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The H & R Block Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.0M
Granted FY2023
83
Itemized grants FY2023
61
Organizations funded FY2023
57%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2023
$2.5M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$453,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 171
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
17
Total assets, FY2023
$68M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 57% of the organizations The H & R Block Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 29% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 71% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $504k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’20’21’22’23
EducationHealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureHousing & ShelterCommunity ImprovementOther
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
FY202361$1.8M57%
FY20221$80%
FY2021105$2.6M45%
FY2020101$2.6M54%
FY2018171$2.6M63%
FY2017167$2.7Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$2.8MArts & Culture$1.9MPhilanthropy$1.6MHuman Services$1.5MHealth$1.3MCommunity Improvement$1.1MHousing & Shelter$850kCrime & Legal$432kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
WA
MT
MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
CO
NE
MO
VA
MD
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 287 grantees
All grantees of The H & R Block Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Umkc Foundation$1,004,66053%
United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc$725,26452%
Urban Neighborhood Initiative Inc$516,500224%
Donnelly College$357,92551%
Restart Inc$350,00033%
Metropolitan Arts Council of Greater Kansas City$295,000518%
The Family Conservancy$200,00021%
Metropolitan Community College Foundation$196,05556%
Community Linc$176,00024%
Union Station Kansas City Inc$173,00031%
Rebuilding Together Kansas City Inc$170,000214%
Kansas City Repertory Theatre Inc$149,70051%
Boys Grow Corp$145,000219%
The Children's Place Inc$130,00022%
Food Equality Initiative Inc$120,000111%
Metropolitan Organization Countering Sexual Assault$118,00051%
Kansas City Art Institute$105,65050%
Kansas City Symphony$101,00040%
Harvesters - the Community Food Network$100,10040%
Community Health Council of Wyandotte County Inc$100,00015%
Guadalupe Centers Inc$100,00021%
Kvc Hospitals Inc$100,00010%
Kansas City Museum Foundation Inc$100,00012%
Kansas City Public Library$100,0001n/a
Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc$81,00050%
Mid America Assistance Coalition$81,00052%
Cristo Rey Kansas City Sisters of Chari Ty of Leavenworth High School$80,30021%
Marlborough Community Coalition Inc$77,900330%
AcruxKC$76,00015%
Center for Conflict Resolution$75,00017%
The Launchcode Foundation$75,00020%
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey$73,50052%
River of Refuge$70,00019%
KC Healthy Kids$70,00022%
Kansas City Ballet Association$67,00040%
Kansas City Autism Training Center Inc$65,00022%
Kansas City Young Audiences Inc$65,00051%
Rediscover$65,00030%
Lead to Read Inc$64,60046%
Rose Brooks Center Inc$61,35021%
Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City$61,00021%
First Call Alcoholdrug Prevention Recovery$60,00023%
After the Harvest$55,00021%
Kansas City Public Schools Education Foundation$54,0001n/a
Levelup Kids Inc$53,80032%
National Wwi Museum and Memorial$50,20021%
Developing Potential Inc$50,00011%
Show Me KC Schools Inc$50,00027%
The Literacy Lab$50,00020%
Youth Volunteer Corps$50,00029%
Tri-County Mental Health Services Inc$50,00020%
Oikos Development Corporation$50,00018%
National Museum of Toys and Miniatures$50,00011%
Sleepyhead Beds$50,00026%
Unicorn Theatre$45,00051%
Cornerstones of Care$43,00010%
The Nelson Gallery Foundation$41,70030%
Journey to New Life INC$40,00022%
Healing House Inc$40,00012%
Open Options Inc$40,00012%
American Public Square Inc$40,00025%
Family Health Care Inc$40,00011%
Drumm Center for Children Inc$40,00012%
University Academy Foundation$36,65014%
Safehome Inc$36,00021%
Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation$35,00011%
United We$32,00022%
Partnership for Regional Educational Preparation - Kansas City Inc$31,60012%
Harry S Truman Children's Neurological Center$30,50020%
Morningstar's Development Companyinc$30,0001n/a
Center for Developmentally Disabled$30,00010%
Bike Walk Kc$30,00012%
Community Services League of Jackson County$30,00011%
Womens Employment Network$30,00013%
Urban Ranger Corps$30,00016%
Minddrive Incorporated$30,00014%
Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry$29,70011%
Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Inc$28,00010%
The Coterie Inc$27,00031%
