Kansas Health Foundation
76% goes to programs Strong reserves Declining revenue
Kansas Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization based in Wichita, Kansas, registered in 2015, with $7,685,696 in FY2024 revenue. CharityIndex grades it C, and it directs about 76% of spending to programs.
309 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS, 67202 EIN 48-0873431 Since 2015
Revenue (FY2024)
$7.7M
▲ 8.1% vs prior year
Health median: $840K
Expenses (FY2024)
$24.6M
Net assets
$411.2M
Employees
23
CharityIndex rating
One independent A+ to F grade from four published criteria, each scored separately from IRS filings and combined by weight.
C
★★★★
Rated on 4 of 4 criteria.
Held down by its weakest criterion — a strong score on one criterion can't hide a weak one.
How the rating works →B+Program efficiency40% of the rating76% to programs
Measures how much of every dollar spent actually reaches programs, plus what it costs to raise $100 of donations. The worse of the two measures sets the letter (85%+ to programs is an A; under $15 to raise $100 is an A), averaged over the three most recent filings. For Kansas Health Foundation: 76% to programs earns a B+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
FFinancial health25% of the rating200 mo reserves · -220% margin
Measures whether the organization is built to last: how many months its reserves would cover expenses (3+ months earns an A-range score, but hoarding 5+ years of budget is capped) and whether it runs a surplus or a deficit. For Kansas Health Foundation: 200 mo reserves · -220% margin earns a F on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
A+Governance25% of the rating6 of 6 checks met
Checks how the organization is run, from its own Form 990: an independent board majority, a board of five or more, conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and document-retention policies, and independently audited financials. The share of disclosed checks that pass sets the letter. For Kansas Health Foundation: 6 of 6 checks met earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
A+Transparency10% of the rating5 of 5 disclosure signals
Counts five disclosure signals: a recent filing, a mission statement, program descriptions, a listed website, and the full expense breakdown. More disclosure, better letter. For Kansas Health Foundation: 5 of 5 disclosure signals earns a A+ on this criterion. See the exact thresholds →
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Mission
Improve the health of all kansans so every kansan can make healthy choices where they live, work, and play.
What they do
Network mobilization network mobilization is a core strategy designed to connect and activate organizations, leaders, and communities around shared goals that advance health equity across kansas. rather than supporting isolated efforts, khf invests in networks that build collective capacity, coordinate strategies, and amplify impact. this work currently centers on three issue areas that address key social determinants of health: 2024: food insecurity 2025: upward mobility expenditure highlights $3,976,497 in grants to support kansas' economic and social determinant initiatives and cross-state collaborations. $757,485 for program-related activities and internal operations. launch of hunger free kansas, a statewide coordinating entity to address food insecurity. funding for the food secure communities initiative in eight kansas counties. co-creation of the blueprint to end hunger with over 100 stakeholders statewide. $2 million investment in innovation and local action, supporting 100 small-scale community projects and four regional collaborations. supported creation of a statewide landscape analysis, data walk, and crowdsourced report on hunger and food insecurity.
Policy & systems mobilization this strategy aims to: simplify policy investments for greater impact. strengthen khf's commitment to eliminating inequities. achieve meaningful policy outcomes that improve the health of kansans. khf funds multiple organizations focused on policy and systems change, fostering collaboration to amplify their collective influence. expenditure highlights $1,275,000 in core support grants to policy partners. $225,000 to non-core partners supporting policy initiatives statewide. $534,721 for program-related activities and internal operations. significant achievements launch of leadership in public service programming in partnership with the kansas leadership center-equipping newly elected officials and aspiring leaders with the skills and tools needed for public service. first summer school for policy partners, a convening designed to promote collaboration, shared learning, and growth across the policy network.
Institution building the foundation has a long history of creating organizations focused on improving the health of kansans. this strategy continues that tradition by supporting existing and emerging organizations aligned with khf's mission. expenditure highlights a multi-year core support grant of $6,000,000 was awarded to an organization that trains and promotes leadership skills to effect change and make kansas a healthier state. $578,178 was expended for the foundation's program-related activities and internal operations. significant achievements deepened relationships with major institutional partners. strengthened strategic engagement through structured sessions, including strategy huddles and a monthly touchpoints series. conducted tailored briefings and reflective sessions with partners to align shared values and goals. co-developed objectives and strategic framing documents to guide future collaboration. overall, 2024 marked a year of intentional relationship-building, strategic alignment, and organizational development.
Contact & location
- Address
- 309 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS, 67202
- City
- Wichita
- State
- Kansas
- Category
- Health Care
- Subcategory
- Nursing & Home Care
- Phone
- …
- Website
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Financial trends
Revenue declined from $8.6M (FY2019) to $7.7M (FY2024) across 6 reported years.
Financial snapshot
Financial health & position (FY2024)
Liabilities $20.7MNet assets $411.2M
Operating margin
-220.3%
Spent more than it raised in the latest fiscal year.
