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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 42-6661934

Vaughn and Thesta McColey Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Smith Center, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $23,320 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
Vaughn Thesta McColey Charitable TR
PO Box 307
Smith Center, KS 66967
(785) 282-6682
Form and materials
Application form may be picked up at the peoples bank.
Deadlines
June 1
Restrictions
Limited to specific organizations in smith center, KS

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $23,320

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $351,665

  • Tax year 2024

    $21,853

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $359,978

  • Tax year 2023

    $21,760

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $364,694

  • Tax year 2022

    $24,855

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $377,070

  • Tax year 2021

    $23,098

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $401,196

  • Tax year 2020

    $22,322

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $399,884

  • Tax year 2019

    $21,232

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $405,771

  • Tax year 2018

    $21,513

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $411,444

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United Methodist ChurchSmith Center, KS

    Annual distribution per trust document

    $5,830
  2. Smith County Memorial HospitalSmith Center, KS

    Annual distribution per trust document

    $5,830
  3. Smith Center Fire DepartmentSmith Center, KS

    Grant for partial funding of generator.

    $5,000
  4. Center Theater IncSmith Center, KS

    Grant for partial funding of insurance premium.

    $5,000
  5. Smith Center Municipal Golf CourseSmith Center, KS

    Grant for partial funding of new cart paths.

    $1,030
  6. Smith Center Public LibrarySmith Center, KS

    Grant for new signage.

    $630

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $5,83085% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,03015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas6 grants $23,320

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 0.5Pay $3,534

The return

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