Foundations that fund organizations in Overland Park, Kansas
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Overland Park nonprofits
442 private foundations gave $53M to Overland Park organizations in their latest filings; 38 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
830 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Overland Park around $50K. 34 of these funders are based in Kansas; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 442
- Accept applications
- 38
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Overland Park
- $53M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 830
- Typical median grant
- $50K
- Based in KS
- 34%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Overland Park organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenacre Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 5 | $12M | $939K | Preselected only | Christian science philanthropic organizations; Christian science programs |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc | Waukesha, WI | 1 | $9.2M | $9.2M | Preselected only | Ongoing operational support |
| Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $4.4M | $4.4M | Preselected only | General |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $3.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 3 | $2.3M | $1.0M | Yes | Pathways for tomorrow initiative; Thriving congregations initiative; Thriving in ministry initiative |
| The Lunsford Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $1.8M | $1.8M | Preselected only | Various |
| William a Reed and Mary J Reed Charitable Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 3 | $1.2M | $400K | Preselected only | Educational |
| The Dehaemers Family Charitable Trust | Overland Park, KS | 9 | $1.1M | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support; ScholarshipsGeneral support; Unrestrictedfaith formation |
| The Patterson Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $750K | $750K | Preselected only | Ed/prg program grant |
| Lowenstein Brothers Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 1 | $739K | $739K | Yes | General support |
| Barton P & Mary D Cohen Charitable 2 | Overland Park, KS | 5 | $633K | $50K | Yes | Charitable; Unrestricted gift |
| Barton P & Mary D Cohen Charitable 1 | Overland Park, KS | 6 | $602K | $16K | Yes | Charitable; Scholarship; Unrestricted gift |
| W Earl Richards Charitable Foundation Inc | Birmingham, AL | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The True Vine Foundation | Shawnee, KS | 1 | $426K | $426K | Preselected only | General funding |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $425K | $425K | Preselected only | To support Right to Start Northwest Arkansas initiative, a… |
| William G McGowan Charitable Fund | Chicago, IL | 15 | $420K | $10K | Yes | General operations |
| The Morgan Family Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 5 | $410K | $50K | Yes | Education of children; Improvement of life, education, and family services for jew…; Provide essential programs and services for individuals and… |
| Upmobility Foundation Inc | Little Falls, NY | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | General Charitable Purposes |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 8 | $397K | $40K | Yes | Support to build capacity for program enhancement and staff…; Support for general operations. 202410-16406; Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14734 |
| Cocherl Family Foundation | Leawood, KS | 21 | $384K | $10K | Yes | Support organization mission; Scholarship |
| The Watson Youth Golf Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 1 | $375K | $375K | Preselected only | For general support |
| McCommons Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $332K | $332K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANA… |
| The McGee Foundation Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $330K | $330K | Yes | Provides low cost reproductive and medical care and informa… |
| Oppenstein Brothers Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 15 | $303K | $15K | Yes | Used for program support at the discretion of the board of…; Food programming; Child advocacy program |
| The Walsh Family Foundation | Mission Hills, KS | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Kelly Family Foundation | Olathe, KS | 3 | $297K | $16K | Yes | To help the Catholic Church provide charity to the underpri…; To help restore stability to situationally homeless familie…; To break the cycle of domestic violence and partner abuse f… |
| Vivian & Hymie J Sosland Charitable Trust | Kansas City, MO | 6 | $260K | $23K | Preselected only | Jewish; Social welfare |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $225K | $225K | Preselected only | In support of underserved small business expansion |
| The Pilgrim Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $220K | $49K | Preselected only | Impact Investments Fund; SAFE note for Deux Mains; General & Unrestricted |
| Anchorage Foundation of Texas | Houston, TX | 1 | $190K | $190K | Preselected only | General support |
