McFadden Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Smith Center, KS EIN: 48-6319389

McFadden Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Smith Center, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $477K. Net investment income was $243K.

McFadden Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: McFadden Charitable Trust gave $477K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $477K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$476,968
+18.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$476,968
+18.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$476,968
Total assets
$2,935,604
-7.6% 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 McFadden Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Smith Center

How McFadden Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% 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$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $404K (2024) to $477K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $477K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$476,968
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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$2,935,604$378,909$620,393$476,9681$489,320$243,336$521,117
2024$3,177,088$254,087$549,130$404,2301$416,771$148,475$490,004
2023$3,472,131$425,010$551,084$423,7121$434,948$305,710$415,284
2022$3,598,167$229,114$628,998$466,8051$478,694$192,873$431,188
2021$3,998,051$407,377$610,700$464,2871$477,497$278,812$480,115
2020$4,201,374$362,013$609,378$476,1281—$249,124$482,048
2019$4,448,739$435,400$575,255$455,0621—$334,380$487,630

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, McFadden Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $521K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

McFadden Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • The Peoples Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $20K (2019) → $17K (2025)

  • Donald Weis

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Greg Mick

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Olin Hyde

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Gregory

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Zvolanek

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Peoples Bank — Trustee: $17KThe Peoples BankTrustee$17K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $17K, to The Peoples Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about McFadden Charitable Trust

How much does McFadden Charitable Trust give each year?

McFadden Charitable Trust gave $477K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $404K across 1 grant.

How large is McFadden Charitable Trust?

McFadden Charitable Trust reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $489K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $521K (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 McFadden Charitable Trust?

McFadden Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Smith Center, KS. It holds $2.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does McFadden Charitable Trust operate?

McFadden Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Kansas.

What is McFadden Charitable Trust's EIN?

McFadden Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-6319389. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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