Robert & Ava Lee Maydew Scholarship

Hilda Smith Permanent Scholarship Endowment

Kansas City, MO

The Pete Henry Foundation

Colby, KS

The Pete Henry Foundation primarily funds academic and technical-training scholarships, along with some community and educational projects, mostly in Kansas, especially northwest Kansas. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $101,173, with a median of $4,950; application materials are available on its website, and the listed deadline is March 1.

Margaret Nelson Castle College

Smith Center, KS

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

Topeka, KS

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas funds Kansas 501(c)(3) organizations working on health improvement, access, education, prevention, healthy behaviors, and direct services for uninsured people. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $100,000, with a median of $2,000; it also offers schools grants of up to $2,000 for K–12 healthy-lifestyle projects. Its filing says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations, and lists a grant application and 501(c)(3) determination letter as required materials.

Margaret Nelson Castle Vo-Tech

Smith Center, KS

Rose Spurrier Scholarship Fund

Kingman, KS

The Rose Spurrier Scholarship Fund provides scholarships for Kingman High School students pursuing post-high-school education, with awards covering tuition and related expenses. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,800, with a median of $2,800; recipients were in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. The fund’s stated process goes through the Kingman High School principal, so it does not describe an open unsolicited application process.

David and Mary P Rush Educational Trust

Hays, KS

The trust funds scholarships and other educational support, primarily in Kansas; scholarship applicants must be full-time students who graduated from a Graham County, Kansas, high school and meet its stated eligibility criteria. In 2026, it awarded grants of $4,000–$72,000, with a median of $5,000. It provides an application form and a May 1 deadline, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Peterson Industries Foundation

Smith Center, KS

Carrol & Darlene Booz Charitable

Smith Center, KS

The foundation funds educational scholarships and charitable purposes, primarily for eligible organizations organized or operating in Smith County, Kansas. Its 2025 grants ranged from $300 to $5,000, with a median of $1,065. The filing does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Kansas Association of Child Care

Salina, KS

The Kansas Association of Child Care funds child care quality, provider support, and community efforts to expand access and capacity across Kansas. In 2024, it made 70 grants totaling about $4.15 million, ranging from $5,500 to $392,661, with a median grant of $43,468. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Paul Brassfield Foundation Inc

Hill City, KS

The Paul Brassfield Foundation funds scholarships for graduating high school students from Graham, Rooks, Norton, and Ellis counties in Kansas who plan to attend college, graduate school, or technical school. In 2024, grants ranged from $2,000 to $7,300; students apply through the scholarship committee at an eligible school, and the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Ima Foundation

Wichita, KS