Padgett Family Foundation
Padgett Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Yukon, Oklahoma. Its 2025 filing lists 44 grants totaling $122,000, supporting organizations including schools, charities, a historic cemetery, and medical and community organizations.
Padgett Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Padgett Family Foundation gave $122K across 44 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state Missouri. 5% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $122,000
- +35.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 44
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,773
- +32.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $2,470,241
- +0.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 5% first-time grantees (2 of 44, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (46% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Padgett Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 5701 S Richland Road, Yukon, OK 73099
Phone: (405) 550-6981
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Padgett Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Liberty Memorial Assoc ($8K). Together the top 10 received $49K.
Grant Size Distribution
339 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 339 grants of 339 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Missouri organizations received 46% of grant dollars, followed by Oklahoma (14%), Kansas (10%), Maryland (6%), and Massachusetts (6%). The grants also included recipients in other states, including Minnesota and Georgia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 44 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Padgett Family Foundation open to new grantees?
5%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 44 grantees (5%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $3K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 77% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $80K (2021) to $122K (2025). In 2025 it made 44 grants totaling $122K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Memorial Assoc Kansas City, MO | General | $8,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Hagerstown, MD | General | $5,000 |
| Pembroke Hill School Kansas City, MO | General | $5,000 |
| Shattuck-St Mary's School Faribault, MN | General | $5,000 |
| United Way of Greater KC Kansas City, MO | General | $5,000 |
| Williams College Endowment Williamstown, MA | General | $4,500 |
| Catholic Charities of OKC OKC, OK | General | $4,000 |
| Elmwood Cemetery Society Kansas City, MO | General | $4,000 |
| The Salvation Army Kansas City, MO | General | $4,000 |
| Umkc School of Medicine Endowment Kansas City, MO | General | $4,000 |
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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 | $2,470,241 | $187,063 | $172,585 | $122,000 | 44 | $163,169 | $184,847 | $211,697 |
| 2024 | $2,455,763 | $1,639,613 | $110,691 | $90,187 | 43 | $107,497 | $288,879 | $139,764 |
| 2023 | $926,841 | $87,572 | $103,420 | $96,750 | 49 | $100,221 | $85,600 | $93,160 |
| 2022 | $942,689 | $91,177 | $89,529 | $84,251 | 102 | $87,486 | $88,734 | $99,983 |
| 2021 | $955,541 | $73,874 | $89,505 | $79,759 | 101 | $85,621 | $71,601 | $90,113 |
| 2020 | $956,672 | $73,071 | $93,911 | $85,931 | 103 | — | $71,182 | $82,798 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Padgett Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $212K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. Grants show support for a range of organizations. For example, Pembroke Hill School describes itself as a private preschool-through-12th-grade college preparatory school; Elmwood Cemetery Society describes its work as operating a public historic cemetery with educational and community uses; and Resurge International says it works to build and sustain reconstructive surgical capacity for people with greatest need.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 44 grants totaling $122,000. Grants ranged from $500 to $8,000, with a median of $2,500. Among the largest were $8,000 to Liberty Memorial Association; $5,000 each to Doctors Without Borders USA, Pembroke Hill School, Shattuck-St. Mary’s School, and United Way of Greater KC; and $4,500 to Williams College Endowment. These grants were listed with a general purpose.
In 2024, the foundation reported 43 grants totaling $90,187. Recipients included Pembroke Hill School ($5,000), Resurge International ($3,000), Elmwood Cemetery Society ($3,000), and Shattuck-St. Mary’s School ($2,500). Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 44 grants totaling $122,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sherman W. Padgett, Susan Padgett, Noel Williams, and Calvin Williams as directors.
Padgett Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sherman W. Padgett
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Padgett
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Calvin Williams
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Noel Williams
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: June B. Padgett (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Earl C. Padgett (2020–2023) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Padgett Family Foundation
How much does Padgett Family Foundation give each year?
Padgett Family Foundation gave $122K across 44 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $90K across 43 grants.
What is Padgett Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Padgett Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,773, across 44 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Padgett Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Padgett Family Foundation give grants?
Padgett Family Foundation's top state is Missouri, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Oklahoma (14%) and Kansas (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Kansas City, MO (17 grants), Lawrence, KS (3 grants), OKC, OK (3 grants) and Williamstown, MA (2 grants).
Does Padgett Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Padgett Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (44 of 44) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Padgett Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Padgett Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Liberty Memorial Assoc ($8,000), Doctors Without Borders USA ($5,000) and Pembroke Hill School ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Padgett Family Foundation?
Padgett Family Foundation reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $163K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $212K (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 does Padgett Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided. Grants show support for a range of organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Padgett Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Padgett Family Foundation's EIN?
Padgett Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1777915. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Padgett Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 20, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Padgett Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/padgett-family-foundation-morg_21da6a0114b84ec1817ed3ae646e0c1d
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