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RICHARD J STERN FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS

· KANSAS CITY, MO · private_foundation · program funder

63recipients FY2016–24
$16Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 99% of giving in Missouri

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A local funder — 99% of its dollars go to MO. It is a candidate for organizations in the 2 states it has funded, whatever their cause: KS, MO.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
MURIEL MCBRIEN KAUFFMAN FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder49
THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder39
EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder29
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITYOVERLAND PARK, KSprogram funder27
METROPOLITAN ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder27
WILLIAM T KEMPER FOUNDATION COMMERCE BANK OF KANSAS CITY N A TKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder23
SUNDERLAND FOUNDATIONSHAWNEE MSN, KSprogram funder21
THE COPAKEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder21
LOUIS AND ELIZABETH NAVE FLARSHEIM CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONDALLAS, TXprogram funder18
OPPENSTEIN BROTHERS FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder18
ESTELLE S AND ROBERT A LONG ELLIS FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder17
R A LONG FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder17
H & R BLOCK FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder16
HALLMARK CORPORATE FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder16
SOSLAND FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder16
MARION AND HENRY BLOCH FAMILY FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder15
J B REYNOLDS FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder14
MILLER-MELLOR ASSOCIATIONPRAIRIE VLG, KSprogram funder14
THE TOROSIAN FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder14
G KENNETH AND ANN BAUM PHILANTHROPIC FUNDSTILWELL, KSprogram funder13
ARVIN GOTTLIEB CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder12
BLUESCOPE FOUNDATION NORTH AMERICAKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder12
MILLER NICHOLS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder12
BREIDENTHAL-SNYDER FOUNDATION INCPRAIRIE VILLAGE, KSprogram funder11
EDWARD G AND KATHRYN E MADER FOUNDATIONOVERLAND PARK, KSprogram funder11

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY INCMO62024$4,050,000
KANSAS CITY SYMPHONYMO62024$2,145,000
KANSAS CITY BALLET ASSOCIATIONMO62024$907,500
KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTEMO62024$781,667
WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGEMO62024$645,500
NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATIONMO62024$597,640
KAUFFMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSMO62024$512,500
KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE INCMO62024$500,000
PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION OF KANSAS CITYMO42024$359,437
PARK UNIVERSITYMO62024$352,500
CHARLOTTE STREET FOUNDATIONMO62024$283,500
UNICORN THEATREMO62024$255,000
KANSAS CITY CHORALEMO62024$220,000
COTERIE INCMO62024$215,000
KANSAS CITY CHAPTER OF YOUNG AUDIENCES INCMO62024$200,000
KANSAS CITY ACTORS THEATRE INCMO62024$190,000
YOUTH SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY INCMO62024$174,000
ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION OF KANSAS CITYMO62024$160,000
KEMPER MUSEUM OPERATING FOUNDATIONMO62024$135,000
KANSAS CITY FRIENDS OF ALVIN AILEYMO62024$128,491
OWEN-COX DANCE GROUPMO62024$121,000
THE HEART OF AMERICA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVALMO62024$114,000
METROPOLITAN ARTS COUNCIL OF GREATER KANSAS CITYMO52024$110,000
FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSICMO52024$105,000
MUSIC-ARTS INSTITUTEMO62024$99,000
MUSICAL THEATER HERITAGE INCMO62024$97,000
HEARTLAND MENS CHORUSMO62024$90,000
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONKS62024$83,000
MID-AMERICA ARTS ALLIANCEMO52024$72,500
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER INCMO62024$69,084
BACH ARIA SOLOISTSMO62024$63,000
KANSAS CITY JAZZ ORCHESTRAMO62024$57,500
MESNER PUPPET THEATERMO62024$54,000
SUMMERFEST CONCERTS AND-OR RECORDINGS INCMO52024$37,500
ENSEMBLE IBERICA INCMO62024$36,500
HEARTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC LTDMO62024$34,000
SPIRE CHAMBER ENSEMBLEMO62024$34,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER KANSAS CITYKS52024$27,000
ART IN THE LOOP FOUNDATIONMO62024$25,000
ART AS MENTORSHIP INCMO32024$20,000
YOUTH CHORUS OF KANSAS CITY INCMO32024$15,000
HARRY S TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIMO12024$12,600
TE DEUM INCMO42024$12,000
JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY LTDMO42024$10,000
INTERURBAN ARTHOUSEKS22024$10,000
SPINNING TREE THEATREKS12024$5,000
FRIENDS OF THE OPUS 76 QUARTETKS12024$3,000
KANSAS CITY BAROQUE CONSORTIUMMO12024$2,000
ENGLEWOOD ARTS A MISSOURI NON-PROFIT CORPORATIONMO42023$220,000
GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONMO22023$201,500