Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation is a charity organization focused on the Kansas City area.

At-A-Glance

Location: Kansas City, MO View on map
Tax ID: 43-1152398
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $3,386,068,279 Revenue: $781,787,887 Expenses: $383,027,489

The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation is a charity organization focused on the Kansas City area.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $3,386,068,279 $781,787,887 $383,027,489 View
2023 $2,795,759,564 $462,146,418 $366,419,994 View
2022 $2,566,570,204 $540,688,700 $475,885,513 View
2021 $2,872,280,410 $806,268,745 $297,261,344 View
2020 $2,187,060,299 $350,777,343 $306,430,443 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 145

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Deborah WilkersonDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT & CEO$549,913
Katie GrayCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$336,052
Brenda ChumleyCHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$300,406
Corey ZieglerCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER/ASST SECRETARY$290,990
Julie BarryVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE$263,263
Jeremy BrewerVICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS$225,888
Ronda RicheyVICE PRESIDENT OF ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS$216,712
Holly GiammancoDIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SECURITY$205,849
Lisa FolscroftVICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES$197,429

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $759,476,140
  • Number of Grants: 1,389
  • Number of Funders: 328

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$106,815,9872021 Silicon Valley Community Foundation
$37,471,4192020 Audrey and Martin Gruss Foundation
$20,904,8422021 Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSUPPORT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FUTURES KC SCHOLARSHIP FUND. 202109-11415
$15,000,0002021 Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSUPPORT TO ESTABLISH THE KC SCHOLARS FUND TO INCREASE POSTSECONDARY ATTAINMENT AMONG LOW-AND MODEST-INCOME STUDENTS IN THE KANSAS CITY REGION. (FUND ID: KAUF58) 202106-10798
$12,054,0532024 Greater Horizons TrustPhilanthropy, Volunteerism
$8,000,0002022 Hall Family FoundationHealth Equity Fund
$7,500,0002020 Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSupport Skilled KC Technical Institute, Inc. In providing high-demand, highly-employable, non-degree credentials for students in the Kansas City region. 
$7,400,7982023 Greater Horizons TrustPhilanthropy, Volunteerism
$6,591,7342022 Real Estate Charitable FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$6,238,5372020 Greater Horizons TrustPHILANTHROPY VOLUNTEERISM
$5,812,8302022 The SignatryCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$5,447,8542021 Arizona Community FoundationPROGRAM SUPPORT
$5,000,0002021 Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSUPPORT FOR MATCHING FUNDS FOR 501(C)(3) ORGS, UNIVERSITIES, AND/OR GOV'T AGENCIES WHICH RECEIVE FEDERAL GRANTS TO ADVANCE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN KS, MO, NE AND IA. (RESEARCH & ENTREPRENEURSHIP FEDERAL MATCHING GRANT DOLLARS FUND) 202106-10725
$4,600,0002022 Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSUPPORT FOR KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION MATCH OF ASSOCIATE AND TRUSTEE CONTRIBUTIONS. 202111-11590
$4,234,4432024 Ralph L Smith Foundation 13952400CHARITABLE PURPOSES
$4,000,0002024 The Sunderland Foundation2024 DAF FUNDING
$4,000,0002022 Marion and Henry Bloch Family FoundationHenry W. Bloch School of Mgmt Fund/support for Bloch School 2023
$4,000,0002021 The Sunderland FoundationFUND HADLEY PROJECT FUND
$3,741,1292021 Greater Horizons TrustPHILANTHROPY VOLUNTEERISM
$3,110,0002021 Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSUPPORT FOR KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION MATCH OF ASSOCIATE AND TRUSTEE CONTRIBUTIONS. 202012-9501
$3,033,9612022 The Andrews Family FoundationTRANSFER OF ASSETS – IN 2023 FOUNDATION WILL BE DISOLVED
$3,000,0002024 Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSUPPORT FOR MATCHING FUNDS FOR 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS, UNIVERSITIES, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES APPLYING FOR FEDERAL GRANTS TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN OUR REGION. 202402-14781
$3,000,0002024 Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationSUPPORT FOR KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION MATCH OF ASSOCIATE AND TRUSTEE CONTRIBUTIONS. 202403-14908
$3,000,0002020 The Sunderland FoundationCOVID-19 RELIEF FUND CHALLENGE GRANT
$2,934,7322024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $3,069,994,699
  • Number of Grants: 69,973
  • Number of Recipients: 11,331

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$50,434,7182023 The Kansas University Endowment Association
$24,830,6652024 The Kansas University Endowment AssociationEducation
$19,804,2792023 Wayside Waifs Inc
$12,000,0002024 Hackensack Meridian Health IncHealth, Medicine & Science
$10,568,7072024 Johns Hopkins UniversityHealth, Medicine & Science
$10,500,0002024 Rethink Food NYC, Inc.Human Services
$9,220,0002024 Sky High Farm IncHuman Services
$8,195,0502024 Great Jobs KCEducation
$7,961,5702023 Great Jobs KC
$7,042,2292023 UNICEF USA
$6,450,0002024 FOOD & WATER WATCHEnvironment & Animals
$6,150,0002024 Venture Strategies for Health and Development DBA OasisInternational, Foreign Affairs
$6,145,9542024 The Stanley H Durwood Foundation Co the Greater Kc Community FoundationPublic, Societal Benefit
$6,036,7302024 Curators of the University of MissouriEducation
$6,000,0002023 Hackensack Meridian Health Inc
$5,958,5842024 Synergy Services, Inc.Human Services
$5,786,8342023 UMKC Foundation
$5,715,3312023 Rockhurst High School
$5,645,5322023 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
$5,526,5792024 Cornerstones of CareHuman Services
$5,291,2592024 UMKC FoundationEducation
$5,100,0002024 Missouri Development Finance BoardArts & Culture
$5,003,0002024 St. John Paul II ParishReligion-Related
$4,607,1392023 Kansas City Symphony Chorus
$4,200,0002024 Jewish Communal FundPublic, Societal Benefit