The Elmer C Rhoden Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving exclusively on hospital support, directing all documented grants to Saint Luke's Hospital Foundation in Kansas City for general purposes. Their philanthropy appears locally focused and aimed at strengthening healthcare delivery through unrestricted support to an established regional health institution. The foundation gives infrequently but in sizable amounts to a single health-sector partner.
Highly concentrated: all recorded funding went to one regional hospital foundation (repeat grants), indicating preference for few, relatively large unrestricted gifts rather than many small or diversified grants.
Elmer C Rhoden Charitable Foundation Co has documented a pattern of repeated, sizable support for Saint Luke's Hospital Foundation, including two $110,000 grants in 2025 and a $105,000 grant in 2023. That hospital-focused relationship sits at the center of the foundation’s giving, which is concentrated on health-related support in Kansas City and the surrounding region. The grants recorded in the recent list also show that the foundation extends beyond hospital philanthropy into education, youth services, and direct assistance for medical needs. Among the named recipients are UMKC Foundation, Learning Club of Kck, Operation Breakthrough Inc, Mocsa, and A L S Association Keith Worthington Chapter. Several of those grants are unrestricted or general support, suggesting a preference for flexible funding rather than tightly restricted project-only awards. The foundation’s annual grants total $1,649,320, and its documented awards are generally in the tens of thousands, with multiple grants at $30,000, $35,000, $40,000, and $50,000.
Education-related grants appear in several forms. The foundation gave $40,000 to Ku Endowment Association for scholarships for minorities, and repeated that amount in 2025. It also made two $50,000 grants to UMKC Foundation in 2025, one listed as general and one as general support. In youth development, Learning Club of Kck received $45,000 for general support and $40,000 for unrestricted purposes. The foundation also backed Operation Breakthrough Inc with $40,000 in 2025 and $30,000 in 2023, showing support for a Kansas City-based youth-serving organization over time. Health and care access show up outside the hospital core as well: Synapse House received $35,000 and $34,320 for assistance for medical, and Fresh Start Surgical Gifts received $50,000 for general purposes.
Typical grants fall in a fairly tight range: the 25th percentile is $20,000, the median is $30,000, and the 75th percentile is $40,000. The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across more than one year, including Saint Luke's Hospital Foundation, Operation Breakthrough Inc, Cornerstones of Care, Mocsa, and Ku Endowment Association. The foundation appears to use flexible grant formats such as general, general support, and unrestricted awards. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$509K
$7M
$393K
$581K
Most grants fall between $20K and $40K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$40K
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Notable grantees: Saint Luke's Hospital Foundation
Grantmaking is regional and heavily centered in Missouri, which accounts for 53% of grants. Kansas City, MO appears repeatedly, including Saint Luke's Hospital Foundation, UMKC Foundation, Operation Breakthrough Inc, Cornerstones of Care, Mocsa, and First Call Alcohol Drug Prevention and Recovery. Kansas City, KS also appears with Learning Club of Kck, while Lawrence, KS shows up through Ku Endowment Association. Outside the metro area, grants reached Carlsbad, CA; Escondido, CA; Elmhurst, IL; Pauma Valley, CA; Tucson, AZ; and Mission, KS.
The center of the distribution is in the tens of thousands. The 25th percentile is $20,000, the median grant is $30,000, and the 75th percentile is $40,000. Recent awards also include several $50,000 and $110,000 grants.
Yes. The recent record includes repeated awards across multiple years to Saint Luke's Hospital Foundation, Operation Breakthrough Inc, Cornerstones of Care, Mocsa, and Ku Endowment Association. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards only.
Its documented grants support hospital and clinical services, scholarships for minorities, youth programming, and assistance for medical needs. Examples in the recent record include Saint Luke's Hospital Foundation, Ku Endowment Association, Learning Club of Kck, and Synapse House.
No. The foundation is listed as not funding individuals and as not making program-related investments.
