The Gould Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting local community initiatives and athletic programs. Its mission revolves around funding various local nonprofit organizations, youth sports teams, and educational athletics, particularly in the realm of junior college and high school sports. The foundation emphasizes community service and aims to address food insecurity through support for local food banks. It primarily serves the local population, focusing on enhancing community engagement and development through sports and educational opportunities.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small- to mid-sized Kansas-based community organization—especially local athletics programs, junior college athletics, food bank or community service groups—with local standing or an existing connection to the foundation or its administrator.
Good Fit
- • Located in Liberal, KS or nearby and serving local residents.
- • Provides or supports athletic programs (youth, high school, junior college) or community services like food support.
- • Has an existing relationship or endorsement from local leaders or past grantees.
- • Requests in the small-to-mid grant range consistent with past grants (roughly $1k–$50k).
- • Clear, concrete project or event funding needs (tournaments, team support, food distribution).
Geography
Observed giving is fully concentrated in Kansas; all grants across the three-year record were made to in-state recipients, primarily in Liberal and a few in-state cities.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows seven distinct independent recipients (and similar counts in prior years), indicating a moderate spread of local beneficiaries even though dollar totals are concentrated to one large grantee.
New Applicants
A named mailing contact, phone number, and rolling submission instructions are present, which creates a visible entry route, but the observed pattern shows the same core recipients repeatedly funded and no new recipients in the most recent year, so newcomer access appears possible but selective.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
