Funding search · EIN 480963083 · Smith Center, KS

Rathert Foundation

Name: Rathert Foundation 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.

44
grants reported: $224,248
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $4,100
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

recreational educational insurance improvements apartment backstop black care

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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.

Top recipients

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

Country View Village4 grants · $37,100
Kensington Swimming Pool3 grants · $35,000
Bright Beginninngs Child Developmen3 grants · $27,250
West Smith County Recreation Commis3 grants · $27,000
Kensington Senior Community Center4 grants · $14,670
City of Kensington2 grants · $11,000
Sunporch of Smith County1 grant · $10,000
City of Lebanon3 grants · $8,966
Oak Township2 grants · $6,476
Smith County Free Fair1 grant · $6,250

Giving over time

$48,696

2022

$47,392

2023

$60,934

2024

$67,226

2025

Grant history

All 44 reported grants, largest first.

$15,000
Kensington Swimming Pool · Kensington, KS · 2022
Recreational
$10,000
City of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2025
Swimming pool expenses
$10,000
Country View Village · Kensington, KS · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Kensington Swimming Pool · Kensington, KS · 2024
Recreational
$10,000
Sunporch of Smith County · Smith Center, KS · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Kensington Swimming Pool · Kensington, KS · 2023
Recreational
$10,000
Country View Village · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$10,000
West Smith County Recreation Commis · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$9,800
Country View Village · Kensington, KS · 2025
Apartment remodel
$9,500
Bright Beginninngs Child Developmen · Smith Center, KS · 2023
Educational
$9,395
West Smith County Recreation Commis · Kensington, KS · 2024
Recreational
$9,000
Bright Beginninngs Child Developmen · Smith Center, KS · 2025
Insurance, yard & loan
$8,750
Bright Beginninngs Child Developmen · Smith Center, KS · 2024
Educational
$7,605
West Smith County Recreation Commis · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$7,300
Country View Village · Kensington, KS · 2023
Charitable
$6,250
Smith County Free Fair · Smith Center, KS · 2025
Black widow groomer & drag
$6,000
United Church of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2025
Insurance
$5,247
Oak Township · Lebanon, KS · 2025
Cemetery improvements
$5,000
City of Smith Center Water Well Reh · Smith Center, KS · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
City of Lebanon · Lebanon, KS · 2022
Charitable
$4,380
Kensington Senior Community Center · Kensington, KS · 2025
Insurance & lawn care
$4,200
City of Smith Center · Smith Center, KS · 2025
Golf course improvements
$4,000
Smith Center Recreation Commission · Smith Center, KS · 2022
Charitable
$3,873
Kensington Senior Community Center · Kensington, KS · 2023
Recreational
$3,602
Unified School District 237 · Smith Center, KS · 2023
Educational
$3,600
City of Lebanon · Lebanon, KS · 2025
Downspouts
$3,550
Kensington Senior Community Center · Kensington, KS · 2024
Recreational
$3,000
Smith County Health Department · Smith Center, KS · 2025
Sidewalk & handrails
$2,867
Kensington Senior Community Center · Kensington, KS · 2022
Recreational
$2,500
Western Plains Village · Smith Center, KS · 2025
Hot water heater
$2,500
City of Smith Center Fire Dept · Smith Center, KS · 2023
Charitable
$1,846
Western Plains Village · Smith Center, KS · 2023
Charitable
$1,539
Oak Creek Christian Church · Osborne, KS · 2024
Charitable
$1,300
Smith Center Recreation Commission · Smith Center, KS · 2025
Backstop replacement
$1,229
Oak Township · Lebanon, KS · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
US Center Foundation · Lebanon, KS · 2025
Ramp
$1,000
City of Kensington · Kensington, KS · 2022
Charitable
$949
Lebanon Community Library · Lebanon, KS · 2025
Laptop
$829
Western Plains Village · Smith Center, KS · 2022
Charitable
$800
US Center Foundation · Lebanon, KS · 2023
Charitable
$693
Usd 237 · Smith Center, KS · 2024
Educational
$493
US Center Foundation · Lebanon, KS · 2024
Charitable
$366
City of Lebanon · Lebanon, KS · 2023
Charitable
$285
City of Lebanon Library · Lebanon, KS · 2024
Charitable

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