Nichols Charitable Foundation

TOPEKA, KS EIN: 47-3740674

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$551K

+188.0% YoY

Grant Count

20

+300.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$28K

-28.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$138K$275K$413K$551K9 grants20199 grants20204 grants20216 grants20225 grants202320 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Hands of a Carpenter$100KMiddle Park Health Found…$100KCapital City Opera$48KCentral Baptist Church$45KMedicine Lodge Indian Pe…$43KKansas Grazing Lands Coa…$35KFishing's Future$32KCity of Great Bend$25KThe John G Shedd Institu…$25KCenter for Hearing Access$25K

Grant Size Distribution

53 grants across all recorded years

43<$50K3$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Max E NicholsPresident
Steve ClinkinbeardTreasurer
Erin P NicholsDirector
Stan AndeelDirector

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

AustinCentral CityCottonwood FallsDallasDarienDenverEugeneFraserGoldenGranbyGreat BendLakewoodMariettaMedicine LodgeOklahoma CityPharrSalinaSouth PadreSouth Padre IslandSylvan Grove

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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