Overview
Grant County's General Fund had a strong 2025: receipts of $4,962,881 against expenditures of $4,065,847, a $897,034 surplus that lifted ending unencumbered cash to $7,945,940. Interest on idle-fund investments alone brought in $840,526 — more than a sixth of all General Fund receipts — and the Sheriff ($1,316,339) is by far the largest General Fund cost. Road & Bridge is the second-largest operation at $2,969,682 of receipts.
Source: Grant County 2025 audit (Kansas Department of Administration, PDF).
At a glance — audited actuals, year ended December 31, 2025
General Fund — audited actuals 2025
Receipts build: taxes $3,153,578 + licenses, permits & fees $130,904 + use of money & property $856,679 + other $821,720 = $4,962,881. Beginning cash $7,048,906 + surplus $897,034 = ending cash $7,945,940. The department build below sums exactly to $4,065,847.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| County Commissioners | $68,902 |
| County Clerk | $126,638 |
| County Treasurer | $134,659 |
| County Attorney | $264,485 |
| Register of Deeds | $109,314 |
| Clerk of District Court | $74,917 |
| County Appraiser | $314,167 |
| Courthouse General | $397,428 |
| Data Processing | $120,561 |
| Election | $72,398 |
| Economic Development | $100,000 |
| Health | $165,115 |
| Sheriff | $1,316,339 |
| Juvenile Detention | $66,755 |
| Extension Council | $170,000 |
| Soil Conservation | $24,000 |
| Fair Maintenance | $60,686 |
| Historical | $135,099 |
| Appropriations | $44,384 |
| Operating transfers | $300,000 |
| Total General Fund expenditures, actual | $4,065,847 |
Ad valorem property tax within taxes: $2,750,333 (budget $2,728,357). Other receipts include the Pilot Wind Farm Project $536,702 and a City of Ulysses payment of $101,783.
Major funds — audited actuals 2025
Each row's walk (beginning + receipts − expenditures = ending) was verified.
| Fund | Receipts | Expenditures | Ending cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Road and Bridge | $2,969,682 | $2,859,534 | $812,518 |
| Employees' Benefits | $1,704,364 | $2,199,797 | $580,512 |
| Noxious Weed | $159,220 | $163,773 | $159,559 |
| Airport Maintenance | $187,458 | $141,823 | $302,378 |
| Library Maintenance | $473,796 | $479,336 | $43,518 |
Road & Bridge detail: maintenance $1,818,690 + administration $825,844 + transfer to Road Machinery $215,000 = $2,859,534. Employees' Benefits spent $2,199,797 of contractual services against $1,704,364 of receipts, drawing its balance down from $1,075,945 to $580,512.
Debt & notes
The audit is presented on the Kansas regulatory basis, which does not recognize capital assets or long-term debt in the statement itself; no separate long-term debt total is stated in the extracted schedules, so none is claimed here. The auditor's opinion is unmodified on the regulatory basis and adverse on U.S. GAAP, the standard pairing for Kansas regulatory-basis statements.
Source: Grant County 2025 audit, auditor's report and Note 1.
Sources & notes
- Only source used: Grant County, Kansas, Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 (Hay•Rice & Associates, July 15, 2026). Read the audit (PDF).
- Sum checks: General Fund receipts build ($3,153,578 + $130,904 + $856,679 + $821,720 = $4,962,881); General Fund departments sum to $4,065,847; cash walk ($7,048,906 + $897,034 = $7,945,940); Road & Bridge ($702,370 + $110,148 = $812,518); Employees' Benefits ($1,075,945 − $495,433 = $580,512); Library Maintenance ($49,058 − $5,540 = $43,518).
- Jurisdiction palette: no verified Grant County palette was on file, so this page uses the neutral Hometown Numbers dark-glass theme rather than a county color.