Funding search · EIN 436110478 · Kansas City, MO
Forster-Powers Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 73
- grants reported
- $1.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $20,000
- 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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Top recipients
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- Avila University3 grants · $175,000
- St Teresa'S Academy3 grants · $150,000
- Rockhurst University3 grants · $150,000
- Rockhurst High School3 grants · $140,000
- Bishop Ward High School3 grants · $125,000
- Bishop Miege High School3 grants · $110,000
- Vitae Society3 grants · $75,000
- Donnelly College3 grants · $75,000
- Heartstrings Community Foundation3 grants · $75,000
- Holy Name Catholic School3 grants · $75,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 73 reported grants, largest first.
- $75,000
Avila University · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $50,000
Rockhurst University · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $50,000
St Teresa'S Academy · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $50,000
Avila University · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $50,000
Rockhurst High School · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $50,000
Rockhurst University · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $50,000
St Teresa'S Academy · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Scholarship
- $50,000
Avila University · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $50,000
Rockhurst High School · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $50,000
Rockhurst University · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $50,000
St Teresa'S Academy · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Scholarship
- $45,000
Bishop Ward High School · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Scholarship
- $45,000
Bishop Ward High School · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Scholarship
- $40,000
Bishop Miege High School · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2024
Scholarship
- $40,000
Rockhurst High School · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Scholarship
- $35,000
Bishop Miege High School · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2023
Scholarship
- $35,000
Bishop Miege High School · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2022
Scholarship
- $35,000
Bishop Ward High School · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Scholarship
- $25,000
Cristo Ray School · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Donnelly College · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Heartstrings Community Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Holy Name Catholic School · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Vitae Society · Jefferson City, MO · 2024
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Donnelly College · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Heartstrings Community Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Holy Name Catholic School · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Vitae Society · Jefferson City, MO · 2023
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Cristo Rey School · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Don Bosco Centers · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Donnelly College · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Heartstrings Community Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Holy Name Catholic School · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Unrestricted
- $25,000
Vitae Society · Jefferson City, MO · 2022
Unrestricted
- $20,500
Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity · Corpus Christi, TX · 2024
Unrestricted
- $20,000
Benedictine College · Atchison, KS · 2024
Scholarship
- $20,000
Conception Seminary College Core · Conception, MO · 2024
Unrestricted
- $20,000
Benedictine College · Atchison, KS · 2023
Scholarship
- $20,000
Conception Seminary College Core · Conception, MO · 2023
Unrestricted
- $20,000
Cristo Rey School · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Unrestricted
- $20,000
Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity · Corpus Christi, TX · 2023
Unrestricted
- $20,000
Benedictine College · Atchison, KS · 2022
Scholarship
- $20,000
Conception Seminary College Core · Conception, MO · 2022
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Jobone · Independence, MO · 2024
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Jobone · Independence, MO · 2023
Unrestricted
- $15,000
Jobone · Independence, MO · 2022
Unrestricted
- $12,400
Our Lady'S Montessori School · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Los Olivos Cis · Westmont, IL · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Serra Club of Kansas City Mo · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Sister Servants of Mary · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Los Olivos Cis · Westmont, IL · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Sister Servants of Mary · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Little Sisters of the Poor · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Los Olivos Cis · Westmont, IL · 2022
Unrestricted
- $10,000
Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity · Corpus Christi, TX · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Children'S Center for the Visually Impaired · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Seton Center · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Children'S Center for the Visually Impaired · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Kansas City Rotary Club Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Seton Center · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Children'S Center for the Visually Impaired · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Kansas City Rotary Club Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Unrestricted
- $5,000
Seton Center · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Unrestricted
- $4,300
St Stephens Indian Mission Foundation · St Stephens, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
- $3,000
St Stephens Indian Mission Foundation · St Stephens, WY · 2024
Unrestricted
- $3,000
St Stephens Indian Mission Foundation · St Stephens, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Lalmba Association · Monument, CO · 2024
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Lalmba Association · Longmont, CO · 2023
Unrestricted
- $2,000
Lalmba Association · Longmont, CO · 2022
Unrestricted
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