Open Foundations · Missouri

The Francis Family Foundation

Kansas City, Missouri · EIN 431492132. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $4.8M across 174 grants in 2024, a median of $8K each.

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$4.8M
paid in 2024
174
grants paid
$8K
median grant
26%
to first-time recipients
$93.1M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
ASHLEY ERNST GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR
Address
TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112
Phone
5049885159
Form the request should take
ALL FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE VIA A LINK PROVIDED AT WWW.FRANCISFELLOWSHIPS.ORG AND SHOULD INCLUDE: (A) GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN THE PULMONARY UNIT; (B) SUMMARY OF PAST TRAINING RECORD OF THE UNIT; (C) BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE CANDIDATE FELLOW; (D) OUTLINE OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT TO BE UNDERTAKEN; (E) ENDORSEMENT OF THE APPLICATION BY THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT HEAD AND BY AN AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL OF THE INSTITUTION AGREEING TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT.
Submission deadline
INQUIRE WITH CONTACT
Restrictions on awards
FELLOWSHIPS ARE AWARDED IN THE FIELD OF PULMONARY MEDICINE. THE DIRECTOR OF ANY PULMONARY TRAINING PROGRAM MAY APPLY ON BEHALF OF THE FELLOW. AWARDS ARE LIMITED TO INSTITUTIONS LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. A DEPARTMENT MAY SUBMIT NO MORE THAN TWO (2) APPLICATIONS ANNUALLY. DETAILED ELIGIBILITY AND EVALUATION CRITERIA CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE AT: WWW.FRANCISFELLOWSHIPS.ORG/ELIGIBILITY-EVALUATION-CRITERIA

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543149349100014. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

fellowship

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 174 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Kcpbs - Public Television 19 IncMO$300,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2United Palestinian AppealDC$250,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
3Unrwa UsaDC$250,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
4Stanford UniversityCA$207,500FELLOWSHIP
5Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTN$170,000FELLOWSHIP
6University of WashingtonWA$150,000FELLOWSHIP
7Nelson-atkins Museum of ArtMO$141,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
8University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePA$112,500FELLOWSHIP
9Friends of the ZooMO$105,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
10Reconciliation ServicesMO$100,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
11Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPA$75,000FELLOWSHIP
12Duke University School of MedicineNC$75,000FELLOWSHIP
13Rhode Island HospitalRI$75,000FELLOWSHIP
14Seattle Children's Hospital FoundationWA$75,000FELLOWSHIP
15Texas Biomedical Research InstituteTX$75,000FELLOWSHIP

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020170$4.4M
2021195$4.4M
2022215$5.8M
2023156$4.3M
2024174$4.8M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Missouri59%
Kansas14%
California5%
Colorado3%
District of Columbia3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Ann F BarhoumBOARD MEMBER · 2024
David V FrancisBOARD MEMBER / CHAIR · 2024
J Michael SiglerTREASURER (NON-VOTING) · 2024
J Scott FrancisBOARD MEMBER / VICE CHAIR · 2024
James Bernard JrASSISTANT SECRETARY (NON-VOTING) · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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