Cerwick Family Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of causes, primarily focusing on civic, educational, and religious initiatives. Its mission reflects a commitment to community development, youth engagement, and health-related charities, as evidenced by its funding of organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club and various local churches. The foundation serves diverse populations through general operating support for nonprofits that address community needs, education, and faith-based activities. While it operates primarily in Kansas and Missouri, its funding also extends to organizations in other states, indicating a broader philanthropic reach.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A local or regional nonprofit in Kansas/Missouri with a civic, education, youth-development, or faith-based mission and an existing or potential relationship with the foundation’s trustees or local intermediaries.
Good Fit
- • Visible program alignment with civic, education, religious, or youth services.
- • Strong local presence in Kansas or Missouri (or prior work with local institutions).
- • Existing relationship, referral, or endorsement from a trustee, local leader, or grantee.
- • Need for general operating support or mid-sized grants (several thousand to low six figures).
- • Clear capacity to steward and report on restricted or large single grants.
Geography
Giving is regionally focused: recent years concentrate grant dollars in Kansas and Missouri (latest year two states, Kansas ≈59%), though earlier filings show activity in up to four states.
Recipient Variety
Across three years the foundation funded many distinct organizations (31 recipients in 2022, 14 in 2023), though the latest year had only six recipients and showed strong dollar concentration in a few grants.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates it funds only preselected recipients and no public application route or contact details were found; while many new grantees appeared in the latest year, those appear to be selected by the funder rather than via an open application process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
