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George & Belle Pearce Trust

Accepts applications Hutchinson, Kansas · EIN 486186188

George & Belle Pearce Trust is a private foundation in Hutchinson, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $23,500 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $11,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $24,000 the year before.

23% 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$21,50010$416,091
2024$24,00012$428,818
2025$23,50013$465,090

How to apply

ContactTimothy G Givan Trust Officer
1 North Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501
Phone or email(620) 694-2258
What to submitApplications should state briefly the purpose for which the grant is to be used.
DeadlinesApplications for grants may be submitted at any time. Applicants are usually notified w/in 3 mths.
RestrictionsIn awarding grants, the foundation gives preference to reno county and hutchinson, Kansas, charitable organizations. Scholarships are for persons attending hutchinson community college and any applications for these should be made to the college.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What George & Belle Pearce Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas13$23,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hutchinson Community College Foundation
Hutchinson, KS
Scholarships$11,000
Brighthouse
Hutchinson, KS
Unrestricted$1,500
First Call for Help
Hutchinson, KS
Unrestricted$1,500
Horizons Mental Health Center
Hutchinson, KS
Child advocacy program$1,250
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Reno Co
Hutchinson, KS
Unrestricted$1,000
Boys and Girls Club
Hutchinson, KS
Unrestricted$1,000
Friends in Action
Hutchinson, KS
Unrestricted$1,000
Hutchinson Community College Endowment Association
Hutchinson, KS
Unrestricted$1,000
Hutchinson Community Foundation
Hutchinson, KS
Unrestricted$1,000
Interfaith Housing Services Inc
Hutchinson, KS
Unrestricted$1,000
Rise Up Reno Prevention Network
Hutchinson, KS
Unrestricted$1,000
Buhler Public Library
Buhler, KS
Unrestricted$750
Circles Reno County
Hutchinson, KS
Unrestricted$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does George & Belle Pearce Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications for grants may be submitted at any time. Applicants are usually notified w/in 3 mths..

How much does George & Belle Pearce Trust give?

$23,500 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs George & Belle Pearce Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists First National Bank (Trustee).

What does George & Belle Pearce Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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