Kansas City Art Institute

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Kansas City, MO EIN 44-0546278

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2026

Total received

$8.4M

Foundation funders

50

Grants recorded

161

Years covered

2019–2026

Who funds Kansas City Art Institute?

Kansas City Art Institute is funded by 50 grantmakers, led by William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee ($3.0M), Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts Commerce Bank Trustee ($550K), The Debruce Foundation ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.4M in grants to Kansas City Art Institute between 2019–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee$2,977,00092020–2024
Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts Commerce Bank Trustee$550,00072021–2025
The Debruce Foundation$500,00022021–2022
The Sosland Foundation$495,93862020–2024
The Seidler Foundation$460,00062020–2024
F M Bernardin Charitable Trust$373,25872019–2025
Edward F Swinney Trust$310,00042019–2025
President and Fellows of Harvard College$300,00012020
Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation 10015600$275,00052020–2024
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation$258,25082021–2024
J B Reynolds Foundation$180,00052020–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$175,00072019
Harry Wilson Loose Trust$152,75022019–2021
William Randolph Hearst Foundation$150,00012022
The Francis Family Foundation$143,80052020–2024
Barton P & Mary D Cohen Charitable 2$100,00012024
Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation$100,00012020
Kansas City Art Institute Trust$90,55322024–2025
A H & L a Jaccard Memorial Trust$84,52562020–2025
Oppenstein Brothers Foundation$83,00042020–2024
Edward F Swinney Foundation$80,40012022
SMS Foundation Inc$68,00072019–2025
Uryasz Family Foundation$57,50022020–2021
Nerman Family Foundation$45,00022022–2024
The H & R Block Foundation$40,00022020–2021
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Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City$37,45032020–2022
The Lordi Marker Family Foundation$32,50052019–2023
Herbert Vincent Jones Jr Foundation$30,25012020
Douglas County Community Foundation$30,20012024
G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic$30,10052020–2024
Oracle Health Foundation$22,20022021–2022
Bluescope Foundation North America$19,00052021–2025
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation$15,00012021
Brooklyn Community Foundation$14,00022020–2021
William Edgar Charitable Foundation$12,00032022–2025
Dean J King Family Foundation$10,00022024–2025
Ronald D Deffenbaugh Foundation CO Charles E Wetzler - Trustee$10,00012021
The Andrews Family Foundation$8,00022021–2022
Kathleen L and Michael J Rainen Family Foundation C/O Friend & Associates LLC$6,75052020–2024
Copaken Family Foundation$6,70032021–2025
Merriman Foundation$6,00022024–2025
Greater Horizons$6,00012024
Bebe & Crosby Kemper Foundation 10016600$5,00012019
Hardin Memorial Scholarship Foundation$4,33312023
The Atterbury Family Foundation$2,50012022
The Garner Foundation$2,00012026
John and Bernice Hamra Foundation$1,50062019–2024
Rash McReynolds Foundation$1,50012019
Padgett Family Foundation$80022020–2021
Seanchai Foundation$75012019

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$2M$3M16 grants2019 23 grants2020 30 grants2021 28 grants2022 23 grants2023 28 grants2024 12 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2019 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2026) to $2.4M (2022). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

What grants has Kansas City Art Institute received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026The Garner FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000
2025Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts Commerce Bank TrusteeMICHAEL VERGASON LANDSCAPE PLAN OVER 2 YEARS$125,000
2025Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts Commerce Bank TrusteeCERAMICS PROGRAM$65,000
2025F M Bernardin Charitable TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$62,197
2025Edward F Swinney TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$55,000
2025Kansas City Art Institute TrustFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR$36,882
2025A H & L a Jaccard Memorial TrustAT DISCRETION OF$14,483
2025SMS Foundation IncTO EDUCATE THE ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS OF TOMORROW.$10,000
2025Bluescope Foundation North AmericaEDUCATION - COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES$5,000
2025Dean J King Family FoundationSCHOLARSHIP$5,000
2025William Edgar Charitable FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS$4,000
2025Merriman FoundationCHARITABLE$3,000
2025Copaken Family FoundationCHARITABLE$1,800
2024William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank TrusteeANNUAL BEQUEST$250,000
2024The Seidler FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$214,000
2024Barton P & Mary D Cohen Charitable 2EDUCATION$100,000
2024The Sosland FoundationCULTURAL ARTS$77,500
2024Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts Commerce Bank TrusteeCERAMICS PROGRAM$65,000
2024F M Bernardin Charitable TrustUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$58,349
2024Edward F Swinney TrustPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE$55,000
2024Kansas City Art Institute TrustFINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR$53,671
2024Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: 2024-2025 KCAI FUND$50,000
2024Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation 10015600GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2024Douglas County Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$30,200
2024The Francis Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$30,000
2024J B Reynolds FoundationVARIOUS$20,000
2024Nerman Family FoundationCHARTIABLE$20,000
2024Oppenstein Brothers FoundationKCAI ART CLUB FOR AT-RISK YOUTH$15,000
2024G Kenneth and Ann Baum PhilanthropicEDUCATIONAL$14,200
2024A H & L a Jaccard Memorial TrustAT DISCRETION OF$13,426

Showing 30 most recent of 161 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Kansas City Art Institute?

Kansas City Art Institute is funded by 50 grantmakers, led by William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee ($3.0M), Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts Commerce Bank Trustee ($550K), The Debruce Foundation ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.4M in grants to Kansas City Art Institute between 2019–2026.

Who is Kansas City Art Institute's largest funder?

William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee is the largest recorded funder of Kansas City Art Institute, with $3.0M across 9 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Kansas City Art Institute received?

IRS 990 filings record $8.4M in grants to Kansas City Art Institute across 161 grants from 50 funders between 2019–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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