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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 48-1146613

Stewart Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Wellington, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $158,550 paid in grants.

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

    $158,550

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,197,117
  • Tax year 2024

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $14,671
  • Tax year 2023

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $19,194
  • Tax year 2022

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $37,942
  • Tax year 2021

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $55,199
  • Tax year 2020

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $70,053
  • Tax year 2019

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $89,878

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wellington Humane Society IncWellington, KS

    General fund

    $50,000
  2. Wellington Methodist ChurchWellington, KS

    Capital improvements

    $40,000
  3. Kansas Univ Endowment AssocLawrence, KS

    Danforth chapel maintenance

    $15,000
  4. Botanica WichitaWichita, KS

    General fund

    $10,000
  5. Wellington Community Foundation IncWellington, KS

    General fund

    $7,000
  6. LMH Health FoundationLawrence, KS

    General fund

    $5,000
  7. Kansas Univ Endowment AssocLawrence, KS

    Museum of art

    $4,000
  8. Kansas Univ Endowment AssocLawrence, KS

    Fine arts - musical inst scholarship

    $4,000
  9. Wellington High SchoolWellington, KS

    Scholarships

    $4,000
  10. Kansas Univ Endowment AssocLawrence, KS

    Kansas school of business

    $3,000
  11. EmpoweredWichita, KS

    General fund

    $3,000
  12. Kansas Univ Endowment AssocLawrance, KS

    Sma public outreach

    $2,000
  13. Chisholm Trail MuseumWellington, KS

    General fund

    $2,000
  14. Kansas Univ Endowment AssocLawrence, KS

    Luella f stewart scholarship fund

    $1,500
  15. Kansas Univ Endowment AssocLawrence, KS

    Hall center for humanities

    $1,000
  16. Kansas Univ Endowment AssocLawrence, KS

    Life span institute

    $1,000
  17. Kansas Univ Endowment AssocLawrence, KS

    Friends of lied series

    $1,000
  18. Kansas Univ Endowment AssocLawrence, KS

    Chancellor's club

    $1,000
  19. Futures Unlimited IncWellington, KS

    General fund

    $1,000
  20. Lawrence Humane SocietyLawrence, KS

    General fund

    $1,000
  21. Wellington Christian AcademyWellington, KS

    General fund

    $1,000
  22. Kansas Univ Endowment AssocLawrence, KS

    Greater univ fund

    $500
  23. Wellington Public LibraryWellington, KS

    Landscaping and lawn care

    $300
  24. Panhandle Railroad MuseumWellington, KS

    General fund

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $51,00087% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,0009% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $1,3002% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas24 grants $158,550

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Linda B StewartCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cathy J McMillanCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dru S FritzelCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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