Funding search · EIN 481077463 · Hays, KS
Robert E and Patricia Schmidt Foundatio
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 321
- grants reported
- $13.5M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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
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- Fhsu Foundation20 grants · $3.6M
- Kvc Foundation4 grants · $1.0M
- Ellis County Historical Society3 grants · $800,000
- Dsnwk8 grants · $728,000
- Grow Hays8 grants · $717,000
- High Plains Mental Health Center5 grants · $433,000
- Hays Arts Council5 grants · $364,333
- Hays Med Foundation16 grants · $278,825
- Grow Hays1 grant · $250,000
- Fort Hays Tech North Central Foundation1 grant · $250,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 321 grants.
- $500,000
Fhsu Foundation · Hays, KS · 2023
Football facility
- $500,000
Fhsu Foundation · Hays, KS · 2022
Football facility
- $500,000
Fhsu Foundation · Hays, KS · 2021
Football facility
- $350,000
Ellis County Historical Society · Hays, KS · 2023
General operations
- $350,000
Ellis County Historical Society · Hays, KS · 2022
General operations
- $333,333
Hays Arts Council · Hays, KS · 2024
General operations
- $300,000
Fhsu Foundation · Hays, KS · 2024
General operations
- $300,000
Fhsu Foundation · Hays, KS · 2023
Schmidt foundation scholars
- $300,000
Fhsu Foundation · Hays, KS · 2021
Schmidt foundation scholars - 2023 pledge
- $250,000
Fhsu Foundation · Hays, KS · 2024
General operations
- $250,000
Fort Hays Tech North Central Foundation · Hays, KS · 2024
General operations
- $250,000
Grow Hays · Hays, KS · 2024
General operations
- $250,000
High Plains Mental Health Center · Hays, KS · 2024
General operations
- $250,000
Kvc Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2024
General operations
- $250,000
Fhsu Foundation · Hays, KS · 2023
Center for art & design
- $250,000
Grow Hays · Hays, KS · 2023
General operations
- $250,000
Kvc Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2023
General operations
- $250,000
Fhsu Foundation · Hays, KS · 2022
General operations
- $250,000
Grow Hays · Hays, KS · 2022
General operations
- $250,000
Kvc Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2022
General operations
- $250,000
Fhsu Foundation · Hays, KS · 2021
Center for art & design (4 of 10)
- $250,000
Kvc Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2021
Camber mental health (1 of 4)
- $170,000
Dsnwk · Hays, KS · 2024
General operations
- $170,000
Dsnwk · Hays, KS · 2023
General operations
- $170,000
Dsnwk · Hays, KS · 2022
Pledge in full
- $170,000
Dsnwk · Hays, KS · 2021
Pledge in full
- $125,000
Greater Nw Kansas Comm Foundation · Bird City, KS · 2022
General operations
- $100,000
Ellis County Historical Society · Hays, KS · 2024
General operations
- $100,000
Link · Hays, KS · 2022
General operations
- $100,000
Tmp-Marian · Hays, KS · 2022
General operations
- $100,000
Victoria Community Coalition · Victoria, KS · 2022
General operations
- $75,000
High Plains Mental Health Center · Hays, KS · 2022
General operations
- $65,000
Rush Co Memorial Hospital Foundatin · La Crosse, KS · 2021
Intermediate swing bed project
- $50,000
Tmp-Marian High · Hays, KS · 2024
General operations
- $50,000
Grow Hays · Hays, KS · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Hays Med Foundation · Hays, KS · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Hays Public Library · Hays, KS · 2023
Basement remodel project
- $50,000
Manhattan Community Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital · Wakeeney, KS · 2023
General operations
- $50,000
Barton Comm College Foundation · Great Bend, KS · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
Chadron State Foundation · Chadron, NE · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
Comm Housing Dev Corp of Central Ks · Salina, KS · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
High Plains Mental Health Center · Hays, KS · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
Hutchinson Community College · Hutchinson, KS · 2022
Endowment association
- $50,000
Kansas State University Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
Kansas Wesleyan University · Salina, KS · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
Manhattan Chamber Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
Manhattan Community Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
Mo Western St University Foundation · St Joe, MO · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
