Funding search · EIN 481152429 · Salina, KS

Earl Bane Foundation

Name: Earl Bane Foundation grants, 2021–2023
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.

215
grants reported: $3.2M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “receptacle” · $25,000

$25,000
Smoky Hill River Festival · Salina, KS · 2021
Pre-workshops, game street, entrance art, volunteer retention, waste receptacles

Top recipients

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

Bethany College6 grants · $332,500
Salina Area United Way4 grants · $252,000
Salina Public Library1 grant · $200,000
Kansas Wesleyan University10 grants · $195,000
Kansas State University42 grants · $171,250
Big Brothersbig Sisters4 grants · $165,000
Salina Rescue Mission3 grants · $150,000
Salina Grace Foundation3 grants · $130,000
Caps3 grants · $119,000
Central Kansas Flywheels3 grants · $116,700

Giving over time

$920,450

2021

$1.2M

2022

$1.1M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 215 grants.

$200,000
Salina Area United Way · Salina, KS · 2023
Early childcare initiative program
$200,000
Salina Public Library · Salina, KS · 2022
Library renovation
$150,000
Bethany College · Lindsborg, KS · 2021
Good life scholarship
$100,000
Big Brothersbig Sisters · Salina, KS · 2023
Maintenance projects & the big lift
$100,000
Salina Educational Automotive Museum · Salina, KS · 2022
Founding donor
$100,000
United Methodist Church of the Cross · Salina, KS · 2022
Angel child care center capital improvements
$93,400
Central Kansas Flywheels · Salina, KS · 2021
Lighting & guttering; power 7 lighting in ag & morton buildings
$75,000
Bethany College · Lindsborg, KS · 2023
Good life scholarship
$75,000
Bethany College · Lindsborg, KS · 2022
Good life scholarship
$60,000
Salina Grace Foundation · Salina, KS · 2023
Operational expenses & new building renovations
$59,000
Friends of the River Foundation · Salina, KS · 2021
Clean-ups & smoky hill river trail around ymca
$54,000
Caps · Salina, KS · 2022
Casa training & supervision
$50,000
Cloud County Community College · Junction City, KS · 2023
Student learning equipment for tech ed and innovation center
$50,000
Kansas Wesleyan University · Salina, KS · 2023
Nursing program/scholarships
$50,000
Salina Rescue Mission · Salina, KS · 2023
Staffing
$50,000
Kansas Wesleyan University · Salina, KS · 2022
Nursing program/scholarships
$50,000
Salina Area United Way · Salina, KS · 2022
Early childhood program fund
$50,000
Salina Grace Foundation · Salina, KS · 2022
Winter shelter, community resource center, furnishing the future
$50,000
Salina Rescue Mission · Salina, KS · 2022
Guest employee program
$50,000
Kansas Wesleyan University · Salina, KS · 2021
Nursing program/scholarships
$50,000
Salina Rescue Mission · Salina, KS · 2021
Guest employee program
$40,000
Salina Child Care Association · Salina, KS · 2022
Operating expenses
$40,000
Caps · Salina, KS · 2021
Casa training & supervision
$40,000
Kansas Youth Sports · Salina, KS · 2021
250 football helmets
$33,000
Usd 307 · Brookville, KS · 2022
Dust collection system
$30,000
Greater Salina Community Foundation · Salina, KS · 2023
Brookville community playground
$30,000
Theatre Salina · Salina, KS · 2023
Reduce electrical footprint
$27,500
Salina Art Center · Salina, KS · 2021
Gallery lighting & flooring; capital campaign
$25,000
Caps · Salina, KS · 2023
Casa program
$25,000
Kansas Wesleyan University · Salina, KS · 2023
Sound & lighting sams chapel
$25,000
Smoky Hill River Festival · Salina, KS · 2023
2024 projects
$25,000
Bethany College · Lindsborg, KS · 2022
Pathways internships
$25,000
Big Brothersbig Sisters · Salina, KS · 2022
Program, screenings, events
$25,000
Smoky Hill River Festival · Salina, KS · 2022
Game street, green room, mural, hospitality, 50th anniversary concept
$25,000
National Ambucs Inc Noon Network Chapter · Salina, KS · 2021
Skyfire 2021 & 2022
$25,000
Salina Child Care Association · Salina, KS · 2021
Operating expenses
$25,000
Smoky Hill River Festival · Salina, KS · 2021
Pre-workshops, game street, entrance art, volunteer retention, waste receptacles
$22,500
Greater Salina Community Foundation · Salina, KS · 2021
Youth baseball fund, back to school fair, and salina net generation
$20,000
Big Brothersbig Sisters · Salina, KS · 2023
Mentoring programs and background checks
$20,000
Central Kansas Foundation · Salina, KS · 2023
Women's bridgehouse program
$20,000
Rolling Hills Zoo · Salina, KS · 2023
Streamline ticketing & gift shop expansion
$20,000
Salina Crossroads Marathon · Salina, KS · 2023
2024 sponsorship
$20,000
Central Kansas Flywheels · Salina, KS · 2022
Wells church exterior renovations
$20,000
Kansas Youth Sports · Salina, KS · 2022
