Funding search · EIN 431460787 · Kansas City, MO

Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family

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

516
grants reported
$31.1M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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2 grants matching “mcmaster · $1.0M

  • $500,000

    McMaster University · 2023

    Support for school of arts programming and enhancements

  • $500,000

    McMaster University · 2022

    Support for school of arts programming and enhancements

Top recipients

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

  • Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts42 grants · $6.1M
  • Kansas City Ballet20 grants · $4.9M
  • St Luke'S Mid America Heart Institutemuriel I Kauffman Women'S Heart Ctr6 grants · $3.7M
  • Lyric Opera of Kansas City8 grants · $3.2M
  • Kansas City Symphony7 grants · $1.4M
  • Artskc Regional Arts Council6 grants · $1.1M
  • McMaster University2 grants · $1.0M
  • William Jewell College Harriman-Jewell Series9 grants · $681,000
  • Umkc Conservatory6 grants · $652,750
  • Kansas City Repertory Theatre4 grants · $575,000

Giving over time

$9.1M
2022
$9.8M
2023
$12.2M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 516 grants.

  • $3.3M

    St Luke'S Mid America Heart Institutemuriel I Kauffman Women'S Heart Ctr · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Institute for women's cardiovascular research

  • $1.0M

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Moving into the future endowment campaign additional support

  • $800,000

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    General operating support for 2022-23 season

  • $750,000

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operating support for 2024-2025 season

  • $750,000

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    General operating support for 2023-2024 season

  • $750,000

    Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    2022-2023 season and education/community engagement support

  • $650,000

    Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    2023-2024 season and education/community engagement support

  • $550,000

    Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operating support

  • $500,000

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operating support for 2024-2025 season

  • $500,000

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Moving into the future endowment campaign additional support

  • $500,000

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    General operating support for 2023-24 season

  • $500,000

    Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Our next act campaign additional support

  • $500,000

    McMaster University · 2023

    Support for school of arts programming and enhancements

  • $500,000

    Kansas City Balletkansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Moving into the future endowment campaign request of $5,000,000

  • $500,000

    Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    General operating support for the 2022-23 season

  • $500,000

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    General operating support for 2022-23 season

  • $500,000

    Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Our next act campaign of $3,000,000

  • $500,000

    McMaster University · 2022

    Support for school of arts programming and enhancements

  • $400,000

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Moving into the future endowment campaign additional support

  • $400,000

    Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    General operating support for the kansas city symphony 2023-24 season

  • $350,000

    Artskc Regional Arts Council · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operation support for 2024-2025 fiscal year

  • $350,000

    Artskc Regional Arts Council · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Artskc general operation support for fiscal year 2024

  • $350,000

    Artskc Regional Arts Council · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Artskc general operation support for fiscal year 2023

  • $300,000

    Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operating support for the kansas city symphony 2024-2025 season

  • $300,000

    Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Kcreps 2022-23 season of operations

  • $255,000

    Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Kcreps 2024-2025 season of operations

  • $255,000

    Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Kcreps 2023-24 season of operations

  • $250,000

    Kansas City Starlight Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Uniquely kc: a $39 m campaign for starlight

  • $210,000

    William Jewell College Harriman-Jewell Series · Liberty, MO · 2024

    General operating support

  • $210,000

    William Jewell College Harriman-Jewell Series · Liberty, MO · 2023

    2023-2024 season of great performances

  • $210,000

    William Jewell College Harriman-Jewell Series · Liberty, MO · 2022

    General operating support for 2022-23 season

  • $170,000

    Umkc Conservatory · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Operating/program support 2024-2025

  • $162,750

    Umkc Conservatory · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Operating/program support 2023-2024

  • $160,000

    Pac Holding · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    General operating grant

  • $155,000

    Pac Holding · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operating grant

  • $155,000

    Umkc Conservatory · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Operating / program support 2022-23

  • $153,872

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $153,781

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $153,759

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $153,541

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $150,000

    The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operating support

  • $150,000

    The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    General operating support for fiscal year 2024

  • $150,000

    The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    General operating support for fiscal year 2023

  • $149,209

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $149,209

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $149,154

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $144,546

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $144,546

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $144,530

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $144,469

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $144,465

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $144,421

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $144,420

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $144,402

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $144,370

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $139,884

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $139,883

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $139,790

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $139,772

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $139,767

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $139,732

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $135,221

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $135,220

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $135,145

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $135,140

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $134,926

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $131,328

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Event support for celebration event

  • $130,558

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $130,549

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $130,498

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $130,459

    Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Series 2015 bond interest

  • $105,000

    Pac Holding · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    General operating grant

  • $100,000

    Cure of Ars Catholic Church · Leawood, KS · 2024

    Church organ fund

  • $100,000

    International Debutante Ball Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Event support for international debutante ball

  • $100,000

    Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Support for kansas city girls prepatory academy

  • $100,000

    St Luke'S Mid America Heart Institutemuriel I Kauffman Women'S Heart Ctr · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operating support

  • $100,000

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Moving into the future endowment campaign additional support

  • $100,000

    Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Support for kansas city girls prepatory academy

  • $100,000

    Phalen Leadership Academy-Indiana · Quincy, MA · 2023

    Art as empowerment

  • $100,000

    St Luke'S Mid America Heart Institutemuriel I Kauffman Women'S Heart Ctr · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Saint luke's muriel i. Kauffman women's heart center

  • $100,000

    International Debutante Ball · New York, NY · 2022

    Event support of 2022 international debutante ball

  • $100,000

    Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Support for kansas city girls preparatory academy

  • $100,000

    St Luke'S Mid America Heart Institutemuriel I Kauffman Women'S Heart Cent · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Saint lukes muriel i. Kauffman womens heart center

  • $75,000

    Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Event support of lyric opera ball

  • $75,000

    Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Lyric opera staff capacity building request

  • $75,000

    Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Event support for 2023 symphony ball

  • $75,000

    Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Unicorn theatre's 50th anniversary fund our future campaign

  • $75,000

    Friends of Chamber Music · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Master pianist support and one-time capacity building support

  • $75,000

    Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Event support for symphony ball

  • $75,000

    Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Event support for 2023 lyric opera ball

  • $65,000

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Event support for 2024 nutcracker ball

  • $65,000

    Umkc Conservatory · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Event support for crescendo 2024

  • $65,000

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    2023 nutcracker ball

  • $65,000

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Event support of 2022 nutcracker ball

  • $57,092

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    2022 nutcracker benefactor dinner

  • $55,000

    Charlotte Street Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operating support for 2024

  • $54,569

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Event support ballet ball benefactor party

  • $50,000

    Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024

    Event support for the 2024 frederick law olmsted luncheon

  • $50,000

    Englewood Arts · Independence, MO · 2024

    Securing our future: funding our sustainability

  • $50,000

    Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    General operating support for 2024-2025 season

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.