Funding search · EIN 200784171 · Smith Center, KS

Margaret Nelson Castle College

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

41
grants reported
$59,614
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$750
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.

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Top recipients

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  • Fort Hays State Universit4 grants · $22,475
  • Kansas State University4 grants · $9,570
  • University of Nebraska - Kearney2 grants · $6,605
  • Northeastern State University2 grants · $2,560
  • University of Kansas Medical Center3 grants · $1,875
  • Evangel College1 grant · $1,805
  • Hutchinson Community College2 grants · $1,715
  • Washburn University3 grants · $1,675
  • Barton County Community College2 grants · $1,068
  • University of Kansas3 grants · $1,023

Giving over time

$15,130
2022
$17,757
2023
$14,455
2024
$12,272
2025

Grant history

All 41 reported grants, largest first.

  • $9,275

    Fort Hays State Universit · Hays, KS · 2023

    Educational

  • $8,655

    Fort Hays State Universit · Hays, KS · 2022

    Educational

  • $4,400

    University of Nebraska - Kearney · Kearney, NE · 2024

    Educational

  • $3,065

    Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2023

    Educational

  • $2,870

    Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2025

    Educational scholarship

  • $2,545

    Fort Hays State Universit · Hays, KS · 2025

    Educational scholarship

  • $2,205

    University of Nebraska - Kearney · Kearney, NE · 2025

    Educational scholarship

  • $2,135

    Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2022

    Educational

  • $2,000

    Fort Hays State Universit · Hays, KS · 2024

    Educational

  • $1,805

    Evangel College · Springfield, MO · 2024

    Educational

  • $1,805

    Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK · 2024

    Educational

  • $1,515

    Hutchinson Community College · Hutchinson, KS · 2023

    Educational

  • $1,500

    Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS · 2024

    Educational

  • $950

    University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · 2024

    Educational

  • $945

    Evangel University · Springfield, MO · 2025

    Educational scholarship

  • $914

    Cloud County Community College · Concordia, KS · 2022

    Educational

  • $845

    Wichita State University · Wichita, KS · 2022

    Educational

  • $818

    Barton County Community College · Great Bend, KS · 2022

    Educational

  • $755

    Northeastern State University · Tahlequah, OK · 2023

    Educational

  • $750

    Johnson County Community College · Overland Park, KS · 2024

    Educational

  • $750

    Washburn University · Topeka, KS · 2024

    Educational

  • $745

    Bethany College · Lindsborg, KS · 2022

    Educational

  • $722

    Benedictine College · Atchison, KS · 2023

    Educational

  • $710

    Friends University · Wichita, KS · 2025

    Educational scholarship

  • $710

    McPherson College · McPherson, KS · 2025

    Educational scholarship

  • $675

    University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · 2025

    Educational scholarship

  • $650

    Washburn University · Topeka, KS · 2025

    Educational scholarship

  • $587

    Sterling College · Sterling, KS · 2025

    Educational scholarship

  • $550

    Indiana University · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Educational

  • $550

    Kansas Wesleyan University · Salina, KS · 2023

    Educational

  • $445

    University of Missouri- Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Educational

  • $375

    University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2025

    Educational scholarship

  • $373

    University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2022

    Educational

  • $295

    Midwestern Baptist Theological Semi · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Educational

  • $275

    Hastings Central Community College · Hastings, NE · 2023

    Educational

  • $275

    University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2023

    Educational

  • $275

    Washburn University · Topeka, KS · 2023

    Educational

  • $250

    Barton County Community College · Great Bend, KS · 2023

    Educational

  • $250

    University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · 2023

    Educational

  • $200

    Tabor College · Hillsboro, KS · 2024

    Educational

  • $200

    Hutchinson Community College · Hutchinson, KS · 2022

    Educational

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