Growth Organization of Topekashawnee Co
Topeka, KS · EIN 48-1227900. Reported 85 grants totalling $1,382,424 to 77 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Growth Organization of Topekashawnee Co, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S41) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 77 distinct organizations, with 16% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 11% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $8,000. Half of what it reported fell between $7,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $6,000 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn Institute of Technology | Topeka, KS | $225,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Advisors Excel LLC | Topeka, KS | $161,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Topeka Partnership Inc | Topeka, KS | $116,705 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Washburn University Foundation | Topeka, KS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Weller's Bar & Grill | Topeka, KS | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aj's Ny Pizzeria | Topeka, KS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Area Gymnastics Emporium Inc | Topeka, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Classic Bean the | Topeka, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Newman Hesse & Associates Pa | Topeka, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Skinny's Bar & Grill | Topeka, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tailgators | Topeka, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stormont-Vail Healthcare Inc | Topeka, KS | $18,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka | Topeka, KS | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seismi Inc | Lincoln, NE | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arch Pet Food | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chef Lamona LLC | Topeka, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clear View Inc | Topeka, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colaw Fitness LLC | Bartlesville, OK | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| K&m Dance | Topeka, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Star Steakhouse | Topeka, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patterson Family Child Care Center | Topeka, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yes Athletics LLC | Topeka, KS | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corefirst Bank | Topeka, KS | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Right Coast Hemp LLC | Barnegat, NJ | $11,650 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Revelations Evangelistic Ministry Inc of Swf | Tampa, FL | $11,244 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Axe and Ale | Topeka, KS | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cd Tradepost Inc | Topeka, KS | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chez Yasu | Topeka, KS | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| China Pavilion | Topeka, KS | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cortez Transportation Company Inc | Topeka, KS | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dialogue Coffee House | Topeka, KS | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mfl Inc | Topeka, KS | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Red Door Home Decor LLC | Topeka, KS | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reuter's Pedorthics | Topeka, KS | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Firehouse LLC | Topeka, KS | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kansas Dept of Health and Environment | Topeka, KS | $9,325 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 5 Elements Food Therapy | Sedona, AZ | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Filling a Void Enterprises | Topeka, KS | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paletas Royale | Topeka, KS | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Budget Blinds | Topeka, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capitol Federal Savings Bank | Topeka, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cbw Bank | Weir, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Discovery Furniture Inc | Topeka, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hf Rubber Machinery Inc | Topeka, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Isomark | Fitchburg, WI | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kansas State High School Activities Association | Topeka, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Radiology & Nuclear Medicine LLC | Topeka, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Senne & Company | Topeka, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Strathman Sales | Topeka, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Topeka Hospital LLC | Topeka, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Kansas Health System St Francis Campus | Topeka, KS | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ace Pawn and Gun Inc | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arkenberg Farms LLC | Tecumseh, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Automation Controls Inc | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Awrs LLC | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beauty Nails | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Blue Jazz Java Llp | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bobby's Food Co | St Marys, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brickhouse Antiques LLC | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brownstone LLC the | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Buzzaround Janitorial Service Inc | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chris Foster Automotive Repair | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dare to Dream Event Management | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Footlights | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Front Door Catering | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| G's Cheesecake | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huscarl Hobbies and Games | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Infinity Dance Studio LLC | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jpj and Associates Inc | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| King Auto Glass | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knjs LLC | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lava Yoga | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lettuce Feed You | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moore's Auto and Truck Service | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pineapple Dream LLC | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Woodshed LLC | Topeka, KS | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Young Women Christian Association of Topeka Kansas | Topeka, KS | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
5 of 77 (6%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Washburn University Foundation
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WASHBURN TECH AND WASHBURN TECH EAST - Advisors Excel LLC
CHOOSE TOPEKA EMPLOYER MATCH - Weller's Bar & Grill
SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF GRANT - Seismi Inc
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT - Chef Lamona LLC
MWBD PITCH CONTEST WINNER - Revelations Evangelistic Ministry Inc of Swf
YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 5 of 77 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | $695,000 | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 9 | $196,500 | $7,500 |
| 2023 | 8 | $168,578 | $9,500 |
| 2024 | 15 | $322,346 | $11,250 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
94% of its giving went to organizations in Kansas. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $8,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Kansas.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Growth Organization of Topekashawnee Co's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 5 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 10 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 719 S Kansas Ave 100, Topeka, KS, 66603.
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