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Grant Funders in Kansas City, MO

Bespoke Grants indexes 151 grant-making foundations headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri — together $1.64B in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, education, higher education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Kansas City nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

151
Foundations in Kansas City
$1.64B
Combined annual giving
40
Listed below
MO
State

Foundations headquartered in Kansas City

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Greater Kansas City Community Foundation$289.2M2024
2Greater Horizons$276.9M2024
3Harvesters - the Community Food Network$104.6M2023
4St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City$101.7M2023
5Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation$79.0M2024
6Children International$67.8M2024
7The Children's Mercy Hospital$59.7M2024
8The Patterson Family Foundation$57.4M2024
9Stowers Resource Management Inc$44.1M2023
10Saint Lukes Health System Inc$41.7M2023
11Swope Community Enterprises$40.1M2020
12Hall Family Foundation$39.8M2024
13Saint Lukes North Hospital$23.3M2023
14Health Care Foundation of Greater Kc$22.7M2024
15Saint Luke's Foundation$18.5M2024
16United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc$16.3M2024
17Jackson County Community Children's$14.7M2024
18Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation$14.6M2024
19William T Kemper Foundation$14.4M2024
20The K Foundation$13.4M2017
21Umkc Foundation$13.3M2024
22Veterans of Foreign Wars of$11.7M2025
23Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc$11.0M2019
24Patterson Family Foundation$10.9M2020
25School Smart Kc Inc$9.9M2024
26Muriel Mcbrien Kauffman Foundation$9.1M2024
27Saint Lukes Cushing Hospital Inc$7.9M2022
28The Children's Mercy Hospital Foundation$7.9M2023
29Waterorg$7.4M2024
30Cornerstones of Care$7.3M2024
31Kansas City Scholars Inc$6.7M2025
32Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry$6.3M2024
33Greater Horizons Trust$6.2M2024
34Kc Core$6.2M2025
35Pgp Charitable Fund$5.0M2024
36Fellowship of Christian Athletes$4.9M2024
37The Francis Family Foundation$4.8M2024
38The Global Orphan Project Inc$4.0M2024
39Mcdonnell Foundation Inc$3.8M2024
40Burns & Mcdonnell Foundation-amended$3.7M2024

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What Kansas City funders support

The causes most commonly funded by foundations based in Kansas City:

Health CareEducationHigher EducationArts & CultureCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentFood & AgricultureFaith-Based (Christian)

Beyond Kansas City

Local funders are a starting point, not the whole picture. Most Kansas City nonprofits are also eligible for statewide and national foundations — browse all grant funders in Missouri, or let Bespoke Grants match your nonprofit to funders at every level for free.

About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Kansas City, MO address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Kansas City nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.