Open Foundations · Missouri

William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank of Kansas City N a T

Kansas City, Missouri · EIN 436345116. 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 $15.3M across 139 grants in 2023, a median of $39K each.

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$15.3M
paid in 2023
139
grants paid
$39K
median grant
33%
to first-time recipients
$288.5M
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
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILLIAM T KEMPER
Address
COMMERCE BANK TRUSTEE 1000 WALNUT, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64106
Phone
8162341768
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
WE SEEK TO SUPPORT PROPOSALS WHICH FALL IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EDUCATION, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS, & ARTS. FOLLOWING ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS WE REQUIRE AS A PREREQUISITE FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION: 1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION; 2. SUMMARY OF PROJECT; 3. GOALS & PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION; 4. OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPORT; 5. BUDGET FOR PROJECT & FUTURE FUNDING PLANS; 6. TIMETABLE WITH SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES; 7. METHOD OF EVALUATION; 8. ORGANIZATION'S MOST RECENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND CURRENT YEAR BUDGET; 9. LIST OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CHAIR; 10. IRS DETERMINATION LETTER. GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN NARRATIVE REPORT AND AN ACCOUNTING OF ALL DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE GRANT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY GRANT THAT EXTENDS FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR WILL BE CONDITIONAL ON FURTHER REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE REQUEST AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY THE STAFF AND CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE.
Submission deadline
DEADLINES ARE SET BY STAFF
Restrictions on awards
THE FOLLOWING ARE REASONS OR SUBJECT AREAS WHICH WILL CONSTITUTE REJECTION OF PROPOSAL: 1. INABILITY TO PRODUCE A 501(C)(3) TAX DETERMINATION LETTER; 2. THE RECIPIENT IS DEFINED AS A "PRIVATE FOUNDATION" IN SECTION 509(A) OF THE IRS CODE; 3. ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING OUTSIDE OF THE FOUNDATION'S GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF INTEREST; 4. AID TO AN INDIVIDUAL; 5. POLITICALLY PARTISAN PURPOSES; 6. TICKETS FOR DINNERS, BENEFITS, EXHIBITS, CONFERENCES, SPORTS EVENTS OR OTHER EVENT ACTIVITIES; 7. ADVERTISEMENTS; 8. UNDERWRITING OF DEFICITS OR POST-EVENT FUNDING; 9. RESEARCH UNRELATED TO THE FOUNDATION'S CURRENT PROJECTS OR PRIORITIES; 10. ENDOWMENT FUNDS THE RECIPIENT IS RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT THE GRANT IS USED FOR THE PURPOSES INDICATED IN THE GRANT REQUEST. VARIATIONS WILL BE MADE ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE FOUNDATION, AND MUST BE REQUESTED IN WRITING. IF THE GRANT IS USED FOR OTHER THAN THE STATED PURPOSES WITHOUT EXPLICIT PERMISSION, THE FOUNDATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW FUNDING.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202542529349100209. 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 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

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Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 139 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Forest Park Forever IncMO$1,500,000CAMPAIGN FOR THE GLADE OVER 3 YEARS
2Children's Mercy HospitalMO$1,000,000CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PATH CLINIC AS PART OF ILLUMINATE CAMPAIGN
3Kansas University Endowment Assoc (university of Kansas Cancer Center)KS$1,000,000BUILDING A DESTINATION CANCER CENTER FACILITY OVER 3 YEARS
4The Tower Grove Park FoundationMO$900,000CAMPAIGN FOR TOWER GROVE PARK - COMPLETE CORE ENHANCEMENTS
5Amethyst Place IncMO$750,000EXPANSION AT 2770 TRACY
6Samuel U Rodgers Health Center IncMO$750,000PEDIATRIC WING CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
7Nine Network of Public Media Dba Nine PbsMO$700,000ENGAGE, CONNECT, STRENGTHEN CAMPAIGN OVER 3 YEARS
8Greater St Louis Inc FoundationMO$600,000TOWER GROVE CONNECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT OVER 2 YEARS
9Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault Dba MocsaMO$500,000A PLACE FOR US: SURVIVOR-FOCUSED RAPE CRISIS CENTER RENOVATION
10The Opportunity TrustMO$500,000EXPANDING QUALITY SEATS IN ST. LOUIS OVER 3 YEARS
11Umkc Foundation (university of Missouri-kansas City - School of Science andMO$500,000ACQUISITION OF ANECHOIC CHAMBER AND RELATED FACILITY RENOVATION
12Greater Kansas City Community FoundationMO$250,000FUND CONTRIBUTION
13Kansas City Art InstituteMO$250,000ANNUAL BEQUEST
14Kansas City UniversityMO$250,000CENTER FOR POPULATION HEALTH AND EQUITY FACILITY RENOVATION OVER 2 YEARS
15Urban League of Metropolitan St LouisMO$250,000NATURAL BRIDGE RENOVATION

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2019139$14.0M
2020144$14.7M
2021147$16.6M
2022130$15.8M
2023139$15.3M

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Missouri82%
Kansas10%
New York2%
Massachusetts1%
District of Columbia1%

Who decides

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

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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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