Margaret Nelson Castle Vocational- Technical Scholarship Tr

Historical Funder

Smith Center, Kansas · EIN 74-6533986 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$9,736

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$944

Total assets$258K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $561 and $2,390.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):

Contact	THE PEOPLES BANK
Address	136 S MAIN, PO BOX 307, SMITH CENTER KS 669670307
Phone	7852826682
Form and materials	SEE SCHEDULES 1 & 2
Deadlines	APRIL 1ST
Restrictions	HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE RESIDING IN SMITH COUNTY, KS ATTENDING AN ACCREDITED VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education4

Where it gives

25% of grants went outside Kansas.

Kansas3
Nebraska1

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Margaret Nelson Castle College	Smith Center, KS	Additional scholarships	$2,536
Nebraska College of Technical Agric	Curtis, NE	Educational scholarship	$2,390
Wichita State University Tech	Wichita, KS	Educational scholarship	$944
Hays Academy of Hair Design	Hays, KS	Educational scholarship	$561

The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($3,305). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$9,736	5
2024	$10,282	8
2023	$10,493	5

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jun 10, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202641619349100109
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 74-6533986
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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