Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Liberal, KS EIN: 48-1144645

Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc serves as a clearing house to receive and disburse state and federal grant funds for the Southwest region of Kansas for the Kansas Department of Transportation.

Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc at a glance

In short: Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc gave $2.0M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $506K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,023,298
+21.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$505,825
+21.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$519,393
Total assets
$4,516
-96.9% 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 Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Finney County Committee on Aging Inc: $962KFinney County Committee onAging Inc$962KDodge City Kansas: $556KDodge City Kansas$556KLiberal Kansas: $483KLiberal Kansas$483KLane County Kansas: $23KLane County Kansas$23K

The largest 2025 recipient was Finney County Committee on Aging Inc ($962K). Together the top 4 received $2.0M.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K7$250–500K7$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 7 grants of 20 (35%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

DightonDodge CityGarden CityLiberal

How Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+1%). 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$1M$2M$3M4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.4M (2020) to $2.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $2.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Finney County Committee on Aging Inc Garden City, KSOperations and administration$961,865
Dodge City Kansas Dodge City, KSOperations and administration$555,974
Liberal Kansas Liberal, KSOperations and administration$482,811
Lane County Kansas Dighton, KSOperations and administration$22,648
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$4,516$1,889,242$2,031,696$2,023,2984
2024$146,970$1,818,669$1,675,909$1,666,4564
2023$4,210$1,758,903$1,759,067$1,747,1364
2022$4,374$2,014,841$2,014,676$2,004,2544
2021$4,209$2,130,351$2,130,136$2,119,9734
2020$3,994$1,808,342$1,808,277$1,439,1664
2019$4,004$1,451,840$1,451,650$1,440,9834

About Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc

Based on IRS filings

Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Liberal, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $2.0M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's 2025 filing lists 10 officers; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Brenda Cecil-Martinez

    Chair Vice Chair

    Vice Chairperson → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Chair Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra Cline

    Board Member

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dean Gemaehlich

    Board Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacci Roesener

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Clarke

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rikene Sanchez

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Porter

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ludvina Gonzales

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marie Wyer

    Treasurer & Administrator

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monica Hilburn

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Stephanie Terhune (2019–2024) — Treasurer & Administrator
  • Former: Rodney Kapp (2020–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Steve Brom (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Abigail Powell (2022–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Sheri Nuss (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Debra Frank (2022) — Director
  • Former: Debra Kolbeck (2022) — Director
  • Former: Sara Corsair (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Vanesa Avila (2019–2021) — Treasurer & Administrator
  • Former: Rhonda Everett (2020–2021) — Chairperson
  • Former: Dean Gemaehilch (2020) — Director
  • Former: Rhil Ginder (2020) — Director
  • Former: Billie Proctor (2019) — Chairperson
  • Former: Debbie Allen (2019) — Director
  • Former: John Robertson (2019) — Director
  • Former: Marcy Dunccan (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 Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc

How much does Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc give each year?

Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc gave $2.0M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 4 grants.

What is Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's typical grant size?

Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's median grant in 2025 was $519,393, and its average grant was $505,825, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc give grants?

Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc gives mostly in Kansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.

Does Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Operations and administration" (4 grants).

How large is Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc?

Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

What is Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc?

Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Liberal, KS. It holds $5K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's EIN?

Southwest Kansas Coordinated Transit Council Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1144645. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 24, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 23, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 1, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 5, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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