Frederick Finnup, son of Garden City pioneer George Finnup, faced the challenges of the Great Depression head-on. Alongside his sister Isabel, they worked tirelessly to save their family's land business from debt, never losing sight of their family's vision for Garden City’s future.

Their shared passion for community led them to establish the Finnup Foundation Trust in 1977. This 501(c)(3) foundation was created to use their wealth—from farming, oil, gas, and investments—to support local charitable organizations. 

Documents setting up the trust outline the Finnup philosophy in sharing the family's prosperity:

"There is an obligation to use any wealth for the preservation and extension of the religious, cultural, intellectual, moral and charitable aspects of our heritage, as well as the protection of our system of government, for the betterment and general welfare of our people, now and in the future..."