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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $22,748,672 | $15,823,971 | $13,546,407 | $277,811,556 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 50% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATEMENT 5KANSAS CITY, MO | VARIOUS | $11,737,855 | 2019 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra E Moore | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $5,000 |
| Amy Clark | COO | 32.00 | $240,174 |
| Cara Z Newell | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $5,000 |
| David Lady | CIO/DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $277,811,556 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $24,450,047 | $13,441,644 | $11,573,082 | $270,886,855 | $270,886,855 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $11,537,485 | $12,956,144 | $10,862,162 | $259,878,452 | $259,878,452 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $35,595,373 | $11,781,641 | $9,620,630 | $261,297,111 | $261,297,111 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $13,377,181 | $12,008,676 | $10,111,758 | $237,483,379 | $237,483,379 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $28,146,620 | $14,915,325 | $12,780,347 | $236,114,874 | $236,114,874 |
| VARIOUS |
| $9,091,358 |
| 2020 |
| ST LUKE'S MID AMERICA HEART INSTITUTEMURIEL I KAUFFMAN WOMEN'S HEART CTRKANSAS CITY, MO | INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH | $3,333,333 | 2024 |
| KANSAS CITY BALLETMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.KANSAS CITY, MO | MOVING INTO THE FUTURE ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| KANSAS CITY BALLETMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.KANSAS CITY, MO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2022-23 SEASON | $800,000 | 2022 |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO | 2022-2023 SEASON AND EDUCATION/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT | $750,000 | 2022 |
| KANSAS CITY BALLETMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.KANSAS CITY, MO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2021-2022 SEASON | $750,000 | 2021 |
| KANSAS CITY BALLETMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.KANSAS CITY, MO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2024-2025 SEASON | $750,000 | 2024 |
| KANSAS CITY BALLETMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.KANSAS CITY, MO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2023-2024 SEASON | $750,000 | 2023 |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO | 2023-2024 SEASON AND EDUCATION/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT | $650,000 | 2023 |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $550,000 | 2024 |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE 2021-22 SEASON | $550,000 | 2021 |
| KANSAS CITY BALLETMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.KANSAS CITY, MO | MOVING INTO THE FUTURE ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN REQUEST OF $5,000,000 | $500,000 | 2021 |
| KANSAS CITY SYMPHONYKANSAS CITY, MO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY 2021/2022 SEASON | $500,000 | 2021 |
| KANSAS CITY BALLETKANSAS CITY BALLETKANSAS CITY, MO | MOVING INTO THE FUTURE ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN REQUEST OF $5,000,000 | $500,000 | 2022 |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO | OUR NEXT ACT CAMPAIGN OF $3,000,000 | $500,000 | 2021 |
| KAUFFMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSKANSAS CITY, MO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2024-2025 SEASON | $500,000 | 2024 |
| KANSAS CITY BALLETMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.KANSAS CITY, MO | MOVING INTO THE FUTURE ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT | $500,000 | 2023 |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO | OUR NEXT ACT CAMPAIGN OF $3,000,000 | $500,000 | 2022 |
| KAUFFMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSKANSAS CITY, MO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2021-22 SEASON | $500,000 | 2021 |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO | OUR NEXT ACT CAMPAIGN ADDITIONAL SUPPORT | $500,000 | 2023 |
| KAUFFMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSKANSAS CITY, MO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR 2023-24 SEASON | $500,000 | 2023 |
| MCMASTER UNIVERSITY | SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL OF ARTS PROGRAMMING AND ENHANCEMENTS | $500,000 | 2023 |
| MCMASTER UNIVERSITY | SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL OF ARTS PROGRAMMING AND ENHANCEMENTS | $500,000 | 2022 |
| KANSAS CITY SYMPHONYKANSAS CITY, MO | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE 2022-23 SEASON | $500,000 | 2022 |
| 32.00 |
| $272,427 |
| George P Jandl | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $5,000 |
| Julia Irene Kauffman | CHAIRMAN/CEO | 30.00 | $463,199 |
| Julia Power Weld | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $5,000 |
| Lauren Mm Lapointe | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $5,000 |
| Peter W Brown | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $5,000 |
| Sharon Blickensderfer | CFO/TREASURER | 25.00 | $179,081 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202433199349104003
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202303189349101520
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202223189349104697
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202133169349100433
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202033189349100728
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.