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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-1473455

The Peterson Foundation

A private foundation in Smith Center, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $1,812 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 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
The Peoples Bank
136 S Main, PO Box 307
Smith Center, KS 669670307
(785) 282-6682
Form and materials
See schedule 1 attached.
Deadlines
April 1st
Restrictions
Charitable organizations within smith county, KS and graduates of smith center high school who have maintained a b or c average at the time of graduation.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,812

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $42,984

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,578

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $43,129

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,637

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $42,073

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,893

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $39,711

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,728

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $41,419

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,674

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $40,975

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,696

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $38,669

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,718

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $39,092

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

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

  1. Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $812

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • The Peoples BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $376

The return

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