Private foundation · EIN 20-5667031 · Mission Woods, KS · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The Sherman Family Foundation's grants went

It reported $5.27M in grants paid across 115 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 77.7% of those dollars to 81 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 107 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Umkc Foundation
Kansas City, MO · EIN 26-0840496
$640,127TO SUPPORT URBAN EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Cristo Rey Kansas City Sisters of Chari Ty of Leavenworth High School
Kansas City, MO · EIN 20-2842522
$450,338TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AT AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL.Same address 1.00
Rockhurst High School
Kansas City, MO · EIN 44-0662501
$349,757TO FURTHER EDUCATION AT AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL.Same address 1.00
Operation Breakthrough
Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-0971560
$182,580TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.Same address 1.00
Metropolitan Community College Foundation
Kansas City, MO · EIN 51-0181875
$173,688TO FURTHER POST SECONDARY EDUCATION AT AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY.Same street 1.00
Teach for America
New York, NY · EIN 13-3541913
$160,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PROMOTE TEACHER TRAINING.Known alias 1.00
School Smart Kc
Kansas City, MO · EIN 81-2090856
$123,000PROMOTING IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOLS THROUGH NEEDED SUPPORT.Same address 0.75
National Wwi Museum and Memorial
Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-6052673
$120,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH.Same address 1.00
Welcome House
Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-0984039
$100,000PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR MEN.Same address 1.00
Gkccf - KCED02
Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match
$100,000TO IMPROVE EDUCATOR RETENTION AT ACCREDITED SCHOOLS.Unmatched Help match
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match
$100,000TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS.Unmatched Help match
Salvation Army
Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match
$100,000TO SUPPORT THEIR OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.Unmatched Help match
The Children's Place
Kansas City, MO · EIN 51-0195216
$98,655TO SUPPORT TRAUMA RESPONSIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN.Same address 1.00
Earlystart
Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match
$92,500TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.Unmatched Help match
Cornerstones of CARE
Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-1689138
$90,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT A NON-TRADITIONAL ACCREDITED SCHOOL.Same address 1.00
The Educator Academy
Kansas City, MO · EIN 47-5135488
$85,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PROMOTE TEACHER TRAINING.Same address 1.00
Amethyst Place
Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-1887442
$80,000HOUSING PROGRAM FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE AND TRAUMA.Same ZIP 1.00
Reconciliation Services
Kansas City, MO · EIN 36-4580402
$75,000TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGH COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.Same ZIP 1.00
The Family Conservancy
Kansas City, KS · EIN 44-0454800
$75,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS.Same address 1.00
Great Jobs Kc
Kansas City, MO · EIN 81-3287932
$70,000TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER TRAINING.Same address 1.00
Gkccf - Hispanic Development Fund
Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match
$68,250TO PROVIDE NEED-BASED POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS.Unmatched Help match
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO · no confident EIN match
$60,000TO SUPPORT TEACHER PREPARATION AND TRAINING.Unmatched Help match
Center for Developmentally Disabled
Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-1104134
$55,000PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES AND DAY HABILITATION TO ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.Same address 1.00
University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, KS · EIN 48-0547846
$55,000TO FURTHER POST SECONDARY EDUCATION AT AN ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY.Same address 1.00
Emmanuel Family and Child Development Center & Emergency Shelter for Childr
Kansas City, MO · EIN 74-2925720
$52,500TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.Same address 0.79
Bishop Miege High School Foundation
Roeland Park, KS · EIN 43-1615938
$50,000TO FURTHER EDUCATION AT AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL.Same address 0.91
Kansas City Symphony
Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-1297475
$50,000GROW THE KC COMMUNITY INTEREST IN ORCHESTRAL MUSIC.Same address 1.00
Palestine Economic Development Corporation
Kansas City, MO · EIN 31-1815055
$50,000TO FURTHER EDUCATION AT AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL.Same address 0.93
Child Protection Center
Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match
$50,000PREVENTION,IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF CHILD ABUSE.Unmatched Help match
Fire Foundation
Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match
$40,000TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.Unmatched Help match
Lykins Neighborhood Association
Kansas City, MO · EIN 81-2452915
$35,000TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAMS.Same city 1.00
Show Me Kc Schools
Kansas City, MO · EIN 46-4673703
$35,000TO INFORM PARENTS AND STUDENTS ABOUT SCHOOL CHOICES.Same address 1.00
Bishop Ward High School
Kansas City, KS · no confident EIN match
$32,500TO FURTHER EDUCATION AT AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL.Unmatched Help match
The Ellis Foundation
Fort Scott, KS · EIN 48-1093604
$32,000PROVIDE POSITIVE FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS.Same address 1.00
The Literacy Lab
Washington, DC · EIN 27-1777117
$30,000TO SUPPORT READING INTERVENTIONS FOR STUDENTS IN ACCREDITED SCHOOLS.Same address 1.00
Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO · EIN 44-0626124
$30,000PROVIDE KC WITH TRANSFORMATIONAL OPERA EXPERIENCE.Same street 1.00
The Lean Lab Inc Lean Lab Education
Kansas City, MO · EIN 47-1489862
$30,000CODESIGN RESEARCH BETWEEN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES AND SCHOOLS.Same address 1.00
Turn the Page Kc
Kansas City, MO · EIN 46-0673665
$30,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS.Same city 1.00
Mocsa
Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match
$30,000TO SUPPORT SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING.Unmatched Help match
Starlight Theatre
Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match
$30,000CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH LIVE ARTS EXPERIENCES.Unmatched Help match
The Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO · EIN 44-0605373
$27,500TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S EDUCATION DURING HOSPITALIZATION.Same address 1.00
Pcs for People
Saint Paul, MN · EIN 26-2066045
$25,000PROVIDE KC COMMUNITY WITH AFFORDABLE ELECTRONICS THROUGH RECYCLING.Same city 1.00
Start at Zero
Kansas City, MO · EIN 47-4246490
$25,000TO SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS.Same city 1.00
Youth Ambassadors
Kansas City, MO · EIN 45-5220294
$25,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH.Same city 1.00
High Aspirations
Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match
$25,000TO SUPPORT MENTORING OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BOYS.Unmatched Help match
Pawsperity - the Grooming Project
Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match
$25,000TO SUPPORT STRUGGLING PARENTS THROUGH PET GROOMING AS A CAREER PATH.Unmatched Help match
Tntp Kc Plus & Opportunity Accelerator
New York, NY · no confident EIN match
$25,000TO SUPPORT TRAINING OF EMERGING SCHOOL LEADERS.Unmatched Help match
Minddrive
Kansas City, MO · EIN 27-3644498
$22,500TO SUPPORT YOUTH PROGRAMS.Same city 1.00
Accelerated Schools of Overland Park
Overland Park, KS · EIN 20-3821478
$20,000TO SUPPORT A NON-TRADITIONAL, ACCREDITED SCHOOL.Same street 1.00
Aligned
Shawnee, KS · EIN 27-3553781
$20,000TO SUPPORT BROAD-BASED EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS.Same street 1.00

8 more lines ($226K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    59 recipients in common
  2. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Kansas City, MO
    26 recipients in common
  3. Oppenstein Brothers Foundation Kansas City, MO
    22 recipients in common
  4. R a Long Foundation Kansas City, MO
    20 recipients in common
  5. The Francis Family Foundation Kansas City, MO
    16 recipients in common
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    15 recipients in common
  7. Hallmark Corporate Foundation Kansas City, MO
    12 recipients in common
  8. Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation Kansas City, MO
    12 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.