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Laham Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Potwin, Kansas · EIN 813457530

Laham Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Potwin, Kansas. In tax year 2024 it gave $79,800 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $35,000 the year before.

86% of its 2024 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
2022$79,50029$1.8 million
2023$35,00010$2.0 million
2024$79,80021$2.0 million

How to apply

ContactJoseph G Laham
PO Box 133, Potwin, KS 67123
Phone or email(316) 648-0842
What to submitNo form required

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Laham Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas15$61,300
California1$5,000
District of Columbia1$5,000
North Carolina1$5,000
Montana1$2,000
Alabama1$1,000
Tennessee1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Mary Orthodox Church
Wichita, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$10,000
Life Hoops Foundation
Andover, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$8,000
Treehouse
Wichita, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$5,000
New Spring Church
Wichita, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$5,000
Kansas Food Bank
Wichita, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$5,000
Union Rescue Mission
Wichita, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$5,000
Project Mexico
Chula Vista, CA
Donation to general fund for operating costs$5,000
Carpenter Place
Wichita, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$5,000
Kansans For Life
Wichita, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$5,000
The Lord's Diner
Wichita, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$5,000
Samaritans Purse
Boone, NC
Donation to general fund for operating costs$5,000
World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC
Donation to general fund for operating costs$5,000
Kreative Kids Faith Academy
Wichita, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$4,000
The Federated Church
Whitewater, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$2,500
Montana Food Bank
Missoula, MT
Donation to general fund for operating costs$2,000
Emporia Community Foundation
Emporia, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$1,000
Duroplis Church Of God
Gallion, AL
Donation to general fund for operating costs$1,000
United Way
Wichita, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$500
Love Worth Finding Ministries
Memphis, TN
Donation to general fund for operating costs$500
The Outreach
El Dorado, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$250
TFI Family Services
El Dorado, KS
Donation to general fund for operating costs$50

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Laham Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Laham Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$79,800 in tax year 2024, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Laham Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Joseph G Laham (President), David Laham (Treasurer), Joseph M Laham (Director) and Kaylee Laham (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Laham Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, food and hunger and human services.

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