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SKILLBUILDERS FUND

· LEAWOOD, KS · private_foundation · program funder

34recipients FY2016–24
$2Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 56% of giving in Kansas

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A local funder — 56% of its dollars go to KS. It is a candidate for organizations in the 5 states it has funded, whatever their cause: GA, KS, MI, MO, NY.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder17
OPPENSTEIN BROTHERS FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder15
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY INCKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder14
HEALTH FORWARD FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder12
SUNDERLAND FOUNDATIONSHAWNEE MSN, KSprogram funder12
WILLIAM T KEMPER FOUNDATION COMMERCE BANK OF KANSAS CITY N A TKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder11
THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder10
G KENNETH AND ANN BAUM PHILANTHROPIC FUNDSTILWELL, KSprogram funder9
ASH GROVE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONOVERLAND PARK, KSprogram funder8
COMMERCE FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOlarge program funder8
H & R BLOCK FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder8
MENORAH HERITAGE FOUNDATIONOVERLAND PARK, KSprogram funder8
THE VIVIAN AND HYMIE J SOSLAND CHARITABLE TRUSTKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder8
DEHAEMERS FAM CHARITABLE TRSTILWELL, KSprogram funder7
ELAINE FELD STERN CHARITABLE TRINDEPENDENCE, MOprogram funder7
JACKSON COUNTY COMMUNITY CHILDRENS SERVICE FUNDKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder7
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITYOVERLAND PARK, KSprogram funder7
JOHN W & EFFIE E SPEAS MEMORIAL TRUSTDALLAS, TXprogram funder7
MURIEL MCBRIEN KAUFFMAN FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder7
R A LONG FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder7
SHERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONMISSION WOODS, KSprogram funder7
BLUESCOPE FOUNDATION NORTH AMERICAKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder6
BNSF FOUNDATIONFORT WORTH, TXlarge program funder6
EDWARD G AND KATHRYN E MADER FOUNDATIONOVERLAND PARK, KSprogram funder6
GERALDINE AND R A BARROWS FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MOprogram funder6

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
WILDWOOD OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER INCKS72024$879,474
WOMENS EMPLOYMENT NETWORKMO72024$140,000
AMETHYST PLACE INCMO72024$120,000
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF KANSAS CITYMO52024$70,000
PAWSPERITY INCMO22024$55,000
KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY GARDENS INCMO52024$50,000
INTERURBAN ARTHOUSEKS32024$45,000
RIGHTFULLY SEWN INCMO22024$40,000
MATTIE RHODES CENTERMO22024$35,000
GREAT JOBS KANSAS CITYMO22024$30,000
GIVING THE BASICS INCKS22024$30,000
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CENTER INCMO32024$28,451
UNION STATION KANSAS CITY INCMO22024$28,000
PHARMACY OF GRACE INCKS12024$25,000
KANSAS CITY BALLET ASSOCIATIONMO22024$25,000
SEWING LABMO32024$20,000
UMKC FOUNDATIONMO22024$8,000
KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREPARATORY ACADEMYMO62024$7,000
OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INCMO12024$2,500
MINDDRIVE INCORPORATEDMO32023$30,000
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOMNY12023$4,000
THE LAUNCHCODE FOUNDATIONMO22022$25,000
MIRACLE OF INNOCENCE INCKS12022$1,500
BAREFOOT MISSION INCKS12021$5,000
COMMUNITY CAPITAL FUNDMO12020$15,000
TRUE LIGHT FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERMO12020$1,000
SCRAPS KC INCMO12020$500
BELOVED ATLANTA INCGA22019$7,000
CROSS-LINES COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCKS22019$1,250
MUSIC THEATRE KANSAS CITY INCKS12019$1,000
FRACTURED ATLAS INCNY12018$25,000
YOUNG WOMEN ON THE MOVEKS12018$8,500
CAMP FIREMO12018$1,500
FOR LOVE OF WATERMI12018$1,000