The Kriz Charitable Fund focuses on capital and facility investments for community-serving nonprofits in the Lawrence, KS area, prioritizing building renovations and additions that expand program capacity. Their grants tend to support youth arts, community centers, social service providers, and outdoor/camp infrastructure, indicating an emphasis on strengthening local organizations' physical infrastructure to deliver services.
Kriz Charitable Fund Inc centers its giving on capital and facility investments that help Lawrence nonprofits expand what they can do. Across recent grants, the pattern is consistent: building additions, renovations, shelter upgrades, accessibility work, and infrastructure improvements for community spaces. The largest recent award went to Ballard Center for a building addition to meet expanding program needs, followed by support for Shy 38 Inc to apply to a building loan. Those grants point to a funder that backs bricks-and-mortar needs rather than short-term program expenses alone. The foundation’s portfolio also includes repeated support for organizations serving families, youth, and community participants in Lawrence. Family Promise of Lawrence received funding for shelter flooring and later for renovation costs at its family shelter. Van Go Inc appears in the recent grants list with both renovation and program support, showing that the funder sometimes pairs facility work with broader organizational support. Grants to Lawrence Habitat for Humanity, Lawrence Humane Society, and Lawrence Children’s Choir further reflect a local emphasis on the physical spaces where services, care, and arts participation happen.
A major theme in the grant list is community space expansion. Ballard Center received funding for a building addition, and Elizabeth B Ballard Community Cente was supported for both a building addition and a handicap accessible ramp, linking growth with access. Family shelter and supportive-housing infrastructure is another clear area. Family Promise of Lawrence received one grant to replace flooring in shelter-in-place apartments and another for renovation costs at a family shelter. Those awards show attention to the condition and usability of housing-related facilities. The funder also supports arts and youth-development spaces. Van Go Inc received money for building renovation and program support, while Lawrence Children’s Choir Inc was funded to purchase choral risers. Outdoor and recreation infrastructure appears as well through Camp Bromelsick Foundation Inc and Friends of Hidden Valley Inc, whose grants covered a pond rock structure, a shelter by Wiechert Pond, a bridge project, and a trail camera.
Typical awards sit in a mid-size range: p25 is $23,122, median grant size is $31,021, and p75 is $42,125. The recent grant list shows a mix of one-time project grants and repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Van Go Inc, Lawrence Humane Society, Family Promise of Lawrence, Lawrence Habitat for Humanity, Camp Bromelsick Foundation Inc, and Elizabeth B Ballard Community Cente. The foundation operates as a charitable fund, not an individual-funding or program-related-investment vehicle. Recent grants are mostly tied to specific projects or general support for local nonprofits, with no application process stated in the provided data.
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Most grants fall between $23K and $42K, with a median of $31K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$31K
75th Percentile
$42K
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A small number of relatively large, one-time capital grants concentrated locally; occasional repeat support to the same organizations but primarily funding building/physical-plant projects rather than general operating costs.
Notable grantees: VAN GO Inc, Ballard Center (Elizabeth B. Ballard Community Center), SHY 38 Inc, Camp Bromelsick Foundation Inc
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Kansas, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Lawrence is the main recipient city, appearing across the list for Ballard Center, Shy 38 Inc, Van Go Inc, Lawrence Habitat for Humanity, Lawrence Humane Society, Family Promise of Lawrence, and Lawrence Children’s Choir Inc. Wichita appears once through Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters Inc. The geographic profile is local rather than regional or national.
The recent grants point to capital and facility work: building additions, renovations, shelter upgrades, accessible ramps, conference room completion, and outdoor infrastructure such as a bridge project and pond stabilization. Several grants also covered equipment tied to community use, like a cargo display trailer and choral risers.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Van Go Inc, Lawrence Humane Society, Family Promise of Lawrence, Lawrence Habitat for Humanity, Camp Bromelsick Foundation Inc, and Elizabeth B Ballard Community Cente. That suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards only.
The distribution is centered in the low tens of thousands: the 25th percentile is $23,122, the median is $31,021, and the 75th percentile is $42,125. Recent awards also include larger project grants such as $71,097 to Ballard Center and $65,000 to Shy 38 Inc.
Its grants are entirely concentrated in Kansas, with 100% of grants to recipients in the state. Lawrence is the main recipient city in the recent list, alongside one grant to Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters Inc in Wichita.
