The Ambrose Rueger Trust concentrates almost all of its giving on local emergency medical and public safety needs in and around Marysville, KS, funding municipal ambulance services and their equipment purchases. Grants are highly targeted — often funding specific pieces of EMS equipment (cots, CPR devices, radios, suction machines) — and reflect a practical, hands-on approach to improving rural emergency response capacity.
Concentrated, small-to-mid sized grants to a handful of repeat local grantees; funding is earmarked for specific capital items rather than general operating support.
$14K
$289K
$8K
$18K
Most grants fall between $3K and $4K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$4K
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Notable grantees: Marysville Ambulance Service, Waterville Ambulance Service, Frankfort Ambulance Service, Axtell Ambulance Service
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKFORT AMBULANCE SERVICE | FRANKFORT, KS | $3,750 | 2024 | $500-CHILD RESTRAINT$3250-AED |
| WATERVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE | WATERVILLE, KS | $3,640 | 2024 | SCOOP STRETCHER-9302 SPIDER STRAPS-450FOLDABLE STRETCHER 4 RADIOS |
| MARYSVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE | MARYSVILLE, KS | $3,260 | 2024 | 2 VACUUM IMMOBILIZATIONSPLINTS (EVAC U-SPLINT) |
| AXTELL AMBULANCE SERVICE | AXTELL, KS | $3,000 | 2024 | FERNO POWERX1 COT |
| MARYSVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE | MARYSVILLE, KS | $4,800 | 2023 | 2 KENWOOD PORTABLERADIOS & 2 AIRWAYBAGS |
| AXTELL AMBULANCE SERVICE | AXTELL, KS | $3,980 | 2023 | 1 KENWOODDUAL BANDRADIO |
| WATERVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE | WATERVILLE, KS | $3,700 | 2023 | 4 MAG ONE RADIOS1 PORTABLE SUCTIONMACHINE,1 CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM |
| FRANKFORT AMBULANCE SERVICE | FRANKFORT, KS | $3,500 | 2023 | LUCAS CPRDEVICE |
FRANKFORT AMBULANCE SERVICE
$3,750$500-CHILD RESTRAINT$3250-AED
WATERVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE
$3,640SCOOP STRETCHER-9302 SPIDER STRAPS-450FOLDABLE STRETCHER 4 RADIOS
MARYSVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE
$3,2602 VACUUM IMMOBILIZATIONSPLINTS (EVAC U-SPLINT)
AXTELL AMBULANCE SERVICE
$3,000FERNO POWERX1 COT
MARYSVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE
$4,8002 KENWOOD PORTABLERADIOS & 2 AIRWAYBAGS
AXTELL AMBULANCE SERVICE
$3,9801 KENWOODDUAL BANDRADIO
WATERVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE
$3,7004 MAG ONE RADIOS1 PORTABLE SUCTIONMACHINE,1 CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM
FRANKFORT AMBULANCE SERVICE
$3,500LUCAS CPRDEVICE