Football player equipment
$20,000
Salina Area Youth Sportsmanship Initiativ · Salina, KS · 2022
Trainings, certifications, meetings
$20,000
Salina Regional Health Foundation · Salina, KS · 2022
Av equipment for conference room at tammy walker cancer center
$20,000
Salina South Band Boosters · Salina, KS · 2022
Equipment replacement
$20,000
Big Brothersbig Sisters · Salina, KS · 2021
Capacity building grant
$20,000
Salina Grace Foundation · Salina, KS · 2021
Winter shelter
$15,000
Ksds Assistance Dogs · Washington, KS · 2023
Operational expenses
$15,000
Salina Art Center · Salina, KS · 2023
Programming
$15,000
Ksds Assistance Dogs · Washington, KS · 2022
Operational expenses
$15,000
New Heights Therapeutic Riding Center · Folsom, LA · 2022
Scholarships, facility improvements
$15,000
Salina Art Center · Salina, KS · 2022
Programming
$15,000
Communities in Schools · Lawrence, KS · 2021
Funding for usd 305 schools
$13,000
Smoky Hill Museum · Salina, KS · 2021
Proffessional illustrator, microfilm scanner & monitor
$12,000
Usd 307 · Brookville, KS · 2022
Band equipment
$11,700
American Red Cross · Wichita, KS · 2022
Three salina blood drives
$11,000
Saline County Department of Senior Services · Salina, KS · 2021
Meals on wheels; drive thru, tuckpointing, windows, & outbuilding
$10,000
American Red Cross · Wichita, KS · 2023
Saline county blood drives
$10,000
Emergency Aid Food Bank · Salina, KS · 2023
Safe routes to food initiative
$10,000
Friends of the River Foundation · Salina, KS · 2023
Clean-up events
$10,000
Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation · Topeka, KS · 2023
Kmom salina 2024
$10,000
Usd 305 · Salina, KS · 2023
Micro-scholarship fund
$10,000
Friends of the River Foundation · Salina, KS · 2022
Clean-up events
$10,000
New Heights Therapeutic Riding Center · Folsom, LA · 2022
Operating expenses
$10,000
Salina Am Ambucs · Salina, KS · 2022
2023 projects
$10,000
Salina Crossroads Marathon · Salina, KS · 2022
Sponsorship
$10,000
Salina Education Foundation · Salina, KS · 2022
Increase grant-making capacity
$10,000
Theatre Salina · Salina, KS · 2022
Cta spring youth production
$10,000
Usd 305 · Salina, KS · 2022
Micro-scholarship fund
$10,000
Access Foundation of Kansas · Salina, KS · 2021
More than you think scholarship
$10,000
Ksds Assistance Dogs · Washington, KS · 2021
Operational expenses
$10,000
Love Chloe Foundation · Salina, KS · 2021
Warrior wagons & monkey in my chair
$10,000
Salina Community Theatre · Salina, KS · 2021
Sprung flooring for rehearsal space
$9,000
Theatre Salina · Salina, KS · 2022
Computer upgrades
$7,800
American Red Cross · Wichita, KS · 2021
Two salina blood drives
$6,500
Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank · Salina, KS · 2022
Security cameras & monitoring equipment
$6,000
Smoky Hills Public Television · Bunker Hill, KS · 2023
Children's educational programming & head start books
$6,000
Smoky Hills Public Television · Bunker Hill, KS · 2022
Children's educational programming & head start books
$6,000
Smoky Hills Public Television · Bunker Hill, KS · 2021
Children's educational programming & head start books
$5,500
Salina Education Foundation · Salina, KS · 2023
Professional development workshop
$5,500
Usd 307 · Brookville, KS · 2023
Fbla national conference - 11 students
$5,500
Usd 307 · Brookville, KS · 2022
Bpa to nationals
$5,500
Usd 307 · Brookville, KS · 2021
Ell-saline bpa students to nationals 2022
$5,000
Bsa Cornado Area Council · Salina, KS · 2023
After-school outreach programs
$5,000
Cloud County Community College · Junction City, KS · 2023
Georga stelter scholarship
$5,000
Cloud County Community College · Junction City, KS · 2023
Thaliah lopez scholarship
$5,000
Fort Hays State University · Hays, KS · 2023
Meryn came scholarship
$5,000
Fort Hays State University · Hays, KS · 2023
Emalie hall scholarship
$5,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
William fulkerson scholarship
$5,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Emma lippold scholarship
$5,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Titus shafer scholarship
$5,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Logan losey scholarship
$5,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Nolan soukup scholarship
$5,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Iliana armbrust scholarship
$5,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Addelyn weishaar scholarship
$5,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Hope nurnberg scholarship
$5,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Kelsie gack scholarship
$5,000
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Joel hennes scholarship

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