​Statesmen was founded in 2019 by a group of individuals who had previously been a part of a national organization. As the needs within the community grew, and options for giving back were limited by restrictions, they chose to open a new 501 (C) 3, Statesmen. Statesmen's main purpose is to keep all funds and activities local with the freedom to give back as the associated communities need. Since Statesmen was founded, we have raised over $426,937. All of which stays within Southwest Kansas. The schools and communities receiving funds from Statesmen are: Ashland, Bucklin, Cimarron, Fowler, Ingalls, Meade, Minneola, Satanta, South Gray, Southwestern Heights, and Sublette.