Wimer Family Charitable Foundation Inc

Earl Bane Foundation

Salina, KS

The Earl Bane Foundation funds community improvement benefiting Salina and Saline County, including educational, economic, scientific, and religious work, and also provides scholarships for Saline County graduates attending Kansas colleges. Recent grant totals ranged from about $1.08 million to $1.85 million, though award amounts vary and are not stated for individual grants. It accepts unsolicited written requests from qualified organizations; a limited number of grants may support organizations outside the area.

Mike Berkley Family Foundation Inc

Salina, KS

Lamb Weston Charitable Foundation

Eagle, ID

The foundation funds 501(c)(3) community programs, employee matching gifts, and scholarships for employees’ children, with recent grants supporting food banks and hunger relief. In 2024, grants ranged from $5,000 to $795,172, with a median of $40,565, and supported communities where Lamb Weston operates and employees live and work, including Idaho, Minnesota, Washington, and Oregon. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Mildred and Rolland Middlekauff Foundation

Salina, KS

The foundation supported charitable, educational, religious, and scientific work, including programs benefiting school-age children, primarily in Kansas, with preference for Salina and Saline County. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $250,000, with a median of $5,000; its final filing described written requests, but the foundation merged and appears to have wound down as a separate grantmaker, so that is not current application guidance.

Smoot Charitable Foundation

Salina, KS

The foundation supports Saline County, Kansas, organizations and programs serving education, children and families, older adults and people with disabilities, basic needs, and community services. Its 2026 grants ranged from $500 to $231,862, with a median of $3,000. It accepts requests by letter to George Yarnevich; the profile states there are no deadlines and describes eligible applicants as based in Saline County or operating strictly for its benefit.

Marshall Family Foundation Inc

Salina, KS

Mann Family Foundation

Wichita, KS

The Mann Family Foundation funds charitable, religious, scientific, literary, and educational organizations, with most recent grant dollars going to Kansas and additional awards in Missouri, Louisiana, and Colorado. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $22,000, with a median of $2,500. It accepts unsolicited requests by letter at any time.

Salina Regional Health Foundation

Salina, KS

Salina Regional Health Foundation funds health-related services and community health initiatives, including programs of Salina Regional Health Center and other organizations in the area it serves. Its 2025 grants ranged from $7,216 to $553,967, with a median of $25,500; whether it accepts unsolicited requests is not stated.

McCune & Middlekauff Foundation

Salina, KS

The foundation supports tax-exempt organizations and charitable work benefiting school-age children, including religious, educational, scientific, health, arts, and community programs, with a preference for Salina and Saline County, Kansas. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,500 to $500,000, with a median of $10,000. It accepts written requests, with no submission deadline stated.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Verla Nesbitt Joscelyn Foundation

Salina, KS

The Verla Nesbitt Joscelyn Foundation supports Kansas nonprofits working in areas including education, arts, youth, food assistance, and social services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $500 to $32,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Duke Energy Foundation

Charlotte, NC

The Duke Energy Foundation funds workforce development, local economic development and recovery, disaster resilience, conservation, and economic opportunity in communities across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. It reports more than $30 million in annual charitable grants; awards vary widely, with a 2024 median of $25,000, and applications of $20,000 or less are accepted on a rolling basis. Applicants should contact their local Foundation representative before applying.