The Shaw Family Foundation

  • Grant Application Timeline

    Accepting Applications: September 1, 2022
    Grant Applications Due: January 31, 2023
    Grantmaking Meeting: April 2023
    Grants Funded: May 2023
    Funding Preferences: South Central Kansas; Social Services, Arts, and the Kansas University Endowment Association

  • Contact Information

    405-755-5571
    1024 E. Britton Road, Suite 200
    Oklahoma City, OK 73131
    kblakley@fmiokc.com

FY 21-22 Grant Areas of Support

    FY 21-22 Grants Awarded

    • CASA of Sedgwick County – $2,500
      Central Plains Health Care Partnership – $766
      Exploration Place – $7,500
      Fundamental Learning Center – $5000
      Hutchinson Friends of the Zoo – $1,500
      Kansas Aviation Museum – $768
      Kansas Council on Economic Education – $3,000
      Kansas Food Bank Warehouse – $766
      Kansas University Endowment Association – $17,500
      Music Theatre Wichita – $12,000
      St. Louis Crisis Nursery – $700

    • St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness – $1,100
      Trinity Catholic Jr/Sr High School – $800
      Union Rescue Mission – $12,000
      Vima Church – $1,150
      Volunteers in Medicine – $500
      Wichita Art Museum – $7,500
      Wichita Children’s Home – $6,000
      Wichita State University Foundation – $2,500
      Wichita Symphony Society – $10,000
      Young Life – Wichita – $1,150

    Directors

    Richard C. Shaw, MD
    President

    James M. Shaw MD
    Vice President

    Robert K. Shaw
    Treasurer

    John W. Shaw, MD
    Secretary

    Foundation History

    The Shaw Family Foundation was created in June 2011 by Richard C. Shaw and his three sons James Shaw, Robert Shaw, and John Shaw.

    Mission Statement

    The mission of The Shaw Family Foundation is to carry on the philanthropic legacy of Richard C. Shaw and Ruth J. Shaw.

    Scope of Interest

    The Foundation intends to support 501(c)(3) organizations in South Central Kansas benefiting social services, arts, and the Kansas University Endowment Association, including the School of Medicine – Wichita and the College of Liberal Arts.

    The Shaw Family Foundation

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    Accepting Applications: September 1, 2022
    Grant Applications Due: January 31, 2023
    Grantmaking Meeting: April 2023
    Grants Funded: May 2023
    Funding Preferences: South Central Kansas; Social Services, Arts, and the Kansas University Endowment Association

     

    Preference will be given to the following:

    First Presbyterian Church of Wichita
    Eastminster Presbyterian Church of Wichita
    Wichita Children’s Home
    Music Theatre Wichita
    Wichita Symphony Orchestra
    Salvation Army of Wichita
    Wichita Art Museum
    Orpheum Theater
    Scholarships at the Kansas University Endowment Association:
    Ruth Keth Shaw Scholarship
    Dr. Richard Shaw Scholarship
    Dr. Richard C. and Ruth Keth Shaw School of Medicine Scholarship