Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation
The Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation is a private foundation based in Chapman, Kansas. In its 2025 filing, it reported 12 grants totaling $25,700 to organizations in Kansas and Minnesota.
Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation at a glance
In short: Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation gave $26K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Kansas. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,700
- +9.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,142
- +18.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,150
- Total assets
- $484,144
- +17.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Kansas (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2679 Race Lane, Chapman, KS 67431
Phone: (785) 922-6291
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First Presbyterian Church ($3K). Together the top 10 received $23K.
Grant Size Distribution
60 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 60 grants of 60 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 89% of grant dollars went to recipients in Kansas and 11% to recipients in Minnesota. The listed grants went to organizations in Kansas and Minnesota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 12 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. How we count
- 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2019) to $26K (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $26K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Presbyterian Church Junction City, KS | SOCIAL | $3,300 |
| Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | Health and Fitness | $2,700 |
| Chapman Senior Center Chapman, KS | Health and Fitness | $2,600 |
| Chapman Valley Manor Chapman, KS | Health & Fitness | $2,500 |
| Junction City Family YMCA Junction City, KS | Health & Fitness | $2,500 |
| Irish Den Chapman, KS | Educational | $2,300 |
| Kansas Cosmosphere Hutchinson, KS | Educational | $2,000 |
| Ku School of Medicine Salina, KS | HEALTH | $2,000 |
| Hoover Opera House Junction City, KS | Arts and Culture | $1,900 |
| Good Sheperd Hospice House Manhattan, KS | Health and Fitness | $1,400 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $484,144 | $99,960 | $28,644 | $25,700 | 12 | $26,495 | $38,811 | $25,900 |
| 2024 | $412,828 | $76,547 | $26,704 | $23,500 | 13 | $24,262 | $25,605 | $23,881 |
| 2023 | $362,985 | $59,812 | $20,205 | $17,150 | 12 | $17,855 | $12,962 | $19,222 |
| 2022 | $323,378 | $44,662 | $24,674 | $21,600 | 13 | $22,276 | $10,509 | $16,440 |
| 2021 | $303,390 | $51,004 | $20,569 | $17,650 | 10 | $18,317 | $15,239 | $18,236 |
| 2020 | $272,955 | $49,238 | $17,100 | $14,100 | 10 | — | $6,343 | $13,062 |
| 2019 | $240,817 | $42,698 | $15,190 | $11,058 | 5 | — | $10,440 | $10,635 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations described in the filing as serving social, health and fitness, educational, and arts and culture purposes. Among its grantees, Mayo Clinic describes its mission as providing care, education, and research to support health and well-being; the Junction City Family YMCA describes its mission as providing programs that build health of body, mind, and spirit.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $25,700 through 12 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $1,200 to $3,300, with a median of $2,150. Grants included $3,300 to First Presbyterian Church in Junction City, Kansas; $2,700 to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota; $2,600 to Chapman Senior Center; and $2,500 each to Chapman Valley Manor and Junction City Family YMCA.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Stanley Lewis as president, Betty Lewis as treasurer, Mitchell Keating as director, Rodney Gfeller as secretary, and John Kummer as vice preside.
Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation is led by Stanley Lewis, President on every filing since 2019; 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stanley Lewis
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Mitchell Keating
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
John Kummer
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
$500 (2019) → $500 (2025)
Rodney Gfeller
Secretary
On filings since 2019
$500 (2019) → $500 (2025)
Betty Lewis
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Ted Hayden (2019–2024) — Vice President
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 $500, to Rodney Gfeller (Secretary). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation
How much does Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation give each year?
Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation gave $26K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $24K across 13 grants.
What is Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation's typical grant size?
Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,150, and its average grant was $2,142, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation give grants?
Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation gives mostly in Kansas: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Minnesota (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Junction City, KS (3 grants), Chapman, KS (3 grants) and Salina, KS (2 grants).
Does Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Health and Fitness" (4 grants).
Who are Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation's largest grantees?
Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include First Presbyterian Church ($3,300), Mayo Clinic ($2,700) and Chapman Senior Center ($2,600), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation?
Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation reported $484K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations described in the filing as serving social, health and fitness, educational, and arts and culture purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation's EIN?
Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2813709. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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