Nck Technical College · Hays, KS · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
North Platte Comm College Foundation · North Platte, NE · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
Valley Hope Association · Norton, KS · 2022
General operations
- $50,000
Barton Community College Foundation · Great Bend, KS · 2021
General operations
- $50,000
Chadron State Foundation · Chadron, NE · 2021
General operations
- $50,000
Great Bend Recreation Commission · Great Bend, KS · 2021
Foundation
- $50,000
Grow Hays · Hays, KS · 2021
Imagine ellis co. Project
- $50,000
High Plains Mental Health Center · Hays, KS · 2021
General operations
- $50,000
Hutchinson Comm College · Hutchinson, KS · 2021
Endowment association
- $50,000
Kansas St University Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2021
General operations
- $50,000
Kansas Wesleyan University · Salina, KS · 2021
General operations
- $50,000
Manhattan Community Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2021
General operations
- $50,000
Missouri Western State · St Joe, MO · 2021
Univeristy foundation
- $50,000
Nck Technical College · Hays, KS · 2021
General operations
- $50,000
North Platte Comm College Foundation · North Platee, NE · 2021
General operations
- $50,000
Salina Chamber Foundation · Salina, KS · 2021
General operations
- $50,000
United Way of Reno County · Hutchinson, KS · 2021
General operations
- $42,000
Grow Hays · Hays, KS · 2022
General operations
- $41,000
Dsnwk · Hays, KS · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
Barton Comm College Foundation · Great Bend, KS · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Chadron State Foundation · Chadron, NE · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Fh Tech North Central Foundation · Hays, KS · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Great Bend Chamber Foundation · Great Bend, KS · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Hays Med Foundation · Hays, KS · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Hutchinson Comm College Endow Found · Hutchinson, KS · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Kansas State University Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Kansas Wesleyan University Found · Salina, KS · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
North Platte Comm College Foundation · North Platte, NE · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Oregon Trail Foundation · Scottsbluff, NE · 2024
General operations
- $40,000
Barton Comm College Foundation · Great Bend, KS · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
Chadron State Foundation · Chadron, NE · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
Hays Med Foundation · Hays, KS · 2023
General oeprations
- $40,000
Hutch Comm College Endowment · Hutchinson, KS · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
Kansas Wesleyan University Foundation · Salina, KS · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
Ksu Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
Nck Technical College · Hays, KS · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
North Platte Comm College Foundation · North Platte, NE · 2023
General operations
- $40,000
Hays Med Foundation · Hays, KS · 2022
Breast care center
- $40,000
Hays Med Foundation · Hays, KS · 2021
Breast center nurse navigator
- $40,000
St Jdc Charitable Fund · St Joseph, MO · 2021
General operations
- $35,000
Fhsu Foundation · Hays, KS · 2021
Gen. Scholarships $15,000; encore $10,000; athletic director fund $10,000
- $30,000
Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas · Salina, KS · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
Eisenhower Foundation · Abilene, KS · 2024
General operations
- $30,000
Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas · Salina, KS · 2023
General operations
- $30,000
Eisenhower Foundation · Abilene, KS · 2023
General operations
- $30,000
Great Plains United Methodist Camps · Topeka, KS · 2023
General operations
- $30,000
Options Domestic & Sexual Violence Serv · Hays, KS · 2023
General operations
- $30,000
Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas · Salina, KS · 2022
General operations
- $30,000
Eisenhower Foundation · Abilene, KS · 2022
General operations
- $30,000
North Platte Chamber Ambassodors · North Platte, NE · 2022
General operations
- $30,000
Options Domestic & Sexual Violence Srv · Hays, KS · 2022
General operations
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