Missouri receives the largest share of grants, at 53%. Kansas City, MO is a frequent recipient location, with additional grants going to Kansas City, KS and Lawrence, KS, along with a smaller number of awards outside the region.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $110,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $110,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UMKC FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| UMKC FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRESH START SURGICAL GIFTS | CARLSBAD, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| LEARNING CLUB OF KCK | KANSAS CITY, KS | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEARNING CLUB OF KCK | KANSAS CITY, KS | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| KU ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION | LAWRENCE, KS | $40,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITIES |
| OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KU ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION | LAWRENCE, KS | $40,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITIES |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOCSA | KANSAS CITY, MO | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| A L S ASSOCIATION KEITH WORTHINGTON CHAPTER | MISSION, KS | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOCSA | KANSAS CITY, MO | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SYNAPSE HOUSE | ELMHURST, IL | $35,000 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL |
| SYNAPSE HOUSE | ELMHURST, IL | $34,320 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL |
| ANGEL CHARITY FOR CHILDREN | TUCSON, AZ | $30,000 | 2025 | YMLA PROGRAM |
| A L S ASSOCIATION KEITH WORTHINGTON CHAPTER | MISSION, KS | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| FIRST CALL ALCOHOL DRUG PREVENTION AND RECOVERY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ANGEL CHARITY FOR CHILDREN | TUCSON, AZ | $30,000 | 2025 | YMLA PROGRAM |
| NUTURE KC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| NUTURE KC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PAUMA SCHOOL FOUNDATION | PAUMA VALLEY, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | PAUMA VALLEY, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | RECTO'S DISCRETIONARY FUND |
| BULLDOC HEALTH CLINIC FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $110,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $105,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| UMKC FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| UMKC FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| LEARNING CLUB OF KCK | KANSAS CITY, KS | $45,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| KU ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION | LAWRENCE, KS | $40,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITIES |
| LEARNING CLUB OF KCK | KANSAS CITY, KS | $40,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED |
| KU ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION | LAWRENCE, KS | $40,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITIES |
| OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $35,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| MOCSA-METRO ORGANIZATION TO COUNTER SEXUAL ASSAULT | KANSAS CITY, MO | $35,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| SYNAPSE HOUSE | ELMHURST, IL | $35,000 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $35,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| PALOMAR HEALTH FOUNDATION | Escondido, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| PALOMAR HEALTH FOUNDATION | Escondido, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| FIRST CALL ALCOHOL DRUG PREVENTION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| A L S ASSOCIATION KEITH WORTHINGTON CHAPTER | MISSION, KS | $30,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES |
| Pauma School Foundation | PAUMA VALLEY, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| ANGEL CHARITY FOR CHILDREN | TUCSON, AZ | $30,000 | 2023 | YMLA PROGRAM |
| MOCSA-METRO ORGANIZATION TO COUNTER SEXUAL ASSAULT | KANSAS CITY, MO | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| NUTURE KC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| ANGEL CHARITY FOR CHILDREN | TUCSON, AZ | $25,000 | 2023 | YMLA PROGRAM |
SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$110,000GENERAL
SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$110,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UMKC FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL
UMKC FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRESH START SURGICAL GIFTS
$50,000GENERAL
LEARNING CLUB OF KCK
$45,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LEARNING CLUB OF KCK
GENERAL
OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC
$40,000GENERAL
KU ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION
$40,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITIES
OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KU ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION
$40,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITIES
CORNERSTONES OF CARE
$35,000GENERAL
CORNERSTONES OF CARE
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MOCSA
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
A L S ASSOCIATION KEITH WORTHINGTON CHAPTER
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MOCSA
$35,000GENERAL
SYNAPSE HOUSE
$35,000ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL
SYNAPSE HOUSE
$34,320ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL
ANGEL CHARITY FOR CHILDREN
$30,000YMLA PROGRAM
A L S ASSOCIATION KEITH WORTHINGTON CHAPTER
$30,000GENERAL
FIRST CALL ALCOHOL DRUG PREVENTION AND RECOVERY
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ANGEL CHARITY FOR CHILDREN
$30,000YMLA PROGRAM
NUTURE KC
$25,000GENERAL
NUTURE KC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PAUMA SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$20,000GENERAL
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$15,000RECTO'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
BULLDOC HEALTH CLINIC FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL
SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$110,000GENERAL
SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$105,000GENERAL
UMKC FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL
UMKC FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL
LEARNING CLUB OF KCK
$45,000UNRESTRICTED
KU ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION
$40,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITIES
LEARNING CLUB OF KCK
$40,000UNRESTRICTED
KU ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION
$40,000SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MINORITIES
OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC
$40,000GENERAL
CORNERSTONES OF CARE
$35,000GENERAL
MOCSA-METRO ORGANIZATION TO COUNTER SEXUAL ASSAULT
$35,000GENERAL
SYNAPSE HOUSE
$35,000ASSISTANCE FOR
CORNERSTONES OF CARE
$35,000GENERAL
PALOMAR HEALTH FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL
PALOMAR HEALTH FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL
FIRST CALL ALCOHOL DRUG PREVENTION
$30,000GENERAL
OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC
$30,000GENERAL
A L S ASSOCIATION KEITH WORTHINGTON CHAPTER
$30,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES
Pauma School Foundation
$30,000GENERAL
ANGEL CHARITY FOR CHILDREN
$30,000YMLA PROGRAM
MOCSA-METRO ORGANIZATION TO COUNTER SEXUAL ASSAULT
$30,000GENERAL
NUTURE KC
$25,000GENERAL
ANGEL CHARITY FOR CHILDREN
$25,000YMLA PROGRAM