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Sexton Family Foundation

Accepts applications Overland Park, Kansas · EIN 276968226

Sexton Family Foundation is a private foundation in Overland Park, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $170,068 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $6,762 and the largest $100,000. 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 $154,607 the year before.

30% 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$162,0818$2.7 million
2024$154,6079$3.1 million
2025$170,06810$3.3 million

How to apply

ContactYoung Sexton
8804 Lusso Court, Las Vegas, NV 89134
Phone or email(702) 577-0236, young@winggatetravel.com
What to submitThere is no specific form for submission regarding grants

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Sexton Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri6$151,043
Kansas3$13,500
North Carolina1$5,525

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Umkc Foundation
Kansas City, MO
Education$100,000
The Barstow School
Kansas City, MO
Education$25,000
Don Bostco
Kansas City, MO
Education$12,043
Cristo Rey
Kansas City, MO
Education$12,000
Arts & Recreation Foundation
Overland Park, KS
Education$8,000
Johnson County Education Foundation
Smithfield, NC
Education$5,525
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Education$5,000
Wayside Waifs
Kansas City, MO
Education$1,000
The Rabbit Hole
North Kansas City, MO
Education$1,000
Olathe Northwest
Olathe, KS
Education$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sexton Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Sexton Family Foundation give?

$170,068 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $6,762.

Who runs Sexton Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Young Sexton (Trustee), Burton Sexton (Trustee) and Anne Sexton (Director).

What does Sexton Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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