Funding search · EIN 746450097 · Smith Center, KS

Cleon Dettmer Charitable Trust

Name: Cleon Dettmer Charitable Trust grants, 2022–2025
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.

82
grants reported: $408,977
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,200
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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 religious scholarship expenses recreational community exps food

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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.

28 grants matching “kensington” · $150,383

$10,000
Kensington Food Pantry · Kensington, KS · 2025
Food assistance
$9,800
Kensington Senior Community · Kensington, KS · 2025
Funds for expenses
$7,500
Kensington Fire Department · Kensington, KS · 2025
Funds for expenses
$7,000
Kensington Community Libr · Kensington, KS · 2025
Funds for expenses
$5,500
Kensington Ministerial Assoc · Kensington, KS · 2025
Religious support
$4,300
Kensington Lions Club · Kensington, KS · 2025
Funds for expenses
$3,857
City of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2025
Swimming pool exps, community suppor
$3,700
United Church of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2025
Religious support
$8,180
Kensington Food Pantry · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$8,050
Kensington Senior Community · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$5,850
Kensington Community Libr · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$5,050
Kensington Fire Department · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$4,550
Kensington Ministerial As · Kensington, KS · 2024
Religious
$3,650
City of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2024
Recreational
$3,550
Kensington Lions Club · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$7,300
Kensington Food Pantry · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$7,236
Kensington Senior Citizen · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$5,362
Kensington Community Libr · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$4,500
Kensington Fire Department · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$3,940
Kensington Ministerial As · Kensington, KS · 2023
Religious
$2,886
Kensington Lions Club · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$2,472
City of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2023
Recreational
$7,100
Kensington Senior Citizen · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$6,800
Kensington Food Pantry · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$4,000
Kensington Fire Department · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$3,800
Kensington Ministerial As · Kensington, KS · 2022
Religious
$2,750
Kensington Lions Club · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$1,700
City of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2022
Recreational

Top recipients

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

Fort Hays State University4 grants · $62,060
St John Lutheran Church4 grants · $42,828
Kensington Food Pantry4 grants · $32,280
First St John Lutheran Ch4 grants · $27,786
American Legion of Kensin4 grants · $24,038
Kensington Fire Department4 grants · $21,050
Kansas State University4 grants · $20,160
Kensington Community Libr3 grants · $18,212
Home Charitable Foundation4 grants · $17,890
Kensington Senior Community2 grants · $17,850

Giving over time

$90,180

2022

$86,562

2023

$106,267

2024

$125,968

2025

Grant history

All 82 reported grants, largest first.

$19,760
Fort Hays State University · Hays, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$14,700
Fort Hays State University · Hays, KS · 2022
Educational
$14,000
Fort Hays State University · Hays, KS · 2023
Educational
$13,600
Fort Hays State University · Hays, KS · 2024
Educational
$12,187
St John Lutheran Church · Kensington, KS · 2024
Religious
$12,171
St John Lutheran Church · Kensington, KS · 2025
Religious support
$10,108
St John Lutheran Church · Kensington, KS · 2022
Religious
$10,000
Kensington Food Pantry · Kensington, KS · 2025
Food assistance
$9,800
Kensington Senior Community · Kensington, KS · 2025
Funds for expenses
$8,600
First St John Lutheran Ch · Kensington, KS · 2025
Religious support
$8,362
St John Lutheran Church · Kensington, KS · 2023
Religious
$8,180
Kensington Food Pantry · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$8,050
Kensington Senior Community · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$7,500
Kensington Fire Department · Kensington, KS · 2025
Funds for expenses
$7,400
American Legion of Kensin · Kensington, KS · 2025
Funds for expenses
$7,300
Kensington Food Pantry · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$7,236
Kensington Senior Citizen · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$7,100
Kensington Senior Citizen · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$7,050
First St John Lutheran Ch · Kensington, KS · 2024
Religious
$7,000
Kensington Community Libr · Kensington, KS · 2025
Funds for expenses
$6,800
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2024
Educational
$6,800
Kensington Food Pantry · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$6,136
First St John Lutheran Ch · Kensington, KS · 2023
Religious
$6,050
American Legion of Kensin · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$6,000
First St John Lutheran Ch · Kensington, KS · 2022
Religious
$5,850
Kensington Community Libr · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$5,500
Kensington Ministerial Assoc · Kensington, KS · 2025
Religious support
$5,362
American Legion of Kensin · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$5,362
Kensington Community Libr · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$5,340
Home Charitable Foundation · Kensington, KS · 2025
Support
$5,226
American Legion of Kensin · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$5,226
Kesnington Community Libr · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$5,050
Home Charitable Foundation · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$5,050
Kensington Fire Department · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Home Charitable Foundation · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$4,960
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$4,960
University of Nebraska - Kearney · Kearney, NE · 2025
Scholarship
$4,550
Kensington Ministerial As · Kensington, KS · 2024
Religious
$4,500
Kensington Fire Department · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$4,300
Kensington Lions Club · Kensington, KS · 2025
Funds for expenses
$4,200
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Educational
$4,200
Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Educational
$4,000
Kensington Fire Department · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$3,940
Kensington Ministerial As · Kensington, KS · 2023
Religious
$3,857
City of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2025
Swimming pool exps, community suppor
$3,800
Kensington Ministerial As · Kensington, KS · 2022
Religious
$3,700
United Church of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2025
Religious support
$3,650
City of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2024
Recreational
$3,550
Kensington Lions Club · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$3,500
Barton County Community College · Great Bend, KS · 2022
Educational
$3,050
United Church of Kensingt · Kensington, KS · 2024
Religious
$2,886
Kensington Lions Club · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$2,800
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Educational
$2,800
Wichita State University · Wichita, KS · 2023
Educational
$2,750
Kensington Lions Club · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$2,506
United Church of Kensingt · Kensington, KS · 2023
Religious
$2,500
Home Charitable Foundation · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$2,480
Emporia State University · Emporia, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$2,480
Friends University · Wichita, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$2,480
Kansas Wesleyan University · Salina, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$2,480
McPherson College · McPherson, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$2,472
City of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2023
Recreational
$2,370
United Church of Kensingt · Kensington, KS · 2022
Religious
$1,700
Bethany College · Linsborg, KS · 2024
Educational
$1,700
Colby Community College · Colby, KS · 2024
Educational
$1,700
Emporia State University · Emporia, KS · 2024
Educational
$1,700
Friends University · Wichita, KS · 2024
Educational
$1,700
Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK · 2024
Educational
$1,700
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Educational
$1,700
University of Nebraska - Kearney · Kearney, NE · 2024
Educational
$1,700
Wichita State University · Wichita, KS · 2024
Educational
$1,700
City of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2022
Recreational
$1,400
Bethany College · Linsborg, KS · 2023
Educational
$1,400
Colby Community College · Colby, KS · 2023
Educational
$1,400
Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK · 2023
Educational
$1,400
Bethany College · Linsborg, KS · 2022
Educational
$1,400
Colby Community College · Colby, KS · 2022
Educational
$1,400
Kansas Wesleyan University · Salina, KS · 2022
Educational
$1,400
North Central Ks Tech College · Beloit, KS · 2022
Educational
$1,400
Wichita State University · Wichita, KS · 2022
Educational
$1,200
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2025
Scholarship
$700
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Educational

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