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 focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 47% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSDS ASSISTANCE DOGS INCWASHINGTON, KS | OPERATIONAL EXPENSES | $15,000 | 2024 | |
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. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| 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 |
| FUNDING FOR USD 305 SCHOOLS |
| $15,000 |
| 2022 |
| ASHBY HOUSE LTDSALINA, KS | ASHBY ANGELS CHILD CARE CENTER, COVID-19 RELIEF | $14,000 | 2020 |
| SALINA ART CENTERSALINA, KS | TECHNOLOGY FOR INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES | $13,900 | 2020 |
| NORTH SALINA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTSALINA, KS | TIRE RECYCLING | $13,500 | 2020 |
| SMOKY HILL MUSEUMSALINA, KS | PROFFESSIONAL ILLUSTRATOR, MICROFILM SCANNER & MONITOR | $13,000 | 2022 |
| SALINA ART CENTERSALINA, KS | UPGRADE TO ARTERY MAKERSPACE | $12,500 | 2019 |
| USD 307BROOKVILLE, KS | BAND EQUIPMENT | $12,000 | 2023 |
| SALINA COMMUNITY THEATERSALINA, KS | SECURITY CAMERAS AND ACCESS KEYCARDS | $12,000 | 2019 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSSMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WICHITA, KS | THREE SALINA BLOOD DRIVES | $11,700 | 2023 |
| INDEPENDENT CONNECTION INCSALINA, KS | APRIL & NCIL DUES, AND ENDOWMENT | $11,100 | 2021 |
| SALINA MEDIA CONNECTIONSALINA, KS | AUDIO MIXER & PEG ENCODER | $11,000 | 2021 |
| SALINE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SENIOR SERVICESSALINA, KS | MEALS ON WHEELS; DRIVE THRU, TUCKPOINTING, WINDOWS, & OUTBUILDING | $11,000 | 2022 |
| EMERGENCY AID FOOD BANKSALINA, KS | SAFE ROUTES TO FOOD INITIATIVE | $10,000 | 2024 |
| SALINA SYMPHONYMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SALINA, KS | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $10,000 | 2019 |
| INDEPENDENT CONNECTION INCSALINA, KS | SIGNAGE, APRIL, NCIL, FOOD & SUPPLIES | $10,000 | 2020 |
| SALINA COMMUNITY THEATRESALINA, KS | RETROFIT INCANDESCENT LIGHTING | $10,000 | 2020 |
| IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCHSALINA, KS | HAPPY HEARTS PRESCHOOL OPERATING EXPENSES | $10,000 | 2019 |
| SALINA MEDIA CONNECTIONSALINA, KS | COMPUTER UPGRADES | $10,000 | 2020 |
| THEATRE SALINASALINA, KS | CTA SPRING YOUTH PRODUCTION | $10,000 | 2023 |
| ACCESS FOUNDATION OF KANSASSALINA, KS | MORE THAN YOU THINK SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 | 2022 |
| AMERICAN RED CROSSMatched to this organization because 7 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WICHITA, KS | SALINE COUNTY BLOOD DRIVES | $10,000 | 2024 |
| USD 305SALINA, KS | MICRO-SCHOLARSHIP FUND | $10,000 | 2023 |
| KSDS ASSISTANCE DOGS INCWASHINGTON, KS | OPERATIONAL EXPENSES | $10,000 | 2022 |
| KANSAS DENTAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTOPEKA, KS | KMOM SALINA 2024 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| 1.00 |
| $8,500 |
| David Mills | Trustee | 2.00 | $8,500 |
Only shared inboxes and organization phone lines that appear in public filings are shown here. Contact details for named individuals are never published, even though the filing itself is public.
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Apr 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202402399349100450
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Apr 30, 2023
Filing id 202322589349100112
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Apr 30, 2022IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202212559349100601
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Apr 30, 2021
Filing id 202132509349100708
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Apr 30, 2020
Filing id 202022379349100407
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Apr 30, 2019
Filing id 201912879349100016
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.