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Misco Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Overland Park, Kansas · EIN 486109777

Misco Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Overland Park, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $26,615 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $12,000. 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 $15,100 the year before.

38% 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$8,4004$182,930
2024$15,1006$206,615
2025$26,6158$235,846

How to apply

ContactPeter Beren
16832 Bluejacket St, Overland Park, KS 66221
Phone or email(913) 645-8550
What to submitLetter form with proof of tax-exempt status
RestrictionsRestricted to tax-exempt entities supporting arts & humanities, primarily in the wichita and Kansas city areas.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Misco Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas5$25,365
Colorado1$500
Wisconsin1$500
Missouri1$250

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City
Overland Park, KS
General funds$12,000
Congregation Beth Shalom
Overland Park, KS
General funds$11,615
Kansas City Automotive Museum Inc
Olathe, KS
General funds$1,000
Camperships for Nebagamon
East Troy, WI
General funds$500
Jewish Community Center
Overland Park, KS
General funds$500
John Austin Cheley Foundation
Denver, CO
General funds$500
Wichita Family Crisis Center
Wichita, KS
General funds$250
University of Missouri Kcur
Kansas City, MO
General funds$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Misco Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Misco Charitable Trust give?

$26,615 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Misco Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Sarah Beren (Trustee) and Peter Beren (Trustee).

What does Misco Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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