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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 43-6771065

Ruth E Ward Endowment Trust 10024500

A private foundation in Kansas City, MO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $121,446 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2024

    $121,446

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,327,710
  • Tax year 2023

    $107,267

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,188,804
  • Tax year 2022

    $113,616

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,036,199
  • Tax year 2021

    $122,879

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,016,510
  • Tax year 2020

    $102,282

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,143,138
  • Tax year 2019

    $102,722

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,031,202
  • Tax year 2018

    $104,663

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,011,118

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First United Methodist ChurchSalina, KS

    Charitable purposes

    $40,482
  2. Salina Regional Health FoundationSalina, KS

    Charitable purposes

    $20,241
  3. Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina, KS

    Charitable purposes

    $20,241
  4. Emberhope YouthvilleNewton, KS

    Charitable purposes

    $20,241
  5. Salina Presbyterian Manor Endowment FundSalina, KS

    Benefit of salina

    $20,241

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $20,24125% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $20,24125% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $20,24125% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,24125% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas5 grants $121,446

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Umb Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $35,401

The return

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