Total assets
$432.0M
Total liabilities
$20.7M
Net assets
$411.2M
Salaries & benefits
$3.5M
14% of expenses
Board members
9
9 independent
Financials by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets | Total assets | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,685,696▲8.1% | $24,621,018▲32.0% | $411,229,741▲8.2% | $431,970,322▲7.3% | 990 |
| 2023 | $7,108,984▲263% | $18,654,610▲83.6% | $379,964,794▲10.0% | $402,598,506▲7.3% | 990 |
| 2022 | -$4,354,891▼135% | $10,158,773▼80.4% | $345,421,590▼11.8% | $375,070,001▼12.6% | 990 |
| 2021 | $12,520,338▼80.7% | $51,947,937▲90.3% | $391,505,404▲4.6% | $428,904,170▲10.3% | 990 |
| 2020 | $64,992,363▲656% | $27,291,242▲8.7% | $374,243,871▲21.6% | $388,699,972▲18.4% | 990 |
| 2019 | $8,597,853 | $25,113,010 | $307,873,514 | $328,187,155 | 990 |
Original Form 990 PDFs (the Form column) are served by ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, as filed with the IRS. Create a free account to download the CSV report.
Leadership & compensation (FY2024)
Highest-paid: Edward O'malley Jr — $349,683 (1.42% of total expenses)
| Name | Title | Hours/week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward O'malley Jr | President & Ceo | 40 | $349,683 |
| Christopher Power | Secretary/coo | 40 | $264,764 |
| Stephen Webster | Treasurer/cfo/v.p. of Finance | 40 | $240,688 |
| Susan Kang | Senior Advisor | 40 | $169,866 |
| Jeff Usher | Director of Issue Mobilization | 40 | $167,524 |
| Chase Wilhite | Assoc. V.p. of Comm. | 40 | $133,096 |
| Drew Wilburne | Director of Civic Life and Policy | 40 | $130,877 |
| Juston White | Director of Institutional Partnerships and Special Projects | 40 | $112,461 |
| Charles P Woods | Vice Chair, Chair (beg July 2024) | 1 | $19,000 |
| Junetta Everett | Chair (thru June 2024), Board Member | 1 | $19,000 |
| Don Hill | Board Member | 1 | $17,000 |
| Dr Jennifer Mckenney | Board Member, Vice Chair (beg July 2024) | 1 | $17,000 |
| Melissa Mccoy | Board Member | 1 | $17,000 |
| Dr Alicia Thompson | Board Member (beg July 2024) | 1 | $8,500 |
| Sylvia Penner | Board Member | 1 | $8,500 |
| Tom Brady | Board Member (thru June 2024) | 1 | $8,500 |
| Hyunjin Cho | Board Member (beg July 2024) | 1 | $4,250 |
| Jill Docking | Board Member | 1 | — |
Top vendors & contractors (FY2024)
| Contractor | Services | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aon Investments USA Inc | Investment Portfolio Management | $841,380 |
| Mccown Gordon Construction LLC | Construction Services | $814,269 |
| Conference Technologies Inc DBA Cti | Technology Services | $320,759 |
| Bizbooklab LLC DBA Bard Press | Book Publication Services | $200,000 |
| Zoller Productions Inc | Video Production Services | $199,045 |
Grants received · $175K total
3 grants to Kansas Health Foundation totaling $175K, reported by foundations on their Schedule I filings.
