Funding search · EIN 431492132 · Kansas City, MO
The Francis Family 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.
- 547
- grants reported
- $14.9M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $8,500
- 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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- Kcpbs - Public Television 193 grants · $851,000
- United Palestinian Appeal3 grants · $750,000
- Stanford University3 grants · $657,500
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center3 grants · $377,500
- Yale University3 grants · $357,500
- Cornell University3 grants · $322,500
- Friends of the Zoo3 grants · $319,000
- Reconciliation Services3 grants · $300,000
- Massachusetts General Hospital2 grants · $300,000
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art3 grants · $273,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 547 grants.
- $301,000
Kcpbs - Public Television 19 · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support designated by david v. Francis
- $300,000
Kcpbs - Public Television 19 · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General operating support
- $250,000
United Palestinian Appeal · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $250,000
Unrwa USA · Washington, DC · 2024
General operating support
- $250,000
Kcpbs - Public Television 19 · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support
- $250,000
United Palestinian Appeal · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
- $250,000
United Palestinian Appeal · Washington, DC · 2022
Discretionary award
- $242,500
The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Discretionary award
- $225,000
Stanford University · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Fellowship
- $225,000
Stanford University · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Fellowship - general grant
- $207,500
Stanford University · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Fellowship
- $199,367
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support
- $170,000
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2024
Fellowship
- $150,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Fellowship
- $150,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Fellowship
- $150,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Fellowship
- $150,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
General support
- $150,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Fellowship
- $150,000
University of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Fellowship - general grant
- $141,500
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General operating support
- $132,500
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Fellowship
- $132,500
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023
Fellowship
- $132,500
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2023
Fellowship
- $132,500
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Fellowship - general grant
- $112,500
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Fellowship
- $111,250
The National Museum of Toys & Miniatures · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support
- $109,241
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Fellowship
- $109,000
Friends of the Zoo · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Discretionary award
- $107,000
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Grant - school and educator programs
- $105,000
Friends of the Zoo · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General operating support
- $105,000
Friends of the Zoo · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support
- $100,000
Reconciliation Services · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General operating support
- $100,000
Reconciliation Services · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support
- $100,000
Earlysart · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Reconciliation Services · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Discretionary award
- $100,000
The Family Conservancy · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Fellowship
- $85,000
Artskc - Regional Arts Council · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Discretionary award
- $84,500
Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Grant - general operating support
- $75,000
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
Duke University School of Medicine · Durham, NC · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
Rhode Island Hospital · Providence, RI · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
Seattle Children'S Hospital Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
Texas Biomedical Research Institute · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · Dallas, TX · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
Trustees of Boston University · New York, NY · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
University of Colorado Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Fellowship
- $75,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Fellowship
- $75,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023
Fellowship
- $75,000
Duke University School of Medicine · Durham, NC · 2023
Fellowship
- $75,000
Lurie Children'S Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Fellowship
- $75,000
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2023
Fellowship
- $75,000
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Fellowship
- $75,000
Rhode Island Hospital · Providence, RI · 2023
Fellowship
- $75,000
Seattle Children'S Hospital Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Fellowship
- $75,000
University of California at San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Fellowship
- $75,000
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Fellowship
- $75,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Fellowship
- $75,000
Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022
Fellowship - general grant
- $75,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
- $75,000
Englewood Arts · Independence, MO · 2022
General support
- $75,000
Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2022
Fellowship - general grant
- $75,000
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
General support
- $75,000
Rhode Island Hospital · Providence, RI · 2022
General support
- $75,000
The University of Vermont · Burlington, VT · 2022
Support to dr janssen-heininger (mentor) & dr corteselli (fellow) program
- $75,000
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2022
Fellowship
- $75,000
University of British Columbia · 2022
Fellowship
- $75,000
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2022
General support
- $70,000
Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support
- $67,500
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Grant - 2020/21 youth education and community engagement programs
- $65,000
Kansas City Young Audiences · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Grant - emergency funding during covid-19 crisis large arts grant
- $61,861
American Thoracic Society · New York, NY · 2022
Fellowship
- $60,000
Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation · Snowmass Village, CO · 2022
Discretionary award
- $59,031
Northwestern University (Terminated) · Evanston, IL · 2022
Fellowship - general grant - designated by luisa morales-nebreda
- $55,000
Anderson Ranch Arts Foundation · Snowmass Village, CO · 2024
General operating support
- $51,186
Kansas University Endowment · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Fellowship
- $50,000
Englewood Arts · Independence, MO · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
Kc Girls Preparatory Academy Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
Minddrive · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
Spencer Museum of Art · Lawrence, KS · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
Uncornered · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General operating support
- $50,000
Kc Girls Preparatory Academy Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Minddrive · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Kc Girls Preparatory Academy Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support designated by j. Scott francis
- $50,000
Metro Organizational for Racial and Economic Equity · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Discretionary award
- $50,000
Mid-America Regional Council · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Annual support
- $50,000
Minddrive · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support designated by david v. Francis
- $50,000
Missouri Jobs With Justice · St Louis, MO · 2022
Grant
- $50,000
Start at Zero · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Fellowship
- $50,000
Turn the Page Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Fellowship
- $50,000
Urban Ranger Corps · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Discretionary award
- $46,977
Kansas University Endowment · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Fellowship
- $45,770
University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Grant - pbf fellowgip program
- $45,000
Artskc · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General operating support
- $45,000
Charlotte Street Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Grant - general operating support
- $44,400
Kansas City Art Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Grant - general operating support
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