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Coleman Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Pittsburg, Kansas · EIN 431947299

Coleman Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Pittsburg, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $3.1 million in 43 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $1.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $1.4 million the year before.

35% of its 2025 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
2023$1.9 million40$10.5 million
2024$1.4 million37$10.7 million
2025$3.1 million43$10.8 million

How to apply

ContactH Richard and Faith P Coleman
610 East Jefferson, Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone or email(620) 231-8050
What to submitWritten requests

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Coleman Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas28$3.0 million
Missouri8$80,000
District of Columbia2$35,000
Ohio1$25,000
Arkansas1$10,000
Florida1$10,000
New York1$10,000
Tennessee1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 43 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pittsburg State University Foundation Inc
Pittsburg, KS
Outdoor track facility$1.0 million
Pittsburg State University Foundation Inc
Pittsburg, KS
Diesel and heavy equipment building$1.0 million
Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$150,000
Girard Medical Center Foundation
Girard, KS
General fund$150,000
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$100,000
Frontenac Public Library Foundation
Frontenac, KS
General fund$100,000
Vie Medical Clinic
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$100,000
Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$75,000
Pittsburg State University Foundation Inc
Pittsburg, KS
Various sport and scholarship funds$55,500
Catholic Diocese of Wichita
Wichita, KS
The lord's diner$25,000
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Indian river strategic priorities$25,000
Crawfod County Historical Museum
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$25,000
International Justice Mission
Washington, DC
General fund$25,000
Pittsburg State University Foundation Inc
Pittsburg, KS
Athletic discretionary fund$25,000
St Mary's Colgan Catholic Schools
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$25,000
Valley Hope Foundation
Norton, KS
General fund$25,000
Christ in Youth
Joplin, MO
General fund$20,000
Kids Across America
Branson, MO
General fund$20,000
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
General fund$10,000
Brandon Burlsworth Foundation
Harrison, AR
General fund$10,000
Children's Advocacy Center
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$10,000
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
General fund$10,000
Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$10,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc
New York, NY
General fund$10,000
Fostering Connections
Frontenac, KS
General fund$10,000
Learning Tree Institute at Greenbush
Girard, KS
General fund$10,000
Mother to Mother Ministry
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$10,000
Pittsburg Community Theatre
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$10,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Four States
Kansas City, MO
General fund$10,000
Safehouse Crisis Center Inc
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$10,000
Safespace Inc
Stuart, FL
General fund$10,000
Foundation for Class Inc
Columbus, KS
General fund$10,000
Valley Hope Foundation
Norton, KS
General fund$10,000
Camp Wood YMCA
Elmdale, KS
General fund$7,000
Habitat for Humanity of Crawford County
Pittsburg, KS
General fund$5,000
Harvesters - the Community Food Network
Kansas City, MO
General fund$5,000
Hope House Inc
Lee Summit, MO
General fund$5,000
Inclusion Connections
Olathe, KS
General fund$5,000
Levelup Kids Inc
Kansas City, MO
General fund$5,000
Rose Brooks Center Inc
Kansas City, MO
General fund$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Coleman Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Coleman Family Foundation Inc give?

$3.1 million in tax year 2025, across 43 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Coleman Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Lori E Altom (Director), H Richard Coleman (President/Treasurer/Director), Faith P Coleman (Vice-President/Director) and Marcia Sorrick (Secretary/Director).

What does Coleman Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and health.

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