The Walsh Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Mission Hills, KS EIN: 26-3002122

The Walsh Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Mission Hills, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $756K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $550K. Net investment income was $208K.

The Walsh Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Walsh Family Foundation gave $550K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $275K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$550,000
-66.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-60.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$275,000
-16.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$275,000
Total assets
$756,317
-32.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kansas (100% 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 The Walsh Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

HNC Living Foundation: $300KHNC Living Foundation$300KKauffman Center for Performiing Arts: $250KKauffman Center forPerformiing Arts$250K

The largest 2025 recipient was HNC Living Foundation ($300K). Together the top 2 received $550K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

<$50K4$50–100K6$100–250K6$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 6 grants of 17 (35%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Kansas CityOverland Park

How The Walsh Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$500K$1M$1.5M$2M8 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 5 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $400K (2021) to $1.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $550K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
HNC Living Foundation Overland Park, KSGeneral Operating Support$300,000
Kauffman Center for Performiing Arts Kansas City, KSGeneral Operating Support$250,000
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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$756,317$221,585$577,760$550,0002$559,190$207,542$54,285
2024$1,123,750$545,045$1,673,779$1,649,9605$1,654,160$525,491$90,459
2023$2,246,905$72,782$472,319$450,0003$450,000$54,579$119,783
2022$2,639,920$79,787$641,685$600,0004$606,741$57,038$145,464
2021$3,194,588$334,921$462,420$400,0003$429,456$310,302$183,586
2020$3,323,654$339,183$522,827$462,5008—$313,462$170,858

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Walsh Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $54K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Walsh Family Foundation is led by Teresa K. Walsh, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Teresa K. Walsh

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hailee A. Bland-Walsh

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $25K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Kelsey W. Perry

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Spencer Walsh

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas J. Walsh

    Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

Hailee a Bland-Walsh — Director: $25KHailee a Bland-WalshDirector$25K

The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $25K, to Hailee a Bland-Walsh (Director).

Frequently asked questions about The Walsh Family Foundation

How much does The Walsh Family Foundation give each year?

The Walsh Family Foundation gave $550K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 5 grants.

How large is The Walsh Family Foundation?

The Walsh Family Foundation reported $756K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $559K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $54K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Walsh Family Foundation operate?

The Walsh Family Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas, Missouri.

What is The Walsh Family Foundation's EIN?

The Walsh Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3002122. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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