Funding search · EIN 486276428 · Garden City, KS

Mary Jo Williams Charitable Trust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

53
grants reported
$1.3M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Garden City Community College Endowment Association4 grants · $367,927
  • Nature Conservancy Kansas Chapter4 grants · $200,000
  • Emmaus House4 grants · $180,000
  • Finney County Senior Center Meals On Wheels4 grants · $138,700
  • Genesis Family Health4 grants · $100,000
  • Finney County United Way4 grants · $100,000
  • Casa4 grants · $55,000
  • Turning Point Academy4 grants · $49,750
  • Kansas Food Bank1 grant · $25,000
  • Real Men Real Leaders4 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$314,030
2022
$311,163
2023
$315,280
2024
$329,024
2025

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

  • $100,030

    Garden City Community College Endowment Association · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Classroom tools and equipment and computers

  • $91,003

    Garden City Community College Endowment Association · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Classroom tools and equipment and computers

  • $88,574

    Garden City Community College Endowment Association · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Higher education

  • $88,320

    Garden City Community College Endowment Association · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Higher education; funding for construction skills program

  • $50,000

    Emmaus House · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Food and aid for needy

  • $50,000

    Nature Conservancy Kansas Chapter · Topeka, KS · 2025

    Smokey valley ranch fencing, corrals and supplies

  • $50,000

    Nature Conservancy Kansas Chapter · Topeka, KS · 2024

    Smokey valley ranch fencing, corrals and supplies

  • $50,000

    Nature Conservancy Kansas Chapter · Topeka, KS · 2023

    Smokey valley ranch fencing, corrals and supplies

  • $50,000

    Nature Conservancy Kansas Chapter · Topeka, KS · 2022

    Smokey valley ranch fencing, corrals and supplies

  • $45,000

    Emmaus House · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Food and aid for needy

  • $45,000

    Emmaus House · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Food and aid for needy

  • $40,000

    Emmaus House · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Food and aid for needy

  • $37,500

    Finney County Senior Center Meals On Wheels · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Noon meals for shut-in elderly

  • $37,500

    Finney County Senior Center Meals On Wheels · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Noon meals for shut-in elderly

  • $32,200

    Finney County Senior Center Meals On Wheels · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Noon meals for shut-in elderly

  • $31,500

    Finney County Senior Center Meals On Wheels · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Noon meals for shut-in elderly

  • $25,000

    Finney County United Way · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Various charities

  • $25,000

    Genesis Family Health · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Medical care to needy

  • $25,000

    Kansas Food Bank · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Funding food for needy

  • $25,000

    Finney County United Way · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Various charities

  • $25,000

    Genesis Family Health · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Medical care to needy

  • $25,000

    Finney County United Way · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Various charities

  • $25,000

    Genesis Family Health · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Medical care to needy

  • $25,000

    Finney County United Way · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Various charities

  • $25,000

    Genesis Family Health · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Medical care to needy

  • $20,000

    Turning Point Academy · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Daycare funding

  • $15,000

    Casa · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Funding to recruit,train,supervise volunteers to serve abused and neglected children

  • $15,000

    Casa · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Funding to recruit,train,supervise volunteers to serve abused and neglected children

  • $15,000

    Casa · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Funding to recruit,train,supervise volunteers to serve abused and neglected children

  • $10,500

    Turning Point Academy · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Daycare funding

  • $10,500

    Turning Point Academy · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Daycare funding

  • $10,000

    Casa · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Funding to recruit,train,supervise volunteers to serve abused and neglected children

  • $8,750

    Turning Point Academy · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Daycare funding

  • $6,960

    Kanza Society · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Public radio funding

  • $2,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Children's developmental services

  • $2,500

    Garden City Piano Teachers League · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Funding for piano festival

  • $2,500

    Real Men Real Leaders · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Children's developmental services

  • $2,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Children's developmental services

  • $2,500

    Garden City Piano Teachers League · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Funding for piano festival

  • $2,500

    Real Men Real Leaders · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Children's developmental services

  • $2,500

    Tumbleweed Festival · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Community music and arts festival

  • $2,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Children's developmental services

  • $2,500

    Garden City Piano Teachers League · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Funding for piano festival

  • $2,500

    Real Men Real Leaders · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Children's developmental services

  • $2,500

    Tumbleweed Festival · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Community music and arts festival

  • $2,500

    Big Brothers Big Sisters · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Children's developmental services

  • $2,500

    Finney County Ministerial Alliance · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Community cultural celebration

  • $2,500

    Garden City Piano Teachers League · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Funding for piano festival

  • $2,500

    Real Men Real Leaders · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Children's developmental services

  • $2,500

    Tumbleweed Festival · Garden City, KS · 2022

    Community music and arts festival

  • $2,160

    Finney County Ministerial Alliance · Garden City, KS · 2023

    Community cultural celebration

  • $2,000

    Finney County Ministerial Alliance · Garden City, KS · 2025

    Community cultural celebration

  • $2,000

    Finney County Ministerial Alliance · Garden City, KS · 2024

    Community cultural celebration

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.