Nonprofit · EIN 48-1022361
WICHITA FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · WICHITA, KS 67202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $12,351,835 | $9,158,281 | $3,193,554 | $112,154,248 | $15,479,673 | $96,674,575 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $8,004,919 | $9,578,805 | -$1,573,886 | $106,224,025 | $16,223,812 | $90,000,213 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $10,248,362 | $7,534,035 | $2,714,327 | $102,240,100 | $14,554,385 | $87,685,715 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,219,474
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,854,083
- Royalties
- $111,418
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,467,618
- Other revenue
- $278,278
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $7,215,186
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $372,116
- Other salaries and wages
- $625,536
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,149,536
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $8,199
- Accounting fees
- $22,762
- Occupancy
- $92,884
- Travel
- $47,290
- Depreciation
- $30,440
- Program services (functional)
- $7,931,436
- Management and general (functional)
- $584,020
- Fundraising (functional)
- $642,825
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $106,224,025
- Total assets, end of year
- $112,154,248
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,479,673
- Net assets, end of year
- $96,674,575
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $105,565
- Publicly traded securities
- $100,456,670
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $95,674,575
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,000,000
- Gross receipts
- $28,620,006
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- KS
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLY PRICHARD | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $240,136 | $51,287 |
| COURTNEY BENGTSON | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Officer | 40 | $131,981 | $6,970 |
| AMY WILLIAMS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY MCSWAIN | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE RAMSEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LASHONDA GARNES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBBIE GANN | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINE AGNEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY ALLEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BREE COX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET DECHANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT GEARHART | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE HARDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LAVENDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TERESA LOVELADY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONN MCMAHON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES NASTARS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA SWEDLUND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLY PRICHARD | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $226,481 | $48,275 |
| COURTNEY BENGTSON | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Officer | 40 | $120,977 | $7,743 |
| DEBBIE GANN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE COX | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE RAMSEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY ALLEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY WILLIAMS | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA FARHA-FLENTJE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONN MCMAHON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET DECHANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY MCSWAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD RAMSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINE AGNEW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LASHONDA GARNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LAVENDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA LOVELADY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES NASTARS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA SWEDLUND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLY PRICHARD | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $209,872 | $43,642 |
| COURTNEY BENGTSON | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Officer | 40 | $103,004 | $6,592 |
| TABEN AZAD | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $34,499 | $2,208 |
| HECTOR CORTEZ | FORMER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $31,411 | $3,666 |
| DEBBIE GANN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE COX | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LAVENDAR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMY ALLEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES NASTARS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA FARHA-FLENTJE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONN MCMAHON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET DECHANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY MCSWAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD RAMSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL PICKERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE RAMSEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN PEARE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON SHERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 303 S BROADWAY AVE STE 100, WICHITA, KS 67202-4311
- In care of
- % ROB ALLISON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHELLY PRICHARD, 303 S BROADWAY SUITE 100, WICHITA, KS 67202
- Signed the 990
- SHELLY PRICHARD, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (316) 264-4880
- Website
- WICHITAFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- REGIER CARR & MONROE LLP
Mission
THE WICHITA FOUNDATION INVESTS IN PEOPLE AND IDEAS TO SPARK CHANGE, AND ENVISIONS A PLACE WHERE ALL WICHITANS THRIVE AND BELONG. AS COMMUNITY CONVENERS, THE FOUNDATION LEADS WITH COURAGE, GROWS EQUITABLE RELATIONSHIPS, IGNITES PHILANTHROPY AND BELIEVES IN WICHITA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WICHITAFOUNDATION.ORG OR CALL 316-264-4880.
Program accomplishments
- THE WICHITA FOUNDATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT, PLACE-BASED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ADVANCING THE LONG-TERM VITALITY AND UPWARD MOBILITY OF THE WICHITA REGION. THROUGH NEARLY 300 CHARITABLE FUNDS AND THE FUND FOR WICHITA, OUR UNRESTRICTED COMMUNITY RESOURCE, WE BRING TOGETHER PHILANTHROPISTS, DOLLARS, AND IDEAS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITY AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY SYSTEMS. KEY INITIATIVES INCLUDE PRESS FORWARD WICHITA, WHICH STRENGTHENS LOCAL JOURNALISM AND ACCESS TO TRUSTED INFORMATION, AND NONPROFIT ELEVATION, WHICH INVESTS IN NONPROFIT CAPACITY, LEADERSHIP, AND SUSTAINABILITY TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.Expenses $7,931,436 · grants $7,215,186
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 48-1022361
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T310)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $112,154,248
- Income (IRS master file)
- $28,620,006
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $12,351,835 | $9,158,281 | $112,154,248 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $8,004,919 | $9,578,805 | $106,224,025 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $10,248,362 | $7,534,035 | $102,240,100 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $13,064,414 | $7,205,725 | $95,625,869 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 48-1022361).
Questions about WICHITA FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of WICHITA FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WICHITA FOUNDATION is 48-1022361.
- Is WICHITA FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to WICHITA FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WICHITA FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WICHITA FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WICHITA FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WICHITA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SHELLY PRICHARD.
- Who are the officers and directors of WICHITA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $240,136 (SHELLY PRICHARD, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does WICHITA FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,351,835, expenses of $9,158,281 and total assets of $112,154,248 at year end.
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