| Grantmaker | Purpose | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation | Project support | 2019 | $37,500 |
| Tides Foundation | Healthy individuals and communities | 2018 | $125,000 |
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Charitable | 2014 | $12,583 |
Grants made · $15.7M in FY2024
167 grants totaling $15.7M in FY2024 — showing the 15 largest. All grants made by Kansas Health Foundation →
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Leadership Center Inc | To provide continued core support funding for two years to kansas leadership center, a non-profit organization committed to fosuitering leadership for stronger, healthier and more prosperous kansas communities. | $6,000,000 |
| Alliance For A Healthy Kansas Inc | To provide funding to alliance for a healthy kansas. alliance for a healthy kansas is a coalition of dozens of diverse groups from across the state that have come together to educate the public, lawmakers, and key stakeholders about the importance of expanding kancare and closing the coverage gap for 150,000 kansans. | $675,000 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | To provide funding in support of establishment of a robust initiative aimed at amplifying clients' voices. this initiative will enhance capacity to elevate client perspectives and actively engage community members in identifying service gaps, shaping program design, and ensuring effective program implementation. by fosuitering collaboration with community partners, this initiative will also play a key role in advocating for and influencing sysuitemic and policy changes that directly impact displaced and immigrant populations, ensuring more responsive and inclusive support sysuitems. | $600,000 |
| Kc Healthy Kids | To provide funding in support of the kansas food action network program to ensure kansas has well-resourced local coalitions and robust policies related to food security. | $496,000 |
| Kansas Food Bank Warehouse Inc | To provide dollar for dollar matching funds to the kansas food bank in support of their work to increase the capacity of 31 partner agencies in rural, wesuitern kansas communities. | $450,000 |
| Kansas Appleseed Center For Law and Justice Inc | To provide funding in support of universal access to free school meals for all students, regardless of family income, by increasing school district participation in community eligibility provisions (cep) and tailoring support to each district's needs. | $350,000 |
| Mid-america Regional Council | To provide funding in support of double up food bucks heartland program, a healthy food incentive program for people who receive snap benefits offered at grocery stores, farmers markets, farm stands and mobile markets in kansas and missouri. the incentive encourages customers paying with snap to purchase more fresh fruits and vegetables. | $333,000 |
| K-state Research and Extension - Sedgwick County | To provide funding in support of proposals submitted to k-state research and extension that align with the principles of the next gen k-state strategic plan, advance the work of hunger free kansas, and enhance collaboration with both university and community partners with an overall goal to elevate the role of extension agents in food sysuitems work. | $300,000 |
| Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation | To provide funding in support of establishment of a harvest hub, a sustainable, practical, and physical regional food sysuitem which includes production, processing, and distribution of food. this sysuitem will target economic development by expanding small businesses with new revenue streams and support entrepreneurs with new opportunities. community engagement will be targeted by bringing together all stakeholders to create a common agenda, shared measurements, mutually reinforcing activities, and continuous communication. | $298,122 |
| Kanbes Markets | To provide funding to support expansion of the healthy corner store program, which provides access to fresh, affordable, high-quality produce in wyandotte county. this program targets those struggling with mobility issues, lack of transportation, and those living in areas with limited grocery options. funding will cover costs of establishing new stores, operations costs, food costs, truck deliveries, drivers, and a dedicated kansas-specific healthy corner store liaison who will work exclusively on onboarding new stores, building community awareness, and promoting produce shopping adoption. | $276,875 |
| Kansas Health Institute | To provide funding in support of a landscape data analysis of the components of economic hardship that will help the foundation network understand and mobilize around the economic hardship index. funding will also support design and facilitation of data walks that will help the foundation network understand various interventions that will help kansans make progress towards improving economic hardship within the state. | $175,000 |
| Healthy Bourbon County Action Team Inc | To provide funding in support of healthy bourbon county action team, inc.'s participation as a member of the kansas food action network food secure communities initiative, a new community of practice focused on assessing and addressing the sysuitemic causes of food insecurity at the local level. project funds should be used to assess and address the policy, sysuitems and environmental barriers to food security in grantee?s region. | $165,000 |
| Harvey County Health Department | To provide funding in support of harvey county health department's participation as a member of the kansas food action network food secure communities initiative, a new community of practice focused on assessing and addressing the sysuitemic causes of food insecurity at the local level. project funds should be used to assess and address the policy, sysuitems and environmental barriers to food security in grantee?s region. | $165,000 |
| Livewell Northwest Kansas Inc | To provide funding in support of livewell northwest kansas, inc.'s participation as a member of the kansas food action network food secure communities initiative, a new community of practice focused on assessing and addressing the sysuitemic causes of food insecurity at the local level. project funds should be used to assess and address the policy, sysuitems and environmental barriers to food security in grantee?s region. | $165,000 |
| Tri-agency Intervention | To provide funding in support of tri-agency intervention, inc.'s participation as a member of the kansas food action network food secure communities initiative, a new community of practice focused on assessing and addressing the sysuitemic causes of food insecurity at the local level. project funds should be used to assess and address the policy, sysuitems and environmental barriers to food security in grantee?s region. | $165,000 |
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Kansas Health Foundation a legitimate nonprofit?
- Yes. Kansas Health Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization registered with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service under EIN 48-0873431, based in Wichita, Kansas. Donations are tax-deductible.
- What is Kansas Health Foundation's EIN?
- Kansas Health Foundation's Employer Identification Number (EIN) is 48-0873431.
- How much revenue does Kansas Health Foundation report?
- Kansas Health Foundation reported $7,685,696 in total revenue on its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.
- How much of Kansas Health Foundation's spending goes to programs?
- Kansas Health Foundation spends about 76% of its total expenses on programs, based on its latest IRS Form 990.
- What financial grade does Kansas Health Foundation have?
- CharityIndex grades Kansas Health Foundation C, based on program efficiency and fundraising cost.
- How much does Kansas Health Foundation's highest-paid employee make?
- The highest reported compensation on Kansas Health Foundation's latest Form 990 is $349,683, paid to Edward O'malley Jr (President & Ceo).
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Data for Kansas Health Foundation (EIN 48-0873431) comes from the IRS Business Master File and e-filed Form 990 returns, via CharityIndex. Figures reflect what the organization reported to the IRS for each fiscal year.