Funding search · EIN 436732917 · Kansas City, MO
The Smoliar 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.
- 56
- grants reported
- $107,600
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Linda Hall Library Foundation3 grants · $25,000
- Legal Aid of Western Missouri3 grants · $19,000
- Kansas City Public Library3 grants · $9,000
- Kansas City Symphony3 grants · $8,000
- Uc Berkeley Gift Services3 grants · $6,000
- Johnson Cnty Public Library3 grants · $6,000
- Summerfest Concerts3 grants · $5,000
- Mid-Continent Public Library3 grants · $5,000
- Kcur3 grants · $3,000
- Columbia University3 grants · $3,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 56 reported grants, largest first.
- $10,000
Linda Hall Library Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $10,000
Linda Hall Library Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $7,000
Legal Aid of Western Missouri · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $6,000
Legal Aid of Western Missouri · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $6,000
Legal Aid of Western Missouri · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $5,000
Linda Hall Library Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $3,000
Kansas City Public Library · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $3,000
Kansas City Public Library · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $3,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $3,000
Kansas City Public Library · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $3,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $2,000
Johnson Cnty Public Library · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $2,000
Kansas City Symphony · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $2,000
Mid-Continent Public Library · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $2,000
Summerfest Concerts · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $2,000
Uc Berkeley Gift Services · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $2,000
Johnson Cnty Public Library · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $2,000
Mid-Continent Public Library · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $2,000
Summerfest Concerts · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $2,000
Uc Berkeley Gift Services · Berkeley, CA · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $2,000
Johnson Cnty Public Library · Shawnee Mission, KS · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $2,000
Uc Berkeley Gift Services · Berkeley, CA · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Assn of Women in Science · Washington, DC · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Friends of the Conservatory · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Kansas Public Radio · Lawrence, KS · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Kcpt Public Television · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Kcur · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Assn of Women in Science · Washington, DC · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Friends of the Conservatory · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Kansas Public Radio · Lawrence, KS · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Kcpt Public Television · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Kcur · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Assn of Women in Science · Washington, DC · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Detroit Symphony Orchestra · Detroit, MI · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Kansas Public Radio · Lawrence, KS · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Kcur · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Mid-Continent Public Library · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $1,000
Summerfest Concerts · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $500
Kc Classical 919 · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $500
Kdfc Radio · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support fund activities.
- $500
Kc Classical 919 · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $500
Kdfc Radio · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support fund ativities.
- $500
Performance Today · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
To support fund activities.
- $500
Friends of the Conservatory · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $500
Kc Classical 919 · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $500
Kcpt Public Television · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $500
Kdfc Radio · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support fund ativities.
- $500
Performance Today · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
To support fund activities.
- $250
Westport Center for the Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2024
To support fund activities
- $250
Westport Center for the Arts · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support fund activities
- $100
Friends of the Kansas City Public Library · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support fund activities.
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