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1440 Ventures Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Wichita, Kansas · EIN 873894190

1440 Ventures Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Wichita, Kansas. In tax year 2024 it gave $532,100 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $250,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $830,000 the year before.

25% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$857,50017$1.9 million
2023$830,00018$1.8 million
2024$532,10020$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactSondra M Langel
9131 East Autumn Chase Street, Wichita, KS 67206-4021
Phone or email(316) 634-2266, slangel@cox.net
What to submitMail applications to sondra langel, in care of the advisory committees, and include general information and program purpose.
DeadlinesNone at this time
RestrictionsThe foundation will make grant distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under internal revenue code section 501(c)(3).

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What 1440 Ventures Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas20$532,100

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ku Endowment
Lawrence, KS
Charitable support$250,000
Orpheum Theatre
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$250,000
United Way of the Plains Inc
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$10,000
Midwest Historic and Genealogical Society Inc
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$6,600
Kansas Humane Society of Wichita Inc
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$2,000
Botanica Inc
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
Central Plains Health Care Partnership Inc
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
Humankind Ministries Wichita Inc
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
Kansas Foodbank Warehouse Inc
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
Kansas Public Telecommunications Service Inc
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
McCormick School Museum Inc
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
Senior Services Inc of Wichita
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
Stepstone
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
Wichita Art Museum
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
Wichita Children's Home
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
Usd 290 Derby Parents As Teachers
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
Storytime Village Inc
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$1,000
Ronald McDonald House of Wichita
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$500
Wsu Foundation
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$500
Harvester Arts
Wichita, KS
Charitable support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does 1440 Ventures Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: None at this time.

How much does 1440 Ventures Foundation Inc give?

$532,100 in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs 1440 Ventures Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Sondra Langel (President), Everett Langel (Secretary) and Julia Langel (Treasurer).

What does 1440 Ventures Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and education.

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