Funding search · EIN 486103376 · Leawood, KS
Willard J & Mary G Breidenthal
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 41
- grants reported
- $1.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- Ku Williams Education Fund3 grants · $601,100
- Pokes for a Purpose2 grants · $325,000
- Kansas City Kansas2 grants · $230,000
- Kansas City Kansas Community Colleg1 grant · $150,000
- Kansas Historical Society2 grants · $75,000
- Oklahoma State Unversity Foundation2 grants · $75,000
- Boys & Girls Club2 grants · $75,000
- Reaching Champions Joining Hearts1 grant · $50,000
- Emporia State University Foundation1 grant · $50,000
- Boys Girls Clubs-Greater Kansas Cit1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $300,000
Ku Williams Education Fund · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Education
- $251,100
Ku Williams Education Fund · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Education
- $200,000
Kansas City Kansas · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Education
- $175,000
Pokes for a Purpose · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Charitable
- $150,000
Pokes for a Purpose · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Charitable
- $150,000
Kansas City Kansas Community Colleg · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Education
- $50,000
Williams Fund · Lawerance, KS · 2024
Education
- $50,000
Boys & Girls Club · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Education
- $50,000
Ku Williams Education Fund · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Education
- $50,000
Oklahoma State Unversity Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2023
Education
- $50,000
Reaching Champions Joining Hearts · Wichita, KS · 2023
Education
- $50,000
Boys Girls Clubs-Greater Kansas Cit · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Education
- $50,000
Emporia State University Foundation · Emporia, KS · 2022
Education
- $40,000
Pokes With a Purpose · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Charitable
- $37,500
Kansas Historical Society · Topeka, KS · 2024
Education
- $37,500
Kansas Historical Society · Topeka, KS · 2023
Education
- $37,500
Kansas State Historical Society · Topeka, KS · 2022
Education
- $30,000
Kansas City Kansas · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Boys & Girls Club · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Education
- $25,000
Oklahoma State Unversity Foundation · Stillwater, OK · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Bonner Animal Rescue · Bonner Springs, KS · 2024
Animal rescue
- $1,000
Freedom'S Frontier · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Friends of the Zoo · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Education
- $1,000
Bonner Animal Rescue · Bonner Springs, KS · 2023
Animal rescue
- $1,000
Freedom'S Frontier · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Friends of the Zoo · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Education
- $1,000
Bonner Animal Rescue · Bonner Springs, KS · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Freedom'S Frontier Natl Heritage Ar · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Education
- $1,000
Friends of the Zoo · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Education
- $500
Girl Scouts · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Education
- $500
Kansas City Public Television · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Arts
- $500
Kcur · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Arts
- $500
Wyandotte County Museum · Bonner Springs, KS · 2024
Education
- $500
Girl Scouts · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Education
- $500
Kansas City Public Television · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Arts
- $500
Kcur · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Arts
- $500
Wyandotte County Museum · Bonner Springs, KS · 2023
Education
- $500
Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Education
- $500
Kansas City Public Television · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Arts
- $500
Kcur · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Arts
- $500
Wyandotte County Museum · Bonner Springs, KS · 2022
Education
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