Trusler Foundation Grants
Funding Amount
More than US $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Only one application per organization is allowed each year, ensuring focused support for long-term community benefits.”
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Other requirements
- Only one application per organization per year, please.
- The Trusler Foundation advisory committee primarily considers projects that will make a difference and benefit the long-term needs of Lyon, Chase and Coffey counties with priority given in the following order: Emporia, Lyon County, Chase County, Coffey County.
Overview
The Trusler Foundation, established in 1957 by Harold and Irene Trusler, provides significant financial support for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, and educational purposes in Lyon, Chase, and Coffey counties. With a minimum grant request of $10,000 starting January 1, 2018, priority is given to projects that positively impact the region's economic development. Only one application per organization is allowed each year, ensuring focused support for long-term community benefits.
The Trusler Foundation is a well known and respected Foundation that has gifted significant financial resources to various organizations and projects since its inception in 1957 by Harold & Irene Trusler. Its funds may be used for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, and educational purposes within Lyon, Chase, and Coffey counties. Emphasis will be given to the impact of the grant on the economic development of the geographical area.
Eligibility
Only one application per organization per year, please.The Trusler Foundation advisory committee primarily considers projects that will make a difference and benefit the long-term needs of Lyon, Chase and Coffey counties with priority given in the following order: Emporia, Lyon County, Chase County, Coffey County.
What Emporia Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 67
- Total given
- $3.49M
- Median grant
- $18K
- Range
- $5,196–$842K
- By dollars: Kansas 98%, Virginia 1%, North Carolina <1%. Top recipient cities: Emporia, KS; Manhattan, KS; Cottonwood Falls, KS.
- 1% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Newman Regional Health · Emporia, KS
support the arts
$842K
Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness · Emporia, KS
support art programs
$395K
Symphony in the Flint Hills · Cottonwood Falls, KS
support internships for conservation
$348K
Olpe Community Improvement Inc · Olpe, KS
support disaster relief
$131K
USD 252 · Hartford, KS
support USD 284 programs
$109K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Community development
- Education
- Healthcare
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