Paul F Rutledge Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Overland Park, KS EIN: 85-6067214

Paul F Rutledge 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 $179K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $5K.

Paul F Rutledge Trust at a glance

In short: Paul F Rutledge Trust gave $4K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $555.75), mostly in New Mexico. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,446
-43.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
-11.1% vs 2024
Average grant
$556
-36.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$675
Total assets
$178,863
-0.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Mexico (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 Paul F Rutledge Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Cancer Foundation for New Mexico: $763 across 2 grantsCancer Foundation for NewMexico$763 · 2 grantsFood Depot: $758Food Depot$758Solace Sexual Assault Services: $675Solace Sexual Assault Services$675Kitchen Angels: $675Kitchen Angels$675Reunity Resources: $675Reunity Resources$675St Elizabeth Shelter: $675St Elizabeth Shelter$675Villa Therese Free Clinic: $225Villa Therese Free Clinic$225

The largest 2025 recipient was Cancer Foundation for New Mexico ($763 across 2 grants). Together the top 7 received $4K.

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

40<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 40 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Sante FeSanta Fe

How Paul F Rutledge Trust gives

  • Giving fell 61% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 54% 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$5K$10K$15K$20K8 grants2020 8 grants2021 7 grants2022 8 grants2023 9 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2025) to $15K (2021). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Food Depot Sante Fe, NMGeneral Financial Support$758
Solace Sexual Assault Services Sante Fe, NMGeneral Financial Support$675
Kitchen Angels Sante Fe, NMGeneral Financial Support$675
Reunity Resources Sante Fe, NMGeneral Financial Support$675
St Elizabeth Shelter Sante Fe, NMGeneral Financial Support$675
Cancer Foundation for New Mexico Sante Fe, NMGeneral Financial Support$538
Cancer Foundation for New Mexico Sante Fe, NMGeneral Financial Support$225
Villa Therese Free Clinic Sante Fe, NMGeneral Financial Support$225
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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$178,863$9,974$10,601$4,4468$5,846$5,321$10,861
2024$179,905$10,196$14,046$7,8219$9,221$5,517$10,446
2023$181,571$9,741$13,201$7,0788$8,478$5,018$9,884
2022$185,052$3,629$16,986$11,2977$12,548$189$10,300
2021$198,399$10,182$21,506$15,3918$18,149$6,884$11,718
2020$209,695$6,700$17,051$11,1458—$3,519$10,958

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Paul F Rutledge Trust reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Paul F Rutledge Trust's only listed officer is Sunflower Bank NA, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sunflower Bank NA

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    $3K (2020) → $2K (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

Sunflower Bank NA — Trustee: $2KSunflower Bank NATrustee$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to Sunflower Bank NA (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Paul F Rutledge Trust

How much does Paul F Rutledge Trust give each year?

Paul F Rutledge Trust gave $4K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 9 grants.

What is Paul F Rutledge Trust's typical grant size?

Paul F Rutledge Trust's median grant in 2025 was $675, and its average grant was $556, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Paul F Rutledge Trust give grants?

Paul F Rutledge Trust gives mostly in New Mexico: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Sante Fe, NM (8 grants).

Does Paul F Rutledge Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Paul F Rutledge Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 8) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Paul F Rutledge Trust's largest grantees?

Paul F Rutledge Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Cancer Foundation for New Mexico ($763 across 2 grants), Food Depot ($758) and Solace Sexual Assault Services ($675), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 49% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Paul F Rutledge Trust?

Paul F Rutledge Trust reported $179K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (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 Paul F Rutledge Trust's EIN?

Paul F Rutledge Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6067214. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 20, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 26, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 9, 2026)

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