Funding search · EIN 261856223 · Pittsburg, KS

Ronald O Thomas Foundation

Name: Ronald O Thomas Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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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.

50
grants reported: $554,658
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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.

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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.

City of Baxter Springs - Animal She1 grant · $150,000
Pointforward3 grants · $106,500
Sek Humane Society4 grants · $71,516
Pittsburg State University2 grants · $50,000
Umass-Amherst-Thomas Foundation3 grants · $30,000
Frankies Friends Charitable Pet2 grants · $23,000
Outside the Wire Foundation1 grant · $16,450
Sek Animal Advocates1 grant · $10,000
Hub of Hope2 grants · $10,000
Kansas Special Olympics3 grants · $8,000

Giving over time

$89,947

2022

$137,175

2023

$99,680

2024

$227,856

2025

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

$150,000
City of Baxter Springs - Animal She · Baxter Springs, KS · 2025
Charitable contribution
$75,000
Pointforward · Pittsburg, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution
$30,000
Sek Humane Society · Pittsburg, KS · 2024
Charitable contributions
$25,000
Sek Humane Society · Pittsburg, KS · 2025
Charitable contributions
$25,000
Pointforward · Pittsburg, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
$25,000
Pittsburg State University · Pitssburg, KS · 2023
Charitable contributions
$25,000
Pittsburg State University · Pitssburg, KS · 2022
Charitable contributions
$22,000
Frankies Friends Charitable Pet · Tampa, FL · 2022
Charitable contribution
$16,450
Outside the Wire Foundation · Pittsburg, KS · 2025
Charitable contribution
$14,016
Sek Humane Society · Pittsburg, KS · 2022
Charitable contributions
$10,000
Umass-Amherst-Thomas Foundation · Amherst, MA · 2025
Charitable contribution
$10,000
Sek Animal Advocates · Pittsburg, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
$10,000
Umass-Amherst-Thomas Foundation · Amherst, MA · 2024
Charitable contribution
$10,000
Umass-Amherst-Thomas Foundation · Amherst, MA · 2023
Charitable contribution
$7,500
Baxter Springs Chamber of Commerce · Baxter Springs, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
$7,500
Baxter Police Aux Ar-15 · Baxter Springs, KS · 2022
Charitable contribution
$6,500
Pointforward · Pittsburg, KS · 2025
Charitable contribution
$6,249
Proud Animal Lovers Shelter · Parsons, KS · 2022
Charitable contribution
$5,000
Chandler Pd - Animal Fund · Chandler, AZ · 2025
Charitable contribution
$5,000
Wesley House · Pittsburg, KS · 2025
Charitable contribution
$5,000
Christmas With a Cop · Baxter Springs, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
$5,000
Hub of Hope · Rogers, AR · 2024
Charitable contribution
$5,000
City of Pittsburg Parks & Rec · Pittsburg, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution
$5,000
Hope for You Breast Cancer · Joplin, MO · 2023
Charitable contribution
$5,000
Hub of Hope · Rogers, AR · 2023
Charitable contribution
$5,000
Joplin Humane Society · Joplin, MO · 2022
Charitable contribution
$3,500
Kansas Special Olympics · Mission, KS · 2023
Charitable contributions
$2,500
Baxter Springs Presbyterian Peo · Baxter Springs, KS · 2025
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Kansas Special Olympics · Mission, KS · 2025
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Baxter Springs Presbyterian Peo · Baxter Springs, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Sek Humane Society · Pittsburg, KS · 2023
Charitable contributions
$2,000
Guardians of the Children · San Antonio, TX · 2025
Charitable contribution
$2,000
Baxter Springs Presbyterian Peo · Baxter Springs, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution
$2,000
Guardians of the Children · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Charitable contribution
$2,000
Kansas Special Olympics · Mission, KS · 2022
Charitable contributions
$2,000
The Presbyterian Church · Pittsburg, KS · 2022
Charitable contribution
$1,806
Girl Scouts · Pittsburg, KS · 2025
Charitable contribution
$1,750
Proud Animal Lovers Shelter · Parsons, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,682
Girl Scouts · Pittsburg, KS · 2022
Charitable contribution
$1,500
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Charitable donation
$1,100
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charitable donation
$1,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable donation
$1,000
Guardians of the Children · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Charitable donation
$1,000
Frankies Friends Charitable Pet · Tampa, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,000
Guardians of the Children · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$1,000
City of Chandler Az K9 Fund · Chandler, AZ · 2022
Charitable contribution
$930
Girl Scouts · Pittsburg, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
$675
Girl Scouts · Pittsburg, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution
$500
Miracle Ear Foundation · Pittsburg, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution

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