Organization · EIN 44-0626124 · Kansas City, MO · Arts, culture & humanities

Who funds Lyric Opera of Kansas City?

30 private foundations reported paying Lyric Opera of Kansas City $2.74M on returns for tax year 2023.

30 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 30

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation
Kansas City, MO
$1,150,000
2 grant lines
2023-2024 SEASON AND EDUCATION/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts
Kansas City, MO
$725,000
5 grant lines
2023/2024 SEASON SUPPORT +2 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
The Sunderland Foundation
Overland Park, KS
$400,000 FACILITY UPGRADES AND SET CONSTRUCTION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
E Kemper Carter & Anna Curry Carter Community
Kansas City, MO · Preselected only
$125,000 SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Arvin Gottlieb Charitable Foundation 10015600
Kansas City, MO · Preselected only
$40,000 SEASON SUPPORT
Filed as “LYRIC OPERA”
Same address 0.75 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Pemberton Fam Char Fndtn Uad 4-20-1
Overland Park, KS · Preselected only
$36,947 ARTS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Francis Family Foundation
Kansas City, MO
$30,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Sherman Family Foundation
Mission Woods, KS · Preselected only
$30,000 PROVIDE KC WITH TRANSFORMATIONAL OPERA EXPERIENCE. Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Victor E & Caroline E Schutte Foundation
Dallas, TX
$25,000 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund
Stillwell, KS · Preselected only
$25,000 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
J B Reynolds Foundation
Kansas City, MO · Preselected only
$25,000 VARIOUS
Filed as “LYRIC OPERA CIRCLE BALL”
Same address 0.57 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
R C Kemper Jr Charitable Trust 10023600
Kansas City, MO · Preselected only
$25,000 SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
John W and Effie E Speas Memorial Trust
Dallas, TX
$20,000 SUPPORT OPERA UNLOCKED Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Merriman Foundation
Washington, DC · Preselected only
$15,000 CHARITABLE
Filed as “Lyric Opera KC”
Same address 0.64 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Ingram Family Foundation
Kansas City, MO
$10,000 PROMOTE CULTURAL ART OF OPERA IN KC COMMUNITY Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Estelle S and Robert a Long Ellis Foundation
Kansas City, MO
$10,000 OPERATING SUPPORT
Filed as “LYRIC OPERA”
Same address 0.75 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Edward & Kathryn Mader Foundation
Overland Park, KS
$9,047 GRANT FOR RESOURCES Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Kansas City, MO
$5,000 SUPPORT FOR LYRIC OPERA BALL 2023 IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, APRIL 1, 2023. 202211-13388 Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Thomas and Sally Wood Family Foundation
Mission Hills, KS · Preselected only
$5,000 TO FURTHER THE SCIENTIFIC, ARTISTIC,RELIGIOUS,OR LITERARY PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Jager Family Foundation
Mission Woods, KS · Preselected only
$5,000 TO MAKE OPERA INDISPENSABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH TRANSFORMATIONAL OPERA EXPERIENCES AND BROAD SERVICE WHICH CAPTURES THE HEARTS AND MINDS…
Filed as “LYRIC OPERA OF KC”
Same address 0.65 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023

Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.

Foundations that fund organizations like Lyric Opera of Kansas City

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation Kansas City, MO
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $198K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  2. Oppenstein Brothers Foundation Kansas City, MO
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $163K to them
  3. The Sosland Foundation Kansas City, MO
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $361K to them
  4. Bluescope Foundation North America Kansas City, MO
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $47K to them
  5. Hallmark Corporate Foundation Kansas City, MO
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $5,500 to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  6. Constance M Cooper Charitable Foundation Overland Park, KS
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $82.5K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. Henry E Wurst Family Foundation Kansas City, MO
    Paid 5 of the 25 closest peers · $20.5K to them
  8. Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation Leawood, KS
    Paid 4 of the 25 closest peers · $27K to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Kansas City Symphony Kansas City, MO
    18 shared funders · 42 funders in all
  2. Kansas City Repertory Theatre Kansas City, MO
    17 shared funders · 27 funders in all
  3. Kansas City Ballet Association Kansas City, MO
    15 shared funders · 34 funders in all
  4. National Wwi Museum and Memorial Kansas City, MO
    9 shared funders · 32 funders in all
  5. Kansas City Young Audiences Kansas City, MO
    9 shared funders · 15 funders in all
  6. Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Kansas City, MO
    9 shared funders · 18 funders in all

Where this comes from

Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.

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