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 20222024. 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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  • 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

$35,600
2022
$38,750
2023
$33,250
2024

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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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.