Topeka Rotary Foundation

Sabatini Family Foundation

Topeka, KS

The Topeka-based Sabatini Family Foundation made grants to Kansas organizations, including in Topeka, Baldwin City, and Lawrence; its 2022 grants averaged about $17,000, but it reported no grants in 2023 and appears to have wound down. Its final-return filing listed a letter application with no deadline, but that guidance is not current, and the profile does not confirm whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

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.

Mark & Bette Morris Family Foundation

Topeka, KS

The foundation supports children’s education and well-being, wildlife conservation and education, the arts, health services, religious education, and related causes. Its 12 grants in 2024 ranged from $12,500 to $1.1 million, with a median of $99,000; most funding went to Kansas, with additional grants in Missouri and Oregon. Whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

Kay E McFarland Charitable Trust

Topeka, KS

The Trust was created to develop, build, maintain, operate, and enhance through the years a Japanese Garden at the Topeka Zoological Park for the enjoyment of the community and state, hoping it will become one of the top ten in the nation. The Trustor was involved in the planning of the Garden in the year prior to her death and funded the Trust to be spent on her Garden and keeping her story, in her own words "alive", in her garden for the public to know who built and maintained it.

Nexstar Charitable Foundation

New York, NY

Nexstar Charitable Foundation supports public charities working to improve communities where Nexstar does business, with interests including food insecurity, veterans, and diversity in media and entertainment. It gives across the United States, typically $2,500–$25,000 per grant (median $5,000). It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Belin Foundation

Wichita, KS

The Belin Foundation supports scholarships, community and health-care organizations, child advocacy, and arts and cultural projects, primarily in Kansas. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $40,000, with a median of $5,000. It accepts written applications in duplicate from eligible 501(c)(3) organizations and has no stated deadline.

Kansas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

Salina, KS

The Kansas Association of Child Care funds child care quality, provider support, and community efforts to expand access and capacity across Kansas. In 2024, it made 70 grants totaling about $4.15 million, ranging from $5,500 to $392,661, with a median grant of $43,468. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Liz Stratton Charitable Trust

Topeka, KS

BNSF Railway Foundation

Fort Worth, TX

The BNSF Railway Foundation supports civic, cultural, educational, health and human services, environmental, and youth programs, as well as general operating costs, in communities served by BNSF across its 28-state network. Its 2025 median grant was $2,500; its current grants program lists awards of $1,000–$10,000.

WMR Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation made grants across areas including regional philanthropy, education, basic needs, migrant rights, arts, conservation, and assistance dogs, with most reported funding going to Kansas, New York, and Rhode Island. Its 2026 grants totaled $5.69 million; amounts ranged from $1,000 to $2.73 million, with a median of $5,000. A 2025 filing says there is no formal application and that applicants may send trustees a letter outlining the grant’s purpose, but that filing is marked as the foundation’s final return, so these instructions may no longer be current.

Ima Foundation

Wichita, KS

Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City funds Jewish community agencies and programs, including Jewish education and arts, safety-net services, and health and wellness, as well as other charitable causes. Its 2024 grants had a median of $11,000, and its programs support work primarily serving the Greater Kansas City Jewish community; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.