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William T & Frances D Grant Charitable Trust and Foundation at a glance

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William T & Frances D Grant Charitable Trust and Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$98k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$36k
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 2025.

Health$526kEducation$371kPhilanthropy$260kRecreation & Sports$245kReligion$48kHuman Services$40kYouth Development$23kAnimals$19kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k2 grants · $7k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $91k
$10,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$381k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ALLEN FIELD HOUSE WILLIAMS EDU FUND$36,000
ST ANDREWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH$25,000
MADDIES MISSION$10,000
KUKI O-HO'OMANA FUND$10,000
PEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL$10,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
UMKC FOUNDATION$2,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–20, $21k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%HOSPICE GIVING FOUNDATION: $500 → 12%YMCA OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $12k → 15%ERIC'S CAMP FUND: $500 → 5%CORNERSTONES OF CARE: $3k → 15%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 15%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $2k → 15%EPEC: $3k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
IN
CA
MO
KY
KS
HI
TX
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.

54%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$852k · 24 repeat orgs$725k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +33% since the first grant, against +19% for those funded once.

24 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 19 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

24
29

Total granted

$852k
$679k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+33%
+19%

Still filing today

67%
41%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 53% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $46k 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

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EducationHuman ServicesHealthAnimalsRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyOther
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

  • MH
    MONTAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION
    2× · 2018–2020 · $425k · revenue +58%
  • TC
    The Children's Mercy Hospital
    3× · 2018–2021 · $39k · revenue +41%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF THE ZOO INC OF KANSAS CITY MISSOURI C/O LINDA FALK
    5× · 2017–2022 · $14k · revenue +100%

Funded once

  • FC
    FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIVING
    one grant, 2017 · $250k
  • RC
    REACHING CHAMPIONS JOINING HEARTS INC
    one grant, 2023 · $240k
  • KA
    KANSAS ATHLETICS INCORPORATED
    one grant, 2022 · $35k
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
The Ku Endowment Charitable Gift Fund

To strengthen the University and communities that have touched the lives of KU alumni and friends, the mission of The KU Endowment Charitable Gift Fund is to receive and administer gifts and bequests to further the charitable objectives of…

Philanthropy
2
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
3
The Kansas University Alumni Association

We build lifelong relationships that strengthen the university of kansas and the legacy of excellence embodied by its students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends.

Education
4
Park University

Park university's mission is to transform lives through accessible, student-centered, quality higher education.

Education
5
Columbia College

Columbia college improves lives by providing quality education to both traditional and nontraditional students, helping them achieve their true potential.

Education
6
Kansas Wesleyan University

Kansas wesleyan university is a liberal arts college that promotes and integrates academic excellence, spiritual development, personal well-being, and social responsibility.

Education
7
University of Kansas Memorial Corporation

The memorial unions function as a concessionaire to the university of kansas for the purpose of operating various enterprises within the kansas union building, the burge union, the debruce center, residential dining halls, and other…

Education
8
Kansas State University Foundation

The mission of the kansas state university foundation is to secure and prudently manage private gifts in support of kansas state university and foster a culture that unites philanthropic desires with university priorities.

Education
9
Kansas Health Science University Inc

Kansas Health Science University's mission is to provide access to osteopathic medical and other health sciences education and training through emphasizing opportunity, academic excellence, and community engagement.

Education
10
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
11
Kansas City Art Institute

The mission of KCAI is to educate artists and designers while honoring the distinct journeys of students. We forge a vibrant community that equips them to become leaders who leverage the creative process to transform the future.

