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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 48-1056803

Bill & Julia Thomas Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Smith Center, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $21,787 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 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
The Peoples Bank
136 S Main PO Box 307, PO Box 307
Smith Center, KS 669670307
(785) 282-6682
Form and materials
See schedule's 1 , 2 & 3
Deadlines
March 31st
Restrictions
Fund makes contributions for the benefit of the people of smith county, KS. The emphasis given to the health care, education, and recreational needs of the people of smith county, KS.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $21,787

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $355,264

  • Tax year 2024

    $19,945

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $359,908

  • Tax year 2023

    $19,936

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $364,324

  • Tax year 2022

    $23,208

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $376,494

  • Tax year 2021

    $22,348

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $402,640

  • Tax year 2020

    $21,450

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $412,489

  • Tax year 2019

    $20,794

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $401,032

  • Tax year 2018

    $21,092

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $410,588

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  2. Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS

    Scholarship

    $3,500
  3. City of KensingtonKensington, KS

    Trees & trash bins for city park

    $2,787
  4. Individual

    First aid kits

    $2,000
  5. Cloud County Community CollegeConcordia, KS

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  6. Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  8. Hays Academy of Hair DesignHays, KS

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  9. Sterling CollegeSterling, KS

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  10. University of Kansas Medical CenterKansas City, KS

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  11. University of Nebraska - KearneyKearney, NE

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  12. Nebraska College of Tech AgriculturCurtis, NE

    Scholarship

    $500
  13. US Center Foundation IncLebanon, KS

    Kids tractor pull/lebanon bash

    $500
  14. Individual

    Tree trimming

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $3,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas7 grants $10,787
  2. Nebraska2 grants $1,500
  3. Missouri1 grant $1,000

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 1Pay $3,871

The return

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