Kcym Philanthropic Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Kansas City, MO EIN: 43-1573081
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Kcym Philanthropic Fund is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12K in total assets.

Kcym Philanthropic Fund at a glance

Total assets
$11,664
-96.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$5,088
-98.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$312,169
+2993.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Kcym Philanthropic Fund funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Kansas City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $451K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$11,664$5,088$312,169———
2024$318,745$318,994$10,091———
2023$9,842$-40,919$306,766———
2022$215,310$201,944$2,386———
2021$15,752$6,070$2,329———
2020$12,011$3,950$1,894———
2019$9,955$456,512$464,198$450,5711$5

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kcym Philanthropic Fund is led by Joni Siplon, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joni Siplon

    President

    Vice President → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Maggart

    Trustee

    Secretary → President, 2024

    President → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy Teahan

    Trustee

    Trustee → Board of Trustees, 2024

    Board of Trustees → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristy Frazier

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deana Fisher

    Trustee

    Trustee → Board of Trustees, 2024

    Board of Trustees → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Schenken

    Trustee

    Board of Trustees → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lexie Pappas

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Coleen Flathman

    Assistant Treasurer

    Treasurer → Board of Trustees, 2024

    Board of Trustees → Assistant Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edie Downing

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Jennifer Amato

    Vice President

    Trustee → Board of Trustees, 2024

    Board of Trustees → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Katz

    Secretary

    Trustee → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Anne Keil (2020–2024) — Board of Trustees
  • Former: Patti Paisner (2020–2024) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Karen Leimer (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Juliette Singer (2021–2023) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Kathi Ruegsegger (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Juliette Singer-Spinks (2022) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Joni Etherington (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Diana Cusser (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Georgette Rose (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Maria Genaris (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Barbara Eiszner (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Gail Van Way (2019) — President
  • Former: Gigi Rose Georgette Rose (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mary Hylton (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Maryanne Roepke (2019) — Assistant Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Kcym Philanthropic Fund

How large is Kcym Philanthropic Fund?

Kcym Philanthropic Fund reported $12K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $5K.

What is Kcym Philanthropic Fund?

Kcym Philanthropic Fund is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $12K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Kcym Philanthropic Fund operate?

Kcym Philanthropic Fund has awarded grants in Kansas.

What is Kcym Philanthropic Fund's EIN?

Kcym Philanthropic Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1573081. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 13, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 5, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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