Camps for Kids$26,00043%
Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission$26,00011%
Jackson County Casa$26,00021%
Fosteradopt Connect Inc$25,40020%
Kansas City Community Gardens Inc$25,00012%
Kanbe's Markets$25,000113%
Jobone$25,00011%
Truman Medical Center Charitable Foundation$25,00011%
Center of Grace Inc$25,00011%
Art as Mentorship Inc$25,00019%
The Lean Lab Inc Lean Lab Education$25,00015%
Northland Early Education Cent$25,00011%
Chwc Inc$25,00012%
Wildwood Outdoor Education Center$25,00014%
Happybottoms$25,00014%
Budget and Financial Management Assistance$25,00015%
Redemptorist Social Services Center Inc$25,00013%
Mt Carmel Redevelopment Corporation Inc$25,00014%
Comprehensive Mental Health Services Inc$25,00010%
Avenue of Life Inc$25,00011%
Young Women on the Move$25,0001n/a
Welcome House Inc$25,00012%
Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy$25,0001n/a
Great Circle$25,00010%
Paces Inc$25,00010%
Plaza Academy$25,00012%
Platte Senior Services Inc$25,00016%
Northland Shepherd's Center$25,00012%
Wyandot Behavioral Health Network Inc$25,00011%
True Light Family Resource Center$25,00019%
Rosedale Development Association$22,0001n/a
Downtown Kansas City Civic Ventures$20,00022%
Nebraska Humane Society$20,00020%
Mothers Refuge$20,00012%
Main Street Corridor Development Corp DBA Midtown KC Now$20,00015%
Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council$20,0001n/a
Community Capital Fund$20,00021%
Jewish Vocational Service Bureau of Kansas City$20,00010%
Seton Center Inc$19,00020%
Green Works In Kansas City$19,00018%
Mesner Puppet Theater$19,00014%
Neighborhood Legal Support of Kansas City$18,500117%
Sunflower House Inc$18,00011%
The Friends of Chamber Music$17,50012%
Gilda's Club Kansas City$16,50023%
Calvary Community Outreach Network$15,70014%
Westside Housing Organization Inc$15,00011%
Jackson County Historical Society$15,00017%
Liberty Community Christmas Tree$15,000123%
Jerusalem Farm$15,00019%
Debate-Kansas City$15,00018%
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc$15,00030%
Center for Practical Bioethics Inc$13,80030%
Giving the Basics Inc$12,50011%
The Farmer's House Inc$12,50011%
The Kansas University Endowment Association$11,50030%
Johnson County Christmas Bureau$10,50021%
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Wayside Waifs Inc$10,00010%
Boys Hope Girls Hope$10,0001n/a
Heroes Care Inc$10,00010%
Veterans Community Project$10,00010%
The Battle Within Inc$10,00012%
Northeast Community Center$10,0001n/a
Network Connectors Inc$10,0001n/a
Pembroke Hill School$10,00030%
Shepherds Center of Kansas Cty Ctl$10,00021%
Accelerated Schools of Overland Park Inc$10,00011%
City of Kansas City Missouri$10,0001n/a
Compass Youth Collaborative$10,00020%
Teachers Like Me$10,0001n/a
Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute$10,00011%
Gordon Parks Elementary School$10,0001n/a
Greater Kc Linc Inc$9,80010%
William Jewell College$9,50010%
The Gabby Krause Foundation$9,00011%
Wornall-Majors House Museums Inc$7,60012%
Rhode Island Dream Center$7,50019%
Benilde Hall$7,50010%
Love Fund for Children Inc$7,50011%
Hackley School$7,50020%
Northland Neighborhoods Inc$7,50011%
Base Academy of Music$7,5001n/a
Growing Futures Early Education Center Inc$7,50010%
Grandview Assistance Program$7,40012%
Public Television 19 Inc$7,00030%
Fork Union Military Academy$7,0002n/a
Sheffield Place$6,50010%
University of Dayton$6,00010%
Charlotte Street Foundation$6,00011%
Saint Lukes Foundation$5,30010%
The Hope Center Inc$5,00011%
Harrison Ruritan Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
EMERGE Fellowship$5,00010%
School Smart Kc Inc$5,00010%
Rising Up$5,00014%
High Aspirations Incorporated$5,00011%
Noah Webster House Inc$5,00011%
Central Methodist University$5,00040%
Dignity Health Foundation$5,00010%
Kc Mothers in Charge$5,00012%
Literacy Kansas City$5,00020%
Harry S Truman Good Neighbor Award Found$5,00016%
Kansas City Artists Coalition Inc$5,0001n/a
School of Economics Inc$5,00012%
Trustees of Boston College$5,00010%
Bay Harbor Foundation$5,00012%
Vassar College$5,00020%
Daniel Memorial Inc$5,00010%
Heartland Chamber Music LTD$5,00012%
Detroit Public Schools Foundation$5,00010%
Casa of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties Inc$4,50011%
Redwood City Education Foundation$4,50011%
Little Red School House Inc$4,00030%
Southern Methodist University$4,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$3,50010%
Owen Cox Dance Group$3,50011%
Bach Aria Soloists Inc$3,50012%
Alpine Theatre Project Inc$3,25030%
Kansas City Actors Theatre Inc$3,0001n/a
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$3,00010%
Lazarus Ministries Kc$3,00011%
Traditional Music Society Inc$3,00016%
Steps of Faith Foundation$3,00011%
