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 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
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3 grants matching “powell” · $100,000
- $25,000
Powell Gardens · Kingsville, MO · 2024
Powell gardens 2024 arts programming
- $25,000
Powell Gardens · Kingsville, MO · 2023
Powell gardens 2023 arts programming
- $50,000
Powell Gardens · Kingsville, MO · 2022
Powell gardens 2022 arts programming
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
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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