Funding search · EIN 206389901 · Independence, MO
Trudy 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.
- 110
- grants reported
- $419,350
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $2,750
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Eleos Ministries3 grants · $37,000
- United Methodist Committee On Relie3 grants · $33,000
- Neighbor To Neighbor2 grants · $24,500
- City Union Mission3 grants · $24,000
- Hunger Project3 grants · $20,000
- Alzheimers Association2 grants · $20,000
- Eleos Coffee1 grant · $14,100
- Northeastminster Presbyterian1 grant · $13,000
- Nature Conservancy3 grants · $12,000
- Neighbor2neighbor1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 110 grants.
- $14,500
Neighbor To Neighbor · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Operating Support
- $14,100
Eleos Coffee · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Operations
- $14,000
Eleos Ministries · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Operating Support
- $13,000
Northeastminster Presbyterian · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Operating Support excluding salaries
- $12,000
Eleos Ministries · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Operating Support
- $11,000
United Methodist Committee On Relie · Atlanta, GA · 2023
To alleviate world hunger and poverty
- $11,000
United Methodist Committee On Relie · Atlanta, GA · 2022
To alleviate world hunger and poverty
- $11,000
Eleos Ministries · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Operating Support
- $11,000
United Methodist Committee On Relie · New York, NY · 2021
Alleviation of World Hunger and Poverty
- $10,000
Neighbor2neighbor · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Operationa
- $10,000
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Research
- $10,000
Neighbor To Neighbor · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Operating Support
- $10,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Research
- $10,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2021
Research
- $10,000
Hunger Project · New York, NY · 2021
Operating Support
- $8,000
City Union Mission · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Operating Support
- $8,000
City Union Mission · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Operating Support
- $8,000
City Union Mission · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Operating Support
- $6,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021
Operating Support
- $6,000
National Parks Conservation Assn · Washington, DC · 2021
Operating Support
- $6,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2021
Operating Support
- $5,000
Cherith Brook · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Capital Support
- $5,000
Hunger Project · New York, NY · 2023
Operating Support
- $5,000
Cherith Brook · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Capital Support
- $5,000
Hunger Project · New York, NY · 2022
Operating Support
- $5,000
Heart of America Council Boy Scouts · Kansas City, MO · 2021
H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation & Operations
- $5,000
Neighbor To Neighbor Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Operating Support
- $4,000
Hillcrest Ministries · Independence, MO · 2023
Independence Housing Site
- $4,000
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Amer · Merrifield, VA · 2021
For Casa Abierta & Lutheran Disaster Response
- $4,000
Service Dogs · Dripping Springs, TX · 2021
Operating Support
- $4,000
Trail Foundation · Austin, TX · 2021
Operating Support
- $4,000
Wounded Warrior Project · San Antonio, TX · 2021
Operating Support
- $3,500
Brother'S Brother Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Operating Support
- $3,500
Salvation Army of Kansas Western Mi · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support Bellefointaine Chapter & Truman Road Independence
- $3,500
Brother'S Brother Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Operating Support
- $3,500
Salvation Army of Kansas Western Mi · Kansas City, MO · 2022
To support Bellefointaine Chapter & Truman Road Independence
- $3,500
Brothers Brother Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Operating Support
- $3,500
Salvation Army Kansas-Western Misso · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Bellefontaine & Truman Road Chapters
- $3,000
Westport Presbyterian · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Operations
- $3,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Operating Support
- $3,000
First United Methodist Church - Exc · Excelsior Springs, MO · 2023
Mission - $2,750 US flags - $250
- $3,000
National Parks Convservation Associ · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating Support
- $3,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Operating Support
- $3,000
Sister Corps · Houston, TX · 2023
Operating Support
- $3,000
Starlight Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Operating Support
