Kansas State Catbackers Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Junction City, KS EIN: 10-4718866

The objective of the Kansas State Catbackers, inc. Is to promote and support k-state athletics, inc. Through fundraising, membership dues, and social functions.

Kansas State Catbackers Inc at a glance

In short: Kansas State Catbackers Inc gave $214K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $214K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$213,561
+6.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$213,561
+6.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$213,561
Total assets
$365,467
-8.6% 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 State Catbackers Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

K-State Athletics Inc: $214KK-State Athletics Inc$214K

The largest 2025 recipient was K-State Athletics Inc ($214K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

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

States

Cities

Manhattan

How Kansas State Catbackers Inc gives

  • Giving grew 108% 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$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2021) to $214K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $214K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
K-State Athletics Inc Manhattan, KSScholarships$213,561
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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$365,467$199,356$233,583$213,5611$116
2024$399,694$253,519$224,547$199,7401$210
2023$370,722$279,066$209,402$186,9221—
2022$301,058$209,820$121,875$102,6431—
2021$204,102$97,273$57,003$45,1801—
2020$163,832$33,819$77,649$63,7861—
2019$207,662$152,154$175,279$146,8491—

About Kansas State Catbackers Inc

Based on IRS filings

Kansas State Catbackers Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Junction City, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $365K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $214K. Net investment income was $116.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kansas State Catbackers Inc is led by Brice Lowe, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brice Lowe

    President

    Director → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Lashalle

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pj Weinhold

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Jurgensmeier

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Calvin Pottberg

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Thomas

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Charlotte Schartz (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Tim Kolling (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Steve Wood (2019) — Director

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 State Catbackers Inc

How much does Kansas State Catbackers Inc give each year?

Kansas State Catbackers Inc gave $214K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $200K across 1 grant.

How large is Kansas State Catbackers Inc?

Kansas State Catbackers Inc reported $365K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $199K.

What is Kansas State Catbackers Inc?

Kansas State Catbackers Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Junction City, KS. It holds $365K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Kansas State Catbackers Inc operate?

Kansas State Catbackers Inc has awarded grants in Kansas.

What is Kansas State Catbackers Inc's EIN?

Kansas State Catbackers Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 10-4718866. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 22, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)

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