Foltz Martin Foundation Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Kansas City, MO EIN: 23-7085248
Arts and culture

Foltz Martin Foundation Trust is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $383K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $85K. Net investment income was $91K.

Foltz Martin Foundation Trust at a glance

In short: Foltz Martin Foundation Trust gave $85K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$85,000
+5.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$21,250
-21.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$21,250
Total assets
$383,319
-2.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (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 Foltz Martin Foundation Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Salt Fork YMCA: $38KSalt Fork YMCA$38KJ Huston Tavern Society: $38KJ Huston Tavern Society$38KWreaths Across America: $5KWreaths Across America$5KSaline County Historical Society: $5KSaline County HistoricalSociety$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Salt Fork YMCA ($38K). Together the top 4 received $85K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 14 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MarshallArrow Rock

How Foltz Martin Foundation Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 95% 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$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2019 3 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2019) to $85K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $85K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Salt Fork YMCA Marshall, MOUnrestricted Gift$37,500
J Huston Tavern Society Arrow Rock, MOCharitable$37,500
Wreaths Across America Marshall, MOUnrestricted Gift$5,000
Saline County Historical Society Marshall, MOCharitable$5,000
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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$383,319$112,482$123,393$85,0004$86,337$91,398$91,223
2024$394,201$134,796$102,351$80,7943$83,761$113,290$87,516
2023$368,309$64,109$100,126$80,3583$81,315$18,023$81,752
2022$404,326$98,084$79,071$71,5502$74,316$21,890$83,123
2021$385,313$41,237$71,993$55,1102$61,473$20,316$77,913
2020$416,069$76,615$71,515$50,0663—$18,388$60,564
2019$410,969$94,396$56,604$46,5992—$18,697$54,817

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Foltz Martin Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $91K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Foltz Martin Foundation Trust's only listed officer is Midwest Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Midwest Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $4K (2022) → $10K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Wood Huston Bank (2019–2021) — Trustee

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

Midwest Trust Company — Trustee: $10KMidwest Trust CompanyTrustee$10K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $10K, to Midwest Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Foltz Martin Foundation Trust

How much does Foltz Martin Foundation Trust give each year?

Foltz Martin Foundation Trust gave $85K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $81K across 3 grants.

What is Foltz Martin Foundation Trust's typical grant size?

Foltz Martin Foundation Trust's median grant in 2025 was $21,250, and its average grant was $21,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Foltz Martin Foundation Trust give grants?

Foltz Martin Foundation Trust gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Marshall, MO (3 grants).

Does Foltz Martin Foundation Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 50% of Foltz Martin Foundation Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Foltz Martin Foundation Trust?

Foltz Martin Foundation Trust reported $383K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $86K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $91K (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 Foltz Martin Foundation Trust?

Foltz Martin Foundation Trust is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $383K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Foltz Martin Foundation Trust's EIN?

Foltz Martin Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7085248. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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