Funding search · student-athlete mental health · Kansas
Who funds student-athlete mental health work in Kansas
15 funders have a record of paying for student-athlete mental health work by Kansas recipients: 153 grants totaling $15.5M, most recently in 2024 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas ($82,000), Tower Mental Health Foundation ($245,000) and Health Care Foundation of Greater Kc ($1.4M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Kansas recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $2,000 to Bert Nash Comm Mental Health Center — support for uninsured patients of the clinics.
Largest: $22,750 to KANZA MENTAL HEALTH — assistance in switching center from community mental health center to community behavioral health center
Health Care Foundation of Greater KcKansas City, MOCharity · may take applications
13 matching grants · $1.4M · through 2022Largest: $144,000 to SOUTHEAST KANSAS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER — 2022 mental health funding
Association of Community Mental HealthTopeka, KSCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $359,578 · through 2021Largest: $40,117 to HORIZONS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER — to help mitigate the impact of the public health emergency
Topeka Community FoundationTopeka, KSCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $932,412 · through 2024Largest: $525,000 to THE BERT NASH COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER — mental health
Kansas Health FoundationWichita, KSCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $210,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to USD 409 Atchison Public Schools — to provide funding in support of mental health field trips, speakers and health professionals to help support mental health, and purchasing curriculum that supports mental health i…
Largest: $2,500 to MHK MENTAL HEALTH — mental health services
Greater Manhattan Community FoundationManhattan, KSCharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $113,348 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to PAWNEE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INC — integrating primary health screenings into behavioral health care
Largest: $250,000 to HIGH PLAINS MENTAL HEALTH CENTER — general operations
Pawnee Mental Health FoundationManhattan, KSCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $1.3M · through 2024Largest: $443,416 to PAWNEE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INC — assistance with program services.
Kansas Association of Child CareSalina, KSCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $259,125 · through 2023Largest: $72,000 to COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER — sustainability grant
Salina Area United WaySalina, KSCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $127,000 · through 2024Largest: $26,000 to PAWNEE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES — funded partners grant
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