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Kao 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.

87
grants reported
$20.5M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$58,000
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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Top recipients

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  • National Taiwan University Academic Development Foundation1 grant · $7.9M
  • Kao Family Education Foundation3 grants · $3.1M
  • Children'S Mercy (for Nick'S Voice)2 grants · $1.0M
  • Scleroderma Research Foundation3 grants · $1.0M
  • World Central Kitchen3 grants · $1.0M
  • Missouri University of Science & Technology3 grants · $883,773
  • Thorn3 grants · $617,249
  • Kansas University Endowment Assoc3 grants · $598,256
  • Kansas State University Foundation3 grants · $426,965
  • Reconciliation Services3 grants · $388,756

Giving over time

$3.5M
2022
$4.1M
2023
$13.0M
2024

Grant history

All 87 reported grants, largest first.

  • $7.9M

    National Taiwan University Academic Development Foundation · Willowbrook, IL · 2024

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  • $1.1M

    Kao Family Education Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2024

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  • $1.0M

    Kao Family Education Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2023

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  • $981,000

    Kao Family Education Foundation · Olathe, KS · 2022

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  • $943,778

    Children'S Mercy (for Nick'S Voice) · Kansas City, MO · 2024

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  • $576,455

    Missouri University of Science & Technology · Rolla, MO · 2022

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  • $550,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023

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  • $510,500

    Scleroderma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

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  • $500,000

    Scleroderma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

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  • $417,249

    Thorn · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2024

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  • $300,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022

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  • $214,000

    Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Lawrence, KS · 2023

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  • $214,000

    Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Lawrence, KS · 2022

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  • $212,490

    Kansas State University Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2024

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  • $203,318

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2024

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  • $203,318

    Missouri University of Science & Technology · Rolla, MO · 2024

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  • $188,756

    Reconciliation Services · Kansas City, MO · 2024

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  • $177,456

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

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  • $170,256

    Kansas University Endowment Assoc · Lawrence, KS · 2024

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  • $150,000

    Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (Gems) · New York, NY · 2024

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  • $150,000

    Rebecca Bender Initiative · Lake Worth, TX · 2024

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  • $150,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

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  • $150,000

    Rebecca Bender Initiative · Lake Worth, TX · 2023

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  • $150,000

    United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022

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  • $109,013

    Kansas State University Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2023

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  • $105,462

    Kansas State University Foundation · Manhattan, KS · 2022

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  • $104,000

    Missouri University of Science & Technology · Rolla, MO · 2023

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  • $100,000

    Children'S Mercy (for Nick'S Voice) · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $100,000

    Friends of United Hatzaiah · New York, NY · 2023

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  • $100,000

    Girls Educational and Mentoring Services (Gems) · New York, NY · 2023

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  • $100,000

    Hawaii Community Foundation · Kahului, HI · 2023

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  • $100,000

    Palestine Children'S Relief Fund · Kent, OH · 2023

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  • $100,000

    Reconciliation Services · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $100,000

    The Midnight Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

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  • $100,000

    Thorn · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2023

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  • $100,000

    Reconciliation Services · Kansas City, MO · 2022

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  • $100,000

    Thorn · Manhattan Beach, CA · 2022

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  • $96,679

    Und Alumni Association & Foundation · Grand Forks, ND · 2024

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  • $93,964

    Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2024

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  • $89,969

    Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2024

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  • $86,430

    Oregon State University Foundation · Corvalis, OR · 2024

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  • $75,000

    Power of Two · New York, NY · 2024

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  • $60,000

    United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024

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  • $58,000

    University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2024

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  • $56,000

    University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2022

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  • $50,000

    Giving the Basics · Kansas City, KS · 2023

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  • $50,000

    Heart of America Patriot Foundation · Overland Park, KS · 2023

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  • $50,000

    Kids Tlc · Olathe, KS · 2023

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  • $50,000

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $50,000

    Power of Two · New York, NY · 2023

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  • $50,000

    United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $50,000

    Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022

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  • $50,000

    Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2022

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  • $48,900

    Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2024

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  • $48,900

    Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $48,900

    Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2022

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  • $48,640

    University of Nebraska Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2023

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  • $48,000

    Purdue for Life Foundation · West Lafayette, IN · 2024

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  • $48,000

    University of Mo - Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2023

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  • $48,000

    University of Mo - Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2022

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  • $45,929

    Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2023

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  • $45,840

    Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2023

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  • $45,054

    Oregon State University Foundation · Corvalis, OR · 2022

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  • $44,000

    University of Mo - Columbia · Columbia, MO · 2024

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  • $42,633

    Arizona State University Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2022

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  • $42,400

    Iowa State University Foundation · Ames, IA · 2022

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  • $39,585

    Oregon State University Foundation · Corvalis, OR · 2023

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  • $32,000

    South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Foundation · Rapid City, SD · 2024

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  • $32,000

    South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Foundation · Rapid City, SD · 2023

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  • $30,000

    The Barstow School · Leawood, KS · 2023

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  • $28,000

    South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Foundation · Rapid City, SD · 2022

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  • $25,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $25,000

    Folds of Honor Foundation · Prairie Village, KS · 2023

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  • $25,000

    Foster Adopt Connect · Independence, MO · 2023

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  • $25,000

    Girls On the Run Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $25,000

    Harriman-Jewell Series · Liberty, MO · 2023

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  • $25,000

    High Aspirations · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $25,000

    Lupita Project · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2023

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  • $25,000

    Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $25,000

    The Children'S Place · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $25,000

    Women'S Employment Network · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $25,000

    Piper Unified School District #203 · Kansas City, KS · 2022

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  • $20,000

    Anniecannons · Oakland, CA · 2023

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  • $20,000

    Scleroderma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

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  • $10,000

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2023

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  • $8,500

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2022

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  • $8,425

    Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2024

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.