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Hunter Legacy Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$85k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
24
Grants FY2024
46
Organizations funded FY2023
65%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$30,000
Organizations funded a year
36 to 49
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$2.7M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 65% of the organizations Hunter Legacy Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 67% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 33% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $88k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23
AnimalsHuman ServicesEducationArts & CultureHealthHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving23$85k48%
FY202346$132k65%
FY202249$157k27%
FY202141$113k37%
FY202036$138k39%
FY201944$123kn/a
93% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Animals$344kHealth$88kArts & Culture$53kPhilanthropy$51kEducation$35kHuman Services$30kFood & Nutrition$28kEnvironment$22kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
OR
SD
IN
PA
CA
UT
NE
MO
VA
MD
KS
TN
DC
MS
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Fix'em KC$115,000535%
The Rescue Project$22,00046%
Pembroke Hill School$19,00030%
Humane Society of Greater Kc$18,00050%
Chain of Hope Kc$15,00022%
Kansas City Pet Project$13,00030%
Humane World for Animals Inc$12,00030%
Great Plains Spca$12,00020%
Public Television 19 Inc$10,00020%
Mid-America Bully Breed Rescue Inc$9,00029%
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All grantees of Hunter Legacy Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Fix'em KC$115,000535%
The Rescue Project$22,00046%
Pembroke Hill School$19,00030%
Humane Society of Greater Kc$18,00050%
Chain of Hope Kc$15,00022%
Kansas City Pet Project$13,00030%
Humane World for Animals Inc$12,00030%
Great Plains Spca$12,00020%
Public Television 19 Inc$10,00020%
Mid-America Bully Breed Rescue Inc$9,00029%
Alzheimer's Foundation of America Inc$8,00010%
Melissas Menageries Second Chances$8,00021%
Excelsior Springs Friends of Animals$8,0002n/a
Giving the Basics Inc$8,00040%
Midwest Animal Resq$6,00021%
Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc$6,00030%
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$6,00050%
The Children's Mercy Hospital$6,00040%
The Pet Connection Incorporated$5,60021%
St Andrews Church Kansas City$5,5004n/a
Armanis Angels Inc$5,00023%
Friends of the Earth$5,00010%
Burge Bird Rescue$5,00031%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$4,00020%
Kansas Oil Museum Inc$4,00021%
Friends of Lakeside Nature Center Incorporated$4,00025%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$3,50040%
Sierra Club Foundation$3,50020%
Rose Brooks Center Inc$3,00020%
Kite Foundation at 1433$3,00010%
Partners in Education Foundation$3,00021%
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation Inc$3,00030%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$3,00030%
Lantz Tucker Memorial Fund$3,00013%
Mercy for Animals Inc$2,50020%
Angel Hearts Rescue Inc$2,5002n/a
Farm Sanctuary Inc$2,50040%
Kc Parade of Hearts Organization Exec Dir Jenn Nussbeck$2,0001n/a
Pawsitive Tails Dog Rescue$2,00011%
Sierra Club$2,00020%
Heart of America Humane Society$2,00011%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$2,00020%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$2,00010%
Veterans Community Project$2,00010%
Butler Community College Foundation$1,50020%
St Josephs Indian School$1,5002n/a
Friends of Parkville Animal Shelter$1,50010%
Lucky 13 Rescue Inc$1,50011%
City Union Mission$1,00010%
Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital$1,00010%
Humane World for Animals International$1,00010%
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc$1,00020%
American Wildlife Foundation$1,00011%
Elmwood Cemetery Society$1,0001n/a
Saving St Louis Pets$1,0001n/a
Elmwood Cemetery$1,00010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$90010%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$70020%
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$60020%
The Rabbit Hole Kc$50010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$50010%
African Wildlife Foundation Inc$50010%
Asia Wild$50010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$50010%
Compassion & Choices$50010%
Shelter Kc$50010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$20010%
Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 59 recipients with no EIN on record ($341k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Hunter Legacy Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 61 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFix'em KC: $115,000 over 5y, 35% of budgetThe Rescue Project: $22,000 over 4y, 6.3% of budgetPembroke Hill School: $19,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Society of Greater Kc: $18,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetChain of Hope Kc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetKansas City Pet Project: $13,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGreat Plains Spca: $12,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPublic Television 19 Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMid-America Bully Breed Rescue Inc: $9,000 over 2y, 9.1% of budgetAlzheimer's Foundation of America Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMelissas Menageries Second Chances: $8,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetGiving the Basics Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMidwest Animal Resq: $6,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetAnimal Legal Defense Fund Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Mercy Hospital: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pet Connection Incorporated: $5,600 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetArmanis Angels Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetFriends of the Earth: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBurge Bird Rescue: $5,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKansas Oil Museum Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetFriends of Lakeside Nature Center Incorporated: $4,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club Foundation: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRose Brooks Center Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKite Foundation at 1433: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPartners in Education Foundation: $3,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetKappa Alpha Theta Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLantz Tucker Memorial Fund: $3,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetMercy for Animals Inc: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFarm Sanctuary Inc: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPawsitive Tails Dog Rescue: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSierra Club: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHeart of America Humane Society: $2,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVeterans Community Project: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetButler Community College Foundation: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Parkville Animal Shelter: $1,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLucky 13 Rescue Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCity Union Mission: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSusan B Allen Memorial Hospital: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals International: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPeaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Wildlife Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 61.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Greater Kansas City Community FoundationMO41.2× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Buttonwood Foundation Charitable Tr · Jagoda Family Foundation · Hallmark Corporate Foundation · Hickok Family Foundation F/K/A John D Hickok Foundation · Wm and Margaret Schreiber Char Tr · Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation · Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation · The Shumaker Family Foundation · United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc · Greater Horizons · Give Back Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Hunter Legacy Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Hunter Legacy Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Hunter Legacy Family Foundation

How much does Hunter Legacy Family Foundation give?
Hunter Legacy Family Foundation reported 24 grants totaling $85,200 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 36 and 49 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Hunter Legacy Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (46%), Health (12%), Arts & Culture (7%).
Who are Hunter Legacy Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Fix'em KC ($115k), The Rescue Project ($22k), Pembroke Hill School ($19k).
Does Hunter Legacy Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 65% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Hunter Legacy Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Hunter Legacy Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Buttonwood Foundation Charitable Tr, Jagoda Family Foundation.
Where is Hunter Legacy Family Foundation based?
Hunter Legacy Family Foundation is based in MO.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 127 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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