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Kao Family Foundation

Olathe, KS  ·  EIN 202014620  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$123.0M

Total Giving

$15.6M

Grants on File

105

Average Grant

$148K

Giving Radius

Where Kao Family Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — $139K across 3 grants CA — $6.0M across 18 grants CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — $1.0M across 3 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — $100K across 1 grant IA — $88K across 2 grants ID — no grants on file IL — $10K across 1 grant IN — no grants on file KS — $4.1M across 19 grants KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — no grants on file MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — $2.6M across 43 grants MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — $665K across 3 grants NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $340K across 4 grants OH — $100K across 1 grant OK — no grants on file OR — $132K across 3 grants PA — no grants on file RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — $60K across 2 grants TN — no grants on file TX — $200K across 2 grants UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 56 recipients across 14 states. Top concentrations: LOS ANGELES ($4.6M, 8 grants), OLATHE ($3.0M, 5 grants), KANSAS CITY ($1.7M, 35 grants), SAN FRANCISCO ($1.0M, 4 grants), WASHINGTON ($1.0M, 3 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Saving Innocence $100K 2020
Operation Breakthrough INC $50K 2020
Kao Family Education Foundation $380K 2020
Reconciliation Services $25K 2020
Stormont Vail Foundation $20K 2020
Scleroderma Research Foundation $505K 2020
Children's Mercy (For Nick's Voice) $50K 2020
Kansas City Symphony $50K 2020
United Way of Greater Kansas City $100K 2020
Kansas City Scholars $25K 2020
World Central Kitchen $160K 2020
Thorn $50K 2020
Jdrf Kansas City Chapter $25K 2020
Flourish Furnishings $25K 2020
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kansas City $50K 2020
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center $1.7M 2020
Girl Scouts of Ne Kansas & Nw Missouri $25 2020
Kansas City Ballet $10K 2020
National Taiwan University Academic Development Foundation $10K 2021
Johnson County Community College Foundation $50K 2021
The Underground Museum $150K 2021
Black Farmer Fund $90K 2021
University of Mo - Columbia $48K 2021
United Way of Greater Kansas City $50K 2021
University of Nebraska Foundation $560K 2021

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Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $98.0M $4.5M $18.5M $4.3M
2022 $83.9M $4.1M $4.9M $3.7M
2021 $82.7M $4.6M $12.1M $4.9M
2020 $73.0M $3.8M $7.5M $3.5M
2019 $68.7M $3.0M $21.8M $3.4M
2015 $9.1M $968K $874K $1.1M
2014 $9.4M $907K $827K $1.1M
2013 $9.6M $775K $795K $912K
2012 $9.7M $702K $676K $809K
2011 $9.9M $609K $608K $720K

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