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The Francis Family Foundation: 174 grants to organizations, $4.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Francis Family Foundation, a private foundation in Kansas City, MO, paid 174 grants to organizations totaling $4,781,502 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $300,000 to KCPBS - Public Television 19 Inc in Kansas City, MO for general operating support.
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- EIN
- 431492132
- Based in
- Kansas City, MO
- Assets
- $127,279,010
- Grants paid
- $4,781,502
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202543149349100014. It reported $4,781,502 in grants paid; 174 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCPBS - Public Television 19 Inc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Palestinian Appeal | Washington, DC | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unrwa USA | Washington, DC | General operating support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stanford University | Los Angeles, CA | Fellowship | $207,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | Fellowship | Health care | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | Fellowship | Employment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $141,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine | Pittsburgh, PA | Fellowship | $112,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Zoo | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $105,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reconciliation Services | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Fellowship | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duke University School of Medicine | Durham, NC | Fellowship | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI | Fellowship | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Foundation | Seattle, WA | Fellowship | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Texas Biomedical Research Institute | San Antonio, TX | Fellowship | Medical research | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Dallas, TX | Fellowship | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Boston University | New York, NY | Fellowship | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Fellowship | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Colorado Denver | Denver, CO | Fellowship | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | Fellowship | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | Fellowship | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Fellowship | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Fellowship | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation | Snowmass Village, CO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas University Endowment | Lawrence, KS | Fellowship | $51,186 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Englewood Arts | Independence, MO | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| KC Girls Preparatory Academy Foundation | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Minddrive Inc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spencer Museum of Art | Lawrence, KS | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uncornered | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artskc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Fellowship | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Missouri Budget Project | St Louis, MO | General operating support | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Fellowship | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Fellowship | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | Fellowship | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Fellowship | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | Fellowship | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa Del Herrero | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The National Museum of Toys & Miniatures | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Ambassadors | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Interurban Arthouse | Overland Park, KS | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $33,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Music Festival & School | Aspen, CO | General operating support | $31,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adhoc Group Against Crime | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bethel Neighborhood Center | Kansas City, KS | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ganna Walska Lotusland | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| KC Common Good | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Employment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas Action for Children Inc | Topeka, KS | General operating support | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas City Art Institute | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas City Gift | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Latinx Education Collaborative | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lyric Opera of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Missouri Jobs With Justice | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Olathe Public Schools Foundation | St Olathe, KS | General operating support | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Poac Succeed | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urban Ranger Corps | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Guidance | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Public Library | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas City Symphony | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National World War I Museum & Memorial | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Principalsconnect | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coterie Theatre | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Repertory Theatre | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | Fellowship | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alliance Francaise of Kansas City | Prairie Village, KS | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvesters-The Community Food Network | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas City Chorale | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Chamber Music | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelter KC | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $10,666 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnson County Community College Foundation | Overland Park, KS | General operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas Academy of Theatrical Arts Inc | Kansas City, KS | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Fellowship | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Operation Breakthrough | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pathway Financial Education | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation | Franklin, TN | General operating support | Medical research | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spinning Tree Theatre | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Salvation Army - Disaster Relief | Atlanta, GA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Traditional Music Society | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Band of Angels Corp | Overland Park, KS | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon Parks Elementary School | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Education | $9,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art As Mentorship | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Storling Dance Theater | Olathe, KS | General operating support | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Housing of Wyandotte County | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Artists Coalition | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art in the Loop Foundation | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Comprehensive Arts Institute | Grandview, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| East of Red Arthouse | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas City Jazz Alive | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Literacy Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Missouri Alliance for Arts Education | Lees Summit, MO | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newhouse Inc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| No Divide KC | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stonelion Puppet Theatre | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Truman Library | Independence, MO | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts Asylum | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wyandot Center for Community Behavioral Healthcare | Kansas City, KS | General operating support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allegro Choirs of Kansas City | Bonner Springs, KS | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Linc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spire Chamber Ensemble | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Museum of Art | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating support | $5,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arpan Foundation Incorporated | Diamond Bar, CA | General operating support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ashoka | Arlington, VA | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation | Aspen, CO | General operating support | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barn Players Inc | Blue Springs, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Base Academy of Music | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Union Mission | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City in Motion Dance Theater Inc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Folk Alliance International | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Growing Futures Early Education Center | Overland Park, KS | General operating support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guildit | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart To Heart International | Lenexa, KS | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| KVC Behavioral Healthcare Missouri Inc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keith Worthington Chapter Als Association | Mission, KS | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Land Institute | Salina, KS | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Medical Missions Foundation | Lenexa, KS | General operating support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Music Academy of the West | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nourish KC | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Owencox Dance Group | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pawsperity | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Plaza Area Council Inc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reaching Out From Within | Prairie Village, KS | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aspen Institute | Aspen, CO | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Society of the Cincinnati | Washington, DC | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Umkc Foundation for Classical KC 919 | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Symphony of Kansas City Inc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Umkc Conservatory of Music & Dance | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westwood Ensemble | Fairway, KS | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Della Lamb Community Services | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heartland Chamber Music LTD | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas City Area Youth Jazz | Leavenworth, KS | General operating support | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Synergy Services Inc | Parkville, MO | General operating support | Human services | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westport Center for the Arts | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Lung Conference | Parker, CO | Fellowship | Medical research | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Variety of Greater Kansas City - Tent 8 (variety KC) | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Umkc Trustees | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Education | $3,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chillicothe Education Foundation | Chillicothe, MO | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cristo Rey Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heartland Men's Chorus | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Chorus of Kansas City Inc | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Faith Ministries | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kacico Dance | Oak Grove, MO | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lazarus Ministries at Grand Avenue Temple | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Powell Gardens | Kingsville, MO | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rose Brooks | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Safehome Inc | Overland Park, KS | General operating support | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sewing Labs | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| William Jewel College | Liberty, MO | General operating support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Public Theatre | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Women's Chorus | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Umkc Foundation for Kcur 893 | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Liberty Community Chorus | Liberty, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts in Prison | Overland Park, KS | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bellosguardo Foundation Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Delta Research & Educational Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Great Plains Spca | Merriam, KS | General operating support | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harriman-Jewell Series | Liberty, MO | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Houston Center for Contemporary Craft | Houston, TX | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kanbes Markets | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas City Museum | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Linda Hall Library Foundation | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Public and societal benefit | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Mission Woods, KS | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sugar Creek Fair and Festival Board | Sugar Creek, MO | General operating support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Umkc Foundation | Kansas City, MO | General operating support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $453,500 |
| Education | $358,650 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $265,000 |
| Health care | $250,000 |
| Human services | $184,000 |
| Employment | $180,000 |
| Medical research | $88,500 |
| Housing and shelter | $51,666 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Missouri | $1,854,316 |
| District of Columbia | $511,000 |
| California | $364,750 |
| Kansas | $334,186 |
| Pennsylvania | $262,500 |
| Texas | $226,000 |
| Washington | $225,000 |
| Tennessee | $180,000 |
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Updated November 10, 2025. 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.