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Kansas Health Foundation

Wichita, KS

The Kansas Health Foundation funds efforts to improve health and reduce health disparities, including community-led work, food security, policy and systems change, and stronger organizations. Its 2024 grants had a median of $5,000, with awards ranging from $5,000 to $6 million; its work is focused on Kansas, where 91% of 2024 grant dollars went. It lists sponsorship requests and applications for specific programs, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited general requests.

The Sunderland Foundation

Overland Park, KS

The Sunderland Foundation supports organizations serving Greater Kansas City, focusing on affordable housing, economic stability, health and behavioral health, youth development, and select legacy institutions. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,750 to $25 million, with a median of $375,000; it is invitation-only and is not currently accepting applications or proposals.

Health Forward Foundation

Kansas City, MO

Health Forward Foundation funds health equity and community-led work in health care, housing, digital access, civic engagement, and racial and economic inclusion in the Kansas City region. Its 2024 grants ranged from $10,000 to $800,000, with a median of $100,000; it offers open application opportunities, while some funding is invitation-based, and welcomes conversations about aligned ideas for possible responsive funding.

The Reach Healthcare Foundation

Overland Park, KS

The REACH Healthcare Foundation funds nonprofit and public-agency efforts to expand health coverage and quality care, strengthen the health-care safety net, and advance health equity for underserved people in its six-county Kansas–Missouri service area, including Kansas City, Missouri. In 2024, grants ranged from $6,000 to $240,000, with a median of $42,500. Most grants are solicited; the foundation has no regular RFP schedule, and some core operating grants are invitation-only.

Kansas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

Salina, KS

The organization funds child care quality improvement, provider sustainability, shared-services hubs, and community-led efforts to expand child care capacity in Kansas. In 2024, its 70 grants ranged from $5,500 to $392,661, with a median of $43,468; it directs providers to check its funding page for current opportunities, but does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

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.

Tower Mental Health Foundation

Topeka, KS

Wichita Foundation

Wichita, KS

The Wichita Foundation funds nonprofits and charitable projects, primarily benefiting Wichita and southcentral Kansas, with current priorities including journalism, upward mobility, and nonprofit capacity. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,100 to $661,181, with a median of $20,000. It accepts applications for specific opportunities, including rolling emergency grants; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests generally.

Seaboard Foundation

Merriam, KS

Seaboard Foundation funds education, food security, animal welfare, health, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, and local community programs in areas where Seaboard operates, with recent giving concentrated in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. In 2025, grants ranged from $25 to $135,000, with a median of $1,000. It states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and considers applications only from preselected charitable organizations.

Lewis Humphreys Charitable Trust

Dallas, TX

The Lewis Humphreys Charitable Trust funds educational, cultural, human services, and health care programs for underserved and disadvantaged people, with a focus on East Central Kansas; most recent grant dollars went to Kansas organizations. Typical grants were around $62,000 in 2025, though awards ranged from $5,000 to $622,080, and the grant listing gives a $500–$125,000 range. It directs applicants to an online application process and lists an April 30 deadline.

Dwane L and Velma Lunt Wallace

Wichita, KS

The foundation funds 501(c)(3) organizations working in arts and culture, education, community development, social services, and quality of life, primarily in Wichita and secondarily elsewhere in Kansas. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $500,000, with a median of $35,000. It accepts online applications; requests submitted by March 14 are considered in May, and those submitted March 15 through September 14 are considered in November.

United Way of the Plains Inc

Wichita, KS

United Way of the Plains funds nonprofit programs addressing health, youth opportunity, financial security, education, and basic needs in south-central Kansas, including Sedgwick and surrounding counties. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,261 to $441,490, with a median of $25,442; applications are accepted through specific program cycles, not described as unsolicited requests.