The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905

Public charity · Grantmaker Kansas City, MO EIN: 43-6052679
Philanthropy

The Kansas city symphony foundation is a not-for-profit endowment organization that aids and supports the greater Kansas city community foundation

The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 at a glance

In short: The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.3M), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,275,701
+15.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,275,701
+15.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,275,701
Total assets
$32,776,528
+3.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: $1.3MGreater Kansas City CommunityFoundation$1.3M

The largest 2025 recipient was Greater Kansas City Community Foundation ($1.3M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K2$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Kansas City

How The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 gives

  • Giving grew 86% from 2022 to 2025. 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$500K$1M$1.5M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $630K (2021) to $1.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.3M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MO—$1,275,701
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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$32,776,528$2,478,382$1,473,718$1,275,7011$2,473,382
2024$31,776,684$2,713,894$1,291,387$1,104,3651$2,662,691
2023$39,015,612$1,019,903$1,387,758$1,204,5041$1,016,054
2022$40,710,403$2,862,922$830,441$684,1931$2,861,380
2021$40,701,547$853,956$765,359$630,4271$843,216
2020$35,142,647$1,452,949$1,001,100$877,4031$1,413,348

About The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905

Based on IRS filings

The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $2.5M.

Focus Areas

Philanthropy

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 is led by Christine Kemper, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christine Kemper

    President

    Director & President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Schumm

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Powell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Hill

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Stevens

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Russell W. Baker Jr.

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julia Dennie-Kauffman

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: George E. Powell III (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Michael A. Schultz (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Stephen H. Hill (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Susan Newburger (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Julia I. Kauffman (2020–2023) — Director & Vice President
  • Former: Don Dagenais (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Mike Minor (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905

How much does The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 give each year?

The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 gave $1.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 1 grant.

How large is The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905?

The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 reported $32.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.

What is The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905?

The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 is a public charity focused on Philanthropy, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $32.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 operate?

The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905 has awarded grants in Missouri.

What is The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905's EIN?

The Kansas City Symphony Foundation 10026905's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6052679. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 24, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 3, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 27, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)

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