About Kansas Masonic Foundation
Kansas Masonic Foundation Inc has made several large, repeated grants to the Masonic Cancer Alliance at University of Kansas Medical Center, including $750,000 in 2024, $250,000 in 2023, and $249,334 in 2025. That pattern shows a funder willing to support the same institution across multiple years at substantial scale. The foundation also backs Kansas State University Foundation with $350,000 in 2023, $200,000 in 2024, and $250,000 in 2025, tying its giving to entrepreneurship-related work in the state.
Its broader grantmaking reflects a mix of education, health, community support, and direct assistance tied to Masonic service. Recent awards include support for Financial Navigator Fd-ku Endowment in Lawrence and Shriners Children's St Louis. Smaller awards also reach local programs such as Kansas Shrine Bowl band camp, Sunflower State Gamesks Sr Games, and Developmental Services of Nw Kansas. The foundation’s existing summary describes its mission as benefiting Kansans through academic, scientific, and charitable endeavors, which matches the concentration of grants across Kansas institutions and programs.
What Kansas Masonic Foundation Funds
Education appears in several forms. Kansas Masonic Foundation Inc gave $15,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 to Kansas Shrine Bowl for band camp education, and it awarded $25,000 in 2025 to Sunflower State Gamesks Sr Games for amateur sports participation.
Health-related grants include $75,000 in 2025 to Financial Navigator Fd-ku Endowment for health care counseling and $50,000 in 2025 to Shriners Children's St Louis for health care for children. The foundation also made a $25,000 grant in 2024 to Developmental Services of Nw Kansas, linking its giving to services for people with developmental disabilities.
Entrepreneurship is another clear theme: Kansas State University Foundation received $350,000 in 2023, $200,000 in 2024, and $250,000 in 2025 for Kansas entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs/pride work.
How Kansas Masonic Foundation Gives
Typical grants are mid-sized, with a p25 of $25,000, a median of $63,375, and a p75 of $237,000. The recent record shows both repeat support and one-off awards: the Masonic Cancer Alliance at University of Kansas Medical Center and Kansas State University Foundation each received funding in multiple years, while several smaller programs appear once. The foundation operates through named programs such as scholarships, community grants, lodge matching funds, and direct assistance funds, and it accepts unsolicited requests in several of those programs. It also funds very small awards in some channels, including the Almoner’s Fund and matching-funds programs.