The Baruch College Fund$3,00030%
Hope Network of Raytown$2,70011%
Powell Gardens Inc$2,70010%
Newhouse Inc$2,60010%
Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center$2,50021%
Missouri Colleges Fund Inc$2,50010%
Clay County Clothes Closet$2,50013%
Operation Breakthrough Inc$2,50010%
The Call$2,50010%
Henrico Education Foundation Inc$2,50010%
United Fund of Talbot County Inc$2,50011%
Habitat for Humanity International Inc$2,50010%
Special Olympics Pennsylvania Inc$2,50010%
Sphinx Organization Inc$2,30010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$2,00010%
University of California Santa Barbara$2,0003n/a
Uncw Student Aid Association Inc$2,00020%
University of Nebraska Foundation$2,00010%
Johns Hopkins University$2,00020%
New Reform Temple$2,0001n/a
Good Shepherd Catholic School$2,0002n/a
Billings Catholic Schools$2,0003n/a
Colorado Springs Christian Schools$2,00020%
Erin Andra Wilson Foundation$1,46830%
Curators of the University of Missouri Special Tr$1,1001n/a
North Valley Hospital Foundation$1,0001n/a
Soul of Santa Do Good Foundation Corporation$1,0001n/a
Johnson County Library Foundation$1,00010%
The Colorado College$1,00010%
Golf Foundation of Kansas City$1,00011%
Ouray Mountain Rescue Team Inc$1,00011%
The James C Ferrer Educational Fundinc (Formerly Shinnecock Hills Educational )$1,00010%
Lions Clubs International Foundation$1,00010%
Billings Catholic Schools Foundation$1,00010%
Villanova University$1,00010%
Glacier National Park Conservancy$1,00010%
DAP Health Inc$1,00010%
Girl Scouts of Ne Kansas and Nw Missouri Inc$80010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$80020%
University of Virginia Law School Foundation$65030%
Westminster College$50010%
Carrollwood Day School Education Inc$50010%
Storycorps Inc$50010%
American Heart Association Inc$50010%
Allegheny College$50010%
The Friends of the Redwood City Public Library Inc$50010%
aSTEAM VILLAGE INC$50010%
Truman State University Foundation$50010%
Whitefish Lake Institute$45020%
1dos Foundation$40014%
Roseville Theater Arts Academy$40010%
Junior League of Kansas City Missouri$40010%
McMinnville Film Festival Foundation$40010%
United Inner City Services Inc$40010%
Freya's Field Farm & Friends$4001n/a
Project Linus$40010%
Fellowship of Catholic University Students$4001n/a
Las Vegas Leading Ladies$40011%
Central Michigan University$3751n/a
Kansas State University Foundation$36020%
University of Central Missouri Foundation$35030%
Church World Service Inc$35010%
Whitefish Theatre Company$30020%
Selah Downtown Association$30010%
Glacier Symphony Orchestra and Chorale$30020%
The Children's Mercy Hospital$25010%
Rockhurst High School$2501n/a
Glacier Nordic Club$20010%
Great Plains Spca$20010%
Northwestern University$20010%
Reading Power Inc$20020%
The Phoenix Family Housing Corporation$20020%
Totes for Tots and Teens$2001n/a
Shawnee Indian Mission Foundation$15010%
Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation$15010%
Rightfully Sewn Inc$1201n/a
Whitefish Legacy Partners Inc$12010%
Bridgton Academy$10310%
KittyMOMs Rescue Organization$1001n/a
North Valley Music School$10010%
Downtown Association of Yakima$10010%
Seton Hall Preparatory School$1001n/a
Saint Ann's School$10010%
Pittsburg State University Foundation Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 124 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The H & R Block Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUmkc Foundation: $1,004,660 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetUnited Way of Greater Kansas City Inc: $725,264 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetUrban Neighborhood Initiative Inc: $516,500 over 2y, 24% of budgetDonnelly College: $357,925 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetRestart Inc: $350,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetMetropolitan Arts Council of Greater Kansas City: $295,000 over 5y, 18% of budgetThe Family Conservancy: $200,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetMetropolitan Community College Foundation: $196,055 over 5y, 6.2% of budgetCommunity Linc: $176,000 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetUnion Station Kansas City Inc: $173,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetRebuilding Together Kansas City Inc: $170,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetKansas City Repertory Theatre Inc: $149,700 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetBoys Grow Corp: $145,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetThe Children's Place Inc: $130,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetFood Equality Initiative Inc: $120,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetMetropolitan Organization Countering