Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation
Invitation OnlyKansas City, Missouri · EIN 23-7279896 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$2.8M
Organizations funded61
Typical grant$20,000
Total assets$68.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $35,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
44% of grants went outside Missouri.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas Hospital System | Westwood, KS | Capital campaign | $500,000 |
| Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art | Kansas City, MO | First quarter distribution | $416,000 |
| Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art | Kansas City, MO | 3Rd quarter distribution | $416,000 |
| Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art | Kansas City, MO | Second quarter distribution | $138,667 |
| The Principia Corporation | St Louis, MO | Boarding facility | $100,000 |
| Denver Museum of Contemporary Art | Denver, CO | General operating expenses | $75,000 |
| Caps Network Inc | Overland Park, KS | Level up kc | $75,000 |
| Childrens Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | Kemper postdoctoral div | $55,912 |
| Green Light Fund | Boston, MA | Kansas city fund II | $50,000 |
| American Red Cross | Kansas City, MO | Florida disaster relief | $50,000 |
| Reconciliation Services | Kansas City, MO | General operating expenses | $50,000 |
| Yep Kc | Kansas City, MO | Scholarship programs | $50,000 |
| Kansas City Startup Foundation | Kansas City, MO | General operating expenses | $50,000 |
| Protect Our Past Inc | North Chatham, MA | If the walls could talk | $50,000 |
| Art As Mentorship | Kansas City, MO | 2024 rebel song amerikana | $50,000 |
| Kansas City Repertory Theatre Inc | Kansas City, MO | 60Th anniversary season | $35,000 |
| Protect Out Past | North Chatham, MA | Podcast launch | $30,000 |
| St Lukes Foundation | Kansas City, MO | Heartland gala 2024 | $30,000 |
| National Ms Society - Mid America | Mission Woods, KS | Bill gautreaux bike ms | $25,000 |
| Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy | Overland Park, KS | 2024 civic service | $25,000 |
| American Film Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | Restricted for ca landscape | $25,000 |
| Central City Opera | Wheat Ridge, CO | General operating expenses | $25,000 |
| Gift | Kansas City, MO | General operating expenses | $25,000 |
| Gift | Kansas City, MO | Reimagine work dev for | $25,000 |
| United We | Kansas City, MO | Women charitable economic | $25,000 |
| Jewish Family Services | Overland Park, KS | Jfs bright nights | $25,000 |
| Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey | Kansas City, MO | Kcfaa inclusive arts edu | $25,000 |
| American Jazz Museum | Kansas City, MO | Believe in event | $25,000 |
| Angel Flight | Kansas City, MO | Angel flight central | $21,000 |
| Pet Resource Center | Kansas City, MO | Fairy tales ball | $20,000 |
| Project Angel Heart | Denver, CO | General operating expenses | $20,000 |
| Reaching Out From Within | Kansas City, KS | Gift in honor of suellen | $20,000 |
| Kc Pet Project | Kansas City, MO | Love finds a way 2024 | $20,000 |
| Boys Grow | Kansas City, MO | Greenhouse project | $20,000 |
| Bicycles for Humanity Co | Denver, CO | Improving outcomes in | $16,000 |
| Lower Cape Outreach Council | Orleans, MA | Food pantry deficit | $15,000 |
| Powell Gardens | Kingsville, MO | General operating expenses | $15,000 |
| Minddrive | Kansas City, MO | General operating expenses | $15,000 |
| Turning Point the Center for Healing | Leawood, KS | Center for hope and healing | $15,000 |
| The Prospect Kc | Kansas City, MO | Nourish kc community | $10,000 |
| Truman Library Institute | Kansas City, MO | General operating expenses | $10,000 |
| Gold Crown Foundation | Denver, CO | Career pathways | $10,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation | Hagerstown, MD | In honor of sanjiv | $10,000 |
| Synergy Services Inc | Parkville, MO | Stand up for synergy | $10,000 |
| University of Kansas Endowment | Kansas City, KS | Fleming-Collins programs | $10,000 |
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Kansas City, MO | Synergy forest hill vllg | $10,000 |
| International Documentary Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Marcella | $10,000 |
| Halo Foundation | Kansas City, MO | Capital campaign | $10,000 |
| Kansas Childrens Discovery Center Inc | Topeka, KS | Play free program | $10,000 |
| Umkc Foundation | Kansas City, MO | Trustee scholars program | $8,000 |
| Lucky to Ride | Sheridan, CO | Learn-To-Earn program | $7,500 |
| Leedy Foundation | Kansas City, MO | Restricted to exhibition | $6,700 |
| Umkc Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 2024 entrepreneur of the | $5,000 |
| Chain of Hope | Kansas City, MO | Helping animals in need | $5,000 |
| Pals for Life Foundation | North Chatham, MA | Waiter waitress hardship | $5,000 |
| Holocaust Museum LA | Los Angeles, CA | Vilna a resistance story | $5,000 |
| Bach Aria | Kansas City, MO | 2024-2025 season | $5,000 |
| Just Like You Films | Prairie Village, KS | General operating expenses | $5,000 |
| Happybottoms | Kansas City, MO | Monthly diaper distribution | $5,000 |
| Center for the Rights of Abused Childre | Phoenix, AZ | Charitable programs | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 61 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,832,279 | 61 |
| 2023 | $2,401,000 | 4 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 6, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513109349100216
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-7279896
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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