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Kulander Foundation

Accepts applications Syracuse, Kansas · EIN 481108764

Kulander Foundation is a private foundation in Syracuse, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $16,500 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $3,750 and the largest $7,000. 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 $14,700 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$16,7004$349,964
2024$14,7004$366,651
2025$16,5004$386,155

How to apply

ContactSteve Schell
PO Box 991, Syracuse, KS 67878-0991
Phone or email(620) 384-7451
What to submitIn writing
RestrictionsResidents of hamilton county, Kansas

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kulander Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas4$16,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Usd 494 Educational Foundation
Syracuse, KS
College scholarship$7,000
Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce
Syracuse, KS
Northrup theater renovation$4,500
Hamilton County Food Pantry
Syracuse, KS
Food distribution$3,000
Hamilton County Library
Syracuse, KS
Summer reading program$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kulander Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Kulander Foundation give?

$16,500 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $3,750.

Who runs Kulander Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists John Armstrong (President/Director), Steve Schell (Sec/Treasurer/Director), Doug Butler (Director) and Janet Weis (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Kulander Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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