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Kenneth J Castle Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Smith Center, Kansas · EIN 030539309

Kenneth J Castle Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Smith Center, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $11,392 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $1,851 and the largest $2,893. 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 $10,752 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$10,9137$242,791
2024$10,7528$251,041
2025$11,3926$282,165

How to apply

ContactThe Peoples Bank
136 S Main, PO Box 307, Smith Center, KS 66967-0307
Phone or email(785) 282-6682
DeadlinesApril 1st
RestrictionsA graduate of smith center high school attending a Kansas vocational school.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Kenneth J Castle Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas5$10,443
Nebraska1$949

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Smith Center
Smith Center, KS
Municipal golf course funding$2,893
Smith Center Recreation C
Smith Center, KS
Baseball & softball program expenses$2,848
Fort Hays Tech North Central
Beloit, KS
Educational scholarship$1,899
Smith Center American Legion Ball
Smith Center, KS
Baseball season expenses$1,803
Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
Smith Center, KS
Scout expenses$1,000
Nebraska Technical Agri College
Curtis, NE
Educational scholarship$949

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Kenneth J Castle Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 1st.

How much does Kenneth J Castle Charitable Trust give?

$11,392 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $1,851.

Who runs Kenneth J Castle Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists The Peoples Bank (Trustee).

What does Kenneth J Castle Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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