Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities
Kccto supports early childhood professionals across Kansas, including child care center staff, family child care providers, program leaders, and trainers. We also support organizations and communities working to strengthen early learning opportunities. Kccto advances early childhood care and education through an evidence-informed system of professional learning and supports.
Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities at a glance
In short: Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities gave $11K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,600
- -95.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -90.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,300
- -52.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,300
- Total assets
- $552,709
- -3.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (52% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities
Who Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Summit Speech Therapy LLC ($6K). Together the top 2 received $11K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2025) to $232K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $11K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Summit Speech Therapy LLC Greenwood, MO | To Improve the Quality of Childcare Programs | $5,500 |
| Kansas Children Service League Wichita, KS | To Improve the Quality of Childcare Programs | $5,100 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $552,709 | $12,210,638 | $12,230,248 | $10,600 | 2 | $27,648 |
| 2024 | $572,319 | $9,048,388 | $9,412,458 | $232,023 | 21 | $28,615 |
| 2023 | $936,389 | $4,976,814 | $4,668,981 | — | — | $12,549 |
| 2022 | $628,556 | $3,049,605 | $3,102,654 | — | — | $2,217 |
| 2021 | $681,605 | $2,720,925 | $3,101,119 | — | — | $2,997 |
| 2020 | $1,061,799 | $2,101,853 | $1,577,191 | — | — | $6,464 |
| 2019 | $537,137 | $2,294,220 | $2,131,679 | — | — | $3,998 |
About Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities
Based on IRS filings
Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities is a public charity focused on Health, based in Manhattan, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $553K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $28K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities is led by Patricia Peschel, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patricia Peschel
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vera Stroup-Rentier
President
Director → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bronwyn Fees
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carla Russell
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Lindeman
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Schissler
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chiquita Miller
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Oborny
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Bertelsen
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Williams
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Schoenberger
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Mong
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Gray
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Kay Mitchell (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Stephanie Parks (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Lorrena Stellman (2019–2021) — President Elect
- Former: Shana Schmidt (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Teresa Thompson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Nis Wilbur (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Janet Newton (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Lorrena Kravitcz (2020) — Director
- Former: Claire Ehney (2019) — Director
- Former: Lisa Newman (2019) — Director
- Former: Rachel Sisson (2019) — Director
- Former: Teresa Hammerschmidt (2019) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Child Care Training Opportunities
How much does Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities give each year?
Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities gave $11K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $232K across 21 grants.
How large is Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities?
Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities reported $553K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.2M.
What is Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities?
Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities is a public charity focused on Health, based in Manhattan, KS. It holds $553K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities operate?
Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities has awarded grants in Kansas, Missouri.
What is Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities's EIN?
Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1030582. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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