About Topeka Community Foundation
Connecting donors with their interests and community needs, increasing charitable giving in our community, providing leadership on key community issues and ensuring stewardship and accountability for effective community investment of donor dollars.
Focus Areas
healtheducationcommunity developmentwomen and childrenhousingfood securitymental healthscholarships
Who They Fund
children and youthindividuals with mental health or health conditionslow-income or underserved community residentspeople experiencing homelessness or housing instabilityartists and cultural organizations
About Topeka Community Foundation
A $768,710 grant to 2030 Foundation of Topeka Inc. for youth development stands out in Topeka Community Foundation’s recent grant history. The foundation also made large awards for mental health, human services, education, and community development, showing a portfolio that moves across core community needs rather than one single program area. Several of the largest grants went to local civic and service organizations, including The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center for mental health services and the City of Topeka for community development and health-related work. Education is another recurring thread, with major support for Washburn University Foundation and the University of Kansas Endowment Association. The foundation’s active programs extend that pattern through scholarships, Better Together Grants, the Greater Topeka Fund, the Women’s Fund, and health-focused grants. Its public charity structure and community foundation classification align with a donor-advised model that channels local dollars into nonprofits, schools, and public-serving institutions across Topeka and Shawnee County. Recent grants also show support for arts, food security, and health access, indicating a broad community investment approach built around direct service and place-based giving.
What Topeka Community Foundation Funds
Youth and education are both visible in the grant record. The foundation awarded $143,000 to Family Service & Guidance Center for youth development, and $202,000 to Kansas Children’s Discovery Center for educational work. Mental health is another clear area of support: it gave $148,173 to Valeo Behavioral Health Care for mental health services and $525,000 to The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center for mental health. Food security appears through a $142,500 grant to Project Topeka Community Food for food and nutrition, while arts and culture funding included $152,069 to Topeka Jazz Workshop Inc. and $138,500 to Artsconnect. Community development also appears in grants to the City of Topeka and the Greater Topeka Partnership Foundation, linking the foundation’s giving to civic and neighborhood-level work.
How Topeka Community Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a mid-sized range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $43,058. At the same time, the recent record includes much larger awards, so the foundation works across both smaller local grants and larger institutional support. As a public charity and mixed community foundation, it operates through a donor- and community-centered structure rather than an individual-benefit model. Recipients do repeat across years, which suggests ongoing relationships: City of Topeka, Washburn University Foundation, Topeka Rescue Mission, and Capper Foundation each appear more than once in the recent grant list. Active grant programs also indicate that unsolicited applications are accepted in several areas.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6.1M
Total Assets
$115.1M
Total Revenue
$13.3M
Total Expenses
$8.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $43K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$43K
Geographic Reach
Local24 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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