Cleon Dettmer Charitable TR
Private foundation · Smith Center, KS · EIN 74-6450097 · reported 2024–2026 · files as Cleon Dettmer Charitable Trust
61grants reported
$4,500median award
$2,480lower quartile
$1,200smallest grant
$319Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 9 of its 61 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $64K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2024, 2025, 2026. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 307
Smith Center, KS 66967-0307
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 40 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS | $19,760 |
| Fort Hays State University EDUCATIONAL | Hays, KS | $14,000 |
| Fort Hays State University EDUCATIONAL | Hays, KS | $13,600 |
| St John Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Kensington, KS | $12,187 |
| St John Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS SUPPORT | Kensington, KS | $12,171 |
| Kensington Food Pantry FOOD ASSISTANCE | Kensington, KS | $10,000 |
| Kensington Senior Community FUNDS FOR EXPENSES | Kensington, KS | $9,800 |
| First St John Lutheran CH RELIGIOUS SUPPORT | Kensington, KS | $8,600 |
| St John Lutheran Church RELIGIOUS | Kensington, KS | $8,362 |
| Kensington Food Pantry | Kensington, KS | $8,180 |
| Kensington Senior Community | Kensington, KS | $8,050 |
| Kensington Fire Department FUNDS FOR EXPENSES | Kensington, KS | $7,500 |
| American Legion of Kensin FUNDS FOR EXPENSES | Kensington, KS | $7,400 |
| Kensington Food Pantry | Kensington, KS | $7,300 |
| Kensington Senior Citizen | Kensington, KS | $7,236 |
| First St John Lutheran CH RELIGIOUS | Kensington, KS | $7,050 |
| Kensington Community Libr FUNDS FOR EXPENSES | Kensington, KS | $7,000 |
| Kansas State University EDUCATIONAL | Manhattan, KS | $6,800 |
| First St John Lutheran CH RELIGIOUS | Kensington, KS | $6,136 |
| American Legion of Kensin | Kensington, KS | $6,050 |
| Kensington Community Libr | Kensington, KS | $5,850 |
| Kensington Ministerial Assoc RELIGIOUS SUPPORT | Kensington, KS | $5,500 |
| American Legion of Kensin | Kensington, KS | $5,362 |
| Kensington Community Libr | Kensington, KS | $5,362 |
| Home Charitable Foundation | Kensington, KS | $5,340 |
| Home Charitable Foundation | Kensington, KS | $5,050 |
| Kensington Fire Department | Kensington, KS | $5,050 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | $4,960 |
| University of Nebraska - Kearney | Kearney, NE | $4,960 |
| Kensington Ministerial AS RELIGIOUS | Kensington, KS | $4,550 |
| Kensington Fire Department | Kensington, KS | $4,500 |
| Kensington Lions Club FUNDS FOR EXPENSES | Kensington, KS | $4,300 |
| Kansas State University EDUCATIONAL | Manhattan, KS | $4,200 |
| Kensington Ministerial AS RELIGIOUS | Kensington, KS | $3,940 |
| City of Kensington SWIMMING POOL EXPS, COMMUNITY SUPPOR | Kensington, KS | $3,857 |
| United Church of Kensington RELIGIOUS SUPPORT | Kensington, KS | $3,700 |
| City of Kensington RECREATIONAL | Kensington, KS | $3,650 |
| Kensington Lions Club | Kensington, KS | $3,550 |
| United Church of Kensingt RELIGIOUS | Kensington, KS | $3,050 |
| Kensington Lions Club | Kensington, KS | $2,886 |
| University of Kansas EDUCATIONAL | Lawrence, KS | $2,800 |
| Wichita State University EDUCATIONAL | Wichita, KS | $2,800 |
| United Church of Kensingt RELIGIOUS | Kensington, KS | $2,506 |
| Home Charitable Foundation | Kensington, KS | $2,500 |
| Emporia State University | Emporia, KS | $2,480 |
| Friends University | Wichita, KS | $2,480 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina, KS | $2,480 |
| McPherson College | McPherson, KS | $2,480 |
| City of Kensington RECREATIONAL | Kensington, KS | $2,472 |
| Bethany College EDUCATIONAL | Linsborg, KS | $1,700 |
| Colby Community College EDUCATIONAL | Colby, KS | $1,700 |
| Emporia State University EDUCATIONAL | Emporia, KS | $1,700 |
| Friends University EDUCATIONAL | Wichita, KS | $1,700 |
| Northeastern State University EDUCATIONAL | Tahlequah, OK | $1,700 |
| University of Kansas EDUCATIONAL | Lawrence, KS | $1,700 |
| University of Nebraska - Kearney EDUCATIONAL | Kearney, NE | $1,700 |
| Wichita State University EDUCATIONAL | Wichita, KS | $1,700 |
| Bethany College EDUCATIONAL | Linsborg, KS | $1,400 |
| Colby Community College EDUCATIONAL | Colby, KS | $1,400 |
| Northeastern State University EDUCATIONAL | Tahlequah, OK | $1,400 |
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