2025-10-23T17:39:51-05:00 2024-12-31 481066439 BT&CO PA 4301 SW HUNTOON ST TOPEKA KS 66604 990 2024-01-01 481172055 INDEPENDENCE CHARITABLE TRUST INDE 7858409676 1310 WAKARUSA DRIVE A LAWRENCE KS 66049 STEVE FREDRICKSON CFO 7853307261 2025-10-23 1 LOUIS DREW WILLIAMS P02420747 7852343427 2025-10-23 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z STEVE FREDRICKSON 1310 WAKARUSA DRIVE A LAWRENCE KS 66049 1437344 0 X WWW.MIDLANDGROUP.COM X 1995 KS RECEIVE DONATIONS FOR PURPOSE OF MAKING GRANTS TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. 7 4 0 0 0 0 40000 40000 0 0 103903 245591 -33610 453175 110293 738766 207560 194000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7590 8919 215150 202919 -104857 535847 5434079 6212179 51888 48500 5382191 6163679 RECEIVE DONATIONS FOR PURPOSE OF MAKING GRANTS TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. 0 0 194000 194000 GRANT TO KANSAS LEGAL SERVICES, INC. - A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION SERVING LOW INCOME PERSONS' LEGAL NEEDS. 194000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X STEVE FREDRICKSON THE MIDLAND GROUP 7853307261 1310 WAKARUSA DRIVE SUITE A LAWRENCE KS 66049 MEL J SAUER JR CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 0.25 X X 0 0 0 ROGER L MCCOLLISTER MIDLAND BOARD CHAIR 0.30 8.00 X X 0 48000 0 MARILYN M HARP TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 STEVE FREDRICKSON MIDLAND CFO 0.60 30.00 X X 0 146068 12950 MIKE LENNEN TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 DONALD A JOHNSTON TRUSTEE 0.25 0.30 X 0 0 0 JACOB HODGE MIDLAND PRESIDENT/CEO 0.30 40.00 X X 0 274098 1059 0 468166 14009 0 0 1 0 0 40000 40000 112624 112624 831545 698578 132967 132967 132967 EQUITY IN EARNINGS OF 900099 453175 453175 453175 738766 453175 0 245591 194000 194000 8919 8919 202919 194000 8919 0 52146 10256 4113756 4480570 1268177 1721353 5434079 6212179 51888 48500 51888 48500 X 5382191 6163679 5382191 6163679 5434079 6212179 535847 245641 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X X 1 KANSAS LEGAL SERVICES INC 480872528 7 1 194000 0 1 194000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 1 PART IV, SECTION D, LINE 2 3 OF THE 7 TRUSTEES OF ICT WERE FORMER SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF KLS WHO HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO KLS AND FORMED THE ICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF GIVING BACK TO THAT ORGANIZATION. THIS ENSURES THAT THE TRUST WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A CLOSE AND CONTINUOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH KLS. 1. ROGER MCCOLLISTER-TRUSTEE WAS THE FOUNDER OF KLS IN 1978 AND WAS THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL 2005 WHEN MARILYN HARP TOOK OVER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 2. MARILN HARP-TRUSTEE WORKED AT KLS FOR 43 YEARS AND WAS THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM 2005 UNTIL SHE RETIRED IN 2022. SHE WAS REPLACED BY MATT KEENAN, A FORMER SHOOK, HARDY & BACON PARTNER WHO MAINTAINS A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CURRENT ICT TRUSTEES AND COMES TO OUR JANUARY MEETING EACH YEAR TO DISCUSS THE GRANT TO KLS 3. STEVE FREDRICKSON-TRUSTEE WAS THE CFO OF KLS FROM 1994-2000. PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2A AND 2B THE INDEPENDENCE CHARITABLE TRUST (ICT) RAISED FUNDS AND MADE A GRANT TO THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, KANSAS LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (KLS). KLS USED THE GRANT TO FURTHER ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE BY SUPPORTING ITS CHARITABLE PROGRAMS. SINCE THE RECEIPT OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FOR KLS ACTIVITIES ARE ACTIVITIES THAT KLS WOULD AND DOES DO DIRECTLY, THE INTEGRAL TEST IS MET. THE ICT DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE OF RAISING FUNDS AND GIVING GRANTS TO KLS OR OTHER APPROVED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2B SEE EXPLANATION FOR PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2A. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 MIDLAND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC 1721353 C 1721353 DUE TO KLS 48500 48500 X PART X, LINE 2: ICT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. HOWEVER, ICT IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX ON ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ANNUALLY. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 KANSAS LEGAL SERVICES INC 712 S KANSAS AVE TOPEKA KS 66603 480872528 501(C)(3) 194000 0 ASSIST LOW INCOME PERSONS' LEGAL NEEDS. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JACOB HODGE MIDLAND PRESIDENT/CEO 0 265000 0 0 0 9098 0 0 0 1059 0 275157 0 0 STEVE FREDRICKSON MIDLAND CFO 0 146068 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12950 0 159018 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA, REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND COPIES ARE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIALS STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE MAIN OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION. KANSAS LEGAL SERVICES INC 712 S KANSAS AVE STE 200 TOPEKA KS 66603 480872528 LAW FIRM KS 501(C)(3) LINE 7 0 MIDLAND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC 1310 WAKARUSA DRIVE STE A LAWRENCE KS 66049 481127189 SERVICES TO HOSPITALS KS INDEPENDENCE CHARITABLE TRUST C 453177 1721353 1.00000 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MIDLAND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC C 40000 CASH KANSAS LEGAL SERVICES INC B 194000 CASH KANSAS LEGAL SERVICES INC E 48500