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Private Foundation · MO

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Kansas City, MO  ·  EIN 436064859  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$2.5B

Total Giving

$208.6M

Grants on File

977

Average Grant

$214K

Giving Radius

Where Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — $1.0M across 6 grants AZ — no grants on file CA — $6.2M across 35 grants CO — $175K across 2 grants CT — no grants on file DC — $13.4M across 63 grants DE — no grants on file FL — $775K across 7 grants GA — $1.3M across 7 grants HI — no grants on file IA — $2.3M across 19 grants ID — no grants on file IL — $2.7M across 8 grants IN — $107K across 1 grant KS — $14.8M across 138 grants KY — $10K across 1 grant LA — $575K across 4 grants MA — $1.4M across 14 grants MD — $268K across 5 grants ME — no grants on file MI — $996K across 10 grants MN — $488K across 7 grants MO — $139.4M across 504 grants MS — no grants on file MT — $450K across 2 grants NC — $1.2M across 9 grants ND — no grants on file NE — $2.0M across 23 grants NH — $10K across 1 grant NJ — $761K across 5 grants NM — $4.3M across 1 grant NV — $137K across 2 grants NY — $4.3M across 46 grants OH — $173K across 3 grants OK — no grants on file OR — $149K across 2 grants PA — $1.7M across 9 grants RI — $163K across 3 grants SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — $22K across 2 grants TX — $494K across 6 grants UT — $25K across 1 grant VA — $5.3M across 20 grants VT — $241K across 3 grants WA — $329K across 3 grants WI — $918K across 5 grants WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 540 recipients across 36 states. Top concentrations: KANSAS CITY ($121.9M, 397 grants), WASHINGTON ($13.3M, 62 grants), COLUMBIA ($8.9M, 19 grants), KANSAS CITY ($5.7M, 45 grants), ARLINGTON ($4.5M, 12 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

Submit requests through the Foundation's grant application and information portal at: https://kauffman.fluxx.io

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

However, the Foundation periodically conducts requests for funding proposals that require consistent information and have deadlines. We have not established maximum or minimum dollar amounts. Grant amounts vary depending on the scope of the specific project and the size of the organization. Grant applicants are asked to review our strategic direction and funding guidelines. If there is a strong match, we request applicants to proceed to our grants management portal to begin the grant application process.

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Pipeline INC $87K 2022
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation $1.0M 2022
Travis Howell $6K 2022
Marcus I Crews $5K 2022
University of Maryland $10K 2022
The Rabbit Hole $75K 2022
Union Station Kansas City INC $489K 2022
Wellesley College $60K 2022
North Carolina State University $35K 2022
The Aspen Institute INC $22K 2022
Academy of Management INC $4K 2022
Association for Information Systems $13K 2022
Tntp INC $27K 2022
American Anthropological Association $4K 2022
State Science and Technology Institute $73K 2022
Whatsoever Community Center $100K 2022
Lincoln University $100K 2022
Big Picture Company INC $100K 2022
Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services $100K 2022
Center for Rural Affairs $100K 2022
State of St Louis Foundation $100K 2022
State of Kansas Office of Research $100K 2022
Missouri Western State University $100K 2022
Seward County Community College Foundation $100K 2022
North Carolina Central University $166K 2022

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Section VI

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 $2.4B $139.9M $173.8M $146.0M
2022 $2.4B $148.5M $112.7M $192.8M
2021 $2.5B $157.9M $452.4M $198.1M
2020 $2.2B $124.8M $236.6M $143.0M
2019 $2.1B $121.5M $245.3M $140.7M
2015 $1.9B $104.2M $89.1M $117.5M
2014 $1.9B $102.7M $154.8M $119.2M
2013 $1.9B $95.8M $216.0M $146.6M
2012 $1.8B $89.2M $145.1M $91.2M
2011 $1.7B $90.8M $156.6M $118.5M