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Harry & Waneta Pendergraft Foundation

Accepts applications Cottonwood Falls, Kansas · EIN 921431650

Harry & Waneta Pendergraft Foundation is a private foundation in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $289,301 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $144,650 and the largest $231,544. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $625,000 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$4.0 million
2024$625,0001$4.9 million
2025$289,3012$5.5 million

How to apply

ContactWilliam Fillmore
1792 167th Road, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845-9857
Phone or email(620) 412-3239
What to submitName, address, school attending, major, gpa
DeadlinesJune 30th
RestrictionsMust live in or originally be from chase county, ks

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Harry & Waneta Pendergraft Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas2$289,301

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Anthony Catholic Church
Strong City, KS
Assistance with building payments$231,544
Chase County Fair Board
Cottonwood Falls, KS
Build new t-building for 4h events$57,757

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harry & Waneta Pendergraft Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 30th.

How much does Harry & Waneta Pendergraft Foundation give?

$289,301 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $144,650.

Who runs Harry & Waneta Pendergraft Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists William F Fillmore (Co-Trustee), Thomas C Bell (Co-Trustee) and Jon Weiss (Co-Trustee).

What does Harry & Waneta Pendergraft Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and youth programs.

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