Funding search · EIN 446012453 · Kansas City, MO

Commerce Bancshares Foundation

Name: Commerce Bancshares 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.

1,974
grants reported: $4.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
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.

What they fund

board directors discretion trustees campaign capital drive holiday

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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.

14 grants matching “dorado” · $14,500

$2,000
United Way of El Dorado Kansas · El Dorado, KS · 2024
Annual fund drive campaign
$1,000
El Dorado Community Partners · El Dorado, KS · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$1,000
El Dorado Main Street · El Dorado, KS · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$500
El Dorado Bpoe Foundation · El Dorado, KS · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$2,000
United Way of El Dorado Kansas · El Dorado, KS · 2023
Capital campaign support
$1,000
El Dorado Main Street · El Dorado, KS · 2023
Program support
$1,000
El Dorado Community Partners · El Dorado, KS · 2023
Program support
$500
El Dorado Bpoe Foundation · El Dorado, KS · 2023
Program support.
$500
El Dorado Charities Auxiliary · El Dorado, KS · 2023
Capital campaign support
$2,000
United Way of El Dorado Kansas · El Dorado, KS · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$1,000
El Dorado Main Street · El Dorado, KS · 2022
Used for program support at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for their organization.
$1,000
El Dorado Community Partners · El Dorado, KS · 2022
Used for program support at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for their organization.
$500
El Dorado Charities Auxiliary · El Dorado, KS · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$500
El Dorado Bpoe Foundation · El Dorado, KS · 2022
Used for program support at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for their organization.

Top recipients

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

United Way of Greater St Louis4 grants · $184,000
United Way of Greater Kansas City3 grants · $127,884
United Way of the Plains3 grants · $105,000
Heart of Illinois United Way3 grants · $75,000
Heartland Foundation Dba Mosaic Life Care Foundation4 grants · $65,000
Tulsa Area United Way3 grants · $56,000
Police Foundation of Kansas City1 grant · $50,000
Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis2 grants · $50,000
Missouri Colleges Fund3 grants · $42,000
United Way of the Ozarks3 grants · $39,000

Giving over time

$1.6M

2022

$1.6M

2023

$1.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,974 grants.

