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The Sherman Family Foundation: 116 grants to organizations, $5.5 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Sherman Family Foundation, a private foundation in Mission Woods, KS, paid 116 grants to organizations totaling $5,494,474 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $508,143 to Schoolsmart KC in Kansas City, MO for to support wide-based efforts to improve area schools..
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- EIN
- 205667031
- Based in
- Mission Woods, KS
- Assets
- $62,245,989
- Grants paid
- $5,494,474
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202513219349102381. It reported $5,494,474 in grants paid; 116 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolsmart KC | Kansas City, MO | To support wide-based efforts to improve area schools. | $508,143 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cristo Rey Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | To support education at an accredited school. | $450,408 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rockhurst High School | Kansas City, MO | To further education at an accredited school. | $351,012 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Umkc Foundation | Kansas City, MO | To support urban education. | Education | $275,494 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rabbit Hole | North Kansas City, MO | To support children's literature. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Operation Breakthrough | Kansas City, MO | To support early childhood education. | Education | $185,892 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for America | Kansas City, MO | To support education programs and promote teacher training. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National World War I Museum and Memorial | Kansas City, MO | To support educational programs for youth. | Arts, culture and humanities | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornerstones of Care | Kansas City, MO | To support educational programs at a non-traditional accredited school. | Human services | $100,595 | apps.irs.gov |
| Welcome House Inc | Kansas City, MO | Provide residential and recovery services for men. | Mental health and crisis intervention | $100,594 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earlystart | Kansas City, MO | To support early childhood education. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Army | Kansas City, MO | To support their outreach to underserved members of our community. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| TNTP Opportunity Accelerator | Kansas City, MO | To support the development of educational leaders. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Educator Academy | Kansas City, MO | To support education programs and promote teacher training. | Education | $90,372 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teachers Like Me | Lees Summit, MO | To provide housing support for early serving black teachers. | Youth development | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| GKCCF - Hispanic Development Fund | Kansas City, MO | To provide need-based post-secondary scholarships. | $81,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harmony Project KC Necc | Kansas City, MO | To support educational development of underserved students using music as a catalyst. | $80,526 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amethyst Place | Kansas City, MA | To support a housing program for women and children recovering from substance abuse and/or trauma. | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reconciliation Services | Kansas City, MO | To support economic and educational programs through community initiatives. | Human services | $75,570 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emmanuel Family & Child Development Center | Kansas City, MO | To support early childhood education. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Family Conservancy | Kansas City, KS | To support education programs. | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Great Jobs KC | Kansas City, MO | To provide financial assistance and support for college and career training. | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Notre Dame de Sion | Kansas City, MO | To further education at an accredited school. | $69,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bishop Miege Foundation | Shawnee Mission, KS | To further education at an accredited school. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bishop Ward High School | Kansas City, KS | To further education at an accredited school. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greenlight Fund | Kansas City, MO | To provide community support. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Symphony | Kansas City, MO | To support the growth of community interest in orchestral music. | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nelson Atkins Museum of Art | Kansas City, MO | To support expansion of educational opportunities for students. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palestine Village Community Development Center | Kansas City, MO | To support senior housing development for the underserved. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prep KC | Kansas City, MO | To support education programs. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way | Kansas City, MO | To support community organizations. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Child Protection Center | Kansas City, MO | To support efforts to prevent, identify and treat child abuse. | Crime and legal-related | $49,524 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Developmentally Disabled | Kansas City, MO | Provides residential care to adults with developmental disabilities. | Housing and shelter | $48,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Accelerated Schools of Overland Park | Overland Park, KS | To support a non-traditional, accredited school. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fire Foundation | Kansas City, MO | To assist students with special needs in catholic schools. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harry S Truman Library Institute | Indepence, MO | To support expansion of community outreach. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg, MO | To support teacher preparation and training. | $39,438 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Show Me KC Schools | Kansas City, MO | To inform parents and students about school choices. | Education | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| GKCCF - Hispanic Development Fund | Kansas City, MO | To improve educator retention at accredited schools. | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pre-K Cooperative | Kansas City, MO | To support early childhood education programming. | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | To support children's education during hospitalization. | Health care | $34,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ellis Foundation | Fort Scott, KS | To provide financial support for collegiates. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Kansas City, MO | To support programs for youth. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Turn the Page KC | Kansas City, MO | To support education programs. | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| High Aspirations | Kansas City, MO | To support mentoring of african american boys. | Human services | $27,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Youth Ambassadors Inc | Kansas City, MO | To support educational and employment programs for underserved youth. | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | To support programs for youth. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Front Porch Alliance | Kansas City, MO | To support early childhood education for the underserved. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| MS Society KC Bike Ride | Leawood, KS | Support national ms society through annual bike ride. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Lady of Unity Catholic School | Kansas City, KS | To support faith-centered education at an accredited school. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Start at Zero | Kansas City, MO | To support youth education programs. | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Avenue of Life | Kansas City, KS | To support urban families to reduce the drop out rate. | Human services | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Kansas City, MO | To support faith based education. | $23,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Community College Foundation | Kansas City, MO | To further post secondary education at an accredited university. | Education | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Phoenix Family Hike | Kansas City, MO | To support education programs. | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elevate Metro KC | Overland Park, KS | To support youth programs. | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Starlight Theatre | Kansas City, MO | Connecting the community through live arts experiences. | $20,156 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aligned | Shawnee Mission, KS | To support broad-based educational improvements in mo and ks. | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Down Syndrome Innovations | Mission, KS | To support services for those with down syndrome. