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John B Rust Charity Trust

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 446008516

John B Rust Charity Trust is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $50,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $35,000. 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 $45,000 the year before.

100% 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$48,0002$1.2 million
2024$45,0002$1.3 million
2025$50,0002$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactAnthony Twyman - Bank of America N
1200 Main Street FL 13, Kansas City, MO 64105-2100
Phone or email(816) 292-4342
What to submitLetter of no more than 3 pages with appropriate attachments
RestrictionsFurtherance & development of such charitable, benevolent, hospital, infirmary, public, educational, scientific, literary, library, or research purposes in the states of Missouri and Kansas as the trustee

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What John B Rust Charity Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri2$50,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Happybottoms
Kansas City, MO
Unrestricted general$35,000
Hillcrest Ministries
Liberty, MO
Youth transitional living$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does John B Rust Charity Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does John B Rust Charity Trust give?

$50,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs John B Rust Charity Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee).

What does John B Rust Charity Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, housing and homelessness and youth programs.

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