Lane County Community Foundation
The mission of Lane County Community Foundation (the Foundation) is to improve the quality of life in Lane County, Kansas and communities within Lane County, and to ensure that the communities in and around Lane County will forever remain the type of community that will attract people of all ages to live, work and raise a family.
Lane County Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Lane County Community Foundation gave $41K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $41,000
- -68.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,500
- -84.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,500
- Total assets
- $3,159,771
- +22.6% 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.
How to apply to Lane County Community Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Lane County Community Foundation
Who Lane County Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dighton USD 482 ($25K). Together the top 2 received $41K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 6 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lane County Community Foundation gives
- Giving fell 88% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2023) to $341K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $41K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dighton USD 482 Dighton, KS | Operating Support | $25,000 |
| City of Dighton Fire Department Dighton, KS | New masks and filters | $16,000 |
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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 | $3,159,771 | $727,300 | $281,338 | $41,000 | 2 | $61,926 |
| 2024 | $2,577,139 | $540,407 | $288,136 | $129,999 | 1 | $81,516 |
| 2023 | $2,170,794 | $98,169 | $51,290 | $8,892 | Total only | $39,754 |
| 2022 | $1,797,334 | $108,879 | $391,609 | $341,192 | 1 | $59,024 |
| 2021 | $2,078,938 | $105,024 | $49,749 | $29,164 | 2 | $68,522 |
| 2020 | $2,023,663 | $221,409 | $92,292 | $24,038 | 3 | $67,182 |
| 2019 | $1,894,546 | $1,899,824 | $5,278 | — | — | $11 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Lane County Community Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Lane County Community Foundation is a public charity, based in Dighton, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $41K. Net investment income was $62K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lane County Community Foundation is led by Casey Venters, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Casey Venters
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$51K (2024) → $68K (2025)
Harvey Strobel
Chairman
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Logan Campbell
Vice Chairman
Secretary → Executive Director, 2022
Executive Director → Vice Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$11K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Carrie Von Leonrod
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Callendar
Board Member
Board Member → Director, 2020
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Cartmill
Board Member
Board Member → Director, 2020
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Hineman
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darla Schmarlzreid
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt McMillan
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Fenster
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Dave Yost (2019–2023) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Darla Schmalzried (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Fenster (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Matthew McMillen (2022) — Director
- Former: Devin McMillen (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Tom Bennett (2019) — Board Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $68K, to Casey Venters (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Lane County Community Foundation
How much does Lane County Community Foundation give each year?
Lane County Community Foundation gave $41K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $130K across 1 grant.
How large is Lane County Community Foundation?
Lane County Community Foundation reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $727K.
Where does Lane County Community Foundation operate?
Lane County Community Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Lane County Community Foundation's EIN?
Lane County Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2155617. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 20, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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