Funding search · EIN 876889248 · Kansas City, MO

Lynne and Owen Buckley Foundation

Name: Lynne and Owen Buckley 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.

71
grants reported: $889,725
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
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

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

Wonderscope1 grant · $200,000
Wonderscope1 grant · $115,000
University of Kansas2 grants · $110,000
Kansas Athletics1 grant · $50,000
Planned Parenthood Great Plains2 grants · $40,000
The Nelson Gallery Foundation1 grant · $25,000
Nelson Gallery Foundation1 grant · $25,000
Police Foundation of Kanas City1 grant · $25,000
Ku Endowment2 grants · $25,000
Planned Parenthood2 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$75,075

2022

$172,800

2023

$246,800

2024

$395,050

2025

Grant history

All 71 reported grants, largest first.

$200,000
Wonderscope · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Educational institute
$115,000
Wonderscope · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Children's museum
$100,000
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Kansas atheletics development
$50,000
Kansas Athletics · Lawrence, KS · 2025
Athlectic facilities
$25,000
Police Foundation of Kanas City · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Crime, legal
$25,000
Nelson Gallery Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Arts and culture
$25,000
The Nelson Gallery Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General program support
$20,000
Planned Parenthood Great Plains · Overland Park, KS · 2025
Reproductive health care
$20,000
Planned Parenthood Great Plains · Overland Park, KS · 2024
Healthcare services
$16,675
Marine Corp Scholarship Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General program support
$15,000
Kc Zoo - Helzberg Aquarium Endowment · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Zoo & aquarium
$15,000
Ku Endowment · Lawrence, KS · 2024
University support
$15,000
Police Foundation of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Public safety programs
$11,500
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Philanthropy and charitable giving
$10,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2025
Health care
$10,000
Parkinson'S Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Medical research
$10,000
Wwi Museum · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Arts, culture and humanities
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Health care and reproductive rights
$10,000
Police Foundation of Kansas City (the) · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support kansas city, missouri police department
$10,000
University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Ku endowment
$10,000
Horatio Alger Association (the) · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General program support
$10,000
Ku Endowment · Lawrence, KS · 2022
General program support
$10,000
Planned Parenthood · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General program support
$8,000
Wonderscope Children'S Museum · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General program support
$7,500
Plaza District Council · Oklahoma City, OK · 2025
Community improvement
$7,500
Wonderscope Children'S Museum of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General program support
$5,000
City Union Mission · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Provide shelter, food and life changing programs
$5,000
Do Good for Erin · Grants Pass, OR · 2025
Community improvement, capacity building
$5,000
Friends of the Zoo · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Zoo & aquarium
$5,000
Jewish Community Relations Bureau · Overland Park, KS · 2025
Civil rights, social action, advocacy
$5,000
Ms Society · New York, NY · 2025
Health care
$5,000
Univ of Kansas Hospital Authority · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Health care
$5,000
Whitefield Academy · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Christian education
$5,000
City Union Mission · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Social services
$5,000
Do Good 4 Co · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Children and animal welfare
$5,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Performing arts programs
$5,000
Mimi'S Pantry · Riverside, MO · 2024
Social services
$5,000
Parkinson'S Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Research, education, and support
$5,000
University of Kansas Health System · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Research, education, and support
$5,000
Parkinson'S Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General program support
$5,000
Police Foundation of Kansas City (the) · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General program support
$3,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Professionally supported one-to-one mentorships
$2,500
Boys & Girls Club of Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Civic leagues & social welfare
$2,500
Community Assistance Council · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Social services
$2,500
Multiple Sclerosis Soceity · Leawood, KS · 2024
Research, education, and support
$2,500
Whitefield Academy · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Christian education
$2,500
Community Assistance Council · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Emergency assistance
$2,500
Tri Delta Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
Support for tri delta sisters
$2,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General program support
$2,000
Children'S Mercy Hospital Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Health care & rehanilitative
$2,000
Childrens Mercy Hospital Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Research, education, and support
$2,000
Food for Lane County · Eugene, OR · 2024
Social services
$1,900
Community Assistance Council · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General program support
$1,800
Prowler'S Track Team · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Youth track & field
$1,800
Palestine Prowlers Track Club · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Youth athletic programs
$1,800
Palestine Prowlers Track Club · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General program support
$1,500
Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City · Overland Park, KS · 2023
White theater
$1,500
Mimi'S Pantry · Riverside, MO · 2022
General program support
$1,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Holiday family adoption program
$1,000
Newhouse · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Break the abuse & help from domestic violence
$1,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Youth programs
$1,000
Golf Foundation of Kansas City · Lenexa, KS · 2024
Local golf community support
$1,000
Childrens Mercy Hospital · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Ainsley reed bridges fund for pku support and research
$1,000
City Union Mission · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Resources for poor or homeless
$1,000
City Union Mission · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General program support
$1,000
Head for the Cure Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General program support
$1,000
Ms Society · Leawood, KS · 2022
General program support
$1,000
Whitefield Academy · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General program support
$750
Prairie Elementary Pta · Carmel, IN · 2025
Educational institution
$500
Hickman Mills Education Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Educational institution
$500
Children'S Mercy Hospital - Ainsley Reed Fund · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General program support

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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.