Dunn Family Foundation
Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-1244010. Reported 91 grants totalling $706,250 to 63 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Dunn Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $150,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pauls Outreach Inc | Mendota Heights, MN | $158,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Housing of Wyandotte County | Kansas City, KS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Kc Community Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Matthew 19 14 Inc Dba Embrace | Leawood, KS | $47,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Aidan Project | Kansas City, MO | $24,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Parkinson Foundation Heartland | Leawood, KS | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upper Room Inc | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Parkinson Foundation Heartland | Miami, FL | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gabriel Project Kansas City | Kansas City, KS | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Ann Catholic Church | Prairie Village, KS | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kanbes Market | Kansas City, MO | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Archdiocese of Kansas City Ks | Kansas City, KS | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridging the Gap | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Kansas City Hospice | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Parkinson Foundation | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Upper Room Inc | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Inc | Overland Park, KS | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Church of the Nativity | Leawood, KS | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Lilabean Foundation Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St Jospeh Inc | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Kansas City, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Happybottoms | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Honoring Our Wounded Military | Southlake, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kc Womens Ministry | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| L3 Love-Literacy-Life Inc | Leawood, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Missouri Inc | Ballwin, MO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Kidney Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sleepy Head Beds | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Olivia Bloomfield Foundation | Leawood, KS | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uplift Organization Inc | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alexandras House | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Friends of Lakeside Nature Center Inc | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Faith Ministries Inc | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jdrf International | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Notre Dame De Sion Schools of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Restart Inc | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| School of Love | Overland Park, KS | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Street Support Kc Inc | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Lilabean Foundations Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bishop Sullivan Center Inc | Kansas City, MO | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Advice & Aid Pregnancy Centers | Overland Park, KS | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Humane Society of Greater Kans | Kansas City, KS | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kansas City Pet Project | Kansas City, MO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mo Hives Kc | Lees Summit, MO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Whole Person | Kansas City, MO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | Saint Paul, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vitae Foundation | Jefferson City, MO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womens Employment Network | Kansas City, MO | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athlet | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Harvesters Community Food Network | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Schools Educational Fdn | West Point, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Reconciliation Services | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Joseph Housing Initiative | St Louis, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Paul Center for Biblical Theology | Steubenville, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Community Foundation of Th | Kerrville, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army-Kansas Western Missouri | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Veterans Community Project | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Sacred Transition Inc | Smyrna, GA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Centro Inc | Kansas City, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Nativity House Kc Inc | Kansas City, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
17 of 63 (27%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 38%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Community Housing of Wyandotte County
BUILD / RENNOVATE HOMES IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY, KS - Greater Kc Community Foundation
FUNDING COMMUNITY NEEDS IN KANSAS CITY - National Parkinson Foundation Heartland
PARKINSONS DISEASE RESEARCH AND RESOURCES - Kansas City Hospice
TO BRING EXPERT CARE, PEACE OF MIND, COMFORT, GUIDANCE AND HOPE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY SERIOUS ILLNESS OR BY GRIEF. - Gabriel Project Kansas City
UNPLANNED PREGNANCY HELP PROGRAMS - St Pauls Outreach Inc
PROVIDE MISSIONAL COMMUNITY FOR YOUNG ADULTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 45 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21 | $301,000 | $1,500 |
| 2021 | 21 | $166,500 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 26 | $131,750 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 23 | $107,000 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 35% of this one's giving went to organizations in Kansas. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Kansas.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Dunn Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1001 Locust, Kansas City, MO, 64106. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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