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Alfred R Kvasnicka Trust

Accepts applications McPherson, Kansas · EIN 206835598

Alfred R Kvasnicka Trust is a private foundation in McPherson, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $40,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $34,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $37,600 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$28,9015$1.1 million
2024$37,6005$1.1 million
2025$40,0003$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactLori Thielen
1129 E 9th Ave, Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone or email(620) 314-2470, ltriggs69@yahoo.com
What to submitRequires applicants to submit scholarship applications, requests are payable to university and colleges.
RestrictionsWilson high school graduate requirement

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Alfred R Kvasnicka Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas3$40,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS
Scholarships for student tuition$34,000
Sterling College
Sterling, KS
Scholarships for student tuiton$3,500
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Scholarships for student tuition$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Alfred R Kvasnicka Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Alfred R Kvasnicka Trust give?

$40,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Alfred R Kvasnicka Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Michael Morgan (Trustee) and Lori Thielen (Trustee).

What does Alfred R Kvasnicka Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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