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Volland Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Mission Hills, Kansas · EIN 823782472

Volland Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Mission Hills, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $8,150 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $1,000. 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 $11,000 the year before.

100% 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$5,12513$1.0 million
2024$11,00019$1.1 million
2025$8,15015$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactRyan Jones
PO Box 144, Alma, KS 66401
Phone or email(785) 340-3830, ryan@vollandfoundation.org
What to submitSubmitted online at vollandfoundation.org applicants provide short answer responses to a series of questions and provide work samples.
DeadlinesJanuary of each year
RestrictionsNo restrictions except in the case where the artist does not complete the full residency. Should that occur, the stipend would be prorated. Additionally, starting in 2023, there is an application fee of $25.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas4$1,650
Texas2$1,500
Florida1$1,000
Colorado1$500
Missouri1$500
Nebraska1$500
New Jersey1$500
New Mexico1$500
New York1$500
Oregon1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
FL
Recipient of volland residency$1,000
Individual
TX
Recipient of volland residency$1,000
Individual
TX
Recipient of volland residency$500
Individual
NY
Recipient of volland residency$500
Individual
KS
Recipient of volland residency$500
Individual
MO
Recipient of volland residency$500
Individual
CO
Recipient of volland residency$500
Individual
NJ
Recipient of volland residency$500
Individual
NM
Recipient of volland residency$500
Individual
WI
Recipient of volland residency$500
Individual
OR
Recipient of volland residency$500
Individual
KS
Recipient of volland residency$500
Individual
NE
Recipient of volland residency$500
Individual
KS
Recipient of volland residency$500
Friends of Konza Prairie
Manhattan, KS
Community support$150

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Volland Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: January of each year.

How much does Volland Foundation Inc give?

$8,150 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Volland Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Betsey Solberg (Board Member), George Terbovich (Board Member), Patty Reece (President & Treasurer) and Jerry Reece (Vice President & Secretary).

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