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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 68-6216887

Roman Foundation

A private foundation in Paola, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $70,800 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 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
Charitable Foundations First Option
Attn Keri Peterson Senior Trust, Officer 702 Baptiste Dr
Paola, KS 66071
(913) 294-9222
[email protected]
Form and materials
Application and guidelines are available at www.firstoptionbank.com/about-us/trusteed-foundations/application- guidelines/
Deadlines
Application must be received prior to march 1
Restrictions
Applicants must be qualifying sec 501(c)(3) entities

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $70,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,079,986

  • Tax year 2024

    $32,273

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,998,124

  • Tax year 2023

    $169,702

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,966,601

  • Tax year 2022

    $53,860

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,075,570

  • Tax year 2021

    $87,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,171,299

  • Tax year 2020

    $62,050

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,180,294

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. City of PaolaPaola, KS

    Pickleball courts

    $50,000
  2. USD #430 South Brown CountyPaola, KS

    Center stage

    $11,000
  3. Friends of Library District #2 of Linn County-LacygneLacygne, KS

    New fridge

    $4,300
  4. South Brown County Community FoundationHorton, KS

    Philanthropy education

    $3,500
  5. Doniphan County Pet RescueBendena, KS

    Spay/neuter program

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $3,50064% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $2,00036% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas5 grants $70,800

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • First Option BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $36,650

The return

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