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Missouri Humanities Council

KANSAS CITY, MO EIN: 43-1103937 Website

OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH LIVES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY CONNECTING MISSOURIANS TO THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND IDEAS THAT SHAPE OUR SOCIETY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$7.7M

+66.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$508K

+0.0% YoY

Grant Count

54

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

+0.0% YoY

About Missouri Humanities Council

Based on IRS filings

Missouri Humanities Council is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in KANSAS CITY, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $7.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 54 grants totaling $508K. Net investment income was $14K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

ALTENBURGARROW ROCKBETHELBOWLING GREENBUTLERCAPE GIRARDEAUCARL JUNCTIONCARROLLTONCHARLESTONCHILLICOTHECOLUMBIACRYSTAL CITYDONIPHANFARMINGTONFULTONHANNIBALHARRISONVILLEHERMANNINDEPENDENCEJACKSON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$3M$5M$7M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,701,975$4,637,122$3,183,944
Revenue$5,949,523$3,425,523$2,622,833
Expenses$2,999,525$2,065,347$1,667,664
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$14,363$-10,421$11,600
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$127K$254K$381K$508K17 grants201931 grants20200 grants202125 grants202254 grants202354 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LI…$10KTRAIL OF TEARS ASSOCIATION$10KGUADALUPE CENTERS INC$10KCITY OF SIKESTON$10KCHARLESTON CHAMBER OF CO…$10KMISSOURI'S NATIONAL VETE…$10KFOR THE PEOPLE POW WOW C…$10KFOR THE PEOPLE POW WOW C…$10KHISTORIC BETHEL GERMAN C…$10KST LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY …$10K

Grant Size Distribution

156 grants across all recorded years

156<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

3 open opportunities from Missouri Humanities Council

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ASHLEY BEARD-FOSNOWEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$90K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN M ROBINSON IIITREASURER5
MARCI BENNETTDIRECTOR5
THOMAS M BRANDOMDIRECTOR1
PETRA DEWITTCHAIR5
BETTY COLEMANDIRECTOR5
TRISH ERZFELDVICE CHAIR5
NICHOLAS INMANSECRETARY5
JASON SIDESVICE CHAIR5
MARVIN SILLIMANDIRECTOR2
MARILYNN BRADFORDDIRECTOR2
PETER HOFHERRDIRECTOR1
SUDARSAN KANTDIRECTOR1
GEORGE PETTIGREWDIRECTOR1
JUAN MERAZDIRECTOR1
DAWN SMITH-POPIELSKIDIRECTOR1
ALICIA STARRDIRECTOR1
ASHLEY BEARD-FOSNOWEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$90,000

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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