Funding search · EIN 486142517 · Overland Park, KS
Kenneth L & Eva S Smith 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.
- 47
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- 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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- Operation Breakthrough3 grants · $480,000
- Ku Endowment - Ku Cancer Center3 grants · $175,000
- Children'S Mercy Hospital Department of Philanthropy3 grants · $150,000
- Kvc Health Systems3 grants · $111,000
- Lakemary Center Endowment3 grants · $95,000
- St Luke'S Foundation3 grants · $75,000
- The Junior Golf Foundation of Greater Kansas City - First Tee3 grants · $75,000
- Kc Pet Project3 grants · $75,000
- Gordon Parks Elementary School3 grants · $60,000
- Friends of Sasone Daf Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City3 grants · $60,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 47 reported grants, largest first.
- $160,000
Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $160,000
Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $160,000
Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $75,000
Ku Endowment - Ku Cancer Center · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $61,000
Kvc Health Systems · Olathe, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $50,000
Children'S Mercy Hospital Department of Philanthropy · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $50,000
Children'S Mercy Hospital Department of Philanthropy · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $50,000
Ku Endowment - Ku Cancer Center · Kansas City, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $50,000
Children'S Mercy Hospital Department of Philanthropy · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $50,000
Ku Endowment - Ku Cancer Center · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $35,000
Lakemary Center Endowment · Paola, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $35,000
Lakemary Center Endowment · Paola, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
Kc Pet Project · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
Kvc Health Systems · Olathe, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
St Luke'S Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
The Junior Golf Foundation of Greater Kansas City - First Tee · Prairie Village, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
Kc Pet Project · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
St Luke'S Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
The Junior Golf Foundation of Greater Kansas City - First Tee · Prairie Village, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
Kc Pet Project · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
Kvc Health Systems · Olathe, KS · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
Lakemary Center Endowment · Paola, KS · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
St Luke'S Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $25,000
The Junior Golf Foundation of Greater Kansas City - First Tee · Prairie Village, KS · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Friends of Sasone Daf Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Gordon Parks Elementary School · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
National Kidney Foundation Serving Ks & West Mo · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Friends of Sasone Daf Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Gordon Parks Elementary School · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
National Kidney Foundation Serving Ks & West Mo · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Wonderscope Children'S Museum of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Friends of Sasone Daf Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Gordon Parks Elementary School · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
National Kidney Foundation Serving Ks & West Mo · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $20,000
Wonderscope Children'S Museum of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $15,000
Cornerstones of Care · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Child Advocacy Services Center Inc - the Childrens Place · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Cornerstones of Care Development Dept · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Child Advocacy Services Center Inc - the Childrens Place · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Cornerstones of Care Development Dept · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $10,000
Child Advocacy Services Center Inc - the Childrens Place · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Erin Andra Wilson Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Erin Andra Wilson Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $5,000
Erin Andra Wilson Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Heartland Therapeutic Riding · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Heartland Therapeutic Riding · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Charitable contribution
- $2,500
Heartland Therapeutic Riding · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Charitable contribution
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