Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Kansas
256 private foundations reported 764 arts & culture grants to organizations in Kansas on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $10.2M in all. 161 of them are based in Kansas.
Foundations that fund arts & culture in Kansas
20 of the 256: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Kansas organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Kansas Public Telecommunications Service Inc, Wichita - General support$394
- Naka-Kon Japanese Cultural Education Association, Overland Park - General support$373
- Olathe Northwest High School Raven Pride Band Boosters Foundation, Olathe - General support$332
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Gave $27.8M in 2025
Dane G Hansen Foundation
Logan, KS · latest return: tax year 2025- Cosmosphere, Hutchinson - Funds forr the STEM experiences (reverse field trip)$110,000
- Kansas Children's Discovery Center, Topeka - Funds for year 2 of the mobile museum$50,000
- Luray Community Foundation, Luray - Funds for a new roof for the building$50,000
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Gave $4.2M in 2024
Textron Charitable Trust Dtd
Providence, RI · latest return: tax year 2024- Kansas African American Museum, Wichita - General support to arts & culture$50,000
- Kmuw (Wichita Ks), Wichita - Matching gift to arts & culture$5,806
- Music Theatre Wichita Inc, Wichita - Matching gift to arts & culture$3,600
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Cultural Association of India, Wichita - Volunteer program$4,980
- Chandana Kannada Sangha, Olathe - Matching gifts$3,000
- Great Plains Christian Radio Inc, Meade - Matching gifts$1,000
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Gave $12.2M in 2024
Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Family Foundation
Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- The Culture House Inc, Olathe - General operating support$20,000
- Interurban Arthouse Inc, Overland Park - General operating support for fy 2025$10,000
- The Culture House Inc, Olathe - Capacity building for executive director position$10,000
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Gave $2M in 2024
Commerce Bancshares Foundation
Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Exploration Place Inc, Wichita - Ep2 initiative$15,000
- Orpheum Performing Arts Centre Ltd, Wichita - Second century campaign$10,000
- Orpheum Performing Arts Centre Ltd, Wichita - Second century campaign$10,000
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Gave $2.3M in 2024
Koch Family Foundation
Wichita, KS · latest return: tax year 2024- Mark Arts, Wichita - Arts & Culture Art Together Sponsor$45,000
- Wichita Symphony, Wichita - Symphony in the Gardens$40,000
- Music Theatre of Wichita, Wichita - Season and Intern Program$27,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- First Act Theatre Arts Inc, Overland Park - Arts, culture and humanities$500
- Rolling Hills Zoo Foundation, Salina - Arts, culture and humanities$500
- Band of Angels Corp, Overland Park - Arts, culture and humanities$400
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Art Bridges Inc
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- The Museum of Art and Light Inc, Manhattan - To support exhibition hosting costs and to support programs that create transformative experiences connecting…$54,517
- Wichita Art Museum Inc, Wichita - Support for programs that create transformative experiences connecting with diverse communities, engaging…$39,450
- The Museum of Art and Light Inc, Manhattan - To support evaluation activities to better understand audiences, measure program impact, and inform…$5,000
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The Patterson Family Foundation
Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Luray Community Foundation, Luray - Rural child care program grant$169,620
- Kansas Sampler Foundation, Inman - Thriving rural grant funding$67,350
- Kansas Sampler Foundation, Inman - Rural event grant$2,500
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Gave $16.2M in 2024
William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank of Kansas City N a T
Kansas City, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Boston Daniels, Kansas City - Boston daniels monument commissioning$80,000
- Orpheum Performing Arts Centre Ltd, Wichita - Orpheum theatre: second century campaign$50,000
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Horejsi Charitable Foundation Inc
Salina, KS · latest return: tax year 2025- Salina Educational Automotive Museum of America Inc, Salina - Museum & museum activities$7,500
- Rolling Hills Zoo Foundation, Salina - Protection of endangered species$5,000
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Gave $7M in 2025
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2025- Catholic Academy of Sacred Music, Topeka - Matching gifts 1$5,000
- Trash Mountain Project, Topeka - Matching gifts 1$1,500
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Gave $555M in 2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- University of Kansas, Lawrence - To support production and dissemination of a documentary film about the izhje waxbe/sacred red rock project$185,400
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Gave $42.6M in 2024
James M Cox Foundation of Georgia Inc
Atlanta, GA · latest return: tax year 2024- Exploration Place Inc, Wichita - Capital campaign support$100,000
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Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc
Little Rock, AR · latest return: tax year 2025- Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence - Art & culture$66,250
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Gave $69M in 2024
The Ahmanson Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Culture House, Olathe - Toward the strling conservatory and strling dance theater$50,000
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Great Plains Theatre Inc, Abilene - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$15,000
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Gave $24.5M in 2024
Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust
Phoenix, AZ · latest return: tax year 2024- Hesston College, Hesston - A Trustee Advised grant to the Department of Music in honor of the teaching career of Kenneth L Rodgers$7,500
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Gave $8.2M in 2025
Union Pacific Foundation
Omaha, NE · latest return: tax year 2025- African Americans Renewing Interest in Spirituals Ensemble Inc, Wichita - Culture & arts$5,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Kansas organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Exploration Place Inc Wichita | 4 | $115,878 |
| Luray Community Foundation Luray | 3 | $219,636 |
| Cosmosphere Hutchinson | 3 | $110,703 |
| The Culture House Olathe | 3 | $80,149 |
| Orpheum Performing Arts Centre Ltd Wichita | 3 | $70,142 |
| Lawrence Arts Center Inc Lawrence | 3 | $66,995 |
| Music Theatre Wichita Wichita | 3 | $30,676 |
| Rolling Hills Zoo Foundation Salina | 3 | $5,754 |
| Band of Angels Corp Overland Park | 3 | $5,463 |
| Kansas Public Telecommunications Service Inc Wichita | 3 | $1,604 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Kansas that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 256 foundations, 132 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.