Coleman Family Foundation Inc
Pittsburg, KS · EIN 43-1947299. Reported 209 grants totalling $11.7M to 65 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Coleman Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg State University Foundation Inc | Pittsburg, KS | $4,629,500 | 18 | 5 | 2025 |
| Frontenac Public Schools | Frontenac, KS | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Point Forward Inc | Pittsburg, KS | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $625,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | $550,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Families & Children Together Inc | Pittsburg, KS | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas | Pittsburg, KS | $380,000 | 4 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mt Carmel Foundation | Pittsburg, KS | $270,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Diocese of Wichita | Wichita, KS | $232,763 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Girard Medical Center Foundation | Girard, KS | $230,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Foundation of Se Kansas | Pittsburg, KS | $200,000 | 12 | 3 | 2023 |
| Victory Life Church | Pittsburg, KS | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vie Medical Clinic | Pittsburg, KS | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Community Health Center of Se Kansas | Pittsburg, KS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas | Pittsburg, KS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Frontenac Public Library Foundation | Frontenac, KS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Joplin Regional Medical School Alliance | Neosho, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Hope Foundation | Norton, KS | $100,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kids Across America | Branson, MO | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Brandon Burlsworth Foundation | Harrison, AR | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Learning Tree Institute at Greenbush | Girard, KS | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Safehouse Crisis Center | Pittsburg, KS | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Foundation for Class Inc | Columbus, KS | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fostering Connections | Frontenac, KS | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| International Justice Misson | Washington, DC | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Miners Hall Museum | Franklin, KS | $42,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children's Advocacy Center | Pittsburg, KS | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| International Justice Mission | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Safespace | Stuart, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Wood YMCA | Elmdale, KS | $34,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Colonial Fox Theatre Foundation | Pittsburg, KS | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pittsburg Community Theatre | Pittsburg, KS | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Joplin, MO | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crawfod County Historical Museum | Pittsburg, KS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Crawford County | Pittsburg, KS | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hope House | Lees Summit, MO | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Rose Brooks Center | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Mary's Colgan Catholic Schools | Pittsburg, KS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Family Conservancy | Kansas City, KS | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Christ in Youth | Joplin, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids Across America Foundation | Branson, MO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mother to Mother Minstry | Pittsburg, KS | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harvesters | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Level Up Kids | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stilwell Heritage & Educational Foundation | Pittsburg, KS | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wesley House | Pittsburg, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Indian River County | Vero Beach, FL | $10,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvesters - the Community Food Network | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters | Wichita, KS | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mother to Mother Ministry | Pittsburg, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pittsburg Mother to Mother Ministry | Pittsburg, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of the Four States | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stilwell Heritage & Education Foundation | Pittsburg, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Balkans Days Festival Association | Pittsburg, KS | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Inclusion Connections | Olathe, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Levelup Kids Inc | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
42 of 65 (65%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 76%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Pittsburg State University Foundation Inc
NURSING SIMULATION HOSPITAL - Frontenac Public Schools
UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST 249 TURF PROJECT - Families & Children Together Inc
BUILD NEW ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTER - Children's Mercy Hospital
HOSPITAL COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES - University of Minnesota Foundation
3M/COLEMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP - Mt Carmel Foundation
LEGACY OF HOPE II - CANCER CENTER CAMPAIGN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 111 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | $2,060,200 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 49 | $3,086,263 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 40 | $1,920,000 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $1,440,500 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 43 | $3,145,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
83% of its giving went to organizations in Kansas. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Kansas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Coleman Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 610 East Jefferson, Pittsburg, KS, 66762. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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