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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 61-6264013

MGM Charitable Scholarship TR

A private foundation in Paducah, KY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 21 grants and $27,250 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
MGM Charitable Foundation
2831 Lone Oak Rd
Paducah, KY 42003
(270) 554-8373
Form and materials
Application for the 2025 2026 academic year were submitted by april 25 2025 and recipients were announced on may 9 2025. Along with the application requesting financial information high school information and plans for college applicants are to provide a list of high school and community activities a copy of grade transcripts and a 250 word essay answering one of the following questions: 1. Why do you need this scholarship? 2. Why have i chosen my field of study? 3. What are my goals in life?
Deadlines
April
Restrictions
MGM charitable foundation is a trust established to provide scholarship funding for post-secondary education for students in mccracken county ky. In march 2025 letters were sent to guidance counselors of all secondary education schools in the mccracken county area requesting completion of applications for scholarships. The foundation is primarily interested in students seeking admittance to institutions outside the state of kentucky but applications for in-state assistance will also be considered. Manchikanti educational charitable trust has been established as a public charitable trust maintained and administered to promote education relief for the benefit of the weaker sections of the public in and around the area of bodangparphy india.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $27,250

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $463,196

  • Tax year 2023

    $36,750

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $506,078

  • Tax year 2022

    $36,896

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $563,091

  • Tax year 2021

    $72,621

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $614,899

  • Tax year 2020

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $579,115

  • Tax year 2019

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $596,687

  • Tax year 2018

    $128,240

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $327,154

  • Tax year 2017

    $88,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $302,962

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. McCracken County High SchoolPaducah, KY

    Donation to mccracken co high school

    $10,000
  2. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for hillary hollowell

    $2,000
  3. Murray State UniversityMurray, KY

    Educational scholarship for briah cook

    $2,000
  4. Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for katelynn humphries

    $2,000
  5. Utah State UniversityLogan, UT

    Educational scholarship for tylee haws

    $1,000
  6. University of MississippiUniversity, MS

    Educational scholarship for addison aycock

    $1,000
  7. Murray State UniversityMurray, KY

    Educational scholarship for madeline yates

    $1,000
  8. Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY

    Educational scholarship for caroline wright

    $1,000
  9. University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    Educational scholarship for mckenzie guess

    $1,000
  10. Murray State UniversityMurray, KY

    Educational scholarship for ashley sullivan

    $1,000
  11. Murray State UniversityMurray, KY

    Educational scholarship for kathryn courtney

    $1,000
  12. University of MemphisMemphis, TN

    Educational scholarship for grace bakehouse

    $500
  13. Mississippi State UniversityMS State, MS

    Educational scholarship for bailey bowland

    $500
  14. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for josiah baumer

    $500
  15. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for natalie lansden

    $500
  16. Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, KY

    Educational scholarship for karleigh walker

    $500
  17. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for jill nichols

    $500
  18. University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    Educational scholarship for landon monroe

    $500
  19. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for victoria sims

    $250
  20. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for savannah mcdowell

    $250
  21. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for milleah smith

    $250

Approved for future payment

16 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for hillary hollowell

    $0
  2. Transylvania UniversityLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for katelynn humphries

    $0
  3. Utah State UniversityLogan, UT

    Educational scholarship for tylee haws

    $0
  4. University of MississippiUniversity, MS

    Educational scholarship for addison aycock

    $0
  5. Murray State UniversityMurray, KY

    Educational scholarship for madeline yates

    $0
  6. Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY

    Educational scholarship for caroline wright

    $0
  7. University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    Educational scholarship for mckenzie guess

    $0
  8. Murray State UniversityMurray, KY

    Educational scholarship for ashley sullivan

    $0
  9. Murray State UniversityMurray, KY

    Educational scholarship for kathryn courtney

    $0
  10. Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, KY

    Educational scholarship for karleigh walker

    $0
  11. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for jill nichols

    $0
  12. University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY

    Educational scholarship for landon monroe

    $0
  13. Murray State UniversityMurray, KY

    Educational scholarship for briah cook

    $0
  14. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for savannah mcdowell

    $0
  15. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for victoria sims

    $0
  16. University of KentuckyLexington, KY

    Educational scholarship for milleah smith

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $2,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky17 grants $24,250
  2. Mississippi2 grants $1,500
  3. Utah1 grant $1,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Laxmaiah Manchikanti MDDONOR/TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Murali ManchikantiTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ram ManchikantiTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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