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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-4060029

Kelly Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Paola, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $53,178 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Charitable Foundations First Option
Attn Keri Peterson Trust Officer, 702 Baptiste Dr
Paola, KS 66071
(913) 259-2110
keri [email protected]
Form and materials
Application is available at: www.firstoptionbank.com/about-us/ trusteed-foundations/application-guidelines/
Deadlines
Request must be received before march 1 each year
Restrictions
Entities under sec 170(c)(2), 501(c)(3), 2522(a)(2) if gift deductible

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $53,178

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,367,312

  • Tax year 2024

    $50,258

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,318,983

  • Tax year 2023

    $49,175

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,293,588

  • Tax year 2022

    $63,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,310,344

  • Tax year 2021

    $56,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,406,242

  • Tax year 2020

    $53,800

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,399,786

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. USD # 416 Louisburg Public SchoolsLouisburg, KS

    Scoreboards

    $35,122
  2. My Father's House Community Services IncPaola, KS

    Hud matching funds

    $9,515
  3. Prairie View Educational FoundationLa Cygne, KS

    Classroom supplies

    $4,541
  4. Osawatomie Partners in Education IncOsawatomie, KS

    Teacher grants

    $4,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services1 grant $9,51553% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $4,54125% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $4,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas4 grants $53,178

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • First Option BankTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $24,844

The return

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