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Pete & Margaret Leighty Trust First State Bank and Trust

Accepts applications Tonganoxie, Kansas · EIN 810677037

Pete & Margaret Leighty Trust First State Bank and Trust is a private foundation in Tonganoxie, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $75,957 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $2,200 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 $70,670 the year before.

77% 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$75,01821$1.5 million
2024$70,67025$1.6 million
2025$75,95718$1.7 million

How to apply

ContactShawna Gilmore
400 Bury, PO Box 219, Tonganoxie, KS 66086
Phone or email(913) 845-5101
What to submitPete & margaret leighty trust application information: name, mission, tax-exempt status, & contact information. Grant information required: project name, goal, amount requested, estimated project cost, project budget, project summary - including how funds will be used, who will benefit, completion date, other funding sources, project partners, geographic area affected, and long term strategies for sustaining project.
DeadlinesTo be determined.
RestrictionsFunds must be used for purposes for which they were approved. Recipients will be required to submit a written report describing project outcome and use of funds.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas18$75,957

Grants paid in 2025

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Usd 464 THS Band
Tonganoxie, KS
Timpani purchase$12,000
K-State Extension LV Co Horse Group
Tonganoxie, KS
Fairgrounds horse arena fence$10,037
Jabalo Community Bible Church
Leavenworth, KS
Bathroom$10,000
Usd 464 Tes Auto Tech
Tonganoxie, KS
Tongie auto tech keeping it cool$8,139
Tonganoxie Community Historical Soc
Tonganoxie, KS
Concrete entry improvement$8,000
Usd 464 THS Ag Mechanics & Welding
Tonganoxie, KS
Plasma power project$6,877
Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271
Tonganoxie, KS
Bring back the wall$5,000
Usd 464 Tes Pe Dept
Tonganoxie, KS
Safe landing / new equipment$3,434
Tonganoxie Senior Citizens
Tonganoxie, KS
Update & additions$2,500
Usd 464 THS Unified E-Sports
Tonganoxie, KS
Unified e-sports$1,900
Usd 464 Testms Gifted
Tonganoxie, KS
Spirit in 3d$1,370
Genesis Schools
Tonganoxie, KS
Security expansion$1,350
Usd THS FFA
Tonganoxie, KS
Blue and gold for all$1,300
Usd 464 THS Fccla
Tonganoxie, KS
Chieftain care closet$1,000
Usd THS Theatre Dept
Tonganoxie, KS
Construction tool upgrade$1,000
Tonganoxie Early Prep
Tonganoxie, KS
Reading center furniture$800
Usd 464 THS Fccla
Tonganoxie, KS
Cte is for me$650
Usd 464 THS Family & Consumer
Tonganoxie, KS
Sharpening up culinary skills$600

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Pete & Margaret Leighty Trust First State Bank and Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: To be determined.

How much does Pete & Margaret Leighty Trust First State Bank and Trust give?

$75,957 in tax year 2025, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $2,200.

Who runs Pete & Margaret Leighty Trust First State Bank and Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists First State Bank and Trust (Trustee).

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