$60,500
United Way of Greater St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$59,250
United Way of Greater St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$59,250
United Way of Greater St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$50,000
Police Foundation of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Peregrine technology acquisition
$42,628
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$42,628
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$42,628
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$40,000
Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2024
Natural bridge renovation
$35,000
United Way of the Plains · Wichita, KS · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$35,000
United Way of the Plains · Wichita, KS · 2023
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$35,000
United Way of the Plains · Wichita, KS · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$25,000
Artists Reenvisioning Tomorrow Dba Art · Peoria, IL · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$25,000
Black Entrepreneurs of the Flint Hills Association · Manhattan, KS · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$25,000
Community Foundation of the Ozarks · Springfield, MO · 2024
Lore leaders for ozarks regional development
$25,000
Heart of Illinois United Way · Peoria, IL · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$25,000
Care Beyond the Boulevard · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Dental equipment purchase for downtown service center
$25,000
Heart of Illinois United Way · Peoria, IL · 2023
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$25,000
Heart of Illinois United Way · Peoria, IL · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$21,500
Heartland Foundation Dba Mosaic Life Care Foundation · St Joseph, MO · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$20,000
Empower Evergreen · Wichita, KS · 2023
Capital campaign support for renovation and equipping a tri-building complex.
$20,000
Union Rescue Mission of Wichita · Wichita, KS · 2023
Capital campaign support
$20,000
The Kansas African American Museum · Wichita, KS · 2022
Capital campaign
$19,000
Tulsa Area United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$18,500
Tulsa Area United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2023
Annual fund drive
$18,500
Tulsa Area United Way · Tulsa, OK · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$17,500
Heartland Foundation Dba Mosaic Life Care Foundation · St Joseph, MO · 2023
Patient assistance fund, educational programs and healthcare workforce development scholarships
$17,500
Heartland Foundation Dba Mosaic Life Care Foundation · St Joseph, MO · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$16,000
Missouri Colleges Fund · Jefferson City, MO · 2024
Scholarship/tuition assistance
$15,000
Community Foundation of Central Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2024
Interstate 70 / highway 63 beautification project fund
$15,000
Exploration Place · Wichita, KS · 2024
Ep2 initiative
$15,000
St Louis Center for International Relations Dba World Trade Center St Lou · St Louis, MO · 2023
Stl para ti retention & attraction plan
$15,000
Heart of Missouri United Way · Columbia, MO · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$13,000
United Way of the Ozarks · Springfield, MO · 2024
Annual fund drive / contribution
$13,000
Missouri Colleges Fund · Jefferson City, MO · 2023
Scholarship/tuition assistance
$13,000
United Way of the Ozarks · Springfield, MO · 2023
Annual fund drive
$13,000
Missouri Colleges Fund · Jefferson City, MO · 2022
Scholarships
$13,000
United Way of the Ozarks · Springfield, MO · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$12,500
Exploration Place · Wichita, KS · 2022
Capital campaign
$12,500
Invest Stl Co St Louis Community Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
Evaluation for wealth building pilot
$12,000
Heart of Missouri United Way · Columbia, MO · 2024
2024 heart of missouri united way community campaign
$12,000
Heart of Missouri United Way · Columbia, MO · 2023
2023 heart of missouri united way community campaign
$10,000
Cancer Free Kids Pediatric Cancer Research Alliance · Loveland, OH · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$10,000
Empower Evergreen · Wichita, KS · 2024
Empower - nomar project campaign
$10,000
Heartland Community College Foundation · Normal, IL · 2024
General operating support for their capital campaign
$10,000
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo · Houston, TX · 2024
Junior market steer auction
$10,000
Orpheum Performing Arts Centre Ltd · Wichita, KS · 2024
Second century campaign
$10,000
Restore Sgf · Springfield, MO · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$10,000
Saint Francis Medical Center · Peoria, IL · 2024
Osf healthcare cancer institute
$10,000
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2024
Food bank market
$10,000
Umkc Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Henry w. Bloch school of management
$10,000
University of Missouri - Nextgen Precision Health · Columbia, MO · 2024
Capital campaign
$10,000
Community Foundation of Central Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2023
Como gives
$10,000
Emily'S Place · Plano, TX · 2023
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$10,000
Restore Sgf · Springfeild, MO · 2023
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$10,000
Salvation Army · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Supports the salvation army's annual christmas campaign.
$10,000
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2023
Food bank market
$10,000
University of Missouri - Nextgen Precision Health · Columbia, MO · 2023
Capital campaign
$10,000
Veterans Community Project · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization in kansas city and st. Louis.
$10,000
Archbishop McNicholas High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Capital campaign
$10,000
Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Welcoming kc initiative pillar
$10,000
Community Foundation of Central Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2022
Comogives
$10,000
Heartland Community College Foundation · Normal, IL · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$10,000
Phillips Fundamental Learning Center · Wichita, KS · 2022
Capital campaign
$10,000
University Academy · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Underwrite summer internship program
$10,000
University Academy · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Summer internship program
$10,000
University of Missouri - Nextgen Precision Health · Columbia, MO · 2022
Capital campaign
$10,000
Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2022
Women's business center pitch competition
$9,800
Handi-Shop · Mexico, MO · 2024
Partners for a better tomorrow community campaign
$9,800
Fort Hays State University Foundation · Hays, KS · 2022
Teacher awards and student scholarships
$9,500
United Way of Central Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$9,000
Community Development Corporation of the Bloomington-Normal Area · Normal, IL · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$8,500
Heartland Foundation Dba Mosaic Life Care Foundation · St Joseph, MO · 2023
Mosaic lifecare foundation's children's discovery center
$8,000
Chwc Inc Dba Community Housing of Wyandotte County · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Supports the only affordable housing organization in wyco, for homebuyer education/partnership
$8,000
Community Resource Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
All in for hygiene
$8,000
Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services Dba Ches · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support homebuyer education and credit counseling services for lmi clients
$8,000
Chwc Inc Dba Community Housing of Wyandotte County · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$8,000
Community Resource Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
All in for hygiene
$8,000
Credit & Homeownership Empowerment Services Dba Ches · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Lmi-focused housing and credit counseling services
$8,000
Boone County Historical Society · Columbia, MO · 2022
Capital campaign
$7,700
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mid-Mo · Columbia, MO · 2023
Building love campaign
$7,500
Family & Children'S Service · Tulsa, OK · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$7,500
Gateway Region Young Mens Christian Association · St Louis, MO · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$7,500
Pivotal Point Transitional Housing · St Joseph, MO · 2024
Youth transitional housing capital campaign
$7,500
Springfield Business Development Corporation · Springfield, MO · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$7,500
Pivotal Point Transitional Housing · St Joseph, MO · 2023
Youth transitional housing capital campaign
$7,500
Springfield Business Development Corporation · Springfield, MO · 2023
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$7,500
United Way of Central Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization
$7,500
Chwc Inc Dba Community Housing of Wyandotte County · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Supports affordable housing organization in wyco, for homebuyer and financial education
$7,500
Credit and Homeownership Empowerment Services Dba Ches · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Homebuyer education and credit counseling services for lmi clients/partnership with cbm for neighborhood connection
$7,500
Illinois State University Foundation · Normal, IL · 2022
Redbird rising campaign
$7,500
Pivotal Point Transitional Housing · St Joseph, MO · 2022
Youth transitional housing capital campaign
$7,500
Springfield Business Development Corporation · Springfield, MO · 2022
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization.
$6,667
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri · Springfield, MO · 2022
Lifehouse capital campaign
$6,666
Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri · Springfield, MO · 2023
Lifehouse capital campaign
$6,000
Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington, IL · 2024
Capital campaign support
$6,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield · Springfield, MO · 2024
New club unit at williams elementary over 5 years
$6,000
Creative Learning Alliance · Joplin, MO · 2024
Creative learning alliance - capital campaign
$6,000
Finney County United Way · Garden City, KS · 2024
2025 annual fund raising campaign
$6,000
Guadalupe Center · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Continued support of financial opportunity center work for lmi/latino clients
$6,000
Junior Achievement of Greater St Louis · Chesterfield, MO · 2024
Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization

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