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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 74-6450097

Cleon Dettmer Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Smith Center, KS. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $125,968 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 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
The Peoples Bank
136 S Main, PO Box 307
Smith Center, KS 669670307
(785) 282-6682
Form and materials
N/A
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Smith county, kansas

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $125,968

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $906,753

  • Tax year 2024

    $106,267

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $982,840

  • Tax year 2023

    $86,562

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,033,952

  • Tax year 2022

    $90,180

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,069,325

  • Tax year 2021

    $89,957

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,125,176

  • Tax year 2020

    $95,373

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,118,861

  • Tax year 2019

    $103,062

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,169,105

  • Tax year 2018

    $102,330

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,189,668

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

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

  1. Fort Hays State UniversityHays, KS

    Scholarship

    $19,760
  2. St John Lutheran ChurchKensington, KS

    Religious support

    $12,171
  3. Kensington Food PantryKensington, KS

    Food assistance

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    Funds for expenses

    $9,800
  5. Individual

    Religious support

    $8,600
  6. Kensington Fire DepartmentKensington, KS

    Funds for expenses

    $7,500
  7. Individual

    Funds for expenses

    $7,400
  8. Individual

    Funds for expenses

    $7,000
  9. Kensington Ministerial AssocKensington, KS

    Religious support

    $5,500
  10. Home Charitable FoundationKensington, KS

    Support

    $5,340
  11. Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS

    Scholarship

    $4,960
  12. University of Nebraska - KearneyKearney, NE

    Scholarship

    $4,960
  13. Kensington Lions ClubKensington, KS

    Funds for expenses

    $4,300
  14. City of KensingtonKensington, KS

    Swimming pool exps, community suppor

    $3,857
  15. United Church of KensingtonKensington, KS

    Religious support

    $3,700
  16. Emporia State UniversityEmporia, KS

    Scholarship

    $2,480
  17. Friends UniversityWichita, KS

    Scholarship

    $2,480
  18. Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina, KS

    Scholarship

    $2,480
  19. McPherson CollegeMcPherson, KS

    Scholarship

    $2,480
  20. University of KansasLawrence, KS

    Scholarship

    $1,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $7,44058% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $5,34042% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kansas15 grants $88,208
  2. Nebraska1 grant $4,960

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • The Peoples BankTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $2,025

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