| Morgan Family Legacy Foundation | Leawood, KS | 4 | $185K | $38K | Yes | Support religious mission of synagogue; Provide mental health services, life crisis assistance; Provide assistance, safety-net, education for youth and fam… |
| The a William and Eileen Pratt Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $183K | $183K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Hampshire Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Seidler Foundation | Des Moines, IA | 5 | $173K | $30K | Yes | General support |
| G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund | Stilwell, KS | 6 | $153K | $13K | Preselected only | Educational; Civil and human rights; Philanthropy, volunteerism & grantmaking foundation |
| Norman E Alexander Family S Foundation Inc C/O R Mittenthal Tcc Group | New York, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Social purposes |
| Abe & Anna Bograd Memorial Trust 10030800 | Kansas City, MO | 5 | $150K | $34K | Preselected only | Financial assistance; Jet express, help@home, jfs; Annual support & leadership |
| John W and Effie E Speas Memorial Trust | Dallas, TX | 7 | $135K | $20K | Yes | Unrestricted general; Provide kosher meals on; Patient services programs |
| Tim and Kasey Jackson Family Foundation | Leawood, KS | 3 | $132K | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable donation |
| The Ledezma Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 2 | $130K | $65K | Yes | To accomplish the organization's charitable objectives. |
| Goldberg Family Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 7 | $125K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable - general fund |
| Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation 10018904 | Kansas City, MO | 3 | $125K | $25K | Preselected only | 2024 civic service; Jfs bright nights; Level up kc |
| Roderick J & Jo Anne Cyr Foundation | Leawood, KS | 3 | $125K | $30K | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| The Dreiseszun Family Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 2 | $125K | $63K | Yes | To sustain and enhance jewish life at home and around the w…; Offers innovative and unique jewish programming and educati… |
| The Sherman Family Foundation C/O Mary N Sherman | Mission Woods, KS | 6 | $122K | $20K | Preselected only | To support a non-traditional, accredited school.; To support outreach to homeless men.; To support youth programs. |
| Sam Price Family Foundation | Lee S Summit, MO | 4 | $122K | $20K | Preselected only | Program grant; Operational grant |
| Brad & Linda Finkle Family Foundation | Leawood, KS | 4 | $120K | $28K | Preselected only | Provide essential human services for people facing challeng…; Provide shelter, advocacy, counseling and prevention educat…; To sustain and enhance jewish life at home and around the w… |
| Gerson Family Foundation | Olathe, KS | 6 | $108K | $6,250 | Yes | General charitable contribution; Peter gerson educational scholarship fund; Israeli emergency fund |
| Cerwick Family Foundation | Mission Hills, KS | 2 | $105K | $53K | Preselected only | General operating fund - civic; General operating fund - religious |
| Sonscope Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| V & H Charitable Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 3 | $95K | $25K | Preselected only | Educational access; Community support; Preserving community landmarks |
| The Taylor Foundation | McDonough, GA | 1 | $88K | $88K | Yes | General operating funds |
| Pilara Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $88K | $88K | Yes | Art |
| Roc Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 1 | $85K | $85K | Preselected only | Charitable Contribution |
| Charles a Sullivan Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 3 | $85K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| The Isabel Foundation | Flint, MI | 5 | $83K | $15K | Yes | 2023-2025 pledge - embraced:fully program; Conference on christian scientists caring for their own; Writing project |
| Clay Blair Foundation | Lenexa, KS | 6 | $83K | $10K | Yes | Charitable contribution |
| Find Me Faithful | Hayden, ID | 1 | $80K | $80K | Preselected only | Expanding the generosity of others |
| Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation 10015600 | Kansas City, MO | 3 | $80K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Lokre Foundation C/O Ramesh Lokre | Overland Park, KS | 3 | $77K | $25K | Preselected only | Aid to children, military, education; Temple support; Education |
| The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | General operating support for tulsa health center |
| Catherin V Merrill Foundation Co Christine Demareah Elvin Knight | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Charitable uses of the organization |
| Morgan Charitable Foundation Attn Josh Hahn | Overland Park, KS | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | To strengthen lives throughout kansas city by providing ess… |
| Carrie J Loose Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Social work supported food |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $72K | $72K | Yes | To develop, pilot, and assess a data collection tool tailor… |
