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Kansas City Soccer Foundation

The Kansas City Soccer Foundation was founded by sporting kansas city exclusively to provide charitable and educational programs in the kansas city metropolitan area to benefit disadvantaged youth and individuals and related programs by providing education, access and participation in soccer and related events.

$456k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$55k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Health$942kRecreation & Sports$85kYouth Development$71kEducation$40kHuman Services$35kPublic Safety & Disaster$23kPhilanthropy$13kCommunity Improvement$10k
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 6 grants below total $130,598, the rows itemized in this filing. The $455,951 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $325,353 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $70k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $55k
$12,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$773k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL$55,098
LEGENDS FOR LIFE INC$35,000
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY INC$12,500
KC FUSION$12,000
SPORTING BROOKSIDE$10,000
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER KANSAS CITY$6,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY19–23, $63k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 56% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GREATER WICHITA YMCA: $20k → 16%SHADOW BUDDIES FOUNDATION: $15k → 5%Shadow Buddies Foundation: $8k → 5%Shadow Buddies Foundation: $5k → 5%Midwest Adaptive Sports: $8k → 15%GUADALUPE CENTERS INC: $8k → 15%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

77%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$933k · 7 repeat orgs$285k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +67% since the first grant, against +11% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
17

Total granted

$933k
$210k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+67%
+11%

Still filing today

86%
76%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $76k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentEducationPhilanthropyOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TC
    The Children's Mercy Hospital
    8× · 2017–2024 · $709k · revenue +67%
  • VO
    VARIETY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY TENT 8
    3× · 2019–2022 · $65k · revenue +99%
  • RM
    Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City Inc
    2× · 2021–2022 · $65k · revenue +19%

Funded once

  • KB
    KC BLIND ALL-STARS FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $33k · revenue -20%
  • TY
    THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WICHITA KANSAS (2311)
    one grant, 2022 · $20k · revenue +2%
  • RS
    Ryogoku Soccer Academy
    one grant, 2022 · $15k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Overland Park Soccer Club

The mission of the Overland Park Soccer Club is to provide an opportunity for players and coaches to learn, play and coach the game of soccer, at any level of competition, in a safe, fun value oriented environment, encouraging…

Recreation & Sports
2
Kansas City Youth Hockey Associatio

The kcyha provides a fun developmental and competitive athletic experience to its players and their families.

Recreation & Sports
3
Three & Two Baseball Club of Kansas City Missouri

Kansas City 3&2 Baseball provides youth baseball league and associated activities for the betterment of the community.

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4
Kaw Valley Soccer Association

Introduce the game of soccer to youth of all ages and skill levels with the purpose of providing the opportunity for each player to develop to their highest potential. Maintain an environment that embodies the core values of integrity,…

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5
Sporting Wichita Inc

The mission of Sporting Wichita is to provide a positive safe and professional environment which encourages early development and fosters a lifelong interest in soccer We seek to provide consistent quality programming structure education…

Recreation & Sports
6
Galaxy Soccer Club

Galaxy soccer club is committed to providing the best soccer educators and programs to prepare players ages 18 and younger, for the highest level of desired play whether it is high school, college, olympic development program (odp) or…

Recreation & Sports
7
Greater Kansas City Sports Commission

Focus and organize community support for the sporting events the city enjoys and facilitate the acquisition of additional sporting events.

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8
Greater Kansas City Sports Foundation

Foster and support amateur sports competition

Recreation & Sports
9
West Central Soccer Association

Childrens Recreational Sports Association

Recreation & Sports
10
Tri-City United Soccer Club

To enrich the lives of our community by providing an environment that promotes positive development of all ages.

Recreation & Sports
11
Riverdale Soccer Club Arkansas Rising Soccer Club

Our principal mission is the promotion of youth soccer. we strive to instill a love for the game in each of our players and to provide an atmosphere where each player may participate and progress according to his or her interest and…

—
12
Sunflower Sports Association Inc

Cultivate an inclusive community that fosters personal and athletic growth. We strive to embody unity development excellence through sports and inspire individuals to reach their full potential.

