Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 48-0896065 • 501(c)3 • Lawrence, KS
Profile
The foundation has three goals: to encourage better journalism in Kansas, to extend White's principles into the future, and to strengthen freedom of speech, press and communication.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
86th percentile
Higher net margin than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
64th percentile
Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
55th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 55% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$393,225
Up $18,730 (+5.0%) from 2024
Liabilities
Down$0
Down $530 (-100%) from 2024
Net Assets
Up$393,225
Up $19,260 (+5.2%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$50,824
Up $375 (+0.7%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$31,564
Up $9,501 (+43%) from 2024
Net Income
Down$19,260
Down $9,126 (-32%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The foundation has three goals: to encourage better journalism in Kansas, to extend White's principles into the future, and to strengthen freedom of speech, press and communication.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Support in the form of scholarships and professorships. | $0 | $19,870 |
| National Citation Honorarium and travel for award winners. | $0 | $6,100 |
| William Allen White Day which includes lectures and institutes. | $0 | $4,796 |
| Other administrative fees | $0 | $798 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Nelson | Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| Michelle Keller | Vice Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| Hannah Wise | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Scott Reinardy | Interim President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Katrina Yoakum | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
“William Allen White Day: $4,796; National Citation Honorarium and Travel: $6,100; Educational Support, Scholarships, and Professorships: $19,870; Other Administrative Fees: $798. Total: $31,564”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | The foundation has three goals: to encourage better journalism in Kansas, to extend White's principles into the future, and to strengthen freedom of speech, press and communication. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | William Allen White Day: $4,796; National Citation Honorarium and Travel: $6,100; Educational Support, Scholarships, and Professorships: $19,870; Other Administrative Fees: $798. Total: $31,564 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Katrina Yoakum |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | Treasurer |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2025-11-13 |
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| ReturnHeader/IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd | 0 | 1 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2025-11-13T14:51:13-07:00 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-07-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2025-06-30 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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