Private foundation · EIN 43-6380792 · Kansas City, Missouri

Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 47 grants paid, $1.7M total, median $25K. 83% of grants stayed in Missouri.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
47
$1.7M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in MO
83%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$31M

Grants paid in 2024

47 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of the Zoo Inc of Kc MoKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$150K
Liberty Memorial AssociationKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$150K
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAGeneral operating support$150K
Umkc Bloch School of BusinessKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$110K
Kansas University Endowment AssociationKansas City, KSGeneral operating support$100K
Kauffman Center for the Performing ArtsKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$100K
Kemper Museum Operating FoundationKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$60K
Truman Medical Center Charitable FoundationKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$50K
American Royal AssociationKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$50K
Umkc FoundationKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$50K
Union Station Kansas City IncKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$50K
LA Jolla Institute for ImmunologyLA Jolla, CAGeneral operating support$50K
Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$50K
Agriculture Future of AmericaKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$50K
Lyric Opera of Kansas CityKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$40K
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas CityOverland Park, KSGeneral operating support$30K
Rose Brooks Center IncKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$30K
Kansas City SymphonyKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$30K
The Salvation Army Kansas Western MissouriKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$25K
American Red CrossKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$25K
Adventhealth Foundation Shawnee MissionOverland Park, KSGeneral operating support$25K
Jewish Family ServicesKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$25K
Samuel U Rodgers Health CenterKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$25K
Children's Mercy Hospital and ClinicsKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$25K
Academy for Integrated ArtsKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$25K
The Childrens Place IncOverland Park, KSGeneral operating support$25K
City Union MissionKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$20K
Kansas City BalletKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$20K
Baptist Trinity Lutheran Legacy FoundationKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$15K
Kansas City Repertory TheatreKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$15K
Boys - Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas CityKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$15K
Wayside WaifsKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$10K
Powell GardensKingsville, MOGeneral operating support$10K
After the HarvestKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$10K
Kansas City Friends of Alvin AileyKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$10K
Girl Scouts of Ne Kansas-Nw MissouriKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$10K
Nature Conservancy - Kansas ChapterTopeka, KSGeneral operating support$10K
Kansas City ChoraleKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$7,500
FIRST Call Alcohol Drug Prevention and RecoveryKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$5,000
Pawsperity IncKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$5,000
Deep Roots KcKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$5,000
Restart IncKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$5,000
Horizon AcademyRoeland Park, KSGeneral operating support$5,000
Happy BottomsKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$5,000
Lead to ReadKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$5,000
Levelup Kids IncKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$5,000
Youth Volunteer CorpsKansas City, MOGeneral operating support$2,500

By state: Missouri 39 · California 2 · Kansas 6

About this foundation

Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Kansas City, Missouri, tax-exempt since 1991. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.7M across 47 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation give?

Missouri (39 grants), California (2 grants), Kansas (6 grants), per its latest filing.

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