Recreation & Sports
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Mattie Rhodes Memorial Society D/B/a Mattie Rhodes Center; the most unlike its peers is Global Fc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 29 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
23/23
Grantees still filing
15/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

The Children's Mercy Hospital: $708,926 · HealthThe Children's Mercy HospitalRonald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City Inc: $65,000 · HealthRonald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City Inc+4 more: $45,000 · Health+4 moreLEGENDS FOR LIFE INC: $35,000 · OtherLEGENDS FOR LI…KC BLIND ALL-STARS FOUNDATION: $32,720 · OtherKC BLIND ALL-S…Leukemia & Lyphoma Society: $26,000 · OtherLeukemia & Lyp…United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc: $12,500 · OtherUnited Way of …PATRICK ROHRER MEMORIAL FUND: $11,583 · OtherPATRICK ROHRER…THERESA KING MEMORIAL FUND: $11,582 · OtherTHERESA KING M…The Whole Person Inc: $11,500 · OtherThe Whole Pers…SOCCER NATION KC LLC: $10,000 · OtherSOCCER NATION …816 SFC LLC: $10,000 · Other816 SFC LLCVARIETY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY TENT 8: $65,000 · PhilanthropySHADOW BUDDIES FOUNDATION INC: $27,875 · Human ServicesTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WICHITA KANSAS (2311): $20,000 · Human ServicesMIDWEST ADAPTIVE SPORTS INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesGUADALUPE CENTERS INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesGLOBAL FC: $15,000 · Recreation & SportsUNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION: $15,000 · Recreation & SportsKC FUSION SOCCER CLUB: $12,000 · Recreation & SportsBROOKSIDE SOCCER CLUB: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsYOUTH R I S E: $20,000 · Youth Development15 AND THE MAHOMIES FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS CLUB OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentRyogoku Soccer Academy: $15,000 · EducationKC INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY: $7,500 · Education
Health$818,926Other$160,885Philanthropy$65,000Human Services$62,875Recreation & Sports$52,000Youth Development$36,000Education$22,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Children's Mercy Hospital: $708,926 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City Inc: $65,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetKC BLIND ALL-STARS FOUNDATION: $32,720 over 1y, 9.5% of budgetSHADOW BUDDIES FOUNDATION INC: $27,875 over 3y, 4.6% of budgetTEAMSMILE INC: $20,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetYOUTH R I S E: $20,000 over 2y, 35% of budgetTHE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF WICHITA KANSAS (2311): $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGLOBAL FC: $15,000 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetUNITED STATES SOCCER FEDERATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Kansas City Inc: $12,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKC FUSION SOCCER CLUB: $12,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Whole Person Inc: $11,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBROOKSIDE SOCCER CLUB: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetHOPEKIDS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget15 AND THE MAHOMIES FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetKC INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMIDWEST ADAPTIVE SPORTS INC: $7,500 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetKYMEL INC: $7,500 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetMATTIE RHODES MEMORIAL SOCIETY D/B/A MATTIE RHODES CENTER: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGUADALUPE CENTERS INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOYS CLUB OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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 C…The Kansas City Royal…United Way of Greater…Commerce Bancshares F…Oppenstein Brothers F…The Francis Family Fo…Hallmark Corporate Fo…The Sunderland Founda…Ewing Marion Kauffman…Synchrony FoundationEnterprise Holdings F…Charities Aid Foundat…
Greater Kansas City Community FoundationMO21.5× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · The Kansas City Royals Foundation · United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc · Commerce Bancshares Foundation · Oppenstein Brothers Foundation · The Francis Family Foundation · Hallmark Corporate Foundation · The Sunderland Foundation · Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation · Synchrony Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Kansas City Soccer Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Kansas City Soccer Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Kansas City Soccer Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Kansas City Soccer 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.

    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 29 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 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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