Funding search · EIN 814996741 · Wichita, KS
Les and Sissy Donovan Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 48
- grants reported
- $128,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,000
- 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.
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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.
- Catholic Charities3 grants · $14,000
- Guadalupe Clinic3 grants · $13,000
- The Lord'S Diner3 grants · $13,000
- Holy Savior Catholic Church3 grants · $12,000
- Catholic Diocese of Wichita3 grants · $11,000
- Kansas Food Bank3 grants · $11,000
- Tunnel To Towers Foundation3 grants · $8,000
- St Jude Hospital3 grants · $7,000
- Faith Academy3 grants · $5,000
- Bishop Carroll Catholic High School3 grants · $5,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 48 reported grants, largest first.
- $6,000
Catholic Charities · Wichita, KS · 2023
Support for families in need
- $5,000
Guadalupe Clinic · Wichita, KS · 2023
Health care for the needy
- $5,000
Holy Savior Catholic Church · Wichita, KS · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
The Lord'S Diner · Wichita, KS · 2023
Feed the hungry
- $4,000
Catholic Charities · Wichita, KS · 2024
Support for families in need
- $4,000
Catholic Diocese of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2024
General fund
- $4,000
Guadalupe Clinic · Wichita, KS · 2024
Health care for the needy
- $4,000
Kansas Food Bank · Wichita, KS · 2024
Providing hunger-relief
- $4,000
The Lord'S Diner · Wichita, KS · 2024
Feed the hungry
- $4,000
Catholic Diocese of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2023
General fund
- $4,000
Kansas Food Bank · Wichita, KS · 2023
Providing hunger-relief
- $4,000
Catholic Charities · Wichita, KS · 2022
Support for families in need
- $4,000
Guadalupe Clinic · Wichita, KS · 2022
Health care for the needy
- $4,000
Holy Savior Catholic Church · Wichita, KS · 2022
Development fund
- $4,000
The Lord'S Diner · Wichita, KS · 2022
Feed the hungry
- $3,000
Holy Savior Catholic Church · Wichita, KS · 2024
General fund
- $3,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Helping homeless veterans
- $3,000
St Jude Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Defeating childhood cancer
- $3,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Helping homeless veterans
- $3,000
Catholic Diocese of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Children'S Advocacy Center of Collin County · Plano, TX · 2022
Victims of child abuse
- $3,000
Kansas Food Bank · Wichita, KS · 2022
Providing hunger-relief
- $2,000
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School · Wichita, KS · 2024
Development fund
- $2,000
Faith Academy · Wichita, KS · 2024
Christian adademy
- $2,000
St Jude Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Defeating childhood cancer
- $2,000
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School · Wichita, KS · 2023
Development fund
- $2,000
Children'S Advocacy Center of Collin County · Plano, TX · 2023
Victims of child abuse
- $2,000
Club Parkinson'S · Wichita, KS · 2023
Support for people with parkinson's disease
- $2,000
Faith Academy · Wichita, KS · 2023
Christian adademy
- $2,000
Newman University · Wichita, KS · 2023
Development fund
- $2,000
Starkey · Wichita, KS · 2023
Helping people with disabilities
- $2,000
Westside Good Neighbor Center · Wichita, KS · 2023
Food pantry for the needy
- $2,000
Wichita Children'S Home · Wichita, KS · 2023
Care for children in need
- $2,000
Newman University · Wichita, KS · 2022
Development fund
- $2,000
St Jude Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Defeating childhood cancer
- $2,000
Starkey · Wichita, KS · 2022
Helping people with disabilities
- $2,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Helping homeless veterans
- $2,000
Westside Good Neighbor Center · Wichita, KS · 2022
Food pantry for the needy
- $1,000
Catholic Charities - Harbor House · Wichita, KS · 2023
Victims of domestic violence
- $1,000
Christian Association of Youth Mentoring · Wichita, KS · 2023
Youth mentoring
- $1,000
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School · Wichita, KS · 2022
Development fund
- $1,000
Catholic Charities - Harbor House · Wichita, KS · 2022
Victims of domestic violence
- $1,000
Christian Association of Youth Mentoring · Wichita, KS · 2022
Youth mentoring
- $1,000
Club Parkinson'S · Wichita, KS · 2022
Support for people with parkinson's disease
- $1,000
Faith Academy · Wichita, KS · 2022
Christian adademy
- $1,000
Hope Ranch for Women · Wichita, KS · 2022
Care for exploited and abused womencare for exploited and abused women
- $1,000
Museum of World Treasures · Wichita, KS · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Wichita Children'S Home · Wichita, KS · 2022
Care for children in need
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