 1 | $2,496 | — |
| 2023 | $7,055 | $7,640 | $5,061 | $2,000 | 1 | $5,056 | — |
| 2022 | $4,476 | $5,932 | $3,920 | $2,000 | Total only | $3,920 | — |
| 2021 | $2,464 | $2,950 | $3,389 | $2,000 | Total only | $3,389 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc reported a distributable amount of $194 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc's 2025 filing lists 17 officers; none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brad Kraft
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Connie Lindell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
David Sollars
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Errow Williams
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
James Leiker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jim Shepherd
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Kevin Gwinner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Larisa Genin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Melissa Hunsicker Walburn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Melissa McCoy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Paul Grimes
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Scott Poor
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Shawn Keough
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Sherrene Jones Sontag
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Terry Puett
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Eric Stafford
Driector
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
John Feerico
Executive Di
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: John Rich (2021–2024) — Officer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Business Hall of Fame Inc
How much does Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc give each year?
Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 1 grant.
How large is Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc?
Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc reported $47K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $194 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc operate?
Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc's EIN?
Kansas Business Hall of Fame Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1093497. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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