Dwane L And Velma Lunt Wallace
Official website for the Dwane L. and Velma Lunt Wallace Charitable Foundation (Wichita, KS). The site includes the foundation mission, news, trustees/founders information, and a grant application page with FAQs and contact details. The URL is listed on Candid/Foundation Center and matches public filings for EIN 48-1071478.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A community-serving nonprofit based in Wichita or elsewhere in Kansas working in education, youth development, health/wellness, food security, arts/culture, or capital projects with capacity to submit a full proposal and local impact evidence.
Good Fit
- • Physical presence or program delivery in Wichita or elsewhere in Kansas
- • Programs in education, youth services, health, food distribution, or arts and culture
- • Requests sized for mid-range to large grants (typical grants cluster in the $10k–$250k range)
- • Capacity to provide a full written proposal and one printed copy as requested
- • Evidence of community partnerships or facility/capital project plans
Geography
Giving is overwhelmingly in Kansas and concentrated around Wichita; nearly all dollars in each observed year stayed in-state.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded a large number of distinct independent recipients each year (about 50–59), across education, health, youth, food, arts and other local causes, indicating a broad recipient set for its size.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of turnover (27 new recipients in 2024) plus a public application page, named contact, and rolling submissions support a strong likelihood that unfamiliar local applicants can enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