Sexual Assault: $118,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetKansas City Art Institute: $105,650 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetKansas City Symphony: $101,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetHarvesters - the Community Food Network: $100,100 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Health Council of Wyandotte County Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetGuadalupe Centers Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetKvc Hospitals Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetKansas City Museum Foundation Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetLyric Opera of Kansas City Inc: $81,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetMid America Assistance Coalition: $81,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetCristo Rey Kansas City Sisters of Chari Ty of Leavenworth High School: $80,300 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetMarlborough Community Coalition Inc: $77,900 over 3y, 30% of budgetAcruxKC: $76,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetCenter for Conflict Resolution: $75,000 over 1y, 7.3% of budgetThe Launchcode Foundation: $75,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetKansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey: $73,500 over 5y, 2.1% of budgetRiver of Refuge: $70,000 over 1y, 9.0% of budgetKC Healthy Kids: $70,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetKansas City Ballet Association: $67,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetKansas City Autism Training Center Inc: $65,000 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetKansas City Young Audiences Inc: $65,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetRediscover: $65,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLead to Read Inc: $64,600 over 4y, 6.0% of budgetRose Brooks Center Inc: $61,350 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City: $61,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetFirst Call Alcoholdrug Prevention Recovery: $60,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetAfter the Harvest: $55,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetLevelup Kids Inc: $53,800 over 3y, 2.2% of budgetNational Wwi Museum and Memorial: $50,200 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetDeveloping Potential Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetShow Me KC Schools Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 6.7% of budgetThe Literacy Lab: $50,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetYouth Volunteer Corps: $50,000 over 2y, 8.8% 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 200.

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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.

United Way of Greater Kansas City IncMO153.9× affinity91 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc · Health Forward Foundation · Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation · Oppenstein Brothers Foundation · Menorah Heritage Foundation · William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee · Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation · R a Long Foundation 600 Plaza West Bldg · The Sunderland Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City · The Sherman Family 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 The H & R Block Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The H & R Block 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 The H & R Block Foundation

How much does The H & R Block Foundation give?
The H & R Block Foundation reported 83 itemized grants totaling $2,545,067, out of $2,978,944 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 171 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The H & R Block Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2023, its largest causes are Education (14%), Arts & Culture (9%), Philanthropy (8%).
Who are The H & R Block Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2023: Umkc Foundation ($1.0M), United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc ($725k), Urban Neighborhood Initiative Inc ($517k).
Does The H & R Block Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The H & R Block Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The H & R Block Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc, Health Forward Foundation, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.
Where is The H & R Block Foundation based?
The H & R Block 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 418 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $3.0M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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