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The Black-Cheslik Family Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $1.9 million (tax year ended December 2025)

The Black-Cheslik Family Foundation, a private foundation in Kansas City, MO, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $1,902,850 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 30, 2026. The largest was $1,500,000 to Saint Lukes Foundation in Kansas City, MO for saint lukes cancer institute.

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EIN
854166535
Based in
Kansas City, MO
Assets
$3,196,769
Grants paid
$1,902,850
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed April 30, 2026, IRS object ID 202631209349101208. It reported $1,902,850 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Saint Lukes FoundationKansas City, MOSaint lukes cancer instituteHealth care$1,500,000apps.irs.gov
Umkc Law FoundationKansas City, MOProfessor julie m. cheslik merit scholarship endowed fund$180,000apps.irs.gov
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, INGeneral purpose grant and paul j black ('15) family endowment for excellence$75,000apps.irs.gov
Seattle Preparatory SchoolSeattle, WAGeneral purpose grant$50,000apps.irs.gov
Common Spirit Health FoundationSan Franciso, CACsh research institute$35,000apps.irs.gov
Rainer PrepSeattle, WAGeneral purpose grant$25,000apps.irs.gov
First Hand FoundationKansas City, MOGeneral purpose grantHealth care$10,000apps.irs.gov
Truman Library InstituteKansas City, MOGeneral purpose grant$10,000apps.irs.gov
La Liga PequenaFort Wayne, INGeneral purpose grantYouth development$5,000apps.irs.gov
Pembroke HillKansas City, MOBlack cheslik smithy playground$5,000apps.irs.gov
Sponsors for Educational OpportunityNew York, NYGeneral purpose grantEducation$5,000apps.irs.gov
St Helena Hospital FoundationSaint Helena, CAGeneral purpose grantHealth care$1,500apps.irs.gov
St Isabel Catholic ChurchSanibel, FLGeneral purpose grant$1,000apps.irs.gov
Ican Shine IncPaoli, PAGeneral purpose grantHuman services$250apps.irs.gov
Breakthrough T1DNew York, NYGeneral purpose grantDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$100apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2025, IRS object ID 202511219349101086. It reported $409,000 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Umkc Law FoundationKansas City, MOProfessor julie m. cheslik merit scholarship endowed fund$180,000apps.irs.gov
Saint Lukes FoundationKansas City, MOSaint lukes cancer instituteHealth care$100,000apps.irs.gov
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, INGeneral purpose grant$75,000apps.irs.gov
Wellsky FoundationOverland Park, KSGala donationPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$15,000apps.irs.gov
Common Spirit Health FoundationSan Franciso, CACsh research institute$10,000apps.irs.gov
Dowling Catholic High SchoolWest Des Moines, IABvm/sja endowment fund$10,000apps.irs.gov
St Isabel Catholic ChurchSanibel, FLGeneral purpose grant$10,000apps.irs.gov
Rainer ScholarsSeattle, WAGeneral purpose grant$3,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Old St MichaelWilliamsburg, IAGeneral purpose grant$2,000apps.irs.gov
St Helena Hospital FoundationSaint Helena, CAGeneral purpose grantHealth care$2,000apps.irs.gov
La Liga PequenaFort Wayne, INGeneral purpose grantYouth development$1,000apps.irs.gov
Truman Library InstituteKansas City, MOGeneral purpose grant$1,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Missouri$1,986,000
Indiana$156,000
Washington$78,000
California$48,500
Kansas$15,000
Iowa$12,000
Florida$11,000
New York$5,100

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Updated April 30, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.