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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 48-6276428

Mary Jo Williams Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Garden City, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $329,024 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Michael E Collins
607 N 7th
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 276-3203
Form and materials
Written request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Distributed exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Shall not be used for the funding or promotion of athletes or athletic competition.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $329,024

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,309,147
  • Tax year 2024

    $315,280

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,302,593
  • Tax year 2023

    $311,163

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,341,906
  • Tax year 2022

    $314,030

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,612,707
  • Tax year 2021

    $283,588

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,576,655
  • Tax year 2020

    $246,430

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,417,051
  • Tax year 2019

    $277,083

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,488,211
  • Tax year 2018

    $286,192

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,251,291

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Garden City Community College Endowment AssociationGarden City, KS

    Higher education

    $88,574
  2. Emmaus HouseGarden City, KS

    Food and aid for needy

    $50,000
  3. Nature Conservancy Kansas ChapterTopeka, KS

    Smokey valley ranch fencing, corrals and supplies

    $50,000
  4. Finney County Senior Center Meals on WheelsGarden City, KS

    Noon meals for shut-in elderly

    $32,200
  5. Finney County United WayGarden City, KS

    Various charities

    $25,000
  6. Genesis Family HealthGarden City, KS

    Medical care to needy

    $25,000
  7. Kansas Food BankGarden City, KS

    Funding food for needy

    $25,000
  8. CasaGarden City, KS

    Funding to recruit,train,supervise volunteers to serve abused and neglected children

    $15,000
  9. Turning Point AcademyGarden City, KS

    Daycare funding

    $8,750
  10. Big Brothers Big SistersGarden City, KS

    Children's developmental services

    $2,500
  11. Garden City Piano Teachers LeagueGarden City, KS

    Funding for piano festival

    $2,500
  12. Real Men Real LeadersGarden City, KS

    Children's developmental services

    $2,500
  13. Finney County Ministerial AllianceGarden City, KS

    Community cultural celebration

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $8,75078% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $2,50022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas13 grants $329,024

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Donald LinvilleTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $10,000
  • Jack WilliamsonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $10,000
  • Michael E CollinsTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $10,000

The return

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