Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chapman, KS EIN: 81-2813709

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.

Key facts about Stan & Betty Lewis Foundation

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.

EIN
81-2813709
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$25,700
Grants made (2025)
12
Average grant
$2,142
Median grant
$2,150
New grantees (estimate)
0% first-time grantees (0 of 12, 2025)
Total assets
$484,144
Primary geography
Kansas (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
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. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$484K

+17.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$26K

+9.4% YoY

Grant Count

12

-7.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

+18.5% YoY

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.

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. 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.

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.

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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

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.

Cities

Junction CityChapmanSalinaAbileneHutchinsonRochesterManhattan

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K5 grants2019 10 grants2020 10 grants2021 13 grants2022 12 grants2023 13 grants2024 12 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2019) to $26K (2025). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $26K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

First Presbyterian Church: $3KFirst Presbyterian Church$3KMayo Clinic: $3KMayo Clinic$3KChapman Senior Center: $3KChapman Senior Center$3KChapman Valley Manor: $3KChapman Valley Manor$3KJunction City Family YMCA: $3KJunction City Family YMCA$3KIrish Den: $2KIrish Den$2KKansas Cosmosphere: $2KKansas Cosmosphere$2KKu School of Medicine: $2KKu School of Medicine$2KHoover Opera House: $2KHoover Opera House$2KGood Sheperd Hospice House: $1KGood Sheperd Hospice House$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was First Presbyterian Church ($3K). Together the top 10 received $23K.

Grant Size Distribution

60 grants across all recorded years

60<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 60 grants of 60 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
First Presbyterian Church Junction City, KSSOCIAL$3,300
Mayo Clinic Rochester, MNHealth and Fitness$2,700
Chapman Senior Center Chapman, KSHealth and Fitness$2,600
Chapman Valley Manor Chapman, KSHealth & Fitness$2,500
Junction City Family YMCA Junction City, KSHealth & Fitness$2,500
Irish Den Chapman, KSEducational$2,300
Kansas Cosmosphere Hutchinson, KSEducational$2,000
Ku School of Medicine Salina, KSHEALTH$2,000
Hoover Opera House Junction City, KSArts and Culture$1,900
Good Sheperd Hospice House Manhattan, KSHealth and Fitness$1,400

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $484,144 $99,960 $28,644 $25,700
2024 $412,828 $76,547 $26,704 $23,500
2023 $362,985 $59,812 $20,205 $17,150
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$484,144$412,828$362,985
Revenue$99,960$76,547$59,812
Expenses$28,644$26,704$20,205
Qualifying Distributions$26,495$24,262$17,855
Net Investment Income$38,811$25,605$12,962
Distributable Amount$25,900$23,881$19,222

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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

Rodney Gfeller — Secretary: $500Rodney GfellerSecretary$500John Kummer — Vice Preside: $500John KummerVice Preside$500

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $500, to Rodney Gfeller (Secretary). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 2679 Race Lane, Chapman, KS 67431
Phone: (785) 922-6291

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 September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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