Dovie Grace McDowell Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Smith Center, KS EIN: 48-6186347

Dovie Grace McDowell Trust is a private foundation, based in Smith Center, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $43K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $1K. Net investment income was $354.

Dovie Grace McDowell Trust at a glance

In short: Dovie Grace McDowell Trust gave $1K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $252.5), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,010
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$253
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$238
Total assets
$43,259
+2.5% 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 October 2026.

Who Dovie Grace McDowell Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

First Christian Church: $475 across 2 grantsFirst Christian Church$475 · 2 grantsWashburn University: $347Washburn University$347

The largest 2025 recipient was First Christian Church ($475 across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $822.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($188), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

TopekaSmith CenterHaysColbyNevadaWaxahachie

How Dovie Grace McDowell Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−18%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 102% 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

$0$500$1K$1.5K4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $1K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Washburn University Topeka, KSEducational$347
First Christian Church Smith Center, KSReligious$287
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$188
First Christian Church Topeka, KSReligious$188
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$43,259$2,163$1,105$1,0104$1,180$354$1,155
2024$42,200$739$1,100$1,0104$1,131$534$1,131
2023$42,560$21$1,088$1,1404$1,261$520$1,130
2022$43,626$264$792$1,2254$1,346$383$1,262
2021$44,157$2,469$788$1,2014—$279$1,343
2020$42,475$1,710$884$1,2204—$1,081$1,323

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dovie Grace McDowell Trust reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dovie Grace McDowell Trust's only listed officer is The Peoples Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • The Peoples Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $250 (2020) → $500 (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Peoples Bank — Trustee: $500The Peoples BankTrustee$500

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $500, to The Peoples Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Dovie Grace McDowell Trust

How much does Dovie Grace McDowell Trust give each year?

Dovie Grace McDowell Trust gave $1K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 4 grants.

What is Dovie Grace McDowell Trust's typical grant size?

Dovie Grace McDowell Trust's median grant in 2025 was $238, and its average grant was $253, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Dovie Grace McDowell Trust give grants?

Dovie Grace McDowell Trust gives mostly in Kansas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Topeka, KS (2 grants).

Does Dovie Grace McDowell Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Dovie Grace McDowell Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Religious" (3 grants).

How large is Dovie Grace McDowell Trust?

Dovie Grace McDowell Trust reported $43K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Dovie Grace McDowell Trust's EIN?

Dovie Grace McDowell Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-6186347. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 2, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 29, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 28, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 20, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 22, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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