- $3,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Operating Support
- $3,000
First United Methodist Church Exc · Excelsior Springs, MO · 2022
Mission - $2,750 US flags - $250
- $3,000
National Parks Convservation Associ · Washington, DC · 2022
Operating Support
- $3,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Operating Support
- $3,000
Starlight Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Operating Support
- $3,000
First United Methodist Church - Exc · Excelsior Springs, MO · 2021
Operating Support
- $3,000
Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2021
Operating Support
- $3,000
Starlight Theatre · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Operating Support
- $2,750
Good Samaritan Center · Excelsior Springs, MO · 2023
Operating Support
- $2,750
Good Samaritan Center · Excelsior Springs, MO · 2022
Operatubg Support
- $2,750
Good Samaritan Center · Excelsior Springs, MO · 2021
Operating Support
- $2,500
Heart of America Council Boy Scouts · Kansas City, MO · 2023
To support H.R. Bartle Scout Reservation
- $2,500
Heart of America Council Boy Scouts · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Operating Support
- $2,500
Heart of America Council · Kansas City, MO · 2022
For H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation
- $2,500
Heart of America Council · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Operating Support
- $2,000
Puppetry Arts Institute · Independence, MO · 2023
Operating Support
- $2,000
Services Dogs · Dripping Springs, TX · 2023
Operating Support
- $2,000
Trail Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
Operating Support
- $2,000
Wounded Warrior Project · San Antonio, TX · 2023
Operating Support
- $2,000
Hillcrest Ministries · Independence, MO · 2022
Independence Housing Site
- $2,000
Puppetry Arts Institute · Independence, MO · 2022
Operating Support
- $2,000
Services Dogs · Dripping Springs, TX · 2022
Operating Support
- $2,000
Trail Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Operating Support
- $2,000
Wounded Warrior Project · San Antonio, TX · 2022
Operating Support
- $2,000
Ballet Austin · Austin, TX · 2021
Operating Support
- $2,000
Hillcrest Ministries · Independence, MO · 2021
Independence Housing Site
- $2,000
Long Center for the Performing Arts · Austin, TX · 2021
Operating Support
- $2,000
March of Dimes Austintexas · Austin, TX · 2021
Operating Support
- $2,000
Puppetry Arts Institute · Independence, MO · 2021
Operating Support
- $1,500
Community Services League · Independence, MO · 2023
Operating Support
- $1,500
Heifer International · Little Rock, AZ · 2023
Operating Support
- $1,500
Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Operating Support
- $1,500
Lyric Opera · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Operating Support
- $1,500
Northwest Communities Development C · Independence, MO · 2023
Tabitha's Closet Operating Support
- $1,500
Community Services League · Independence, MO · 2022
Operating Support
- $1,500
Heifer International · Little Rock, AZ · 2022
Operating Support
- $1,500
Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Operating Support
- $1,500
Lyric Opera · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Operating Support
- $1,500
Northwest Communities Development C · Independence, MO · 2022
Tabitha's Closet Operating Support
- $1,500
Community Services League · Independence, MO · 2021
Operating Support
- $1,500
Kansas City Ballet · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Operating Support
- $1,500
Lyric Opera · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Operating Support
- $1,500
Northwest Communities Development C · Independence, MO · 2021
Tabitha's Closet
- $1,500
Refugekc · Kansas City, MO · 2021
Operating Support
- $1,000
American Red Cross of Greater Kansa · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Operating Support
- $1,000
Ballet Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Operating Support
- $1,000
Charity Water · New York, NY · 2023
Operating Support
- $1,000
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amer · Merrifield, VA · 2023
Lutheran Diaster Response
- $1,000
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Amer · Merrifield, VA · 2023
To support Casa Abierta Children's Center
- $1,000
Joe R and Teresa Lozano Long Center · Austin, TX · 2023
Operating Support
- $1,000
Make-a-Wish Missouri · Ballwin, MO · 2023
To support Kansas City metro area
- $1,000
St Jude'S Children'S Research Hospi · Memphis Tn, TN · 2023
Operating Support
- $1,000
American Red Cross of Greater Kansa · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Operating Support
- $1,000
Ballet Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Operating Support
- $1,000
Charity Water · New York, NY · 2022
Operating Support
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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