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# Pete Felten Legacy Foundation earns nonprofit status to fund gallery restoration
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/pete-felten-legacy-foundation-earns-nonprofit-status-to-fund-gallery-restoration/
- Published: 2026-09-23T13:39:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T13:39:34.000Z
- Description: The public charity is raising tax-deductible donations to repair the late Kansas sculptor's historic Hays studio
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: hays, dnn, #news

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The Pete Felten Legacy Foundation has received 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the Internal Revenue Service, allowing it to accept tax-deductible donations to restore the late Kansas sculptor's historic Hays studio. Formed to preserve the artistic achievements of Pete Felten Jr. — a renowned self-taught artist who died in February at age 92 — the foundation is focusing on structural repairs at his longtime workspace, the Stone Gallery. Following the revitalization, which has already included a complete roof replacement, official ownership of the building at 107 1/2 W. Sixth St. will be transferred to the Ellis County Historical Society to secure a permanent home for local art history.

Felten spent decades shaping native limestone into prominent monuments across the state, including dozens of public installations in Ellis County and the four 2,000-pound portraits of famous Kansans that encircle the State Capitol rotunda in Topeka. With its new tax-exempt designation, the foundation is accelerating efforts to secure grant funding and will participate in the upcoming Heartland Foundation Give Fest, where donated funds will be matched from Oct. 1-7\. Foundation representative Eileen Moore said the milestone provides art lovers a direct way to invest in preserving Felten's public sculptures and ensures his old-school craftsmanship remains protected for future generations.

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