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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 43-1660744

Finley Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Lamar, MO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $224,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
Kathryn Jenkins
200 Truman St
Lamar, MO 64759
(417) 682-3373
Form and materials
Organization name, address and contact person, brief history, elgibility, amount and purpose
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Awards restricted to entities or individuals from Barton County, Missouri. Directors and their families are prohibited.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $224,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,029,362

  • Tax year 2023

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $3,879,957

  • Tax year 2022

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $3,908,321

  • Tax year 2021

    $211,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,921,407

  • Tax year 2020

    $219,375

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,866,374

  • Tax year 2019

    $225,625

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $3,983,044

  • Tax year 2018

    $211,500

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $4,254,262

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. About Our Kids IncLamar, MO

    General Fund

    $100,000
  2. Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, KS

    Scholarship

    $21,500
  3. Missouri State UniversitySpringfield, MO

    Scholarship

    $20,500
  4. Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, MO

    Scholarship

    $19,500
  5. University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO

    Scholarship

    $13,000
  6. Ozark Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, MO

    Scholarship

    $11,000
  7. Southwest Baptist UniversityBolivar, MO

    Scholarship

    $6,000
  8. Crowder CollegeNeosho, MO

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  9. University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  10. Missouri University Science TechnolRolla, MO

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  11. Ozark Christian CollegeJoplin, MO

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  12. Cottey CollegeNevada, MO

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  13. Fort Scott Community CollegeFort Scott, KS

    Scholarship

    $2,000
  14. College of the OzarksPoint Lookout, MO

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  15. Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  16. Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  17. Metropolitan State University of DeDenver, CO

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  18. Missouri Welding InstituteNevada, MO

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  19. Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NH

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  20. United States Military AcademyWest Point, NY

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  21. University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  22. Mission UniversitySpringfield, MO

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  23. Cox CollegeSpringfield, MO

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  24. Labette County Community CollegeParsons, KS

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  25. Midway UniversityMidway, KY

    Scholarship

    $1,000

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 $100,00069% of the total
  2. Education6 grants $32,50022% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $13,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri16 grants $190,000
  2. Kansas4 grants $25,500
  3. Arkansas1 grant $5,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $1,000
  5. Kentucky1 grant $1,000
  6. New Hampshire1 grant $1,000
  7. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kathryn M JenkinsDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • George D NicholsDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Angela J SchneiderDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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