Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300

Private foundation · Grantmaker Kansas City, MO EIN: 44-6010327
EnvironmentReligionHuman services

Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 is a private foundation focused on Environment, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $379K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $17K. Net investment income was $42K.

Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 at a glance

In short: Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 gave $17K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$16,960
+6.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,827
-29.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,980
Total assets
$379,391
+5.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (53% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Umkc Foundation FBO Kcur: $4KUmkc Foundation FBO Kcur$4KConservation Federation of Missouri: $3KConservation Federation ofMissouri$3KMokan Trout Unlimited: $3KMokan Trout Unlimited$3KHeart of America Flyfishers: $3KHeart of America Flyfishers$3KFrontline Fly Fishing: $2KFrontline Fly Fishing$2KCapital High School: $2KCapital High School$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Umkc Foundation FBO Kcur ($4K). Together the top 6 received $17K.

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

MissionJefferson CityShawneeWashingtonKansas CityOverland ParkBolivarSt. PaulAshlandLaplataMountain HomePoint LookoutWoods HoleAlbuquerqueCambridgeColorado SpringGrain ValleyHaleaLincolnNew York

How Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K15 grants2019 23 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2024) to $19K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $17K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Umkc Foundation FBO Kcur Kansas City, MOFor the Benefit of Kcur$4,000
Conservation Federation of Missouri Jefferson City, MOCharitable Purposes$3,000
Mokan Trout Unlimited Shawnee, KSCharitable$3,000
Heart of America Flyfishers Mission, KSCharitable Purposes$2,960
Frontline Fly Fishing Grain Valley, MOCharitable Purposes$2,000
Capital High School Halea, MTFor the Benefit of Fish$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$379,391$45,057$25,045$16,9606$21,246$41,721$21,773
2024$359,366$25,702$23,562$15,9944$20,131$22,478$21,097
2023$357,266$14,699$23,823$17,0234$20,749$11,451$19,720
2022$365,783$8,657$26,182$18,6475$22,657$7,983$21,033
2021$383,583$32,074$24,755$16,1005—$28,445$22,960
2020$376,751$33,095$23,818$16,16623—$29,790$20,162
2019$368,245$24,530$24,407$16,58515—$21,312$19,949

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 reported a distributable amount of $22K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carl W. Kurz Co Elko Photo Products

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $150 (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • UMB Bank N A

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2019) → $7K (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

UMB Bank N a — Co-Trustee: $7KUMB Bank N aCo-Trustee$7K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to UMB Bank N a (Co-Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300

How much does Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 give each year?

Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 gave $17K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $16K across 4 grants.

What is Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300's typical grant size?

Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300's median grant in 2025 was $2,980, and its average grant was $2,827, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 give grants?

Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 gives mostly in Missouri: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Kansas (35%) and Montana (12%).

Who are Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300's largest grantees?

Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300's largest 2025 grantees include Umkc Foundation FBO Kcur ($4,000), Conservation Federation of Missouri ($3,000) and Mokan Trout Unlimited ($3,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 59% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300?

Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 reported $379K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300?

Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300 is a private foundation focused on Environment, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $379K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300's EIN?

Kurz Charitable Trust & Foundation 10018300's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 44-6010327. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 1, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 10, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 27, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 5, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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