John F Baty Charitable Foundation

Seaboard Foundation

Merriam, KS

Seaboard Foundation funds education, food security, animal welfare, health, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, and local community programs in areas where Seaboard operates, with recent giving concentrated in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. In 2025, grants ranged from $25 to $135,000, with a median of $1,000. It states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and considers applications only from preselected charitable organizations.

Judge C F Moulton Christmas Poor Fund

Kansas City, MO

The fund supports direct Christmas-season assistance for people in need, primarily through charitable organizations in Missouri and Kansas. In 2026, grants ranged from $2,000 to $55,000, with a median of $9,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

William G McGowan Charitable Fund

Chicago, IL

The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund supports 501(c)(3) organizations in education, human services, and healthcare, especially evidence-based programs addressing poverty and producing measurable, sustainable results. It funds communities in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Chicago, Pennsylvania, and New York; 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $500,000, with a median of $5,000. It is not accepting Letters of Inquiry for 2026, and some regions are invitation-only.

Charles a Sullivan Foundation

Kansas City, MO

The Charles A Sullivan Foundation supports charitable organizations serving people facing domestic violence, hardship, and pregnancy-related needs. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000, and went mainly to organizations in Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Ohio, and Arizona. It funds preselected organizations only and does not accept unsolicited requests.

McCullough Family Foundation

Kansas City, MO

The McCullough Family Foundation funds schools and colleges, religious organizations and programs, and other public charities, primarily in Missouri and Kansas. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $259,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

AcruxKC

Kansas City, MO

AcruxKC funds health access, school-based student health, behavioral health services, nursing scholarships, and medical education in the bi-state Kansas City region. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,250 to $150,000, with a median of $14,000. Its health grant programs are invitation-only.

John J Sullivan Jr Foundation

Overland Park, KS

In 2024, the foundation funded educational and religious organizations, churches, and other charities, primarily in Missouri and Kansas. Its grants ranged from $500 to $78,500, with a median of $2,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

Terry & Susie Reardon Family Foundation

Belton, MO

The foundation supports charitable organizations across education, youth development, health, veterans’ services, faith-based aid, and other areas. In 2025, its 26 grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median of $10,000; most funding went to Missouri, with grants also in Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, and New York. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The McGee Foundation

Kansas City, MO

The McGee Foundation supports education and scholarships, social services, and other organizational programs, generally in the Greater Kansas City area. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $52,000, with a median of $25,000. It accepts requests year-round and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Ima Foundation

Wichita, KS

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Kansas City, MO

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation funds college access and completion, workforce and career development, and entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on economic mobility and equitable opportunity in the Kansas City region. Its 2024 median grant was $75,000, though awards vary widely by program; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Mary Jane Wahl Gearns Foundation

New York, NY

The foundation funds charitable work in humanitarian aid, education, legal rights, hunger relief, children’s services, the arts, and environmental protection, with many 2024 grants going to New York organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $5,000 to $125,000, with a median of $25,000; it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.