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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 43-6110478

Forster-Powers Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Kansas City, MO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $565,500 paid in grants.

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
Thomas R Turgeon
4635 Wyandotte Suite 206
Kansas City, MO 64112
(816) 753-7777
Form and materials
No specific requirements
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Must be a 501(c)(3) entity

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $565,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $6,073,329
  • Tax year 2023

    $543,700

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $6,184,756
  • Tax year 2022

    $535,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $6,283,877
  • Tax year 2021

    $444,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $6,205,385
  • Tax year 2020

    $465,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $6,271,429
  • Tax year 2019

    $440,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $6,453,703
  • Tax year 2018

    $430,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $6,563,726

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Avila UniversityKansas City, MO

    Scholarship

    $75,000
  2. Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO

    Scholarship

    $50,000
  3. St Teresa's AcademyKansas City, MO

    Scholarship

    $50,000
  4. Bishop Ward High SchoolKansas City, KS

    Scholarship

    $45,000
  5. Bishop Miege High SchoolShawnee Mission, KS

    Scholarship

    $40,000
  6. Rockhurst High SchoolKansas City, MO

    Scholarship

    $40,000
  7. Cristo Ray SchoolKansas City, MO

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  8. Donnelly CollegeKansas City, KS

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  9. Heartstrings Community FoundationOlathe, KS

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Holy Name Catholic SchoolKansas City, KS

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  11. Vitae SocietyJefferson City, MO

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  12. Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy TrinityCorpus Christi, TX

    Unrestricted

    $20,500
  13. Benedictine CollegeAtchison, KS

    Scholarship

    $20,000
  14. Conception Seminary College CoreConception, MO

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  15. JoboneIndependence, MO

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  16. Foundation for Inclusive Religious EducationKansas City, MO

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  17. Little Sisters of the PoorKansas City, MO

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  18. Los Olivos CisWestmont, IL

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  19. Serra Club of Kansas City MoKansas City, MO

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  20. Sister Servants of MaryKansas City, KS

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  21. Children's Center for the Visually ImpairedKansas City, MO

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  22. Seton CenterKansas City, MO

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  23. St Stephens Indian Mission FoundationSt Stephens, WY

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  24. Lalmba AssociationMonument, CO

    Unrestricted

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $170,00082% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $25,00012% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $10,0005% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $2,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri13 grants $340,000
  2. Kansas7 grants $190,000
  3. Texas1 grant $20,500
  4. Illinois1 grant $10,000
  5. Wyoming1 grant $3,000
  6. Colorado1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Arnold W MearsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Thomas R TurgeonTRUSTEE Hours 4Pay $0
  • Michael HunterTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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