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Misco Charitable Trust at a glance

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Misco Charitable Trust

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$27k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$12k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0188% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Philanthropy$64kReligion$23kArts & Culture$8kHuman Services$7kEducation$5kInternational$3kRecreation & Sports$2kHealth$250Other$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k6 grants · $3k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $24k
$500
Median grant
4
States reached
$236k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY$12,000
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM$11,615
KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC$1,000
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER$500
CAMPERSHIPS FOR NEBAGAMON$500
JOHN AUSTIN CHELEY FOUNDATION$500
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KCUR$250
WICHITA FAMILY CRISIS CENTER$250
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $1k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 20% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WICHITA FAMILY CRISIS CENTER: $250 → 16%JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $1k → 5%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.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$44k · 10 repeat orgs$5k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
6

Total granted

$44k
$4k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+105%

Still filing today

50%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesPhilanthropyEducationRecreation & SportsArts & CultureHealthOther
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

  • CB
    CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM
    4× · 2019–2025 · $22k
  • JC
    JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
    6× · 2020–2025 · $6k · revenue +47%
  • DA
    DREAM A WORLD EDUCATION INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $3k · revenue -76%

Funded once

  • KM
    KEMPER MUSEUM
    one grant, 2018 · $1k
  • JF
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICESgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $1k · revenue +105%
  • VL
    VICTORY LIFE CHURCH
    one grant, 2022 · $500
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
Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation Inc

Build, strengthen, and preserve jewish identity within the local community, in israel, and around the world through tzedakah, education, and cultural events.

Religion
2
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

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3
Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee

The jewish federation of nashville is the central voluntary communal organization of the jewish community. through its fund-raising, planning and community relations efforts, either independently or in partnership with other jewish…

Philanthropy
4
Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City

The mission of the jewish community foundation of greater kansas city is to promote the practice of tzedakah (righteousness, charity) and the pursuit of tikkun olam (repairing the world) by serving as the central resource and advocate for…

Philanthropy
5
Kaiserman Jewish Community Center

The kaiserman jewish community center aspires to be the premier multi-generational hub of non-denominational jewish activity. we strive to positively impact the wellness of the mind, body and spirit in an inclusive environment for this and…

Recreation & Sports
6
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

KU Hillel's mission is to connect Jewish students to each other and to their Judaism, to inspire and equip the next generation of Jewish leaders, and to build a thriving Jewish community on campus.

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7
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Hav

Jewish family service of greater new haven (jfsgnh) supports and strengthens individual, family, and community life by providing a wide range of social services. we welcome people of all ages, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations,…

Human Services
8
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
9
Jewish Community Centers Association of North America

Jcc association strengthens jewish life in north america through direct service to affiliate jccs, ym-ywha's and camps and by providing leadership and guidance to the jcc movement. in addition, we serve jewish personnel in the armed forces…

Human Services
10
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis

Jewish family and children's service of minneapolis provides essential services to people of all ages and backgrounds to sustain healthy relationships, ease suffering and offer support in times of need.

Human Services
11
The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan Inc

Together with our community, jcc manhattan creates opportunities for people to connect, grow, and learn within an ever-changing jewish landscape.

Human Services
12
Jewish Communal Fund

To facilitate and promote philanthropy through donor advised funds.

Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City; the most unlike its peers is Camp Nebagamon Foundation. 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

10 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. 10 of the 20 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
10/10
Grantees still filing
4/10
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $63,750 · PhilanthropyJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITYJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $5,800 · PhilanthropyJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER KANSAS CITYCONGREGATION BETH SHALOM: $22,140 · OtherCONGREGATION BETH SHALOMDREAM A WORLD EDUCATION INC: $2,500 · OtherDREAM A WORLD EDUCATION INCIndividual grant recipient: $2,060 · OtherIndividual grant recipientKCUR-FM co University of Missouri-Kansas City: $2,000 · OtherKCUR-FM co University of Missouri-…KCUR: $2,000 · OtherKCURKEMPER MUSEUM: $1,440 · Other+5 more: $2,500 · Other+5 moreCAMP NEBAGAMON FOUNDATION: $2,500 · EducationJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $2,500 · InternationalKANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC: $2,200 · Arts & CultureJOHN AUSTIN CHELEY FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 · Recreation & SportsJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $1,000 · Human ServicesWICHITA FAMILY CRISIS CENTER: $250 · Human ServicesAUTISM SPEAKS INC: $250 · Health
Philanthropy$69,550Other$34,640Education$2,500International$2,500Arts & Culture$2,200Recreation & Sports$2,000Human Services$1,250Health$250

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $63,750 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $5,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetDREAM A WORLD EDUCATION INC: $2,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetCAMP NEBAGAMON FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetJEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC: $2,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJOHN AUSTIN CHELEY FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWICHITA FAMILY CRISIS CENTER: $250 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

  • Who funds JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER KANSAS CITY ↗
  • Who funds DREAM A WORLD EDUCATION INC ↗
  • Who funds CAMP NEBAGAMON FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH NATIONAL FUND (KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL) INC ↗
  • Who funds KANSAS CITY AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM INC ↗
  • Who funds JOHN AUSTIN CHELEY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds WICHITA FAMILY CRISIS CENTER ↗
  • Who funds AUTISM SPEAKS INC ↗

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…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Greater Kansas City Community FoundationMO12.9× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Misco Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Misco Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    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.

    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 20 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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