Funding search · EIN 436313811 · Kansas City, MO

Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts

Name: Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts grants, 2021–2024
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.

293
grants reported: $9.6M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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.

111 grants matching “seasonal” · $4.1M

$300,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2024 season support
$200,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support
$100,000
William Jewell College (Harriman-Jewell Series) · Liberty, MO · 2024
2025/2026 season support recognized through season sponsorship
$60,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support and partial underwriting of don quixote
$50,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support and partial underwriting of emma
$35,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Season support
$35,000
Coterie · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025/2026 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025/2026 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Chorale · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support
$30,000
Park University · Parkville, MO · 2024
Park icm season support through stanislav & friends
$20,000
The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025 season support
$20,000
Owen-Cox Dance Group · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 performance season and take the stage
$15,000
Friends of Chamber Music · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025/2026 season support
$15,000
Heartland Men'S Chorus · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support
$15,000
Moving Arts Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025 season support
$12,500
Bach Aria Soloists · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support with one-time increase for helen sung commission
$10,000
Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support
$10,000
Mesner Puppet Theater Dba What If Puppets · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Season support
$7,500
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025/2026 season support
$7,500
Summerfest Concerts and-Or Recordings · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025 season support
$7,500
Musical Theater Heritage · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Season support
$6,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2024
2023/2024 & 2024/2025 season support at the white theater
$6,000
Ensemble Iberica · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2023 & 2024 season support
$5,000
Youth Chorus of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support
$5,000
Spinning Tree Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Season support
$5,000
Spire Chamber Ensemble · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Season support
$3,000
Te Deum · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support
$3,000
The Friends of the Opus 76 Quartet · Prairie Village, KS · 2024
Season support
$1,500
Kansas City Wind Symphony Community Arts Enrichment Fund · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025/2026 season support
$300,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support
$200,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support
$100,000
William Jewell College (Harriman-Jewell Series) · Liberty, MO · 2023
2024/2025 season support and underwriting of daniil trifonov, piano, and leonidas kavakos, violin
$75,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support - additional support matching challenge
$60,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support and partial underwriting of jewels
$50,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support and partial underwriting of little shop of horrors
$45,000
Coterie · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Season support and special programming for the production of "just ask"
$35,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Season support
$30,000
Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2024/2025 season support
$18,000
Owen-Cox Dance Group · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 performance season and take the stage
$15,000
Heartland Men'S Chorus · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support
$15,000
Friends of Chamber Music · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2024/2025 season support
$15,000
The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2024 season support
$15,000
Owencox Dance Group Fbo Moving Arts Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2024 season support
$10,000
Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support
$10,000
Bach Aria Soloists · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support
$10,000
Mesner Puppet Theater Dba What If Puppets · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support
$7,500
Musical Theater Heritage · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Season support
$7,500
Summerfest Concerts and-Or Recordings · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Season support
$7,500
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2024/2025 season support
$6,000
Ensemble Iberica · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Season support
$6,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Season support at the white theatre
$5,000
Spire Chamber Ensemble · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Season support
$5,000
Spinning Tree Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support
$5,000
Youth Chorus of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support
$3,000
Te Deum · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Season support
$1,500
Greater Kc Community Foundation Fbo Kansas City Wind Symphony Community Ar · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Season support
$300,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$200,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support for mainstage productions
$110,000
William Jewell College (Harriman-Jewell Series) · Liberty, MO · 2022
2023/2024 season support and underwriting of juan diego flrez
$60,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support and partial underwriting of bliss point
$50,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support and partial underwriting for peter pan and wendy
$35,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023/2024 season support
$30,000
Coterie · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023/2024 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Chorale · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$24,000
The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023 season support
$18,000
Owen-Cox Dance Group · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support and take the stage
$15,000
Friends of Chamber Music · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023/2024 season support
$15,000
Moving Arts Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023 season support
$15,000
Heartland Men'S Chorus · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$10,000
Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$10,000
Bach Aria Soloists · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$10,000
Mesner Puppet Theater Dba What If Puppets · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$7,500
Musical Theater Heritage · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023 season support
$7,500
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$7,500
Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Elevate in season 8
$7,500
Summerfest Concerts and-Or Recordings · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023 season support
$6,000
Ensemble Iberica · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022 season support
$5,000
Youth Chorus of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$5,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$5,000
Spinning Tree Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$5,000
Spire Chamber Ensemble · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023/2024 season support
$3,000
Te Deum · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$1,500
Kansas City Wind Symphony Community Arts Enrichment Fund · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023/2024 season support
$285,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$200,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$100,000
William Jewell College (Harriman-Jewell Series) · Liberty, MO · 2021
"2022/2023 season and underwriting of the orquestra sinfnica do estado de s?o paolo
$60,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support and partial underwriting for the wizard of oz
$50,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support and partial underwriting for "the old man and the old moon"
$30,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$30,000
Coterie · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2022/2023 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2022/2023 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Chorale · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$30,000
The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2022 season support and additional support for understudies
$15,000
Heartland Men'S Chorus · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$15,000
Owen Cox Dance Group Moving Arts Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2022 season support
$12,500
Owen-Cox Dance Group · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support and take the stage
$10,000
Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$10,000
Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$10,000
Mesner Puppet Theater · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$10,000
Quality Hill Productions Dba Quality Hill Playhouse · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$9,000
Bach Aria Soloists · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$7,500
Summerfest Concerts and-Or Recordings · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2022 season support - 30th anniversary season
$7,500
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2022/2023 season support
$7,500
Musical Theater Heritage Inc Dba Music Theater Heritage · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2022 season support
$6,000
Ensemble Iberica · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021 season support
$5,000
Spire Chamber Ensemble · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2022/2023 season support
$5,000
Spinning Tree Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$5,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$3,000
Te Deum · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$1,500
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City Wind Symphony Communi · Prairie Village, KS · 2021
2022/2023 season support

