Kansas City Art Institute Trust
Kansas City Art Institute Trust is a private foundation, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $608K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $37K. Net investment income was $71K.
Kansas City Art Institute Trust at a glance
In short: Kansas City Art Institute Trust gave $37K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $37K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $36,882
- -31.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $36,882
- -31.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $36,882
- Total assets
- $608,388
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Kansas City Art Institute Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Kansas City Art Institute Trust gives
- In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2025) to $54K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $37K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $36,882 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $608,388 | $78,944 | $49,573 | $36,882 | 1 | $41,006 | $70,558 | $40,087 |
| 2024 | $579,115 | $40,645 | $69,533 | $53,671 | 1 | $56,641 | $33,528 | $39,852 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kansas City Art Institute Trust reported a distributable amount of $40K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kansas City Art Institute Trust is led by Commerce Trust, Trustee on every filing since 2024 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Commerce Trust
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$10K (2024) → $12K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $12K, to Commerce Trust (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Kansas City Art Institute Trust
How much does Kansas City Art Institute Trust give each year?
Kansas City Art Institute Trust gave $37K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $54K across 1 grant.
How large is Kansas City Art Institute Trust?
Kansas City Art Institute Trust reported $608K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $41K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $40K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Kansas City Art Institute Trust operate?
Kansas City Art Institute Trust has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Kansas City Art Institute Trust's EIN?
Kansas City Art Institute Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 44-6007427. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal year 2024
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