| Sally Mead Hands Foundation | Madison, WI | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | Operating funds |
| Harry Portman Charitable Trust 10015500 | Kansas City, MO | 2 | $70K | $35K | Preselected only | Charitable purposes |
| Nerman Family Foundation | Bonita Springs, FL | 5 | $70K | $7,900 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| R B Kahn Charitable Trust | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $69K | $69K | Preselected only | At the discretion of the |
| The Al-Midani Foundation | Burton, MI | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | Charity |
| Janet and Kenneth R Goodin Family Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $65K | $65K | Yes | Distributions to other charitable organizations |
| McCullough Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 3 | $63K | $7,500 | Preselected only | Fincl support of religious org.; Fincl support of educational org.; Fincl support of public charity |
| The Francis Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 6 | $62K | $7,250 | Yes | General operating support |
| Umb Financial Corporation Charitable | Kansas City, MO | 2 | $60K | $30K | Yes | General operating support; Equipment for disabilities workforce program |
| Sky Ranch Foundation Inc | Johns Creek, GA | 1 | $60K | $60K | Yes | General operations |
| Gillcrist Charitable Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 6 | $59K | $3,250 | Preselected only | Support of Catholic Charities; Support of St Pauls mission; Support mission of the Blessed Brian Foundation |
| Jay and Ruth Pack Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $57K | $7,200 | Preselected only | General contribution |
| Norman & Elaine Polsky Family Charitable Foundation | Overland Park, KS | 12 | $57K | $2,750 | Yes | Religious, educational and charitable purpose of tax exempt…; To support the emotional, spiritual, academic and physical…; To promote the practice of tzedakah (charity) and the pursu… |
| Patricia Werthan Uhlmann Foundation C/O Equitable Trust Company 19601 | Nashville, TN | 7 | $55K | $1,000 | Preselected only | To support charity; Designated for night of stars; Board gift |
| Linda T Watson Family Foundation | Mission Hills, KS | 2 | $53K | $26K | Yes | Various program activities |
| The Kincaid Group Foundation | Shawnee, KS | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General operating support for the tulsa health center |
| Focus for Health Inc | Warren, NJ | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| The Primrose Foundation | Wilson, WY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General |
| M R and Evelyn Hudson Foundation | Keller, TX | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Funds will support the Midwest Trust Center, performing art… |
| Gr & Vf Smith Char Trust | Overland Park, KS | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Charitable Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Support promotion of affordable reproductive health-care an… |
| Commonwealth Foundation | Tulsa, OK | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | General fund |
| Victor E Speas Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Imaging for community |
| Richard and Peggy Greenfield Foundation | Corte Madera, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | To further the charitable purpose |
| John J Sullivan Jr Foundation John Houlehan & Mark Henke-Trustees | Overland Park, KS | 10 | $48K | $2,000 | Preselected only | Fincl support of charitable org.; Fincl support of public charity; Fincl support of charitable org |
| Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 8 | $48K | $5,000 | Yes | Matching gift; General operating support; General operating support for 2024 |
| The Alon and Rosana Miller Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $45K | $45K | Yes | Support each other initiatives and fight antisemitism |
| The Pillsbury Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | General support |
| Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation Inc | Prairie Village, KS | 6 | $43K | $3,000 | Yes | Education; Social services |
| Newton Family Foundation Inc | Cumby, TX | 1 | $43K | $43K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Kenneth L & Eva S Smith Foundation Thomas K Jones Trustee | Overland Park, KS | 3 | $43K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Illig Family Foundation Cust Pcm | Leawood, KS | 5 | $42K | $5,000 | Preselected only | To be used at the discretion of the board; Masks for aid sponsor |
| The Ervil a Thiel and Ronald E Thiel Charitable Trust | Colorado Springs, CO | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Foundation repair & replacement of main entrance doors & si… |
| The Longhill Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Health |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Overland Park, Kansas?
Tenacre Foundation, The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Inc, Stanley E Fulton Family Foundation, The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc and 95 others reported grants to Overland Park organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Overland Park. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.