Funding search · EIN 446015538 · Kansas City, MO
Nichols Company 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.
- 67
- grants reported
- $654,000
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
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Top recipients
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- Police Foundation of Kansas City3 grants · $100,000
- Operation Breakthrough2 grants · $45,000
- Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City2 grants · $40,000
- Kansas City Public Schools2 grants · $25,000
- Lead To Read1 grant · $25,000
- Assistance League of Kansas City1 grant · $25,000
- Newhouse1 grant · $25,000
- Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City2 grants · $20,000
- Salvation Army1 grant · $20,000
- Kansas City Parks Foundation1 grant · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 67 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Police Foundation of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $25,000
Police Foundation of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $25,000
Assistance League of Kansas City · Gladstone, MO · 2022
General operaing support - civic
- $25,000
Lead To Read · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General operating support - education
- $25,000
Newhouse · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General operting support - civic
- $25,000
Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General operating support - education
- $25,000
Police Foundation of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General operating support - civic
- $20,000
Kansas City Parks Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $20,000
Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $20,000
Salvation Army · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $20,000
The Nelson Gallery Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - culture
- $20,000
Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, KS · 2023
General operating support - education
- $20,000
Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, KS · 2022
General operating support - education
- $16,000
Historic Kansas City Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $15,000
Kansas City Public Schools · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support - education
- $10,000
Belles of the American Royal Organization · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
City of Fountains Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
City Union Mission · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
Community Linc · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
Giving the Basics · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - human service
- $10,000
Hope Faith Ministries · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - human service
- $10,000
Junior League of Kansas City Missouri · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
Kansas City Public Library · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
Kc Common Good · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
Kc Repertory Theater · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - culture
- $10,000
Midtown Kc Now · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
The Nia Project · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
Uli - the Urban Land Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $10,000
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support - culture
- $10,000
Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support - culture
- $10,000
Kansas City Public Schools · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General operating support - education
- $10,000
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General operating support - culture
- $10,000
Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
General operating support - culture
- $5,000
Mayors Christmas Tree Association · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $5,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
Giving the Basics · Kansas City, KS · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
Harvesters the Community Food Network · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
Hope Faith Ministries · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
Kansas City Public Library · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support - education
- $5,000
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operating support - education
- $5,000
Northland Animal Welfare Society · Gladstone, MO · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
Pawsperity · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
Sleepyhead Beds · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
The Farmer'S House · Platte City, MO · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
The Shadow Buddy Foundation · Lenexa, KS · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
United Way of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
Wayside Waifs · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operaing support - civic
- $5,000
Ymca of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General operting support - civic
- $1,500
Breakthrough T1d · New York, NY · 2025
General operating - civic
- $1,500
Hope House · Lees Summit, MO · 2025
General operating - human service
- $1,500
Level Up Kids · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $1,500
Professional Women of Color · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $1,500
Synergy Services · Parkville, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $1,500
Valley Hope Foundation · Norton, KS · 2025
General operating - civic
- $1,000
Bike Walk Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $1,000
Emmanuel Family and Child Development Center & Emergency Shelter for Childr · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - human service
- $1,000
Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - human service
- $1,000
Happy Bottoms · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - human service
- $1,000
Kc Can Compost · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $1,000
Pawsperity · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $1,000
The Rabbit Hole Kc · North Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - culture
- $1,000
Unbound · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
- $1,000
Universal Health Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
General operating - civic
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