Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation
The Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation is a private foundation based in Kansas City, Missouri. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations in areas including education, health care, animal care, arts and culture, community improvement, and social services.
Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation at a glance
In short: Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation gave $395K across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Missouri. 65% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $395,050
- +60.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 24
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,460
- +33.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $7,876,316
- -0.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 65% first-time grantees (15 of 23, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (71% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 400 W 49Th Terr 2184, Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: (816) 960-1444
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Wonderscope ($200K). Together the top 10 received $353K.
Grant Size Distribution
71 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 67 grants of 71 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 71% of grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri and 19% to recipients in Kansas. The remaining grant dollars went to recipients in New York (4%), Minnesota (3%), and Oklahoma (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation open to new grantees?
65%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 15 of 23 grantees (65%) were first-time recipients. With only 23 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $31K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 30% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 426% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 200% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2022–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $75K (2022) to $395K (2025). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $395K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wonderscope Kansas City, MO | Educational Institute | $200,000 |
| Kansas Athletics Lawrence, KS | Athlectic Facilities | $50,000 |
| Police Foundation of Kanas City Kansas City, MO | Crime, Legal | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Plains Overland Park, KS | Reproductive Health Care | $20,000 |
| KC Zoo - Helzberg Aquarium Endowment Kansas City, MO | Zoo & Aquarium | $15,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | Health Care | $10,000 |
| Parkinson's Foundation New York, NY | Medical Research | $10,000 |
| WWI Museum Kansas City, MO | Arts, Culture and Humanities | $10,000 |
| Plaza District Council Oklahoma City, OK | Community Improvement | $7,500 |
| City Union Mission Kansas City, MO | Provide Shelter, Food and Life Changing Programs | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2025 filing reports 24 grants; the 2024 and 2023 filings report 20 and 12 grants, respectively.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,876,316 | $375,587 | $407,110 | $395,050 | 24 | $395,785 | $371,310 | $198,002 |
| 2024 | $7,907,839 | $2,848,466 | $248,243 | $246,800 | 20 | $247,475 | $247,791 | $271,477 |
| 2023 | $5,307,616 | $2,423,109 | $174,555 | $172,800 | 12 | $173,794 | $6,689 | $152,808 |
| 2022 | $3,059,062 | $1,638,065 | $79,003 | $75,075 | 15 | $77,328 | $9,390 | $75,812 |
| 2021 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | — | — | — | — | — | $3,846 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation reported a distributable amount of $198K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in a range of areas. For example, Wonderscope received $200,000; the organization describes its mission as sparking a lifelong love of learning through play. Planned Parenthood Great Plains received $20,000 and describes its work as providing sexual and reproductive health care, education, and advocacy. Mayo Clinic received $10,000; it describes its mission as providing patient care, education, and research.
Other 2025 grantees include Friends of the Zoo, which says it supports the operation of Dickerson Park Zoo, and City Union Mission, which describes its work as meeting the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of people who are poor or homeless in Kansas City. Newhouse received $1,000; it describes its work as supporting survivors of domestic violence. Hickman Mills Education Foundation received $500 and says it supports educational opportunities for students and staff.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 24 grants totaling $395,050. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $200,000, with a median grant of $5,000. Its largest awards included $200,000 to Wonderscope, $50,000 to Kansas Athletics, $25,000 to Police Foundation of Kansas City, and $20,000 to Planned Parenthood Great Plains.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lynne Buckley and Owen Buckley as trustees.
Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lynne Buckley
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Owen Buckley
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation
How much does Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation give each year?
Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation gave $395K across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $247K across 20 grants.
What is Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation's typical grant size?
Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $16,460, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation give grants?
Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Kansas (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Kansas City, MO (15 grants), Overland Park, KS (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 24 grants with a stated purpose on Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Health Care" (3 grants).
Who are Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation's largest grantees?
Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Wonderscope ($200,000), Kansas Athletics ($50,000) and Police Foundation of Kanas City ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation?
Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation reported $7.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $396K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $198K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in a range of areas. For example, Wonderscope received $200,000; the organization describes its mission as sparking a lifelong love of learning through play. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation's EIN?
Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-6889248. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Does Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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