Kansas Grants for Nonprofits
Grants for Kansas nonprofits address a wide range of focus areas, from health grants to faith-based individual giving. Learn about Kansas grants by browsing our curated list of top Kansas funders below. Members can also research funding opportunities using the search tool for Grant Finder. Become a member.
Funding landscape and giving trends for Kansas
Agriculture, manufacturing, and aerospace are a few of the key industries in Kansas. With a state population of only around 3 million, the vast majority of the land in Kansas is used for farming. According to Candid, in 2019 about 2,500 funders collectively gave more than $945 million in grants for Kansas.
There are more than 100 community foundations across Kansas that come together through the Kansas Association of Community Foundations. These funders have been growing in terms of assets as well as grants given to local communities in recent years, according to KACF. The funding priorities of Kansas grantmakers include education, human services, youth, health, and religion.
Most of the top funders of Kansas grants encompass community foundations. Also making grants for Kansas communities are private, family, health conversion, and corporate foundations. Leading givers of Kansas grants include Heart to Heart International, Sunderland Foundation, Dane G. Hansen Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, Kansas Health Foundation, Greater Salina Community Foundation, Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Wichita Community Foundation, Topeka Community Foundation, Douglas County Community Foundation, Hutchinson Community Foundation, United Way of the Plains, United Way of Greater Topeka, Beren Foundation, Reach Healthcare Foundation, Dehaemers Family Charitable Trust, and the Patterson Family Foundation.
