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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6670472

Turnbull Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Emporia, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $200,009 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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
Steve Bell Esb Financial
801 Merchant St, PO Box 807
Emporia, KS 66801
(620) 342-3454
Form and materials
No specified form.
Deadlines
Applications are accepted at any time.
Restrictions
The recipient must be a qualified public charity under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1), (2), (3) and (4) of the internal revenue code of 1986.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $200,009

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,399,756
  • Tax year 2024

    $193,063

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,511,874
  • Tax year 2023

    $185,563

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,574,172
  • Tax year 2022

    $46,363

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,652,819
  • Tax year 2021

    $34,863

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,293,514
  • Tax year 2020

    $39,363

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $968,167

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Esu Foundation IncEmporia, KS

    Athletic trusler facility impr

    $130,000
  2. City of EskridgeEskridge, KS

    Lake wabaunsee sign project

    $13,946
  3. Esu Foundation IncEmporia, KS

    Baseball scholarships

    $13,000
  4. Emporia Community FoundationEmporia, KS

    Turnbull facade grant program

    $10,000
  5. Eskridge Park FoundationEskridge, KS

    Park improvement fund

    $8,000
  6. Esu Foundation IncEmporia, KS

    Baseball salary enhancement

    $8,000
  7. Individual

    Spartan stop - secret santa

    $6,500
  8. Cemetery District 5Eskridge, KS

    Cemetery improvements

    $6,000
  9. St Patricks CommitteeKansas City, MO

    Pipes & drums

    $2,700
  10. Esu Foundation IncEmporia, KS

    Creating champions

    $1,863

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas8 grants $190,809
  2. Missouri1 grant $2,700

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Esb FinancialTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $22,429

The return

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