Baughman Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Baughman Foundation's recorded giving covers education and scholarships, local parks and youth sports, children's and family services, several health causes, food security, homelessness services and disaster relief, so a small charity working in one of these areas has a reasonable fit.
- No geographic focus is stated, and the filing shows most grants in Kansas and Oklahoma, so a group elsewhere should check the foundation's criteria before writing.
- Its typical grant runs from $4,550 to $97,000 with a median of $20,000, so a request of around $20,000 or less is the most realistic, although the largest grant reported was about $280,000.
- In its latest filing, 94% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so a first approach is likely to be competitive and building a relationship first is worthwhile.
- The foundation says requests must meet the criteria in its original trust, so read those criteria, then send a proposal covering the need, other funding available and the amount requested in time for one of its monthly board meetings, since its deadlines are fixed.
Overview
Baughman Foundation is a US private foundation based in Liberal, KS.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings show support for education and scholarships, including grants for scholarships, school programmes and educational institutions. They also record support for local parks and recreation, youth activities and sports, as well as children’s services and family support. Health-related grants include children’s research, public health, disability equipment and therapeutic riding. Other recorded purposes include food security, homelessness services, public radio and television, community facilities and disaster relief. Recipients include schools and education foundations, local governments, health and human-service organisations, broadcasters and community groups.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Kansas and Oklahoma.
How to apply
Applicants are asked for a proposal concerning the need, other funding available and amount requested.
Deadlines: Submissions are due for monthly board meetings.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 94% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 86 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Requests must meet the criteria specified in the original Trust.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations Baughman Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 32 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $17,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- SCCC Development Foundation · Scholarships$277,5002024 tax year
- Usd 480 · Programs, equipment, scholarships$209,2042024 tax year
- City of Liberal · Parks and recreation$127,5002024 tax year
- Panhandle State Foundation · Scholarships$65,0002024 tax year
- Kansas Independent College Fund · Scholarships & build to planned$45,0002024 tax year
- Kanza Society · Public radio operations$40,0002024 tax year
- Smokey Hills Public Television · Public tv operations$35,0002024 tax year
- Kansas University Endowment · Endowment$30,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Richard R Yoxall — Vice President
- Nathan Foreman — Secretary / Treasurer
- Carol Feather-Francis — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,417,653 | $1,018,220 | $25,510,733 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,351,973 | $975,599 | $27,039,788 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,493,736 | $1,120,259 | $27,983,845 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Liberal, KS
Applying to Baughman Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (620) 624-1371
- Liberal, KS