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National Guard Association of KS

Public charity · Grantmaker Topeka, KS EIN: 48-0952034 Website
Public affairs

Promotion of National Guard

National Guard Association of KS at a glance

In short: National Guard Association of KS gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,598
-64.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$5,598
Median grant
$5,598
Total assets
$415,657
+5.7% 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 National Guard Association of KS funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Enlisted National Guard Assoc of KS: $6KEnlisted National Guard Assocof KS$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Enlisted National Guard Assoc of KS ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

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

Topeka

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20KTotal only2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $16K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant 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
Enlisted National Guard Assoc of KS Topeka, KSAdmin support$5,598
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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$415,657$325,598$272,816$5,5981$11,181
2024$393,393$350,357$235,372$15,800Total only$8,587
2023$235,819$106,066$80,185———
2022$238,669$206,363$179,835——$10,690
2021$228,762$210,882$142,730$4,710Total only$1,766
2020$188,346$231,293$167,706$4,500Total only$3,072

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About National Guard Association of KS

Based on IRS filings

National Guard Association of KS is a public charity focused on Public affairs, based in Topeka, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $416K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $11K.

Focus Areas

Public affairs

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

National Guard Association of KS is led by Mary McBride, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary McBride

    Executive Director

    Operations Director → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    $18K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Georgia Schafer

    President

    Director → 1st Vice President, 2023

    1st Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Copeland

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • TJ Gallagher

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Bush

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Komma

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Caitlin Hicks

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Chuck Leivan

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Ayres

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Morgan Huttes

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Sean Greenlee

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Marlar

    Insurance Administrator

    On filings since 2020

    $22K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Austin Abernathy

    2nd Vice President

    Member → Director, 2022

    Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Bishop

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Euler

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wallace Miller

    Past President

    2nd Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Clark

    1st Vice President

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Tony DeJesus (2020–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Erica Christie (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Kendrea Shingleton (2020–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Dave Lockhart (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jame Bilby (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Adam Kornitzer (2023) — Director
  • Former: Casey Montgomery (2023) — Director
  • Former: Serini Bloesser (2023) — Director
  • Former: Keith Marshall (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Nichole Inskeep (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Ray Rhodd (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Janet Dial (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Zack Rolf (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brandon Hossain (2022) — Director
  • Former: William Ohlmeyer (2022) — Director
  • Former: Celeste Arnold (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Jay Gradinger (2020–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Joe Deeds (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Richard E Ripper (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Sheli Sweeney (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Waldon Wolfe (2020–2021) — Member
  • Former: Adam Beckman (2020) — Member
  • Former: Kim Young (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Mike Whisler (2020) — Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

Frequently asked questions about National Guard Association of KS

How much does National Guard Association of KS give each year?

National Guard Association of KS gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $16K in grants paid.

How large is National Guard Association of KS?

National Guard Association of KS reported $416K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $326K.

What is National Guard Association of KS?

National Guard Association of KS is a public charity focused on Public affairs, based in Topeka, KS. It holds $416K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does National Guard Association of KS operate?

National Guard Association of KS has awarded grants in Kansas.

What is National Guard Association of KS's EIN?

National Guard Association of KS's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-0952034. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 25, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 12, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 15, 2026)

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