Earl Bane Foundation
Salina, KS · EIN 48-1152429. Reported 241 grants totalling $3,298,282 to 68 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. 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. Earl Bane Foundation 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $200,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany College | Lindsborg, KS | $332,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salina Area United Way | Salina, KS | $252,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina, KS | $202,500 | 13 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salina Public Library | Salina, KS | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | $198,750 | 53 | 3 | 2023 |
| Big Brothersbig Sisters | Salina, KS | $165,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salina Rescue Mission | Salina, KS | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salina Grace Foundation | Salina, KS | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Caps | Salina, KS | $119,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Kansas Flywheels | Salina, KS | $116,700 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salina Educational Automotive Museum | Salina, KS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Methodist Church of the Cross | Salina, KS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the River Foundation | Salina, KS | $79,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smoky Hill River Festival | Salina, KS | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS | $70,000 | 22 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cloud County Community College | Junction City, KS | $65,000 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salina Child Care Association | Salina, KS | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Usd 307 | Brookville, KS | $61,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kansas Youth Sports | Salina, KS | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salina Art Center | Salina, KS | $57,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Salina Community Foundation | Salina, KS | $53,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | $50,000 | 13 | 3 | 2023 |
| Theatre Salina | Salina, KS | $49,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ksds Assistance Dogs Inc | Washington, KS | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salina Crossroads Marathon | Salina, KS | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross | Wichita, KS | $29,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Ambucs Inc Noon Network Chapter | Salina, KS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Heights Therapeutic Riding Center Inc | Folsom, LA | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Kansas Foundation | Salina, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rolling Hills Zoo | Salina, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salina Area Youth Sportsmanship Initiativ | Salina, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salina Regional Health Foundation | Salina, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salina South Band Boosters | Salina, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Usd 305 | Salina, KS | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Salina Education Foundation | Salina, KS | $19,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smoky Hills Public Television | Bunker Hill, KS | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Emporia State University | Emporia, KS | $17,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wichita State University | Wichita, KS | $17,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Communities in Schools | Lawrence, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washburn University | Topeka, KS | $15,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Saline County Department of Senior Services | Salina, KS | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Smoky Hill Museum | Salina, KS | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southwestern College | Winfield, KS | $12,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank | Salina, KS | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Access Foundation of Kansas | Salina, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emergency Aid Food Bank | Salina, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation | Topeka, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Love Chloe Foundation | Salina, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salina Am Ambucs | Salina, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salina Community Theatre | Salina, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salina Symphony | Salina, KS | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Johnson County Community College | Overland Park, KS | $9,232 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Kansas | Mission, KS | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| BSA Cornado Area Council | Salina, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salina Central Theatre Booster Club | Salina, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sterling College | Sterling, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Land Institute | Salina, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Covenant Church | Salina, KS | $2,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bethel College | North Newton, KS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Salina Community Development | Salina, KS | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salina Central High School | Salina, KS | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salina South High School | Salina, KS | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc of Saline County | Salina, KS | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Manor | Wichita, KS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salina Area Technical College Foundation | Salina, KS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salina Presbyterian Manor | Salina, KS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewell County Ems | Mankato, KS | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mankato Endowment Association | Mankato, KS | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
37 of 68 (54%) received money in more than one year over the 3 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 66%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Salina Area United Way
EARLY CHILDCARE INITIATIVE PROGRAM - Big Brothersbig Sisters
MAINTENANCE PROJECTS & THE BIG LIFT - United Methodist Church of the Cross
ANGEL CHILD CARE CENTER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS - Central Kansas Flywheels
LIGHTING & GUTTERING; POWER 7 LIGHTING IN AG & MORTON BUILDINGS - Salina Grace Foundation
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES & NEW BUILDING RENOVATIONS - Friends of the River Foundation
CLEAN-UPS & SMOKY HILL RIVER TRAIL AROUND YMCA
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 107 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 | 71 | $920,450 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 100 | $1,294,432 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 70 | $1,083,400 | $5,000 |
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
99% 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 $5,000. 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 Earl Bane Foundation'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: Po Box 201, Salina, KS, 67402. 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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