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Call | Kansas City, MO | To support alcohol and drug use prevention. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City | Kansas City, KS | To support educational programs. | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas City Zoo | Kansas City, MO | To support student programming. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lead To Read KC | Kansas City, MO | To support child literacy programs. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Literacy KC | Kansas City, MO | To support adult literacy programs. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | To support artistic outreach in the community. | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mattie Rhodes Center | Kansas City, MO | To support early childhood education programming. | Mental health and crisis intervention | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Minddrive | Kansas City, MO | To support youth programs. | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Principals Connect | Kansas City, MO | To support urban school principals with retired educators. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sherwood Autism Center | Kansas City, MO | To support education programs for students with special needs. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Michael the Archangel High School | Overland Park, KS | To support education at an accredited schoool. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Startland | Kansas City, MO | To support youth programs. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Golden Scoop | Overland Park, KS | To provide employment opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Transition Academy | Kansas City, MO | To support underserved youth with disabilities. | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Rangers Corps | Kansas City, MO | Provide inner city youth work and service experience. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Resurrection Catholic School | Kansas City, KS | To further education at an accredited school. | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United We | Kansas City, MO | Advances women's economic and civic leadership. | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Saint Mary | Leavenworth, KS | To further post secondary education at an accredited university. | Education | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities of Ne Kansas | Overland Park, KS | To support outreach to homeless men. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Union Mission | Kansas City, MO | To support families trying to overcome poverty and homelessness. | Housing and shelter | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Opus 76 Quartet | Prairie Village, KS | To support artistic outreach in the community. | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry S Truman Neurological Center | Independence, MO | To support those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Horizon Academy | Roeland Park, KS | To further education at an accredited school. | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parent Leadership Training Institute | Kansas City, MO | Train and mobilize parents to be leading advocates for children. | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Seton Center | Kansas City, MO | To support underserved members of our community. | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Don Bosco Center | Kansas City, MO | To support social services. | $10,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Linc | Kansas City, MO | To support outreach to the homeless. | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Green Works in Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | To provide learning activities for students. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| KC Autism Training Center | Kansas City, MO | To support postsecondary opportunities for those with autism spectrum disorder. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Chorale | Kansas City, MO | To support artistic outreach in the community | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ku Endowment Reach Out and Read | Lawrence, KS | To support child literacy. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Loyola University - New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | To support postsecondary education. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Redemptorist Social Services Center | Kansas City, MO | Provide disabled or unemployed individuals with basic services. | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rhodes College | Memphis, TN | To further post secondary education at an accredited university. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University Academy | Kansas City, MO | To support education in an accredited school. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wallace R Bostwick Memorial Fund | Englewood, FL | To support soldiers and communities. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildwood Outdoor Education Center | Lacygne, KS | To expose urban children to outdoor learning activities. | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Morningstar Family Foundation | Lawrence, KS | To support education programs. | Recreation and sports | $9,450 | apps.irs.gov |
| Notre Dame Cristo Rey | Methuen, MA | To further education at an accredited school. | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Artists Helping the Homeless | Kansas City, MO | Provide aid and service for the homeless. | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boy Scouts of America - Heart of America | Kansas City, MO | To support programs for youth. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Camp Encourage | Kansas City, MO | Provides a camp for children with autism spectrum disorder. | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gilda's Club of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | Support services for anyone with cancer. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Ne Kansas and NW Missouri | Overland Park, KS | To support programs for youth. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sleepyhead Beds | Kansas City, MO | Use donated beds for families in need. | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mission Project | Mission, KS | To enable challenged adults to find independence. | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trina's Kitchen and Resource Center | Kansas City, MO | To provide nutritional meals to the underserved. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Turning Point | Leawood, KS | To aid families in the healing process. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uplift Organization Inc | Kansas City, MO | To support social services in the kansas city area. | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visitation Catholic School | Kansas City, MO | To further education at an accredited school. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Whitefield Academy | Kansas City, MO | To further education at an accredited school. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wornall Majors House Museums | Kansas City, MO | To support student visits to historic sites. | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Aidan Project | Kansas City, MO | To support disabled children. | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Western History Association | Lawrence, KS | To support collegiate history students. | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | Supports the city's arts organizations. | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kansas City Ballet | Kansas City, MO | Develop dance in the community. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kansas City Chamber Orchestra | Kansas City, MO | To support artistic outreach in the community. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $762,758 |
| Human services | $284,665 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $242,200 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $120,594 |
| Youth development | $90,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $73,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $49,524 |
| Health care | $34,800 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Missouri | $4,808,824 |
| Kansas | $567,650 |
| Massachusetts | $88,000 |
| Louisiana | $10,000 |
| Tennessee | $10,000 |
| Florida | $10,000 |
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Updated November 17, 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.