Funding search · EIN 854166535 · Kansas City, MO

The Black-Cheslik Family Foundation

Name: The Black-Cheslik Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

53
grants reported: $4.3M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

institute cancer cheslik merit scholarship black endowed endowment

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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

Saint Lukes Foundation4 grants · $1.6M
Umkc Law Foundation5 grants · $1.1M
Ku College of Liberal Arts1 grant · $1.0M
University of Notre Dame4 grants · $250,000
Common Spirit Health Foundation3 grants · $55,000
Seattle Preparatory School1 grant · $50,000
Truman Library Institute4 grants · $48,000
St Isabel Catholic Church4 grants · $31,000
St Agnes Catholic Parish2 grants · $31,000
Rainer Prep1 grant · $25,000

Giving over time

$629,111

2022

$1.4M

2023

$409,000

2024

$1.9M

2025

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

$1.5M
Saint Lukes Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Saint lukes cancer institute
$1.0M
Ku College of Liberal Arts · Lawrence, KS · 2023
John p. Black professorship in history
$500,000
Umkc Law Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Merit scholarships
$180,000
Umkc Law Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Professor julie m. Cheslik merit scholarship endowed fund
$180,000
Umkc Law Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Professor julie m. Cheslik merit scholarship endowed fund
$180,000
Umkc Law Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Professor julie m. Cheslik merit scholarship endowed fund
$100,000
Saint Lukes Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Saint lukes cancer institute
$75,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2025
General purpose grant and paul j black ('15) family endowment for excellence
$75,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2024
General purpose grant
$75,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2023
General purpose grant
$50,000
Seattle Preparatory School · Seattle, WA · 2025
General purpose grant
$35,000
Common Spirit Health Foundation · San Franciso, CA · 2025
Csh research institute
$26,000
Truman Library Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General purpose grant, $1,000 for white house advisor sponsorship for the "wild about harry" event
$25,000
Rainer Prep · Seattle, WA · 2025
General purpose grant
$25,000
Saint Lukes Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Saint lukes cancer institute
$25,000
University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN · 2022
General purpose grant
$23,290
Umkc Law Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Dean emerita barbara glesner fines scholarship endowment
$21,000
St Agnes Catholic Parish · Roeland Park, KS · 2022
$11,000 to st. Agnes catholic church and $10,000 to st. Agnes catholic school
$20,000
Saint Lukes Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
St. Luke cancer institute
$15,000
Wellsky Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Gala donation
$11,000
Truman Library Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General purpose grant, $1,000 for white house advisor sponsorship for the "wild about harry" event
$10,000
First Hand Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General purpose grant
$10,000
Truman Library Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General purpose grant
$10,000
Common Spirit Health Foundation · San Franciso, CA · 2024
Csh research institute
$10,000
Dowling Catholic High School · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Bvm/sja endowment fund
$10,000
St Isabel Catholic Church · Sanibel, FL · 2024
General purpose grant
$10,000
Common Spirit Health Foundation · San Franciso, CA · 2023
General purpose grant
$10,000
St Agnes Catholic Parish · Roeland Park, KS · 2023
St. Agnes catholic school
$10,000
St Isabel Catholic Church · Sanibel, FL · 2023
General purpose grant
$10,000
St Isabel Catholic Church · Sanibel, FL · 2022
General purpose grant
$10,000
University Health Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General purpose grant
$5,000
La Liga Pequena · Fort Wayne, IN · 2025
General purpose grant
$5,000
Pembroke Hill · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Black cheslik smithy playground
$5,000
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose grant
$5,000
Ku Endowment · Lawrence, KS · 2022
Cancer center discovery fund for research (fund 10986)
$5,000
Uso · Charlotte, NC · 2022
General purpose grant
$3,000
Rainer Scholars · Seattle, WA · 2024
General purpose grant
$3,000
Wellsky Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Gala donation
$3,000
Wellsky Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Inaugural gala table sponsorship
$2,500
Xavier High School · New York, NY · 2023
General purpose grant
$2,000
Friends of Old St Michael · Williamsburg, IA · 2024
General purpose grant
$2,000
St Helena Hospital Foundation · Saint Helena, CA · 2024
General purpose grant
$1,500
St Helena Hospital Foundation · Saint Helena, CA · 2025
General purpose grant
$1,500
Starlight · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General purpose grant
$1,111
Colon Cancer Coalition · Edina, MN · 2022
General purpose grant
$1,000
St Isabel Catholic Church · Sanibel, FL · 2025
General purpose grant
$1,000
La Liga Pequena · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
General purpose grant
$1,000
Truman Library Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General purpose grant
$1,000
Center for Action and Contemplation · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
General purpose grant
$1,000
Girls On the Run · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General purpose grant
$1,000
Pembroke Hill · Kansas City, MO · 2022
In memory of debby lawrence
$250
Ican Shine · Paoli, PA · 2025
General purpose grant
$100
Breakthrough T1d · New York, NY · 2025
General purpose grant

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