Funding search · EIN 202014620 · Olathe, KS

Kao Family Foundation

Name: Kao Family Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

87
grants reported: $20.5M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $58,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

3 grants matching “scleroderma” · $1.0M

$500,000
Scleroderma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$20,000
Scleroderma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$510,500
Scleroderma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

National Taiwan University Academic Development Foundation1 grant · $7.9M
Kao Family Education Foundation3 grants · $3.1M
Children'S Mercy (for Nick'S Voice)2 grants · $1.0M
Scleroderma Research Foundation3 grants · $1.0M
World Central Kitchen3 grants · $1.0M
Missouri University of Science & Technology3 grants · $883,773
Thorn3 grants · $617,249
Kansas University Endowment Assoc3 grants · $598,256
Kansas State University Foundation3 grants · $426,965
Reconciliation Services3 grants · $388,756

Giving over time

$3.5M

2022

$4.1M

2023

$13.0M

2024

Grant history

All 87 reported grants, largest first.

$7.9M
National Taiwan University Academic Development Foundation · Willowbrook, IL · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$1.1M
Kao Family Education Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$1.0M
Kao Family Education Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$981,000
Kao Family Education Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$943,778
Children'S Mercy (for Nick'S Voice) · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$576,455
Missouri University of Science & Technology · Rolla, MO · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$550,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$510,500
Scleroderma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$500,000
Scleroderma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$417,249
Thorn · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$300,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$214,000
Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$214,000
Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$212,490
Kansas State University Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$203,318
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$203,318
Missouri University of Science & Technology · Rolla, MO · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$188,756
Reconciliation Services · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$177,456
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$170,256
Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$150,000
Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (Gems) · New York, NY · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$150,000
Rebecca Bender Initiative · Lake Worth, TX · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$150,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$150,000
Rebecca Bender Initiative · Lake Worth, TX · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$150,000
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$109,013
Kansas State University Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$105,462
Kansas State University Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$104,000
Missouri University of Science & Technology · Rolla, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$100,000
Children'S Mercy (for Nick'S Voice) · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$100,000
Friends of United Hatzaiah · New York, NY · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$100,000
Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (Gems) · New York, NY · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$100,000
Hawaii Community Foundation · Kahului, HI · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$100,000
Palestine Children'S Relief Fund · Kent, OH · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$100,000
Reconciliation Services · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$100,000
The Midnight Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$100,000
Thorn · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$100,000
Reconciliation Services · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$100,000
Thorn · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$96,679
Und Alumni Association & Foundation · Grand Forks, ND · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$93,964
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$89,969
Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$86,430
Oregon State University Foundation · Corvalis, OR · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$75,000
Power of Two · New York, NY · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$60,000
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$58,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$56,000
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$50,000
Giving the Basics · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$50,000
Heart of America Patriot Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$50,000
Kids Tlc · Olathe, KS · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$50,000
Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$50,000
Power of Two · New York, NY · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$50,000
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$50,000
Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$50,000
Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$48,900
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$48,900
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$48,900
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$48,640
University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$48,000
Purdue for Life Foundation · West Lafayette, IN · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$48,000
University of Mo - Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$48,000
University of Mo - Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$45,929
Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$45,840
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$45,054
Oregon State University Foundation · Corvalis, OR · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$44,000
University of Mo - Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$42,633
Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$42,400
Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$39,585
Oregon State University Foundation · Corvalis, OR · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$32,000
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Foundation · Rapid City, SD · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes
$32,000
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Foundation · Rapid City, SD · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$30,000
The Barstow School · Leawood, KS · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$28,000
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Foundation · Rapid City, SD · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$25,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$25,000
Folds of Honor Foundation · Prairie Village, KS · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$25,000
Foster Adopt Connect · Independence, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$25,000
Girls On the Run Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$25,000
Harriman-Jewell Series · Liberty, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$25,000
High Aspirations · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$25,000
Lupita Project · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$25,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$25,000
The Children'S Place · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$25,000
Women'S Employment Network · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$25,000
Piper Unified School District #203 · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$20,000
Anniecannons · Oakland, CA · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$20,000
Scleroderma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$10,000
Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Organization's general charitable purposes
$8,500
Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Organization's general charitable purposes
$8,425
Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Organization's general charitable purposes

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