Missouri · Public charity
Kwame Charitable Foundation
See schedule oKWAME CHARITABLE FOUNDATION strives to change the trajectory of the lives of motivated young adults. College exposure and endowed scholarships are the primary avenues by which we remove barriers that can impede success. We look towards a future that is more hopeful for scholars who deserve of the opportunity to reach their…
- $104k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 64%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $70k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 8 to 11
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $81k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 64% of the organizations Kwame Charitable Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 72% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $70k | 14% |
| FY2024 | 11 | $167k | 64% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $76k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Forever Inc | $32,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lincoln University | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Washington University | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Kansas Athletics Inc | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Texas Southern University Foundatio | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southern Univerty System | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Grambling University Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Mississippi Valley State University | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Missouri Baptist University | $16,981 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Forever Inc | $32,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Lincoln University | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Washington University | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Kansas Athletics Inc | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Texas Southern University Foundatio | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southern Univerty System | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Grambling University Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Mississippi Valley State University | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Missouri Baptist University | $16,981 | 1 | 0% |
| Ceb Golf | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Harris-Stowe Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maryville University - St Louis | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Clark Atlanta University Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center of Creative Arts | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wepower | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Kwame Charitable Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Tom Joyner Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Kwame Charitable Foundation
- How much does Kwame Charitable Foundation give?
- Kwame Charitable Foundation reported 7 itemized grants totaling $70,000, out of $104,149 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 11 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Kwame Charitable Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (77%), Recreation & Sports (20%), Community Improvement (3%).
- Who are Kwame Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: Forest Park Forever Inc ($33k), Lincoln University ($30k), Washington University ($30k).
- Does Kwame Charitable Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 64% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Kwame Charitable Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tom Joyner Foundation Inc, Charities Aid Foundation America, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Kwame Charitable Foundation based?
- Kwame Charitable Foundation is based in MO.
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