Funding search · EIN 486141154 · Wichita, KS

Lusk 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.

61
grants reported
$110,531
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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

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Top recipients

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  • Kpts Public Television4 grants · $17,000
  • Eastminister Presbyterian Church4 grants · $12,061
  • Simply Hygiene2 grants · $9,938
  • Flowers On Douglas4 grants · $7,625
  • The Pando Initiative2 grants · $7,000
  • Wichita Public Library Foundation2 grants · $5,000
  • Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center2 grants · $5,000
  • Foundation for Andover Schools4 grants · $5,000
  • Giving the Basics2 grants · $4,781
  • Ronald McDonald House4 grants · $4,500

Giving over time

$28,251
2022
$26,313
2023
$26,091
2024
$29,876
2025

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

  • $8,000

    Simply Hygiene · Park City, KS · 2024

    Hygiene products to people in need

  • $5,000

    Kpts Public Television · Wichita, KS · 2024

    Public radio programming

  • $5,000

    Kpts Public Television · Wichita, KS · 2023

    Public radio programming

  • $5,000

    Kpts Public Television · Wichita, KS · 2022

    Public radio programming

  • $5,000

    The Pando Initiative · Wichita, KS · 2022

    Support for programs in low income schools

  • $3,061

    Eastminister Presbyterian Church · Wichita, KS · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Eastminister Presbyterian Church · Wichita, KS · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Wichita Public Library Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2025

    General support

  • $3,000

    Eastminister Presbyterian Church · Wichita, KS · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center · Wichita, KS · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    Eastminister Presbyterian Church · Wichita, KS · 2022

    General support

  • $2,656

    Giving the Basics · Wichita, KS · 2023

    General support

  • $2,438

    Flowers On Douglas · Wichita, KS · 2025

    Wichita beautification

  • $2,125

    Giving the Basics · Wichita, KS · 2022

    General support

  • $2,030

    Flowers On Douglas · Wichita, KS · 2024

    Wichita beautification

  • $2,000

    Blue Sky Ranch · Haysville, KS · 2025

    Mentoring program for boys

  • $2,000

    Foundation for Andover Schools · Andover, KS · 2025

    School/classroom support

  • $2,000

    Friends of Andover Public Library · Andover, KS · 2025

    Support of public librariespublic library programs

  • $2,000

    Kmuw · Wichita, KS · 2025

    Public radio programming

  • $2,000

    Kpts Public Television · Wichita, KS · 2025

    Public radio programming

  • $2,000

    The Treehouse · Wichita, KS · 2025

    Support for mothers and babies

  • $2,000

    Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center · Wichita, KS · 2025

    General support

  • $2,000

    Wichita Public Library Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    East Heights United Methodist Church · Wichita, KS · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    The Pando Initiative · Wichita, KS · 2023

    Support for programs in low income schools

  • $1,938

    Simply Hygiene · Park City, KS · 2025

    Hygiene products to people in need

  • $1,657

    Flowers On Douglas · Wichita, KS · 2023

    Wichita beautification

  • $1,500

    Ronald McDonald House · Wichita, KS · 2025

    General support

  • $1,500

    Wichita Childrens Home · Wichita, KS · 2025

    General support

  • $1,500

    Flowers On Douglas · Wichita, KS · 2022

    Wichita beautification

  • $1,000

    East Heights United Methodist Church · Wichita, KS · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Wichita'S Littlest Heros · Wichita, KS · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Dyck Arboretum · Hesston, KS · 2024

    Support of public gardens

  • $1,000

    Foundation for Andover Schools · Andover, KS · 2024

    School/classroom support

  • $1,000

    Friends of Andover Public Library · Andover, KS · 2024

    Support of public librariespublic library programs

  • $1,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Wichita, KS · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Roxy'S Foundation · Wichita, KS · 2024

    Theater support

  • $1,000

    Wichita Childrens Home · Wichita, KS · 2024

    General supportgeneral support

  • $1,000

    Exploration Place · Wichita, KS · 2023

    Support for children's science center

  • $1,000

    Foundation for Andover Schools · Andover, KS · 2023

    School/classroom support

  • $1,000

    Ku Alumni Association · Kansas City, KS · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Rise Up for Youth · Wichita, KS · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Wichita, KS · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    East Heights United Methodist Church · Wichita, KS · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Foundation for Andover Schools · Andover, KS · 2022

    School/classroom support

  • $1,000

    Kidzcope · Wichita, KS · 2022

    Foster care support

  • $1,000

    Ku Alumni Association · Kansas City, KS · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Rise Up for Youth · Wichita, KS · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Rolph Literacy Academy · Wichita, KS · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Ronald McDonald House · Wichita, KS · 2022

    General supportgeneral support

  • $1,000

    The Treehouse · Wichita, KS · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Victory in the Valley · Wichita, KS · 2022

    Project glow

  • $1,000

    Wichita Children'S Theater · Wichita, KS · 2022

    General support

  • $626

    Wichita'S Littlest Heros · Wichita, KS · 2022

    General support

  • $500

    Wichita Children'S Theater & Dance Center · Wichita, KS · 2025

    General support

  • $500

    Botanica · Wichita, KS · 2023

    Support of public gardens

  • $500

    Bridget'S Cradles Foundation · Kechi, KS · 2023

    Infant loss support

  • $500

    Dyck Arboretum · Hesston, KS · 2023

    Support of public gardens

  • $500

    Sunlight Children'S Services · Andover, KS · 2023

    General support

  • $500

    Bridget'S Cradles Foundation · Kechi, KS · 2022

    Infant loss support

  • $500

    Friends of the Andover Public Library · Andover, KS · 2022

    Support of public library

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.