Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

EIN 431152398 Community Foundation

Kansas City, MO 64105

https://www.growyourgiving.org
Annual Giving
$1.4B
3,080 grants · avg $289.7M/yr
community foundation (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $10K–$62K
grant size
50%
supporter · 1,026/2,053 multi-year
repeat
2,053
Distinct Recipients

About

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation has ranked among the top 10 community foundations nationally by asset size, contributions, and grants since 1999. It improves quality of life in Greater Kansas City by connecting donors to community needs and leading on critical community issues.

Focus Areas

Kansas City metro Donor-advised funds Community impact Education Health

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Yes
How to Apply Most grantmaking is donor-advised and can flow to any US 501(c)(3). Competitive grants through specific named funds. Review growyourgiving.org/nonprofits for current opportunities.

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 3080 grants on record

Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$20K
Average
$470K
75th Pctl
$62K
Maximum
$374.0M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

1.9% of US grants · Rank #7 of 49 states $3.7M across 58 grants 16 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Denton 3 grants · $1.6M
  2. 2 Tarrant 14 grants · $723K
  3. 3 Dallas 10 grants · $405K
  4. 4 Nueces 2 grants · $272K
  5. 5 Bexar 9 grants · $250K
  6. 6 Potter 2 grants · $170K
  7. 7 Harris 5 grants · $134K
  8. 8 Smith 1 grant · $40K
  9. 9 Travis 3 grants · $34K
  10. 10 Webb 2 grants · $27K
+6 more counties · 7 grants · $99K

Grants Awarded (3,080 total)

Purpose
See Attached kansas city, MO $373,978,469 VARIOUS 2022
See Schedule I Attachment $279,094,217 , 2020
See Schedule I Attachment $263,662,319 , 2021
Powerhouse Environmental Arts Foundation Brooklyn, NY $53,333,333 Arts, Culture & Humanities 2018
Casalena Foundation Kansas City, MO $43,435,394 General Operations 2019
Hope for Depression Research Foundation New York, NY $32,507,200 Mental Health & Crisis Intervention 2019
Two River Theatre Company Inc Red Bank, NJ $14,750,000 Arts, Culture & Humanities 2018
Greater Horizons Kansas City, MO $9,619,578 General Operations 2018
SchoolSmart KC Kansas City, MO $8,628,288 Education 2019
Kansas University Endowment Association Lawrence, KS $6,565,834 Education 2019
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $6,500,399 Health Care 2018
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures Kansas City, MO $6,317,236 Arts, Culture & Humanities 2019
Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO $6,226,471 Education 2019
Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO $6,024,758 Education 2018
Greater Horizons Kansas City, MO $6,011,757 General Operations 2019
Kansas University Endowment Association Lawrence, KS $5,350,751 Education 2018
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, MD $5,257,070 Education 2019
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, MD $5,153,623 Education 2018
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO $5,119,595 Health Care 2019
Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO $4,382,504 Education 2018
Wayside Waifs Inc Kansas City, MO $4,050,930 Animal-Related 2019
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Kansas City, MO $3,587,808 Arts, Culture & Humanities 2018
Kansas City Symphony Kansas City, MO $3,363,570 Arts, Culture & Humanities 2019
UMKC Foundation Kansas City, MO $3,340,495 Education 2019
Arizona Community Foundation Phoenix, AZ $3,315,880 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundation 2019

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