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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-1959201

Bill House Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Arkansas City, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $95,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $7,247,658

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $6,495,909

  • Tax year 2023

    $181,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,240,110

  • Tax year 2022

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,964,001

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $6,415,114

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,708,876

  • Tax year 2018

    $15

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,734,812

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cowley County 4-HWinfield, KS

    Funding for youth development programs

    $50,000
  2. No Stone Unturned Foundation IncManhattan, KS

    Funding operations for therapeutic learning center

    $20,000
  3. Happy Hustlers 4-HGarden City, KS

    Funding for operations

    $10,000
  4. Home School Athletic AssociationPlano, TX

    General operations

    $10,000
  5. Texas Junior Angus AssociationBelton, TX

    Funding for general operations

    $5,000

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 $20,00067% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $10,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas3 grants $80,000
  2. Texas2 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Carol HousePRESIDENT, SECRETARY Hours 8Pay $36,204
  • Jeffrey D SmithDIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $60,000
  • Jason D SmithDIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $60,000
  • Addie SmithDIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $7,000
  • Bill HelmingDIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $0

The return

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