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Community foundation · Kansas City, MO (gives in Tennessee from out of state)

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

EIN 43-1152398 · Website · IRS record · Latest filing: tax year 2024

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In 2024 it gave 20 grants worth $777,781 to Tennessee groups, 1 of them in Washington County. A typical grant was $10,000 to $25,000. Most often for: “Human Services”.

84% of its grant money in 2024 went out through donor-advised funds: individual donors chose those grants, not staff, so there is no application for them. If it also runs open grant rounds, they're in GrantMe's grant search when we've verified them.

Key facts

Grants in Tennessee
20 totaling $777,781 · 1 in Washington County
Typical grant How we figure this
$10,000 to $25,000 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants over $5,000, the only ones its filing lists)
A realistic first ask How we figure this
About $12,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
Where it gives
Davidson County, Shelby County, Hamilton County, Sevier County, Williamson County, Jefferson County, Washington County, Wilson County · plus 2385 grants outside Tennessee
Buildings & equipment
None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
Funds new groups? How we figure this
100% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2024 were new (not funded in 2023): 20 of 20.
Total giving that year
$353.7 million

Giving by year

Giving by year from its IRS filings
Tax yearTotal grants paidTo TennesseeTennessee grants
2024$353.7M$778K20
2023$333.5M—0

All grants paid To Tennessee

How to apply

Public charities don't report how to apply on their IRS return. Check its website for open grant rounds, or search GrantMe for its programs.

Board and officers

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  • Ann F KonecnyDirector/vice chair
  • Deborah WilkersonDirector/president & ceo
  • Jeff HargrovesDirector/chair
  • Ken WilliamsDirector/treasurer
  • William M LyonsDirector/past chair
  • Christopher D Long IIIDirector
  • Dean NewtonDirector
  • Dr C Mauli AgrawalDirector
  • Jill MarchantDirector
  • Julie L QuirinDirector
  • Lisa M KrigstenDirector
  • M Gayle PackerDirector/secretary
  • Madeline M RomiousDirector
  • Maureen MahoneyDirector
  • Ramin CherafatDirector
  • Sandra J PriceDirector
  • Sandra R Stites MdDirector
  • Steven J SestakDirector
  • Willie Lanier JrDirector
  • Corey ZieglerChief legal officer/asst secretary
  • Brenda ChumleyChief development officer
  • Katie GrayChief financial officer
  • Holly GiammancoDirector of information security
  • Jeremy BrewerVice president of information systems
  • Julie BarryVice president of finance
  • Lisa FolscroftVice president of human resources
  • Ronda RicheyVice president of accounting operations

As listed in its 2024 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.

What it funds most often

  1. Human Services (5 grants)
  2. Education (4 grants)
  3. Religion-Related (4 grants)
  4. Public, Societal Benefit (3 grants)
  5. Health, Medicine & Science (2 grants)
  6. International, Foreign Affairs (1 grant)
  7. Environment & Animals (1 grant)

How big its Tennessee grants are

Number of Tennessee grants in each size band, tax year 2024
Grant sizeGrants
Under $1,0000
$1,000 to $4,9990
$5,000 to $9,9994
$10,000 to $24,99911
$25,000 to $99,9992
$100,000 or more3

From its 2024 IRS filing. Grants of $5,000 or less aren't listed on the form public charities file (Schedule I), so small grants are missing here.

Tennessee organizations it funded

Washington County grants are listed first, then the largest. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.

Tennessee grants from Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Past winnerWherePurposeAmount
Providence AcademyJohnson City, Washington CountyEducation$20K
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyHealth, Medicine & Science$337K
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyEducation$110K
Vintage 901 IncorporatedMemphis, Shelby CountyHuman Services$100K
Brett Boyer Foundation Inc.Nashville, Davidson CountyInternational, Foreign Affairs$38K
Ducks Unlimited Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyEnvironment & Animals$25K
Mosaic InstituteNashville, Davidson CountyPublic, Societal Benefit$20K
Highlander Research and Education Center Inc.New Market, Jefferson CountyPublic, Societal Benefit$15K
Christian Business Men's Connection Inc.Chattanooga, Hamilton CountyReligion-Related$12K
Fellowship Bible ChurchBrentwood, Williamson CountyReligion-Related$12K
Pi Kappa Alpha FoundationMemphis, Shelby CountyEducation$12K
Roger Helle MinistriesChattanooga, Hamilton CountyReligion-Related$12K
Dollywood FoundationPigeon Forge, Sevier CountyPublic, Societal Benefit$10K
Memphis Center for Reproductive Health Dba ChoicesMemphis, Shelby CountyHealth, Medicine & Science$10K
Providence ChurchMt Juliet, Wilson CountyReligion-Related$10K
Thistle Farms Inc.Nashville, Davidson CountyHuman Services$10K
Chi Omega FoundationMemphis, Shelby CountyEducation$7,000
Tin Man MinistriesNashville, Davidson CountyHuman Services$7,000
Gary Sinise FoundationNashville, Davidson CountyHuman Services$6,263
Healing Hands InternationalNashville, Davidson CountyHuman Services$5,100

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