Goebel Family-star Lumber Charitable Trust
The Star Lumber corporate website hosts a page for the Goebel Family STAR LUMBER Charitable Trust, stating the trust administers corporate giving and linking to a Charitable Contribution Request form. The trust is administered by a board of trustees and recent filings (EIN 48-1065296) show active grantmaking.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A Kansas-based community nonprofit or educational, cultural, health, or human-services organization seeking campaign or program support with clear local impact and a specified dollar request.
Good Fit
- • Organization is based in Kansas or demonstrates clear Kansas impact.
- • Request is for a capital campaign, program expansion, or similarly tangible community project.
- • Request includes a specific amount and purpose in writing as the foundation requests.
- • Organization can demonstrate local partnerships or visibility in Wichita-area civic networks.
- • Asks fall within the foundation's observed range (small operational gifts to occasional larger campaign grants).
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in Kansas; in the latest year about 94% of dollars remained in the foundation's home state, with only a few out-of-state grants across three additional states.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a broad recipient set (53 distinct grantees) and the three-year history includes dozens of different organizations with 23 recurring grantees and many newcomers, indicating a diversified local portfolio despite some dollars concentrated among a few large gifts.
New Applicants
Observed behavior shows substantial turnover and new entrants (30 new recipients in the latest year), and a public written-request route is published on the corporate site, so unfamiliar local applicants have a realistic pathway to be considered.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
