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Grants and funding in Kansas

4,061 foundations reported granting into Kansas on their most recent IRS filings: 15,477 itemized grants worth $1.6B between them. On top of that, fifteen live grant programs and thirty-five contract opportunities are specific to Kansas, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.

foundations granting into the state
4,061
of 129,000+ funders on file
in itemized grants into the state
$1.6B
across 15,477 grants on IRS filings
live grants specific to Kansas
15
of 4,800+ open grants tracked nationwide
community lenders serving the state
25
of 480+ CDFIs on file

What a typical foundation grant runs here

The 4,061 foundations granting into Kansas, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.

220
945
1,396
891
518
58
Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Grantmaking foundations that reported granting into this state, bucketed by their average grant size. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022, as of October 1, 2026.

Who gives the most into Kansas

The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Kansas on their most recent filings.

The Kansas University Endowment Association$434M
Impact Investing Charitable Foundation$151M
The Big 12 Conference Inc$78M
Kansas State University Foundation$63M
Itemized grants into Kansas from each foundation’s most recent IRS filing, as of October 1, 2026. A linked name accepts applications and has a profile here.

Who the Kansas-specific grants are for

Of the fifteen live grant programs specific to Kansas, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. seven more are open to any organization type.

Nonprofits9
Cities and towns5
Tribal organizations3
Researchers2
Small businesses1

See how Quillify works for nonprofits, local governments and tribal organizations.

The lenders almost nobody checks

Twenty-five community development lenders serve Kansas: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: PBM Lending (Manzeska Ota Tsi), Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.

Kansas foundation grants by focus

Foundations based in Kansas that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 329Kansas foundations that accept applications.

Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.

See what you are eligible for in Kansas.

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