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Nichols Charitable Foundation: 16 grants to organizations, $849,500 (tax year ended December 2025)
Nichols Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Topeka, KS, paid 16 grants to organizations totaling $849,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 19, 2026. The largest was $439,400 to Central City Opera in Central City, CO for arts.
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- EIN
- 473740674
- Based in
- Topeka, KS
- Assets
- $10,416,034
- Grants paid
- $849,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 19, 2026, IRS object ID 202642319349100909. It reported $849,500 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central City Opera | Central City, CO | Arts | $439,400 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the RGV Reef | South Padre Island, TX | Enviroment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ace Scholarships | Greenwood Village, CO | Education | $57,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Animal Rescue | South Padre Island, TX | Animal care | $50,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Baptist Church | Great Bend, KS | Religion | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas Grazing Land Coalition | Salina, KS | Grass management | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Barton Community College Foundation | Great Bend, KS | Meal on Wheels | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Hearing Access | Eugene, OR | Assist with hearing loss | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mountain Family Center | Greenwood Village, CO | Medical care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Center for the Performing Arts | Denver, CO | Arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lovegrass Music Festival Assoc | Sylan Grove, KS | Arts | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Angels With Paws | Lakewood, CO | Pet adoption | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Bend Community Center | Great Bend, KS | Community support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historic Denver | Denver, CO | Preservation | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Denver Cat Rescue | Lakewood, CO | Pet Adoption | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Susan G Komen Walk for Women | Dallas, TX | Medical research | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202533099349102123. It reported $550,932 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hands of A Carpenter | Golden, CO | Service to the needy | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middle Park Health Foundation | Winter Park, CO | Medical care | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capital City Opera | Central City, CO | Arts | $47,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Baptist Church | Great Bend, KS | Religion | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medicine Lodge Indian Peace Treaty Assoc | Medicine Lodge, KS | Historical pageant - Bleacher donation | Arts, culture and humanities | $42,582 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition | Salina, KS | Grass management | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fishing's Future | South Padre Island, TX | ADA Boatlift | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Hearing Access | Eugene, OR | Assisting with hearing losss | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Great Bend | Great Bend, KS | Airport Impr | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The John G Shedd Institute for the Arts | Eugene, OR | Arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Animal Rescue | South Padre Island, TX | Assist with purpose od charity | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Golden Belt Trail Assoc | Great Bend, KS | Trail development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prescribed Burn Associations | Cottonwood Falls, KS | Land management | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Red Dirt Relief Fund | Tulsa, OK | Assisting critical individuals | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilson Tourism Hub | Wilson, KS | Promote | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Angels With Paws | Lakewood, CO | Pet Adoption | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lovegrass Music Festival | Sylvan Grove, KS | Arts | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hearing Loss Assoc Okc Chapter | Oklahoma City, OK | Loss of Hearing | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Central Kansas Casa | Great Bend, KS | Court Appt Adovates | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denver Center for the Performing Art | Denver, CO | Aets | $600 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $90,082 |
| Animal-related | $10,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
States funded
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Updated August 19, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.