The Albert and Juanita Richardson Charitable Trust appears to be a highly focused, locally-oriented private foundation that directs its entire giving to a single religious congregation. Its sole recorded grant is a large gift to Forest City United Methodist Church for charitable purposes, indicating a priority on supporting a church’s community and philanthropic activities rather than a broad portfolio of organizations. The foundation’s giving is faith-linked and likely intended to sustain local congregational programs or outreach in the Leawood/Kansas area.
Concentrated, single large grant to one local religious organization rather than distributed or repeated smaller grants.
The Albert and Juanita Richardson Charitable Trust has one clear pattern in the record: every listed grant goes to Forest City United Methodist Church in Forest City, Missouri. The largest recent gift, $282,492 in 2024, was tagged for charitable purposes, and the remaining grants in the file continue the same relationship with the church through additional charitable and charitable-purpose support. That makes the trust unusually concentrated for a private foundation profile, with its giving centered on one religious institution rather than a broad set of recipients. The trust’s public grant record suggests support for church-based charitable activity, likely tied to local congregational programs or outreach. Across the latest filings, the church appears repeatedly as the sole recipient, including a $10,400 grant in 2023 and several $2,600 grants in 2024. Those entries show a mix of larger and smaller awards, but always within the same congregational setting. In the available data, the trust’s grantmaking is entirely domestic and centered on one Missouri church.
The clearest theme is congregational support. In 2024, the trust gave $282,492 to Forest City United Methodist Church for charitable purposes, followed by additional 2024 grants of $2,600 for charitable purposes and $2,600 for charitable support to the same recipient. That pattern points to a funder backing church-led charitable activity rather than a diversified program portfolio. The record also shows continued support over time. A 2023 grant of $10,400 to Forest City United Methodist Church was labeled charitable, and the 2024 grants continued the same relationship. Across the listed grants, the purpose language stays broad, which is consistent with general church support and community-oriented activities rather than a narrow project grant. The available data does not show other cause areas or recipient types.
Typical award sizes are small to moderate for most grants in the file, with a p25 of $2,600, a median of $2,600, and a p75 of $10,400. The distribution is pulled upward by one much larger 2024 grant of $282,492. The grant record also shows repetition across years: the same recipient appears in both 2023 and 2024, with multiple awards in 2024. The trust is a private charitable trust and does not make program-related investments. No application process is shown in the data.
$290K
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$29K
$291K
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Notable grantees: Forest City United Methodist Church
All listed grants are domestic and all five recorded awards go to recipients in the United States. The recipient location in the grant file is Forest City, Missouri, which is also the top state by grant count: Missouri. No grants in the provided record go to Kansas recipients, despite the trust’s headquarters being in Leawood, Kansas. The geographic footprint in the data is therefore narrow and Missouri-centered.
It funds Forest City United Methodist Church in Forest City, Missouri. Every listed grant in the data goes to that single recipient, with purposes described as charitable or charitable purposes.
The typical grant size is small to moderate: p25 is $2,600, median is $2,600, and p75 is $10,400. One 2024 grant of $282,492 sits well above that range and changes the overall picture of scale.
Yes. Forest City United Methodist Church appears in both 2023 and 2024, including a $10,400 grant in 2023 and multiple grants in 2024. The repeated entries show a recurring relationship rather than a one-time gift.
All recorded grants are in the United States, and the top state by grant count is Missouri. The recipient city shown in the grant list is Forest City, Missouri.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOREST CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | FOREST CITY, MO | $282,492 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FOREST CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | FOREST CITY, MO | $2,600 | 2024 | CHARITABLE |
| FOREST CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | FOREST CITY, MO | $2,600 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FOREST CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | FOREST CITY, MO | $2,600 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FOREST CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | FOREST CITY, MO | $10,400 | 2023 | CHARITABLE |
FOREST CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$282,492CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOREST CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$2,600CHARITABLE
FOREST CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$2,600CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOREST CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$2,600CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FOREST CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$10,400CHARITABLE