Private foundation
SALINA, KSEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $4,215,612 | $2,024,665 | $1,906,016 | $12,360,341 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALINA CHILD CARE ASSOCIATIONSALINA, KS | OPERATING EXPENSES | $25,000 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Buster | President | 1.00 | $8,500 |
| Melanie Bailey | Treasurer | 2.00 | $16,750 |
| Mindy Tillberg | Secretary | 3.00 | $16,750 |
| Corlene Lange | Trustee |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $12,359,976 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $2,191,586 | $1,224,586 | $1,144,579 | $10,169,394 | $10,169,029 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $323,564 | $1,496,246 | $1,352,385 | $9,203,490 | $9,202,029 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $3,051,384 | $1,071,580 | $979,174 | $10,376,172 | $10,374,711 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,134,045 | $936,028 | $847,954 | $8,395,158 | $8,394,907 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $1,763,002 | $1,393,897 | $1,320,539 | $8,197,141 | $8,196,890 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,171,208 | $1,077,326 | $995,802 | $7,828,323 | $7,827,785 |
| SKYFIRE 2021 & 2022 |
| $25,000 |
| 2022 |
| BETHANY COLLEGELINDSBORG, KS | PATHWAYS INTERNSHIPS | $25,000 | 2023 |
| SMOKY HILL RIVER FESTIVALSALINA, KS | PRE-WORKSHOPS, GAME STREET, ENTRANCE ART, VOLUNTEER RETENTION, WASTE RECEPTACLES | $25,000 | 2022 |
| KANSAS YOUTH SPORTSSALINA, KS | EQUIPMENT & SCHOLARSHIPS | $25,000 | 2020 |
| ROLLING HILLS ZOO FOUNDATIONSALINA, KS | ART GONE WILD, RETURN OF THE DINOSAURS, COVID-19 RELIEF | $25,000 | 2020 |
| SMOKY HILL RIVER FESTIVALSALINA, KS | GAME STREET, GREEN ROOM, MURAL, HOSPITALITY, 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCEPT | $25,000 | 2023 |
| CAPSSALINA, KS | CASA PROGRAM | $25,000 | 2024 |
| SMOKY HILL RIVER FESTIVALSALINA, KS | 2024 PROJECTS | $25,000 | 2024 |
| SMOKY HILL RIVER FESTIVALSALINA, KS | TECHNICAL IMPROVMENTS | $24,600 | 2019 |
| SALINA CHILD CARE ASSOCIATIONSALINA, KS | OPERATING EXPENSES | $24,000 | 2020 |
| SALINA CHILD CARE ASSOCIATIONSALINA, KS | OPERATING EXPENSES | $24,000 | 2019 |
| SALINA CHILD CARE ASSOCIATIONSALINA, KS | OPERATING EXPENSES | $24,000 | 2021 |
| GREATER SALINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONSALINA, KS | YOUTH BASEBALL FUND, BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR, AND SALINA NET GENERATION | $22,500 | 2022 |
| CENTRAL KANSAS FLYWHEELSSALINA, KS | HERITAGE BUILDING CEILING REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, LAWN MOWER | $21,200 | 2020 |
| SALINA EMERGENCY AID FOOD BANKSALINA, KS | CONCRETE WORK, GENERAL OPERATIONS, PHONE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT | $21,000 | 2019 |
| SALINA INNOVATION FOUNDATIONSALINA, KS | MAINTENANCE PROJECTS | $20,000 | 2020 |
| ROLLING HILLS ZOOSALINA, KS | STREAMLINE TICKETING & GIFT SHOP EXPANSION | $20,000 | 2024 |
| CENTRAL KANSAS FLYWHEELSSALINA, KS | WELLS CHURCH EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS | $20,000 | 2023 |
| SALINA CROSSROADS MARATHONSALINA, KS | 2024 SPONSORSHIP | $20,000 | 2024 |
| SALINA GRACE FOUNDATIONSALINA, KS | WINTER HOMELESS SHELTER | $20,000 | 2020 |
| KANSAS YOUTH SPORTSSALINA, KS | 2020 SOFTBALL & BASEBALL PROGRAM | $20,000 | 2021 |
| SALINA GRACE FOUNDATIONSALINA, KS | WINTER SHELTER | $20,000 | 2021 |
| SALINA SOUTH BAND BOOSTERSSALINA, KS | EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT | $20,000 | 2023 |
| SALINA REGIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATIONSALINA, KS | AV EQUIPMENT FOR CONFERENCE ROOM AT TAMMY WALKER CANCER CENTER | $20,000 | 2023 |
| 1.00 |
| $8,500 |
| David Mills | Trustee | 2.00 | $8,500 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.