The clearest patterns are community center expansion, family shelter and housing-related renovation, youth arts infrastructure, and outdoor/camp facility improvements. Named examples include Ballard Center, Family Promise of Lawrence, Van Go Inc, Lawrence Children’s Choir Inc, Camp Bromelsick Foundation Inc, and Friends of Hidden Valley Inc.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY | LAWRENCE, KS | $138,061 | 2026 | Purchasing and installing tops for 121 dog kennels. |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF LAWRENCE | LAWRENCE, KS | $100,000 | 2026 | Plumbing for new temporary family shelter for six families. |
| READY FOR GOOD CO | LAWRENCE, KS | $40,000 | 2026 | Grant repurposed - (prior purpose appliance repair/training repurposed) |
| O'CONNELL CHILDREN'S SHELTER | Lawrence, KS | $22,500 | 2026 | Land/equipment needs and H.O.P.E. Center Support. |
| BALLARD CENTER | LAWRENCE, KS | $71,097 | 2025 | BUILD AN ADDITION FOR EXPANDING PROGRAM NEEDS |
| SHY 38 INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $65,000 | 2025 | FUNDS TO APPLY TO A BUILDING LOAN |
| VAN GO INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $44,500 | 2025 | program support |
| LAWRENCE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | LAWRENCE, KS | $35,000 | 2025 | Completion of conference room |
| LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY | LAWRENCE, KS | $34,912 | 2025 | general support |
| READY FOR GOOD CO | LAWRENCE, KS | $32,500 | 2025 | purchase of enclosed cargo display trailer |
| KANSAS BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS INC | WICHITA, KS | $30,186 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF HIDDEN VALLEY INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $24,840 | 2025 | BROOKSIDE BRIDGE PROJECT; TRAIL CAMERA |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF LAWRENCE | LAWRENCE, KS | $20,000 | 2025 | RENOVATION COST OF 6 FAMILY SHELTER AT 200 MT HOPE CT. |
| ELIZABETH B BALLARD COMMUNITY CENTE | LAWRENCE, KS | $53,903 | 2024 | building addition for expanding program needs |
| CAMP BROMELSICK FOUNDATION INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $33,723 | 2024 | build a shelter by wiechert pond |
| READY FOR GOOD CO | LAWRENCE, KS | $31,856 | 2024 | purchase of enclosed cargo display trailer |
| LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY | LAWRENCE, KS | $24,660 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FAMILY PROMISE OF LAWRENCE | LAWRENCE, KS | $24,257 | 2024 | Replace flooring in the shelter in place appartments |
| LAWRENCE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | LAWRENCE, KS | $22,744 | 2024 | Completion of conference room |
| VAN GO INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $21,173 | 2024 | program support |
| LAWRENCE CHILDREN'S CHOIR INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $12,000 | 2024 | purchase of choral risers |
| BEMORELIKECLAIRE INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $5,000 | 2024 | Educational tools for the community engagement coordinator |
| CAMP BROMELSICK FOUNDATION INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $48,573 | 2023 | IMPROVEMNET OF ROCK STRUCTURE AROUND POND |
| VAN GO INC | LAWRENCE, KS | $45,000 | 2023 | BUILDING RENOVATION |
| BERT NASH | Lawrence, KS | $28,839 | 2023 | General purpose |
| ELIZABETH B BALLARD COMMUNITY CENTE | LAWRENCE, KS | $13,400 | 2023 | HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE RAMP |
FAMILY PROMISE OF LAWRENCE
$100,000Plumbing for new temporary family shelter for six families.
READY FOR GOOD CO
$40,000Grant repurposed - (prior purpose appliance repair/training repurposed)
O'CONNELL CHILDREN'S SHELTER
$22,500Land/equipment needs and H.O.P.E. Center Support.
BALLARD CENTER
$71,097BUILD AN ADDITION FOR EXPANDING PROGRAM NEEDS
SHY 38 INC
$65,000FUNDS TO APPLY TO A BUILDING LOAN
LAWRENCE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$35,000Completion of conference room
READY FOR GOOD CO
$32,500purchase of enclosed cargo display trailer
FRIENDS OF HIDDEN VALLEY INC
$24,840BROOKSIDE BRIDGE PROJECT; TRAIL CAMERA
FAMILY PROMISE OF LAWRENCE
$20,000RENOVATION COST OF 6 FAMILY SHELTER AT 200 MT HOPE CT.
ELIZABETH B BALLARD COMMUNITY CENTE
$53,903building addition for expanding program needs
CAMP BROMELSICK FOUNDATION INC
$33,723build a shelter by wiechert pond
READY FOR GOOD CO
$31,856purchase of enclosed cargo display trailer
FAMILY PROMISE OF LAWRENCE
$24,257Replace flooring in the shelter in place appartments
LAWRENCE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$22,744Completion of conference room
LAWRENCE CHILDREN'S CHOIR INC
$12,000purchase of choral risers
BEMORELIKECLAIRE INC
$5,000Educational tools for the community engagement coordinator
CAMP BROMELSICK FOUNDATION INC
$48,573IMPROVEMNET OF ROCK STRUCTURE AROUND POND
BERT NASH
$28,839General purpose
ELIZABETH B BALLARD COMMUNITY CENTE
$13,400HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE RAMP