Filed as: ROBERT E AND PATRICIA SCHMIDT FOUNDATION · Private foundation · EIN 48-1077463

Robert E And Patricia A Schmidt Foundation

Accepts applications

Hays, KS

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2025-11-30) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202630979349101203
Total assets (EOY)$65,590,589
Grants paid$3,876,141
Typical (median) grant$20,000
Grants listed70
Giving in home state (KS)94%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K9
$5K–$25K30
$25K–$100K20
$100K+11

Smallest $300 · Largest $333,333

Geographic focus

KS
94%
NE
4%
MO
1%
DC
1%

Common purposes

operations

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2022$3,809,800$61,657,27392
2023$3,590,970$64,178,63180
2024$3,876,141$65,590,58970

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

ContactGARY SHORMAN PRESIDENT
AddressPO BOX 916, HAYS, KS, 67601
Phone7856251772
Form & materialsLETTER OUTLINING REQUESTS AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS AVAILABLE.
DeadlinesTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET QUARTERLY AND REVIEW APPLICATIONS AT THAT TIME.
RestrictionsTHE ROBERT E. AND PATRICIA A. SCHMIDT FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED AND IS DEDICATED TO THE PRIMARY PREMISE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY OF HAYS AND ELLIS COUNTY. THIS COMMITMENT SECONDARILY EXTENDS TO THOSE COMMUNITIES WHERE THE SCHMIDT FAMILY HAS OPERATED FARMS AND RANCHES AND OTHER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN THE BROADCASTING AND BROADBAND FIELDS. THIS ENHANCEMENT WILL MAINLY BE SUPPORTED IN THESE FOUR AREAS: EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, THE ARTS, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AFTER THESE NEEDS ARE MET, CONSIDERATION THEN CAN BE GIVEN TO PROJECTS OF MERIT IN THE STATE OF KANSAS AND THE NEEDS IN THE FIELDS OF BROADCASTING AND BROADBAND. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS WILL ALSO BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION AS THEY MIGHT OCCUR.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Hays Arts CouncilHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$333,333
Hays Arts CouncilHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$333,333
Fhsu FoundationHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$300,000
Fhsu FoundationHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$250,000
Fort Hays Tech North Central FoundationHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$250,000
Grow Hays IncHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$250,000
High Plains Mental Health CenterHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$250,000
High Plains Mental Health CenterHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$250,000
Kvc FoundationOLATHE, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$250,000
DsnwkHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$170,000
Ellis County Historical SocietyHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$100,000
Tmp-Marian HighHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$50,000
Barton Comm College FoundationGREAT BEND, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$40,000
Chadron State FoundationCHADRON, NEGENERAL OPERATIONS$40,000
Fh Tech North Central FoundationHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$40,000
Great Bend Chamber FoundationGREAT BEND, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$40,000
Hays Med FoundationHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$40,000
Hutchinson Comm College Endow FoundHUTCHINSON, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$40,000
Kansas State University FoundationMANHATTAN, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$40,000
Kansas Wesleyan University FoundSALINA, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$40,000
North Platte Comm College FoundationNORTH PLATTE, NEGENERAL OPERATIONS$40,000
Oregon Trail Foundation IncSCOTTSBLUFF, NEGENERAL OPERATIONS$40,000
Catholic Charities Of Northern KansasSALINA, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$30,000
Eisenhower FoundationABILENE, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$30,000
Fhsu FoundationHAYS, KSGENERAL OPERATIONS$26,000
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