Funding search · EIN 873894190 · Wichita, KS

1440 Ventures Foundation

Name: 1440 Ventures Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

57
grants reported: $3.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educational children douglas flower literacy

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Fundamental Literacy Foundation3 grants · $2.0M
Ku Endowment2 grants · $350,000
McCormick School Museum2 grants · $301,000
Orpheum Theatre3 grants · $252,000
Phillips Fundamental Learning Center1 grant · $200,000
McCormick School Museum1 grant · $25,000
United Way of the Plains2 grants · $20,000
Midwest Historic and Genealogical Society2 grants · $11,600
United Way of the Plains1 grant · $10,000
Stepstone2 grants · $7,000

Giving over time

$1.9M

2022

$830,000

2023

$532,100

2024

Grant history

All 57 reported grants, largest first.

$800,000
Fundamental Literacy Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2022
Educational support
$800,000
Fundamental Literacy Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2022
Educational support
$400,000
Fundamental Literacy Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2023
Educational support
$300,000
McCormick School Museum · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$250,000
Ku Endowment · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$250,000
Orpheum Theatre · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$200,000
Phillips Fundamental Learning Center · Wichita, KS · 2022
Literacy programs for children
$100,000
Ku Endowment · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$25,000
McCormick School Museum · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$10,000
United Way of the Plains · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$10,000
United Way of the Plains · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$10,000
United Way of the Plains · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$6,600
Midwest Historic and Genealogical Society · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$6,000
Stepstone · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$5,000
Botanica · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
Midwest Historic and Genealogical Society · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$5,000
Midwest Historic and Genealogical Society · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$2,000
Kansas Humane Society of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$2,000
Kansas Food Bank · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$1,000
Botanica · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Central Plains Health Care Partnership · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Humankind Ministries Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Kansas Foodbank Warehouse · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Kansas Public Telecommunications Service · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
McCormick School Museum · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Senior Services Inc of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Stepstone · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Storytime Village · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Usd 290 Derby Parents As Teachers · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Wichita Art Museum · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Wichita Children'S Home · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$1,000
Humankind Ministries Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
Kansas Foodbank Warehouse · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
Kansas Humane Society of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
Kansas Public Telecommunications Service · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
Orpheum Theatre · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
Senior Services Inc of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
Wichita Children'S Home · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
Wichita Symphony Orchestra · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$1,000
Humankind · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$1,000
Kansas Humane Society of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$1,000
Meals On Wheels Sedgwick Co Ks · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$1,000
Music Theatre Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$1,000
Orpheum Theatre · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$1,000
Wichita Art Museum · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$1,000
Wichita Children'S Home · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$1,000
Wichita Symphony Orchestra · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$500
Harvester Arts · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$500
Ronald McDonald House of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$500
Wsu Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2024
Charitable support
$500
Central Plains Health Care Partnership · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$500
Ronald McDonald House of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$500
Wichita Habitat for Humanity · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$500
Wsu Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2023
Charitable support
$500
Ronald McDonald House of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support
$500
Wichita Downtown Development Corporation · Wichita, KS · 2022
Douglas flower project
$500
Wsu Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2022
Charitable support

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