Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Topeka, KS EIN: 48-0925186

Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Topeka, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2026. As of 2026, the organization holds $189K in total assets. In 2026, it awarded 2 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $9K.

Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation at a glance

In short: Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2026 (avg $3K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2026 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2026)
$6,000
-96.6% vs 2025
Grants made (2026)
2
-66.7% vs 2025
Average grant
$3,000
-89.8% vs 2025
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$188,806
+2.1% vs 2025
Primary geography
Kansas (100% of itemized 2026 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2026 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2026; updated November 2026.

Who Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 14 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2026 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

LawrenceTopekaWichitaHaysManhattanPittsburg

How Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation gives

  • In 2026 it paid out 58% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$50K$100K$150K$200KTotal only2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 6 grants2024 6 grants2025 2 grants2026

From 2020 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $184K (2024). In 2026 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
2 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2026$188,806$17,131$13,181$6,0002$6,000$9,421$10,358
2025$184,856$14,252$183,329$176,0006$176,000$12,188$17,600
2024$366,060$182,770$193,882$183,5606$183,560$4,270$16,463
2023$361,456$160,797$241,607———$5,797—
2022$293,984$126,490$115,063———$7,311—
2021$305,367$88,075$115,366———$5,385—
2020$300,332$78,703$202,376$6,000Total only—$12,302—

"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 Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2026 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation is led by David Hulcher, Chairman since 2026 (on filings since 2025); none of the 13 officers listed in 2026 report compensation.

Officers on the 2026 filing

  • David Hulcher

    Chairman

    Board Member → Chairman, 2026

    On filings since 2025

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Witt

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Sollars

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Lutgen

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon R. Bower

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Secretary & Assistant Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2026

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vicki Schmidt

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Kiefer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Guyot

    Board Member

    Chairperson → Chairman, 2025

    Chairman → Board Member, 2026

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Walker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wallace Wilson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Seay

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Beth Majors

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tiffany Overlease

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Adam Collyer (2020–2025) — Board Member
  • Former: Jason Ladner (2022–2025) — Board Member
  • Former: Phil Howes (2023–2025) — Board Member
  • Former: Shelli Marshall (2023–2025) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kimberly Lanterman (2024–2025) — Secretary
  • Former: Dave Hulcher (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: James Hilbert (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Kim Lanterman (2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Dale Dennis (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kerri L. Spielman (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Mike Eichten (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: William Sneed Dec (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Eichten (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: William W. Sneed (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Barry Ward (2020) — Chairperson
  • Former: Daniel R. Messelt (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephanie Mollica (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Stephen J. Wanamaker (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Zachary Jc Anshutz (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2026. "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 Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation

How much does Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation give each year?

Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2026, according to its 2026 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2025 it gave $176K across 6 grants.

How large is Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation?

Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation reported $189K in total assets on its 2026 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation?

Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Topeka, KS. It holds $189K in total assets as of 2026.

Where does Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation operate?

Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas.

What is Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation's EIN?

Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-0925186. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2026.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 1, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2026 (received by the IRS September 9, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Kansas Insurance & Financial Services Education Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/kansas-insurance-and-financial-services-education-foundation-morg_8b56042d9a764e3fabe2013609273835

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