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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-6652673

Robert E Oliphant Charitable Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Odessa, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,155,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $21,852,543

  • Tax year 2024

    $996,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $21,271,819

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,061,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $20,471,438

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,079,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $20,933,902

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,047,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $19,752,800

  • Tax year 2020

    $883,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $18,116,214

  • Tax year 2019

    $850,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $16,848,368

  • Tax year 2018

    $823,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $16,334,177

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Partners for Odessa Parks & RecOdessa, MO

    Charitable

    $400,000
  2. UCM Alumni FoundationWarrensburg, MO

    Charitable

    $125,000
  3. Community Service LeagueIndependence, MO

    Charitable

    $100,000
  4. Summit Christian AcademyLees Summit, MO

    Educational

    $100,000
  5. Habitat for HumanityIndependence, MO

    Charitable

    $100,000
  6. Mercer County Senior CenterPrinceton, MO

    Charitable

    $60,000
  7. Northwest CDCIndependence, MO

    Charitable

    $50,000
  8. Friends of the Problem Solving CourtsKC, MO

    Charitable

    $50,000
  9. Pony Express Council Boy ScoutsSt Joseph, MO

    Charitable

    $50,000
  10. LaMonte School FoundationLamonte, MO

    Educational

    $35,000
  11. Independence Meals on WheelsIndependence, MO

    Charitable

    $30,000
  12. Jill's HopeKansas City, MO

    Charitable

    $25,000
  13. Drum FarmIndependence, MO

    Educational

    $20,000
  14. Paws & PalsBlue Springs, MO

    Charitable

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $100,00080% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $25,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri14 grants $1,155,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jim PollardCo-Trustee Hours 25Pay $0
  • Michael S Crowe SrCo-Trustee Hours 25Pay $0

The return

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