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Vess Family Foundation: 23 grants to organizations, $614,500 (tax year ended December 2024)
Vess Family Foundation, a private foundation in Wichita, KS, paid 23 grants to organizations totaling $614,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 3, 2025. The largest was $310,000 to True the Vote in Rosenberg, TX for education and training.
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- EIN
- 453974304
- Based in
- Wichita, KS
- Assets
- $13,656,834
- Grants paid
- $614,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202523079349100422. It reported $614,500 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| True the Vote | Rosenberg, TX | Education and training | $310,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Share the Season | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wichita Children's Home | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cambodian Children's Fund | Santa Monica, CA | Unrestricted general fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Charities Inc | Wichita, KS | Anthony Family Shelter, Harbor House | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center of Hope Inc | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Unrestricted general fund | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tom's Door | Carbondale, CO | Unrestricted general fund | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guadalupe Clinic | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | Hurricane Helene relief | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Top Early Learning Center | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tunnel To Towers | Staten Island, NY | Unrestricted general fund | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens First Ceo Kansas Inc | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Helping A Hero | Houston, TX | Unrestricted general fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansans for Life | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kanvets United | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Lord's Diner | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ict Food Rescue | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humankind Ministries | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Thomas Aquinas Church | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Topeka, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bike Walk Wichita | Wichita, KS | Unrestricted general fund | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Madd | Olathe, KS | Unrestricted general fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $20,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $8,000 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | $320,000 |
| Kansas | $215,500 |
| California | $20,000 |
| Tennessee | $16,000 |
| Colorado | $16,000 |
| North Carolina | $15,000 |
| New York | $12,000 |
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Updated November 3, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.