The Toon Family Charitable
The Toon Family Charitable is a private foundation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its 2025 filing reports 16 grants totaling $210,775, with recipients including churches, ministries, and charitable service organizations.
The Toon Family Charitable at a glance
In short: The Toon Family Charitable gave $211K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Kansas. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $210,775
- -40.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +6.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,173
- -44.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $2,937,354
- +24.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (5 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Kansas (94% 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 The Toon Family Charitable
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s 2024 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It lists Diane Callaway as the contact, says no form is required, and gives no deadline. Awards are restricted to charitable, religious, scientific, literary, educational, and prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals purposes. For scholarship requests, universities determine eligible students and set their own application deadlines.
- Contact
Application contact: Diane Callaway
Mailing address: 4030 South 151St West, Wichita, KS 67227
Phone: (316) 303-4396
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Toon Family Charitable funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Peter Church ($91K). Together the top 10 received $205K.
Grant Size Distribution
73 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 66 grants of 73 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in Kansas, 3% to Colorado, 2% to Tennessee, and 1% to New Mexico. Listed Kansas recipients were primarily in Wichita, with one in Colwich; the listed out-of-state recipients were in Denver, Memphis, and Tohatchi.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Toon Family Charitable open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 16 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $6K repeat.
- 69% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 137% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $117K (2023) to $353K (2024). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $211K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Peter Church Wichita, KS | Donation | $91,000 |
| Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Colwich, KS | Donation | $50,000 |
| Dear Neighbor Ministries Wichita, KS | Donation | $15,000 |
| Center of Hope Wichita, KS | Donation | $10,000 |
| Guadalupe Clinic Wichita, KS | Donation | $10,000 |
| The Lord's Diner Wichita, KS | Donation | $9,000 |
| Better Choice Wichita, KS | Donation | $6,000 |
| St Katharine Drexel Fund Wichita, KS | Donation | $6,000 |
| St Jude Hospital Memphis, TN | Donation | $4,000 |
| Focus Denver, CO | Donation | $3,600 |
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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 | $2,937,354 | $309,968 | $233,341 | $210,775 | 16 | $212,755 | $289,382 | $155,208 |
| 2024 | $2,358,373 | $150,743 | $376,272 | $353,000 | 15 | $357,526 | $131,997 | $153,069 |
| 2023 | $2,583,902 | $108,755 | $144,622 | $117,300 | 14 | $120,640 | $85,991 | $154,345 |
| 2022 | $2,619,769 | $419,402 | $167,203 | $144,900 | 14 | $147,840 | $265,039 | $160,195 |
| 2021 | $2,367,570 | $372,237 | $154,910 | $132,500 | 14 | — | $102,727 | $151,107 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Toon Family Charitable reported a distributable amount of $155K 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. The 2025 grants show support for organizations including Dear Neighbor Ministries, which describes its work as growing from meal delivery into a community hub responding to neighborhood needs; Guadalupe Clinic, which says it provides access to necessary health care for people in need and works for social justice in health care; and A Better Choice, which says it offers counseling and support grounded in the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 16 grants totaling $210,775. Grant amounts ranged from $25 to $91,000, with a median grant of $5,000. Among the largest listed awards were $91,000 to St Peter Church, $50,000 to Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of, $15,000 to Dear Neighbor Ministries, $10,000 each to Center of Hope and Guadalupe Clinic, and $9,000 to The Lord’s Diner.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Diane Callaway as president and Katherine Toon as treasurer.
The Toon Family Charitable is led by Diane Callaway, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Diane Callaway
President
Secretary → Secretary & President, 2023
Secretary & President → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine A. Toon
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Edward Toon (2021–2022) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 The Toon Family Charitable
How much does The Toon Family Charitable give each year?
The Toon Family Charitable gave $211K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $353K across 15 grants.
What is The Toon Family Charitable's typical grant size?
The Toon Family Charitable's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $13,173, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Toon Family Charitable that year got $12K on average.
Where does The Toon Family Charitable give grants?
The Toon Family Charitable gives mostly in Kansas: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Wichita, KS (11 grants) and Denver, CO (2 grants).
Does The Toon Family Charitable give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on The Toon Family Charitable's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (16 grants).
Who are The Toon Family Charitable's largest grantees?
The Toon Family Charitable's largest 2025 grantees include St Peter Church ($91,000), Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of ($50,000) and Dear Neighbor Ministries ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Toon Family Charitable?
The Toon Family Charitable reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $213K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $155K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Toon Family Charitable fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Toon Family Charitable?
The foundation’s 2024 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Toon Family Charitable's EIN?
The Toon Family Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1252326. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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Grantable. (2026). The Toon Family Charitable funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-toon-family-charitable-morg_3073dd7f0ce843a4be32b811068219dd
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