About Sunflower Foundation Health Care for Kansans
To Serve as a Catalyst for Improving the Health of All Kansans
Focus Areas
public healthcommunity healthcapacity building for nonprofitsfood security / food accesstrail development and outdoor accessintegrated care / health systems strengtheningnonprofit education and learning events
Who They Fund
people experiencing behavioral health crises or mental illnessrural communities (Western Kansas and other Kansas counties)food-insecure or medically vulnerable patients (chronic disease populations)community-based nonprofits and local health providers (capacity recipients)
About Sunflower Foundation Health Care for Kansans
Sunflower Foundation Health Care for Kansans uses a statewide health-improvement mandate to back both direct services and the systems that support them. Recent awards show a mix of large operating support, implementation grants, and planning-focused funding, with major commitments to Kansas Food Bank in Wichita for Healthy Communities and to Kansas Food Bank for operating support. The foundation also financed behavioral health system work through Douglas County’s roadmap for statewide learning on reimagining care delivery, alongside health-system strengthening through the University of Colorado’s health policy center and Regents of the University of Colorado. Their portfolio reaches beyond clinical settings. Grants have supported food access, mental health supports, addiction-related coordination, and trail projects that connect built environment changes to community health. The foundation has backed organizations in Wichita, Topeka, Lawrence, Salina, and other Kansas communities, often pairing funding with practical implementation or organizational strengthening. Across these awards, Sunflower Foundation Health Care for Kansans appears to favor projects that can be carried into local systems, whether that means expanding food-is-medicine delivery, strengthening nonprofit capacity, or helping communities build health-oriented infrastructure.
What Sunflower Foundation Health Care for Kansans Funds
Food security is a recurring thread. Sunflower Foundation Health Care for Kansans gave $1,000,000 to Kansas Food Bank Warehouse Inc for Healthy Communities, and it also supported Food Is Medicine in Wichita with $138,000 for operating work. In clinic-based food access, the foundation awarded $78,000 to Sheridan County Health Complex for Food Is Medicine Implementation and $78,000 to Health Ministries Clinic for Food Is Medicine Implementation Grant. Behavioral health and addiction-related work is another visible area. It gave $205,000 to Kansas Suicide Prevention Hq for the KSPHQ 988 Crisis Line Awareness Campaign and $450,000 to Douglas County Ks for Reimagining Behavioral Health Care Delivery in Douglas County: A Road Map for Statewide Learning. The foundation has also funded systems work through Integrated Care Rhc in Salina with a $120,000 operating grant. Trail development appears in community-building grants as well. The foundation supported City of Basehor Kansas for Tomahawk Trails, City of Arkansas City for Central Trail (Phase 1), and City of Independence for Central Park Sports Complex.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$796K
Total Assets
$189.3M
Total Revenue
$4.8M
Total Expenses
$6.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $19K and $77K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$77K
Geographic Reach
Local7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
BRANDON SKIDMORE
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