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Finley Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Lamar, Missouri · EIN 431660744

Finley Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lamar, Missouri. In tax year 2024 it gave $224,500 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $100,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $220,000 the year before.

16% of its 2024 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$220,00028$4.3 million
2024$224,50025$4.7 million

How to apply

ContactKathryn Jenkins
200 Truman St, Lamar, MO 64759
Phone or email(417) 682-3373
What to submitOrganization name, address and contact person, brief history, elgibility, amount and purpose
RestrictionsAwards restricted to entities or individuals from Barton County, Missouri. Directors and their families are prohibited.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Finley Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri16$190,000
Kansas4$25,500
Arkansas1$5,000
Colorado1$1,000
Kentucky1$1,000
New Hampshire1$1,000
New York1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
About Our Kids Inc
Lamar, MO
General Fund$100,000
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS
Scholarship$21,500
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
Scholarship$20,500
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
Scholarship$19,500
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
Scholarship$13,000
Ozark Technical Community College
Springfield, MO
Scholarship$11,000
Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, MO
Scholarship$6,000
Crowder College
Neosho, MO
Scholarship$5,000
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Scholarship$5,000
Missouri University Science Technol
Rolla, MO
Scholarship$5,000
Ozark Christian College
Joplin, MO
Scholarship$2,000
Cottey College
Nevada, MO
Scholarship$2,000
Fort Scott Community College
Fort Scott, KS
Scholarship$2,000
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
Scholarship$1,000
Evangel University
Springfield, MO
Scholarship$1,000
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Scholarship$1,000
Metropolitan State University of De
Denver, CO
Scholarship$1,000
Missouri Welding Institute
Nevada, MO
Scholarship$1,000
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
Scholarship$1,000
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY
Scholarship$1,000
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
Scholarship$1,000
Mission University
Springfield, MO
Scholarship$1,000
Cox College
Springfield, MO
Scholarship$1,000
Labette County Community College
Parsons, KS
Scholarship$1,000
Midway University
Midway, KY
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Finley Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Finley Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$224,500 in tax year 2024, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Finley Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Kathryn M Jenkins (Director), George D Nichols (Director) and Angela J Schneider (Director).

What does Finley Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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