Funding search · EIN 431567351 · Kansas City, MO

Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation

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

174
grants reported
$3.6M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • Umkc Foundation2 grants · $1.5M
  • Umkc Foundation - Office of Development2 grants · $252,142
  • Operation Breakthrough6 grants · $163,337
  • The Salvation Army5 grants · $122,000
  • Kansas City Repertory Theatre8 grants · $120,000
  • Union Station of Kansas City4 grants · $110,000
  • St Paul'S Episcopal Day School4 grants · $107,500
  • Kansas City Community Gardens5 grants · $106,000
  • Junior Achievement of Middle America5 grants · $101,500
  • Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kc - Administrative Center3 grants · $101,034

Giving over time

$904,945
2022
$445,000
2023
$1.1M
2024
$1.1M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 174 grants.

  • $750,000

    Umkc Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Grant: miller nichols library 4th floor renovation

  • $750,000

    Umkc Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant: miller nichols library 4th floor renovation

  • $251,142

    Umkc Foundation - Office of Development · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Mnl 4th floor renovation

  • $102,500

    Union Station of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Gift - operations

  • $100,000

    St Paul'S Episcopal Day School · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Gift - south playground renovation

  • $58,966

    Folly Theater · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Gift - operations

  • $50,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $50,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kc - Administrative Center · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Prjt learn edu prgm + operations

  • $48,593

    Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kc - Administrative Center · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Gift - prjt learn edu prgm + operations

  • $47,558

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Gift - prjt learn edu prgm + operations

  • $47,558

    Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Gift - operations

  • $40,337

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: ignition labl capital campaign

  • $40,000

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Grant: ignition lab students

  • $40,000

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant: ignition lab students

  • $40,000

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Grant: ignition lab intern prgm

  • $30,000

    High Aspirations · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Grant for operations

  • $30,000

    Kansas City Community Gardens · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Grant - community partner gardens

  • $30,000

    The Salvation Army · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Grant-pathway of hope initiative

  • $30,000

    The Salvation Army · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant-pathway of hope initiative

  • $30,000

    The Salvation Army · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Grant-pathway of hope initiative fy 24

  • $30,000

    The Salvation Army · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant-pathway of hope initiative

  • $25,000

    Junior Achievement of Middle America · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Programming & learning experiences

  • $25,000

    Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Grant: 5th annual kc rep for all

  • $25,000

    Women'S Employment Network · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Grant: 2025-26 prgm/serv delivery

  • $25,000

    Junior Achievement of Middle America · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant: ja pathways program

  • $25,000

    Kansas City Community Gardens · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant - community partner gardens support

  • $25,000

    Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant: 4th annual kc rep for all

  • $25,000

    Women'S Employment Network · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant: 2024-25 program & services

  • $25,000

    Junior Achievement of Middle America · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Grant: ja pathways program

  • $25,000

    Kansas City Community Gardens · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Grant - community partner gardens support

  • $25,000

    Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Gift - 2023-24 60th anniversary season operations

  • $25,000

    Women'S Employment Network · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Grant: wen program & services - 2023-24

  • $25,000

    Junior Achievement of Middle America · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: ja biztown teacher trng prgm

  • $25,000

    Kansas City Community Gardens · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant - indiv & family gardens pgm

  • $25,000

    Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: pandemic recovery 5-yr plan

  • $25,000

    Women'S Employment Network · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: 2021-22 prgm support & service delivery

  • $20,000

    High Aspirations · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant: fy 2023 operations

  • $20,000

    Kansas City Young Audiences · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant: youth arts education programs

  • $20,000

    High Aspirations · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Grant: fy 2023 operations

  • $20,000

    Kansas City Young Audiences · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Gift - fye 2024-operations

  • $20,000

    High Aspirations · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: fy 2022 operations

  • $20,000

    Kansas City Young Audiences · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: rebuilding operations

  • $15,000

    Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Grant - 68th season operations

  • $15,000

    Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant - season operations

  • $15,000

    Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Grant - season operations

  • $15,000

    Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Gift - project support: education programs

  • $15,000

    Youth Symphony of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Grant: contributions

  • $15,000

    Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant - annual operations

  • $10,000

    English in Action · Basalt, CO · 2025

    Gift - programming & capital campaign

  • $10,000

    English in Action · Basalt, CO · 2025

    Add'l 2025 operations gift

  • $10,000

    Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Grant: 21st season productions

  • $10,000

    Kansas City Chamber Orchestra · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Grant: orchestra ed outreach

  • $10,000

    Rediscover · Lee Summit, MO · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $10,000

    Rediscover · Lee Summit, MO · 2025

    Additonal 2025 operations gift

  • $10,000

    Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant - operations

  • $10,000

    Kansas City Chamber Orchestra · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant: season operations

  • $10,000

    Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Gift - youth education programs

  • $10,000

    Rediscover · Lee Summit, MO · 2024

    Gift - catherine's place (ann nichols request)

  • $10,000

    Youth Symphony of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant: orchestras programming

  • $10,000

    After the Harvest · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Gift - gleaning & truckloads prgms

  • $10,000

    Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Grant - 31st season optns

  • $10,000

    Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Grant - operations & 2023/24 19th season

  • $10,000

    Kansas City Chamber Orchestra · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Grant: season operations

  • $10,000

    After the Harvest · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: core operations

  • $10,000

    Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: 29th season operations

  • $10,000

    Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: optns & 2021/22 17th season

  • $10,000

    Kansas City Chamber Orchestra · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: 2021/22 educ outreach prgms

  • $10,000

    Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: year round education prgms

  • $10,000

    Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: education programs

  • $10,000

    Youth Symphony of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Grant: orchestral education prgm

  • $5,000

    Friend of Santa Fe Public Library · Santa Fe, NM · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $5,000

    Girl'S · Santa Fe, NM · 2025

    Gift - (nance lopez) buliding for her future capital campaign

  • $5,000

    International Folk Art Market · Santa Fe, NM · 2025

    Artist sponsorship on behalf of nance lopez

  • $5,000

    Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Gift: umkc campus operations

  • $5,000

    Santa Fe Botannical Garden · Santa Fe, NM · 2025

    Gift - operations-2025

  • $5,000

    English in Action · Basalt, CO · 2024

    Gift - programming

  • $5,000

    English in Action · Basalt, CO · 2024

    Gift - capital campaign

  • $5,000

    International Folk Art Market · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Artist sponsorship on behalf of n. Lopez

  • $5,000

    Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Gift: umkc campus operations

  • $5,000

    Many Mothers · Santa Fe, NM · 2024

    Gift - operations gift on behalf of nance lopez

  • $5,000

    Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023

    Gift: umkc campus operations

  • $5,000

    Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022

    Gift - umkc campus

  • $2,500

    Children'S Mercy Hospital · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    City of Fountains Foundation (Kansas City Mo) · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    Kansas City Care Clinic · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    Kansas City Pbs · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    Mill Creek Park Association · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Park maintenance / operations

  • $2,500

    Pembroke Hill School · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    St Paul'S Episcopal Day School · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    Union Station of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2025

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    Children'S Mercy Hospital · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    Greater Kc Community Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Gift - mill creek park association / park maintenance & improvements

  • $2,500

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

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    Kansas City Care Clinic · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    Kansas City Pbs · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Grant: 4th annual kc rep for

  • $2,500

    Pembroke Hill School · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Gift - operations

  • $2,500

    St Paul'S Episcopal Day School · Kansas City, MO · 2024

    Gift - operations

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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.