Top recipients

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

Kansas City Symphony10 grants · $1.5M
Lyric Opera of Kansas City10 grants · $1.1M
Kansas City Ballet Association15 grants · $697,500
Kansas City Art Institute6 grants · $485,000
Nelson Gallery Foundation6 grants · $447,640
William Jewell College (Harriman-Jewell Series)7 grants · $445,500
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts6 grants · $377,500
Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City Dba Folly Theater8 grants · $359,437
Kansas City Repertory Theatre10 grants · $320,000
Park University7 grants · $305,000

Giving over time

$2.4M

2021

$2.7M

2022

$2.2M

2023

$2.3M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 293 grants.

$300,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2024 season support
$300,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support
$300,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$285,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$200,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support
$200,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support
$200,000
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation - Stern Donor-Advised Fund · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for kc museum turrell acquisition
$200,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support for mainstage productions
$200,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Renovation and expansion of kansas city ballet's johnson county campus
$200,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$178,677
Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City Dba Folly Theater · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Sound system upgrade
$150,000
Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Uniquely kc: a campaign for starlight's future
$137,500
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Replace musicians' chairs and expand inventory and organ pipe replacement
$125,000
Kansas City Art Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Michael vergason landscape plan over 2 years
$125,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023
European tour support
$110,000
William Jewell College (Harriman-Jewell Series) · Liberty, MO · 2022
2023/2024 season support and underwriting of juan diego flrez
$100,000
Nelson Gallery Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Upexplored resonance acquisition support
$100,000
William Jewell College (Harriman-Jewell Series) · Liberty, MO · 2024
2025/2026 season support recognized through season sponsorship
$100,000
William Jewell College (Harriman-Jewell Series) · Liberty, MO · 2023
2024/2025 season support and underwriting of daniil trifonov, piano, and leonidas kavakos, violin
$100,000
Kansas City Art Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Special initiative: strategic planning & space usage study
$100,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Renovation and expansion of kansas city ballet's johnson county campus
$100,000
Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City Dba Folly Theater · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Revitalizing the folly capital campaign
$100,000
William Jewell College (Harriman-Jewell Series) · Liberty, MO · 2021
"2022/2023 season and underwriting of the orquestra sinfnica do estado de s?o paolo
$97,640
Nelson Gallery Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Conservation of the nelson-atkins shuttlecock
$95,000
Park University · Parkville, MO · 2022
Steinway piano replacement for international center for music (icm)
$85,000
Park University · Parkville, MO · 2023
Hamburg steinway piano for park icm artistic directors studio
$80,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Replace harlequin liberty latchloc stage in muriel kauffman theater
$75,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support - additional support matching challenge
$75,000
Nelson Gallery Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Featured exhibitions: "hokusai"
$75,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Kc rep for all over 2 years
$75,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
The shining world premier recording
$75,000
Nelson Gallery Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
The featured exhibition "alberto giacometti: toward the ultimate figure
$75,000
Studios · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Capital improvement support
$65,000
Kansas City Art Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Ceramics program
$65,000
Kansas City Art Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Ceramics program
$65,000
Kansas City Art Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Kcai ceramics program
$65,000
Kansas City Art Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Kcai ceramics program
$60,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support and partial underwriting of don quixote
$60,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Family production of "beauty and the beast"
$60,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support and partial underwriting of jewels
$60,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support and partial underwriting of bliss point
$60,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support and partial underwriting for the wizard of oz
$50,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support and partial underwriting of emma
$50,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025 lyric ball
$50,000
Nelson Gallery Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Featured exhibitions: "we live in painting"