Education
12
Kaiser Foundation for the Advancement of Integrated Health Care

Kaiser foundation for the advancement of integrated health care is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) advocacy organization to engage in proactive advocacy to promote understanding of the benefits of integrated care and coverage, and support of the…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Umkc Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Erics Camp FUNDErics Camp Fund. 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

29 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. 29 of the 55 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
29/29
Grantees still filing
24/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIVING: $250,000 · OtherFIDELITY CHARITABLE GIVINGST ANDREWS CHURCH KANSAS CITY: $47,500 · OtherST ANDREWS CHURCH KANSAS CITYALLEN FIELD HOUSE WILLIAMS EDU FUND: $36,000 · OtherALLEN FIELD HOUSE WILLIAMS EDU FUNDKANSAS ATHLETICS INCORPORATED: $35,000 · OtherKANSAS ATHLETICS INCORPORATEDIndividual grant recipient: $18,200 · Other+26 more: $137,675 · Other+26 moreREACHING CHAMPIONS JOINING HEARTS INC: $240,000 · EducationREACHING CHAMPIONS JOINING HEARTS I…PEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL: $170,000 · EducationPEMBROKE HILL SCHOOLThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $29,000 · EducationThe Kansas University Endowment Ass…KAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Education+3 more: $12,575 · EducationMONTAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $425,000 · HealthMONTAGE HEALTH FOUNDATIONThe Children's Mercy Hospital: $38,500 · HealthThe Children's Mercy HospitalAdventHealth Kansas City Foundation: $17,500 · Health+1 more: $5,000 · HealthYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $12,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,000 · Human ServicesPAWSPERITY INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesCORNERSTONES OF CARE: $2,500 · Human Services+2 more: $1,000 · Human ServicesFRIENDS OF THE ZOO INC OF KANSAS CITY MISSOURI C/O LINDA FALK: $13,500 · AnimalsKANSAS CITY PET PROJECT: $5,000 · AnimalsFUTURE CITIZENS FOUNDATION DBA THE FIRST TEE OF MONTEREY COUNTY: $11,000 · Recreation & SportsKansas City Soccer Foundation: $5,000 · Recreation & SportsKUKIO HOOMANA FUND: $10,000 · PhilanthropyMaxwell T Ward Foundation: $4,500 · Philanthropy
Other$524,375Education$496,575Health$486,000Human Services$21,000Animals$18,500Recreation & Sports$16,000Philanthropy$14,500

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 budgetMONTAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION: $425,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetREACHING CHAMPIONS JOINING HEARTS INC: $240,000 over 1y, 8.1% of budgetPEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL: $170,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Children's Mercy Hospital: $38,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $29,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKAPPA ALPHA THETA FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAdventHealth Kansas City Foundation: $17,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ZOO INC OF KANSAS CITY MISSOURI C/O LINDA FALK: $13,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFUTURE CITIZENS FOUNDATION DBA THE FIRST TEE OF MONTEREY COUNTY: $11,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE HARRY S TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: $6,075 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL: $5,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHEAD FOR THE CURE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKANSAS CITY PET PROJECT: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUMKC FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetKansas City Soccer Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetMaxwell T Ward Foundation: $4,500 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetGIRLS INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPAWSPERITY INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCORNERSTONES OF CARE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WILLOWS COMMUNITY SCHOOL: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPOWELL GARDENS INC: $1,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHOSPICE GIVING FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetERICS CAMP FUNDErics Camp Fund: $500 over 1y, 0.4% 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…Jewish Community Foun…J B Reynolds Foundati…Greater HorizonsJay and Ruth Pack Fou…The Atterbury Family …Arvin Gottlieb Charit…The Torosian Foundati…William T Kemper Foun…Hallmark Corporate Fo…The Sunderland Founda…Ewing Marion Kauffman…
Greater Kansas City Community FoundationMO27.2× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City · J B Reynolds Foundation · Greater Horizons · Jay and Ruth Pack Foundation · The Atterbury Family Foundation · Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation 10015600 · The Torosian Foundation · William T Kemper Foundation Commerce Bank Trustee · Hallmark Corporate Foundation · The Sunderland Foundation · Ewing Marion Kauffman 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 William T & Frances D Grant Charitable Trust and Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from William T & Frances D Grant Charitable Trust and Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

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’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%3%6%10%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
    8report 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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to William T & Frances D Grant Charitable Trust and Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to William T & Frances D Grant Charitable Trust and 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 55 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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