Kao Family Foundation

OLATHE, KS EIN: 20-2014620

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$123.0M

+25.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$13.0M

+220.0% YoY

Grant Count

25

-40.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$520K

+437.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$15M$22M$30M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$123,009,527$98,045,298$83,920,555
Revenue$27,248,139$18,457,445$4,898,390
Expenses$13,269,208$4,332,702$3,711,657
Qualifying Distributions$13,208,845$4,277,149$3,645,357
Net Investment Income$4,466,642$4,190,124$3,449,163
Distributable Amount$6,003,626$4,455,710$4,060,982

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$7M$10M$13M18 grants202025 grants202120 grants202242 grants202325 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSI…$7.9MKAO FAMILY EDUCATION FOU…$1.1MCHILDREN'S MERCY (FOR NI…$944KSCLERODERMA RESEARCH FOU…$500KTHORN$417KKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY …$212KEMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICA…$203KMISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF S…$203KRECONCILIATION SERVICES$189KKANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWM…$170K

Grant Size Distribution

130 grants across all recorded years

49<$50K28$50–100K36$100–250K3$250–500K9$500K–1M4$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DEBRA K POLLARDSECRETARY, ASST. TREASURER$109K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MIN H KAOPRES, DIRECTOR2
KENNETH KAOVP, DIRECTOR0.25
YU-FAN C KAOTREAS, DIRECTOR0.25
JENNIFER KAOVP, DIRECTOR0.25
DEBRA K POLLARDSECRETARY, ASST. TREASURER40$108,946
NICOLAS GONDADIRECTOR0.25
ADAM C LEIBSOHNDIRECTOR0.25
LAURIE A MINARDDIRECTOR0.25

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

17states
+9 more states

Cities

AmesAustinBronxColumbiaCorvalisDaytona BeachGrand ForksGrandviewIndependenceKahuluiKansas CityKentLake WorthLawrenceLeawoodLibertyLincolnLos AngelesManhattanManhattan Beach

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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