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William H and Velma C Gerber Trust

Accepts applications Goodland, Kansas · EIN 846240951

William H and Velma C Gerber Trust is a private foundation in Goodland, Kansas. In tax year 2025 it gave $27,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $4,750 and the largest $7,409. 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 $29,000 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$33,0009$618,069
2024$29,0009$607,872
2025$27,0006$648,787

How to apply

ContactDebra D Martin
202 E 11th St, Goodland, KS 67735
Phone or email(785) 890-2000, deb@fnb.com
What to submitApplication form prepared by trustees
DeadlinesOctober 15 annually
RestrictionsWithin 35 mile radius of idalia Colorado nonprofit charitable entity and scholarships for students living within 35 mile radius of idalia

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William H and Velma C Gerber Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado6$27,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Idalia Ambulance Service Inc
Idalia, CO
6507 power pro 2 stryker stretcher$7,409
Idalia Fire Department
Idalia, CO
Safety equip and lifting air bag$5,000
Homestead Memorial Foundation
Idalia, CO
Utilities insurance and supplies$5,000
Idalia Visions Foundation
Idalia, CO
Utilities and continuing education$4,500
Wray Community District Hospital
Wray, CO
Cliniqct bone densitometry system$3,091
Idalia School District RJ-3
Idalia, CO
Cameras and health equipment$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William H and Velma C Gerber Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: October 15 annually.

How much does William H and Velma C Gerber Trust give?

$27,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $4,750.

Who runs William H and Velma C Gerber Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Glenn Wudtke (Trustee), Brett Parker (Trustee) and FNB Bank (Trustee).

What does William H and Velma C Gerber Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development, education and health.

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