United Way of Central Kansas focuses on building a Healthy Community, Financial Security, Youth Opportunity, and Community Resiliency by mobilizing our community to step up and step in so all can thrive.
United Way of Central Kansas Inc. concentrates its giving on community partners serving Barton and Pawnee Counties, with annual allocations and impact grants tied to Health, Education, Financial Stability, Youth Opportunity, Healthy Community, and Community Resiliency. Its recent grant list shows a steady pattern of general support for local service organizations rather than one-off project awards alone. Family Crisis Center received the largest recent grant at $24,000 in 2024, followed by $22,000 in 2025 and $20,790 in 2023, indicating repeated support over multiple years. Great Bend Children's Learning Center also appears repeatedly, with grants of $11,993 in 2023 and $12,000 in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation’s portfolio includes direct service and operating support for nonprofits that address basic needs, education, and family stability, alongside targeted support for mobility-related clinical services. Grants are local in scope, and most recent awards went to Kansas recipients, especially organizations in Great Bend.
In family-support work, United Way of Central Kansas Inc. gave $24,000 in 2024 to Family Crisis Center for general support, and it continued that relationship with $22,000 in 2025. Education-related funding also shows up in support for Great Bend Children's Learning Center, which received $12,000 in 2024 and $12,000 in 2025 for general support after a $11,993 grant in 2023. For community safety-net services, the foundation awarded $12,000 in 2025 to Catholic Social Services in Dodge City for operations, following earlier operations grants of $11,250 in 2024 and $8,325 in 2023. It also backed Volunteers in Action in Great Bend with general support grants of $9,000 in 2025 and $8,250 in 2024.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a mid-five-figure to low-five-figure range: the 25th percentile is $8,269, the median is $11,622, and the 75th percentile is $12,112. The recent list shows repeat support across multiple years for several recipients, including Family Crisis Center, Eldercare, Great Bend Children's Learning Center, Catholic Social Services, Volunteers in Action, and United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas. Grants are mostly general support, with some operations funding and a specific clinic-support award. The foundation operates an unsolicited program for eligible nonprofits and governmental programs through its Impact Grant Program.
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Most grants fall between $8K and $12K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$12K
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Grantmaking is local and heavily centered in Kansas, with 86% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Great Bend appears often, including Family Crisis Center, Eldercare, Great Bend Children's Learning Center, and Volunteers in Action. Other Kansas recipients include Catholic Social Services in Dodge City and United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas in Wichita. Outside Kansas, the recent list includes Salvation Army Service Extension in Kansas City, Missouri. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
Its active programs align funding with Health, Education, Financial Stability, Youth Opportunity, Healthy Community, and Community Resiliency. The foundation also supports basic needs, transportation assistance, early childhood literacy, youth development and mentoring, and service delivery for people with mobility impairments.
The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped: the 25th percentile is $8,269, the median is $11,622, and the 75th percentile is $12,112. Recent awards also include larger allocations such as $24,000 and $22,000 to the same recipient across different years.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Family Crisis Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Eldercare in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Great Bend Children's Learning Center in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern also appears with Catholic Social Services, Volunteers in Action, and United Cerebral Palsy of Kansas.
Yes. The UWCK Impact Grant Program and the Community Impact / Impact Grant Application both accept unsolicited applications. The Impact Grant Program is described as a one-time project grant process for eligible nonprofit or governmental programs, and annual allocations are also awarded through an application process.
Its active programs are centered on Barton and Pawnee Counties, with some Community Impact funding described as serving Central Kansas. The recent grant list is overwhelmingly Kansas-based, with 86% of grants going to recipients in Kansas.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from United Way of Central Kansas that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations that align with UWCK mission and focus areas; detailed requirements and financial documentation listed in resources. Contact UWCK for specifics.
Deadline: [backfill scrub 2026-06-02: speculative closing_date nulled] Applications open each October and close in January. (Example: applications for 2026 funding were due Jan 8, 2026.)
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAMILY CRISIS CENTER | GREAT BEND, KS | $22,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ELDERCARE | GREAT BEND, KS | $12,750 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | DODGE CITY, KS | $12,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS |
| GREAT BEND CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER | GREAT BEND, KS | $12,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SALVATION ARMY SERVICE EXTENSION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $12,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION | GREAT BEND, KS | $9,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF KANSAS | WICHITA, KS | $5,600 | 2025 | SUPPORT POSTURE SEATING CLINIC FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS |
| FAMILY CRISIS CENTER | GREAT BEND, KS | $24,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ELDERCARE | GREAT BEND, KS | $13,750 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SALVATION ARMY SERVICE EXTENSION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREAT BEND CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER | GREAT BEND, KS | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | DODGE CITY, KS | $11,250 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION | GREAT BEND, KS | $8,250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF KANSAS | WICHITA, KS | $5,700 | 2024 | SUPPORT POSTURE SEATING CLINIC FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS |
| FAMILY CRISIS CENTER | GREAT BEND, KS | $20,790 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SALVATION ARMY SERVICE EXTENSION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $12,150 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GREAT BEND CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER | GREAT BEND, KS | $11,993 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ELDERCARE | GREAT BEND, KS | $9,863 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | DODGE CITY, KS | $8,325 | 2023 | OPERATIONS |
| VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION | GREAT BEND, KS | $6,863 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF KANSAS | WICHITA, KS | $5,760 | 2023 | SUPPORT POSTURE SEATING CLINIC FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS |
FAMILY CRISIS CENTER
$22,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ELDERCARE
$12,750GENERAL SUPPORT
GREAT BEND CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SALVATION ARMY SERVICE EXTENSION
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION
$9,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF KANSAS
$5,600SUPPORT POSTURE SEATING CLINIC FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS
FAMILY CRISIS CENTER
$24,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ELDERCARE
$13,750GENERAL SUPPORT
SALVATION ARMY SERVICE EXTENSION
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GREAT BEND CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION
$8,250GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF KANSAS
$5,700SUPPORT POSTURE SEATING CLINIC FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS
FAMILY CRISIS CENTER
$20,790GENERAL SUPPORT
SALVATION ARMY SERVICE EXTENSION
$12,150GENERAL SUPPORT
GREAT BEND CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER
$11,993GENERAL SUPPORT
ELDERCARE
$9,863GENERAL SUPPORT
VOLUNTEERS IN ACTION
$6,863GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF KANSAS
$5,760SUPPORT POSTURE SEATING CLINIC FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS
