Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc
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Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc at a glance
In short: Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc gave $30K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- Average grant
- $10,000
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $2,931,599
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc
Who Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First Tee - Salina ($10K). Together the top 3 received $30K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc gives
- Giving grew 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $30K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Tee - Salina Salina, KS | Furthering Mission | $10,000 |
| First Tee - Greater Topeka Topeka, KS | Furthering Mission | $10,000 |
| First Tee - Manhattan Manhattan, KS | Furthering Mission | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,931,599 | $626,077 | $511,049 | $30,000 | 3 | $11,313 |
| 2024 | $2,812,493 | $1,515,706 | $353,783 | — | — | $56,937 |
| 2023 | $1,642,597 | $595,994 | $343,126 | $20,000 | 3 | $28,704 |
| 2022 | $1,389,729 | $443,387 | $317,761 | $24,835 | 1 | $-42,878 |
| 2021 | $1,264,103 | $191,648 | $241,395 | — | — | $-129,103 |
| 2020 | $1,313,850 | $321,859 | $228,949 | — | — | $2,131 |
| 2019 | $1,220,940 | $1,011,212 | $202,068 | — | — | $423 |
About Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc
Based on IRS filings
Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Wichita, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $30K. Net investment income was $11K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc is led by Trent Jones, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Trent Jones
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$112K (2024) → $119K (2025)
Katy Winters
Board President
Treasurer → Board Treasurer, 2024
Board Treasurer → Board President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Austerman
Member
Secretary → Board Secretary, 2024
Board Secretary → Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Hatchett
Member
Director → Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bobby Berry
Member
Director → Member, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aj Gebert
Treasurer
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Calvin Pearson
Board Vice President
Director → Member, 2024
Member → Board Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana Garey
Member
Director → Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pat Short
Board Secretary
Member → Board Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom West
Member
Board President → Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aj Scholfield
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Fleming
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Weldon
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Rothwell
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Hale Ritchie (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Patricia Sherwood (2019–2024) — Board Vice President
- Former: Dylan Cox (2022–2024) — Member
- Former: Jj Mosher (2024) — Member
- Former: Thomas West (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Bob Moullette (2023) — Director
- Former: Johnathan Mosher (2023) — Director
- Former: George Kolb (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Sean Finlay (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Trenton Jones (2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Tyler Chapman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Willard Rice (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Alan Clark (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Nancy Compton (2019–2020) — Executive Director-Former
- Former: Preddis Sullivan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Judd Easterling (2020) — Director
- Former: Carlton Dove (2019) — Director
- Former: Justin Elkouri (2019) — Director
- Former: Troy Hendricks (2019) — Director
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 $119K, to Trent Jones (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc
How much does Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc give each year?
Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc gave $30K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
What is Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc's typical grant size?
Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc give grants?
Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc gives mostly in Kansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Furthering Mission" (3 grants).
How large is Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc?
Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $626K.
What is Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc?
Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc is a public charity focused on Youth Development, based in Wichita, KS. It holds $2.9M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc's EIN?
Wichita Kids Golf Initiative Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4059658. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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