Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation
Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Hutchinson, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $35K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $2K.
Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation at a glance
In short: Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation gave $9K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,750
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,188
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $34,784
- -24.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 582% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $10K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $8,750 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $34,784 | $2,649 | $13,982 | $8,750 | 4 | $11,875 | $1,711 | $2,041 |
| 2024 | $45,997 | $2,156 | $11,330 | $7,500 | 3 | $9,375 | $1,269 | $2,497 |
| 2023 | $55,243 | $-2,997 | $13,181 | $10,000 | 4 | $10,000 | $1,441 | $2,868 |
| 2022 | $69,659 | $7,176 | $13,920 | $10,000 | 4 | $10,000 | $7,176 | $3,093 |
| 2021 | $76,403 | $16,297 | $12,103 | $8,000 | 4 | $8,000 | $15,828 | $4,090 |
| 2020 | $72,209 | $3,645 | $10,623 | $6,000 | 3 | — | $3,645 | $3,670 |
| 2019 | $79,187 | $25,721 | $13,265 | $8,000 | 4 | — | $25,594 | $3,457 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation's only listed officer is First National Bank Trust Dept, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
First National Bank Trust Dept
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$1K (2019) → $2K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to First National Bank Trust Dept (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation
How much does Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation give each year?
Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation gave $9K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 3 grants.
What is Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation's typical grant size?
Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,188, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation give grants?
Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation gives mostly in Kansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants).
How large is Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation?
Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation reported $35K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation?
Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Hutchinson, KS. It holds $35K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation's EIN?
Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-6332829. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
Live grants for the work Cliff & Nina Fell Foundation funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Creative Impact Grants $500 - $2,500 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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