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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 48-1061932

Emil Babinger Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Emporia, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $249,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Steve Bell Esb Financial
801 Merchant St PO Box 807
Emporia, KS 66801
(620) 342-3454
Form and materials
No specified form
Deadlines
Applications are accepted at any time.
Restrictions
The recipient must be a qualified public charity under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1), (2), (3) and (4) of the internal revenue code of 1986.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $249,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,101,008

  • Tax year 2024

    $275,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,159,714

  • Tax year 2023

    $185,750

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,185,063

  • Tax year 2022

    $199,650

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,286,782

  • Tax year 2021

    $243,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,332,246

  • Tax year 2020

    $284,910

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,254,824

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. Emporia Arts CouncilEmporia, KS

    Youth art education programs

    $130,000
  2. Esu Foundation IncEmporia, KS

    Olpe high school scholarships

    $15,000
  3. St Josephs Catholic ChurchOlpe, KS

    Rectory remodel & building painting

    $15,000
  4. Individual

    Supplemental nutrition asst program

    $15,000
  5. Emporia Senior CenterEmporia, KS

    General operating

    $15,000
  6. Emporia High SchoolEmporia, KS

    Theatre program

    $12,500
  7. Olpe Fire DepartmentOlpe, KS

    Fire equipment

    $12,000
  8. Camp Wood YMCAElmdale, KS

    Summer camp scholarships

    $10,000
  9. Flinthills Technical CollegeEmporia, KS

    Scholarships

    $10,000
  10. Lyon County 4-HEmporia, KS

    Shooting sports equipment

    $7,000
  11. Esu Foundation IncEmporia, KS

    Theatre scholarships

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Branded recruitment

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $130,00084% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $25,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas10 grants $231,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Esb FinancialTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $25,475
  • John E KuhlmanTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $5,000
  • Brett W OsbornTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $5,000
  • Todd OsbornTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $5,000

The return

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