How much funding does Dwane & Velma Wallace Foundation Grant provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for Dwane & Velma Wallace Foundation Grant?

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How often is Dwane & Velma Wallace Foundation Grant offered?

Dwane & Velma Wallace Foundation Grant runs on an annual cycle. The next deadline is expected March 15, 2027.

Dwane & Velma Wallace Foundation Grant

Dwane L and Velma Lunt Wallace

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Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Next expected: March 15, 2027
Tracked since: April 2026

Deadlines typically fall in: March

From the program guidelines: “NOTE: Grant requests submitted prior to March 15 of each year will be considered at the Trustees’ meeting held in May.”

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Grants are available to entities that enhance community welfare, but requests for fundraising events, operating deficits, and individual scholarships are not eligible.
Not eligible: The Wallace Foundation trustees at this time prefer not to fund:
Not eligible: Request for support of fund-raising events.
Not eligible: Requests to cover operating deficits.
Not eligible: Activities to propagate a religious faith or restricted to one religion or denomination or memorials.
Not eligible: Conferences and group travel.
Not eligible: Activities that are normally the responsibility of government (the Foundation will, in selective cases, join with units of government in support of special projects).
Not eligible: Grants are not awarded to individuals.
Not eligible: Individual scholarships or training.
Not eligible: Grant requests for salaries or directly fund staff positions.

Overview

The Dwane & Velma Wallace Foundation Grant supports charitable organizations in Wichita, Kansas, focusing on areas such as arts, education, community development, social services, and quality of life. Grants are available to entities that enhance community welfare, but requests for fundraising events, operating deficits, and individual scholarships are not eligible. The foundation aims to empower local organizations to create a positive impact, reflecting the legacy of Dwane and Velma Wallace.

NOTE: Grant requests submitted prior to March 15 of each year will be considered at the Trustees’ meeting held in May. Grant requests submitted on or after March 15 but prior to September 15 of each year will be considered at the Trustees’ meeting held in November.
DWANE & VELMA A BEAUTIFUL LEGACY
Giving back was always the goal that Dwane and Velma Wallace had in mind. It took the former Cessna president a total of one hour and forty-five minutes of training before he made his first-ever solo flight in a powered aircraft. It took even less time for Dwane and his wife, Velma, to know that they wanted to establish a foundation to give back to the Wichita Community that they so loved. Organizations within Kansas that believe in the beneficial opportunity that they provide for their community are welcome to apply for a grant.
The Dwane L. and Velma Lunt Wallace Foundation’s mission is to support a wide variety of tax-exempt, charitable organizations primarily in the Wichita, Kansas area, and secondarily in the State of Kansas.
What Are The Primary Funding Areas Of The Wallace Foundation?

Ineligibility

The Wallace Foundation trustees at this time prefer not to fund:

Request for support of fund-raising events.
Requests to cover operating deficits.
Activities to propagate a religious faith or restricted to one religion or denomination or memorials.
Conferences and group travel.

Activities that are normally the responsibility of government (the Foundation will, in selective cases, join with units of government in support of special projects).
Grants are not awarded to individuals.Individual scholarships or training.Grant requests for salaries or directly fund staff positions.

What Dwane L and Velma Lunt Wallace actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024: 59
Total given: $3.83M
Median grant: $35K
Range: $5,000–$500K

By dollars: Kansas >99%, Nevada <1%. Top recipient cities: Wichita, KS; Newton, KS; Lawrence, KS.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Ku Endowment Assn · Lawrence, KS

Education programs, per grant agreement

$500K
Wichita Public Library Foundation · Wichita, KS

Pledged amount for 2024, per grant agreement

$300K
Orpheum Performing Arts Center Ltd · Wichita, KS

Pledged amount for 2024, per grant agreement

$250K
Fundamental Learning Center Inc · Wichita, KS

Commitment for 2024, per grant agreement

$214K
Empower Evergreen Inc · Wichita, KS

Pledged amount for 2024, per grant agreement

$125K