Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas

DODGE CITY, KS EIN: 48-1117413 Website

The mission of the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas is to improve the quality of life in the Southwest Kansas area by providing ongoing philanthropic leadership and maintaining and enhancing the educational, social, cultural, health, and civic resources of the community.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$49.2M

+4.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

-0.6% YoY

Grant Count

124

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

-0.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$49,208,892$47,297,451$43,880,796
Revenue$3,631,414$2,358,585$1,962,840
Expenses$2,071,282$2,370,543$2,311,567
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,721,459$1,643,223$1,371,609
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$288K$576K$863K$1M57 grants202068 grants202156 grants2022124 grants2023124 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Dodge City Community Col…$64KCerebral Palsy Research …$50KQuivira Council Boy Scou…$35KDodge City Family YMCA$30KManor of the Plains$28KArrowhead West Inc$28KKansas Food Bank Warehouse$25KKansas Food Bank Warehouse$25KFirst United Methodist C…$20KFord County Humane Society$20K

Grant Size Distribution

429 grants across all recorded years

415<$50K13$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Ryan AusmusExecutive director$114KPatric HamitFormer Executive director$114K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Robert NeidhartDirector1
Lu Ann WetmoreTreasurer1
Darin GolliherDirector1
Carol SibleyDirector1
Daniel LoveDirector1
Mike HitzDirector1
Kerri BakerDirector1
Michael MaricheDirector1
Craig MockChairman1
Dana WatersDirector1
Lori BoneDirector1
Ryan AusmusExecutive director40$113,776
Patric HamitFormer Executive director1$113,563

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AbileneAshlandBooneBucklinBunker HillCimarronCopelandDodge CityFowlerGarden CityHanstonIngallsJetmoreKinsleyLa CrosseLarnedLawrenceMeadeMinneolaMontezuma

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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