$50,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Fund our future (fof) campaign
$50,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 season support and partial underwriting of little shop of horrors
$50,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2024 lyric ball
$50,000
Englewood Arts a Missouri Non-Profit Corporation · Independence, MO · 2022
Additional capital campaign gift for arts center
$50,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support and partial underwriting for peter pan and wendy
$50,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023 lyric ball
$50,000
Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Uniquely kc: a campaign for starlight's future over 2 years
$50,000
Union Station Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Westport room mural restoration and transfer
$50,000
Englewood Arts a Missouri Non-Profit Corporation · Independence, MO · 2021
Community through arts capital campaign
$50,000
Kansas City Repertory Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support and partial underwriting for "the old man and the old moon"
$50,000
Lyric Opera of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Support for the 2022 lyric ball
$50,000
Nelson Gallery Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2021
American art deco
$49,000
Musical Theater Heritage · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Equipment upgrades
$45,000
Coterie · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Season support and special programming for the production of "just ask"
$40,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Family production of "snow white"
$40,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025 future stages festival
$40,000
Kansas City Chorale · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2024 recording project: the lost birds
$40,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2024 future stages festival
$40,000
Youth Symphony Association of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Expanding orchestra capacity and programming over 3 years
$40,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023 future stages festival
$40,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Future stages festival 2022
$35,000
Coterie · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025/2026 season support
$35,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024 symphony ball
$35,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Season support
$35,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023 symphony ball
$35,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Season support
$35,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022 symphony ball (paid over 2 years)
$35,000
Unicorn Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$35,000
Kansas City Ballet Association · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Support for the 2021 ballet ball
$35,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Support for the 2021 symphony ball
$35,000
Park University · Parkville, MO · 2021
Steinway piano replacement for international center for music (icm)
$30,000
Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Kc studio magazine
$30,000
Charlotte Street Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$30,000
Friends of Chamber Music · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Artistic planning as part of 50th anniversary campaign
$30,000
Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2025/2026 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Chorale · Kansas City, MO · 2024
2024/2025 season support
$30,000
Park University · Parkville, MO · 2024
Park icm season support through stanislav & friends
$30,000
Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Kc studio magazine and smid arts organization advertising subsidy
$30,000
Charlotte Street Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$30,000
Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2024/2025 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Chorale · Kansas City, MO · 2023
2023/2024 concert series
$30,000
Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Kc studio magazine
$30,000
Charlotte Street Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$30,000
Coterie · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023/2024 season support
$30,000
Englewood Arts a Missouri Non-Profit Corporation · Independence, MO · 2022
Operating support for englewood arts center
$30,000
Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2023/2024 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Chorale · Kansas City, MO · 2022
2022/2023 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Aaadt residency
$30,000
Kemper Museum Operating Foundation Dba Kemper Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Virginia jaramillo: principle of equivalence
$30,000
Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Kc studio magazine
$30,000
Coterie · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2022/2023 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Actors Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2022/2023 season support
$30,000
Kansas City Chorale · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2021/2022 season support
$30,000
Mid-America Arts Alliance · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Nasaa conference & 50th anniversary programming
$30,000
The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival · Kansas City, MO · 2021
2022 season support and additional support for understudies

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