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Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Kansas City, MO EIN: 44-6011903 Website

To improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.

Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation at a glance

In short: Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation reported $56K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$55,965 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+699.5% vs 2024
Total assets
$883,116
+2.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$87,101
+59.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$80,536
+50.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$86,339
+0.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation

Next open deadline
November 15, 2026 (Live Your Dream Award)

Who Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Kansas CityOverland ParkGrandviewIndependence

How Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 74% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2024) to $56K (2025). In 2025 it reported $56K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mother's Refuge Independence, MOMother's Refuge provides shelter and education for homeless pregnant young women that leads the way to prevent and end homelessness in Kansas City by providing housing and services that inspire hope. A grant of $7,000 was given to provide education and Expansion of Motherhood steps.$7,000
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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$883,116$87,101$86,339$55,965Total only$80,536
2024$861,182$54,556$86,305$7,0001$53,456
2023$824,726$30,915$94,613$12,7502$25,275
2022$813,697$113,185$124,027$21,5003$80,814
2021$1,047,313$125,925$101,418$27,3504$124,283
2020$880,285$14,119$89,662$32,2954$10,619
2019$930,426$54,747$95,536$10,6022$51,822

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $883K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $56K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $81K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation is led by Tanya Johannes, Chairman since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tanya Johannes

    Chairman

    Individual Trustee → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dianne Young

    Individual Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caitlin Onweiller

    Individual Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Smith

    Vice Chairman

    Vice Chairperson → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Vice Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Rollins

    Secretary

    Individual Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danielle Sidney

    Treasurer

    Individual Trustee → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Candy Routledge (2019–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Marie Parker (2022–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jerri Cofran (2023–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Marcia Boutz (2024) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Bonnie Cutler (2021–2023) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Jane Zelazny-Belz (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Valerie Phillips (2023) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Grace Boswell (2019–2022) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Melanie Simpson (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Norma McKelvy (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Elaine Fry (2019–2020) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Elnora Magee (2019–2020) — Individual Trustee
  • Former: Kay Stewart (2019–2020) — Secretary

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 Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation

How much does Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation give each year?

Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation reported $56K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.

How large is Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation?

Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation reported $883K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $87K.

What is Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation?

Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $883K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation operate?

Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas, Missouri.

What is Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation's EIN?

Soroptimist Kansas City Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 44-6011903. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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