Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Overland Park, KS EIN: 48-6287633

Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust is a private foundation, based in Overland Park, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $353K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $26K.

Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust at a glance

In short: Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust gave $9K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,569
-14.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,714
-14.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,558
Total assets
$353,096
+3.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kansas (73% 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 Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Dean McGee Eye Clinic: $2KDean McGee Eye Clinic$2KLawrence York Rite Bodies: $2KLawrence York Rite Bodies$2KKansas Masonic Historical: $2KKansas Masonic Historical$2KAcacia Lodge #9: $2KAcacia Lodge #9$2KKansas Masonic Foundation: $2KKansas Masonic Foundation$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Dean McGee Eye Clinic ($2K). Together the top 5 received $9K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

LawrenceOklahoma CityTopekaWichitaSpring HillEmporia

How Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust gives

  • Giving fell 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 56% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$10K$20K$30K5 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $26K (2022). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $9K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Dean McGee Eye Clinic Oklahoma City, OKProject Support$2,337
Lawrence York Rite Bodies Spring Hill, KSProject Support$1,558
Kansas Masonic Historical Emporia, KSProject Support$1,558
Acacia Lodge #9 Lawrence, KSProject Support$1,558
Kansas Masonic Foundation Topeka, KSProject Support$1,558
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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$353,096$29,556$16,870$8,5695$12,384$25,804$22,226
2024$340,431$30,774$17,010$10,0525$13,011$27,548$19,992
2023$328,209$30,506$25,574$19,7745$22,698$27,681$18,700
2022$323,302$-4,004$36,033$26,3905$28,336$3,638$20,099
2021$363,151$41,342$28,834$20,3075$22,312$36,473$23,225
2020$350,666$26,083$17,105$12,2865—$19,967$20,750

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust reported a distributable amount of $22K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust's only listed officer is The Central Trust Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • The Central Trust Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    $4K (2022) → $4K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Central Trust Company (2020–2021) — Trustee

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 Central Trust Bank — Trustee: $4KThe Central Trust BankTrustee$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to The Central Trust Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust

How much does Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust give each year?

Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust gave $9K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 5 grants.

What is Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust's typical grant size?

Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust's median grant in 2025 was $1,558, and its average grant was $1,714, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust give grants?

Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust gives mostly in Kansas: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Oklahoma (27%).

Does Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Project Support" (5 grants).

Who are Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust's largest grantees?

Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Dean McGee Eye Clinic ($2,337), Lawrence York Rite Bodies ($1,558) and Kansas Masonic Historical ($1,558), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust?

Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust reported $353K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust's EIN?

Ernest E Fellers Irrev Tr the Central Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-6287633. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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