Grants awarded
Who does Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation fund?
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation has awarded $50 million across 697 grants to 214 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $45,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $12,500 versus $5,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$49.5M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
214
Grants
697
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| S Statement 5 | $9.1M | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
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$9.0M | 72 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $6.3M | 25 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Lyric Opera of Kansas City INC
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$4.3M | 12 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| S St Luke's Mid America Heart Institutemuriel I Kauffman Women's Heart Ctr | $3.7M | 6 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Kansas City Symphony
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$2.0M | 9 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| A Artskc Regional Arts Council | $1.5M | 9 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Kansas City Repertory Theatre INC
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$1.1M | 8 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| M McMaster University | $1.0M | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W William Jewell College Harriman-Jewell Series | $926K | 12 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | $729K | 9 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $653K | 6 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Pac Holding INC | $545K | 7 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| K Kansas City Balletkansas City Ballet | $500K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$450K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| K Kansas City Starlight Theatre | $395K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
New York Botanical Garden
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$385K | 9 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| U Unicorn Theatre | $275K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Central Park Conservancy INC
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$265K | 12 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Kansas City Art Institute
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$258K | 8 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$230K | 7 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
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$225K | 8 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| E Englewood Arts | $220K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $220K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Luke's Mid America Heart Institutemuriel I Kauffman Women's Heart Cent | $200K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City | $185K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| K Kcur | $175K | 7 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| U Umkc Conservatory of Music and Dance | $162K | 2 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Friends of Chamber Music | $160K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures | $150K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| K Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art | $140K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Kansas City Chorale
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$125K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Kansas City Jazz Orchestra
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$115K | 6 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| M Mattie Rhodes Center | $115K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $108K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Coterie Theatre | $106K | 5 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y Youth Symphony of Kansas City | $105K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Powell Gardens INC
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$104K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| P Phalen Leadership Academy-Indiana INC | $100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cure of Ars Catholic Church | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I International Debutante Ball | $100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I International Debutante Ball Foundation INC | $100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $90K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$88K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| S Spire Chamber Ensemble | $82K | 7 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| M Music Theater Heritage INC | $80K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
The Culture House INC
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$80K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | KS | |
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey
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$80K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
New York City Ballet INC
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$70K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| O Owencox Dance Group | $65K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Northeast Community Center | $64K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$55K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| C Child Protection Center | $55K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$55K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$52K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| P Palm Springs International Piano Competition | $50K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mid-America Arts Alliance
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$50K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Art as Mentorship INC
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$48K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Museum of the City of New York
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$45K | 4 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$45K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $44K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| J Jewish Community Center | $42K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Academy for Integrated Arts | $41K | 8 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Jewel Ball of Kansas City Missouri | $40K | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Kansas City Chamber Orchestra Incorporated
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$40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Park University
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$35K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| T The Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City | $35K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$35K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | KS | |
| H Harry S Truman Library Institute | $32K | 7 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$30K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | KS | |
The Children's Mercy Hospital
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| S Spinning Tree Theatre | $30K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | KS | |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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$30K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| N National World War I Museum and Memorial | $28K | 7 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Youth Chorus of Kansas City INC
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$28K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| M Moving Arts | $28K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$26K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| A American Jazz Museumkansas City Mo 64108 | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Mesner Puppet Theater
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre
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$25K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
| N Negro Leagues Baseball Museumnegroe Leagues Baseball Museum | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| E Eisenhower Health Foundation | $25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Armenian Missionary Association of America | $25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$25K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$22K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | KS | |
Pembroke Hill School
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$22K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| W Wayside Waifs Humane Society | $21K | 4 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Uf Health Shands (uf Foundation) | $21K | 4 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Soul of Santa DO Good Foundation Corporation | $20K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MO | |
Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City INC
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$20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| E Englewood Artsengelwood Arts | $20K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Marty Stuart Center for Country Music | $20K | 3 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Ensemble Iberica INC
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$20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| H Help Hope Live INC | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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