Umkc Trustees
To add and to promote excellence in the quality of the higher educational programs maintained at the university of Missouri-Kansas city.
Umkc Trustees at a glance
In short: Umkc Trustees gave $248K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $124K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $248,191
- +50.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $124,096
- -24.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $124,096
- Total assets
- $7,845,519
- +5.1% 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 Umkc Trustees funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Umkc Foundation ($75K).
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($173,191), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 8 (63%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Umkc Trustees gives
- Giving grew 31% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $165K (2024) to $542K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $248K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $173,191 |
| Umkc Foundation Kansas City, MO | Funding for Umkc Foundation Held Endowments | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,845,519 | $673,056 | $426,350 | $248,191 | 2 | $299,017 |
| 2024 | $7,463,365 | $787,453 | $312,962 | $164,641 | 1 | $318,303 |
| 2023 | $6,840,171 | $537,050 | $330,628 | $237,378 | 1 | $148,799 |
| 2022 | $6,665,099 | $660,297 | $288,188 | $188,957 | 2 | $261,805 |
| 2021 | $6,556,633 | $914,148 | $368,108 | $252,265 | 2 | $448,107 |
| 2020 | $5,555,495 | $1,037,958 | $1,133,554 | $495,402 | 2 | $58,459 |
| 2019 | $5,786,776 | $648,355 | $2,119,520 | $541,810 | 2 | $111,035 |
About Umkc Trustees
Based on IRS filings
Umkc Trustees is a public charity focused on Education, based in Kansas City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $248K. Net investment income was $299K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Umkc Trustees is led by Doranne Hudson, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 73 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Doranne Hudson
Chair
Secretary & Vice Chair St → Secretary & Vice Chair, 2022
Secretary & Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne W. Elsberry
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Shields
Vice Chair - Advocacy
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Vice Chair - Advocacy, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Brain
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Harrison
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Kenner
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debby Ballard
Immediate Past Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2022
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dianne S. Cleaver
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna Ward
Vice Chair - Strategy & Planning
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Vice Chair - Strategy & Planning, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gabe Hernandez
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary D. Forsee
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Humphrey
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Reece
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan E. Baum
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Copaken
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Barb
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Vena
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Madeleine McDonough
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Wimes
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Holewinski
Treasurer & Vice Chair - Asset Management
Treasurer, Vice Chair St & Board Member → Treasurer & Vice Chair, 2022
Treasurer & Vice Chair → Treasurer & Vice Chair - Asset Management, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Hack Merlo
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ramin Cherafat
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Flanigan
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Boswell
Board Member
Treasurer & Vice Chair → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Doyal
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2020
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven A. Bernstein
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Dunn
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne St Peter
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emmet Pierson Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Weixelman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Bethune
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suzanne Shank
Vice Chair - Trustees' Scholars
Board Member → Vice Chair - Trustees' Scholars, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wesley Fields
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allison Murdock
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cameron Garrison
Vice Chair - Governance
Vice Chair → Vice Chair - Governance, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Maxwell
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dred Scott
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Kim
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Schnack
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leigh Anne Taylor Knight
Vice Chair - Brand Elevation
Board Member → Vice Chair - Brand Elevation, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Woods
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reachel Beichley
Vice Chair - Engagement
Vice Chair → Vice Chair - Engagement, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victor Zhang
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Kass
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angie Salmon
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ayca Cil
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Phillips
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Regnier
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brad Hampton
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Watley
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Kemper
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Crystal Walker
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Ellis
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Fromm
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erika Moody
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ian Colrain
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeanette Prenger
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Simon
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennie Clarke
Vice Chair - Development
Board Member → Vice Chair - Development, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeron Ravin
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Stowers
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Quirin
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Perkins
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mauli Agrawal
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Kress
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philip Bixby
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Francis
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Becker
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Powell
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Dema
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Folscroft
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (109)
- Former: Alan L. Atterbury (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Angela M. Bennett (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Bert Berkley (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Don Wagner (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Greg M. Graves (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joel Voran (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: John J. Sherman (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: John W. Callison (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Leo E. Morton (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Marilyn Bartlett Hebenstreit (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mun Choi (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Neil N. Sosland (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ollie Gates (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Debruce (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Barry Brady (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Bert Bates (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Betsey Solberg (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Bill French (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Bob Peterson (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Bob West (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Charlie Sosland (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jeffrey Layman (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Polsinelli (2024) — Board Member
- Former: John Readey (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Williams (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mick Aslin (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Molly Kerr (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Newt Campbell (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Patrick McLarney (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Robin Wenneker (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Aripoli (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Talge (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ted Beckett (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Todd Graves (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Bloch (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Hyde (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Turner (2024) — Board Member
- Former: B. John Readey III (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Chancellor C. Mauli Agrawal (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: David F. Oliver (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: J. Scott Francis (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: James A. Sangster (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kent Sunderland (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mary V. Clarke (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Melinda L. Estes (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: R. Philip Bixby (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Richard D. Johnson (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas M. Bloch (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Troy Nash (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Warren K. Erdman (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mrscott Boswell (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Dana Nelson (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Joseph Spalitto (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jozach Miller (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Leslie Boe (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Nick Rogers (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Patti Phillips (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Seth Berry (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Stanley McDermott (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Barrett Brady (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: C. Patrick McLarney (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Charles S. Sosland (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth T. Solberg (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: H. Stephen Talge (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: James Polsinelli (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Malcolm M. Aslin (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Newton A. Campbell (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Robert E. Peterson (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Theodore C. Beckett Jr. (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas D. Hyde (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas J. Turner III (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: William J. French (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Curator Michael Williams (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Curator Jeffrey Layman (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Curator Robin Wenneker (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Curator Todd Graves (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Andrew Deister (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Barbara H. Marshall (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Chandler McCray (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: David H. Westbrook (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: G. Kenneth Baum (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jean-Paul Chaurand (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: John W. Bluford (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Hinderks (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Robert H. West (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Roshann Parris (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas S. Carter (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: William H. Bates (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Christopher Longly (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Curator Julia Brncic (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: David Cauble (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: David Suchman (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Debbie Brooks (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Loren Whittaker (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Matt Hartwig (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Annie Presley (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Curator David Steelman (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Danny J. O'Neill (2019) — Board Member
- Former: David B. Yost (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Edward Honesty (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Ellen Darling (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Henry W. Bloch (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Hugh J. Zimmer (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jeanie Latz (2019) — Board Member
- Former: John P. McMeel (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Mark R. Jorgenson (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Melanie Fenske (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Garnett (2019) — Board Member
- Former: The Honorable John R. Phillips (2019) — Board Member
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 Umkc Trustees
How much does Umkc Trustees give each year?
Umkc Trustees gave $248K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $165K across 1 grant.
How large is Umkc Trustees?
Umkc Trustees reported $7.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $673K.
What is Umkc Trustees?
Umkc Trustees is a public charity focused on Education, based in Kansas City, MO. It holds $7.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Umkc Trustees operate?
Umkc Trustees has awarded grants in Missouri.
What is Umkc Trustees's EIN?
Umkc Trustees's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 44-0546001. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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