The G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund makes relatively large, targeted grants across the arts, environment, health care, higher education and Jewish communal life. Their giving mixes regional investments (notably Kansas/Kansas City-area institutions) with national organizations, and they favor major, often multi‑year or repeat gifts that can underwrite capital, program expansion, or institutional stability. Cultural institutions and Jewish organizations feature prominently alongside sizable gifts to conservation and medical institutions.
G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund’s recent giving shows a clear preference for sizable, repeat support to Kansas City cultural and communal institutions, alongside select larger awards to conservation, healthcare, and higher education. The fund gave $312,385 in 2024 and $261,915 in 2025 to Nelson Gallery Foundation in Kansas City, MO, continuing a multi-year pattern that also included $244,320 in 2023. That same repeat-gift pattern appears elsewhere: Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City received $225,000 in 2024 and $105,186 in 2025, while New Reform Temple and Kansas City Symphony both appear across multiple years. The fund also backs institutions outside Missouri when the purpose fits its priorities. In 2023, it awarded $350,000 to The Nature Conservancy in Topeka, KS. In healthcare and education, it supported Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and Carleton College in Northfield, MN with six-figure grants in 2025. Across the record, the fund’s grants are targeted rather than diffuse, with a mix of arts, Jewish communal life, health, conservation, and public-serving institutions.
Arts and cultural institutions make up a major thread in the grant record. Nelson Gallery Foundation received $312,385 in 2024 and $261,915 in 2025, while Kansas City Symphony received $105,100 in 2024 and $56,000 in 2025. The Kauffman Center of the Performing Arts also appears with a $55,000 grant in 2025. The fund also supports Jewish communal infrastructure and remembrance work. Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City received $225,000 in 2024 and $105,186 in 2025, and New Reform Temple was awarded $185,250 in 2023, $92,650 in 2024, and $58,743 in 2025. Holocaust education and antisemitism programming appears in the record through grants of $50,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. Health and human services are another recurring lane. Kc Uncornered received $150,000 in 2024 and $100,400 in 2025 for mental health support, while Jewish Family Services of Kansas City received $62,000 in 2024, $61,000 in 2025, and $60,000 in 2023.
Typical grants sit at $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $3,500 at the median, and $11,500 at the 75th percentile, but the recent grant list shows a separate tier of large, targeted awards often reaching six figures. The pattern is repeat support: Nelson Gallery Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, New Reform Temple, Kansas City Symphony, Jewish Family Services, Mayo Clinic, Kc Uncornered, and Harvesters all appear more than once. The fund is a philanthropic fund rather than a private operating foundation making PRIs or individual grants, and its recent activity is entirely grantmaking to organizations rather than individuals. No application process is shown in the provided data.
$2.1M
$24.1M
$2.2M
$2.7M
Most grants fall between $1K and $12K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$12K
About 16% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants with a mix of repeat funding to select cultural and regional grantees and one-off large gifts to national institutions; relatively few but substantial grants rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: Nelson Gallery/Foundation (largest and repeat recipient), The Nature Conservancy, Mayo Clinic, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, Carleton College
Grantmaking is regional and heavily concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for the largest share of recipient locations by count. Kansas City, MO appears repeatedly across arts, Jewish communal, health, food, and media grants, while Overland Park, KS also shows up in the Jewish communal portfolio. Outside the Kansas City area, the fund placed notable grants in Topeka, KS; Rochester, MN; Northfield, MN; and Pittsburgh, PA. All recorded recipients are in the US.
The record shows support for arts and cultural institutions, Jewish communal organizations, healthcare, conservation, higher education, mental health services, food access, and Holocaust remembrance and antisemitism education. Named recipients include Nelson Gallery Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, Mayo Clinic, The Nature Conservancy, and Carleton College.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Nelson Gallery Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City in 2023, 2024, and 2025; New Reform Temple in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Kc Uncornered in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The distribution provided shows a 25th percentile of $1,000, a median of $3,500, and a 75th percentile of $11,500. The recent grants table also includes larger targeted gifts, such as multiple six-figure awards.
Missouri is the top state by grant count. Kansas City, MO appears repeatedly in the recent grants list, and 16% of grants go to recipients in Kansas.
No. While many grants go to Kansas City-area organizations, the fund also supported recipients in Topeka, KS; Rochester, MN; Northfield, MN; and Pittsburgh, PA. The recipient-country distribution is entirely US-based.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $261,915 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| MAYO CLINIC | ROCHESTER, MN | $260,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE |
| CARLETON COLLEGE | NORTHFIELD, MN | $237,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $105,186 | 2025 | PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTEERISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATION |
| KC UNCORNERED | KANSAS CITY, MO | $100,400 | 2025 | SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $61,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| NEW REFORM TEMPLE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $58,743 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $56,000 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| KAUFFMAN CENTER OF THE PERFORMING ARTS | KANSAS CITY, MO | $55,000 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| HARVESTERS - THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,000 | 2025 | FOOD, AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION |
| HOLOCAUST CENTER OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | HORROR OF THE HOLOCAUST AND ANTISEMITISM WITH INJUSTICES |
| ACLU FOUNDATION OF KANSAS | MISSION, KS | $47,500 | 2025 | PREVENTION OF THREAT TO CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES |
| GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $45,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING |
| UMKC FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $41,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| KANSAS CITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $40,250 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| PEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL | KANSAS CITY, MO | $26,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| SAINT LUKE'S FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $25,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE |
| BLUEDOT IMPACT FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF AI |
| UNION STATION KANSAS CITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $25,000 | 2025 | PRESERVING UNION STATION KANSAS CITY HISTORIC MONUMENT |
| KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREPARATORY ACADEMY FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $25,000 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| KCUR 893 | KANSAS CITY, MO | $25,000 | 2025 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| UNIVERSITY ACADEMY FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $20,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| PAWSPERITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT DOG GROOMING AND DAY CARE |
| KANSAS CITY GIFT | KANSAS CITY, MO | $15,000 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| NATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL | KANSAS CITY, MO | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| VILLAGE SHALOM INC | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $15,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| HYMAN BRAND HEBREW ACADEMY | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| JOHNSON COUNTY LIBRARY | ROELAND PARK, KS | $15,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $15,000 | 2025 | LIBRARY AND MUSEUM |
| SHERIFF'S MEADOW FOUNDATION | VINEYARD HAVEN, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | CONSERVATION |
| KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $14,200 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL |
| THE ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION OF KC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $12,500 | 2025 | PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN ARTS IN KC |
| OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $12,100 | 2025 | PROVIDING A SAFE, LOVING, AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY |
| TEMPLE B'NAI JESHURUN | DES MOINES, IA | $11,258 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF KANSAS & MID MISSOURI | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $10,000 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE |
| MIDWEST INNOCENCE PROJECT | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | REPRESENTING PEOPLE CONVICTED OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND ISRAEL |
| ISLAND EATS MV INC | CHILMARK, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| SEVENDAYS | MERRIAM, KS | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES |
| MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMUNITY SERVICES - PERMANENT ENDOWMENT | VINEYARD HAVEN, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS |
| ISLAND HOUSING TRUST | VINEYARD HAVEN, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | HOUSING PRESERVATION |
| THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT JOURNALISM AND ARTS |
| KANBE'S MARKETS | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| MARTHA'S VINEYARD HEBREW CENTER | VINEYARD HAVEN, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| JDC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| OBERMAYER FOUNDATION | DEDHAM, MA | $7,500 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| HARRIMAN-JEWELL SERIES | LIBERTY, MO | $5,650 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATER INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $5,500 | 2025 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| KEMPER MUSEUM | KANSAS CITY, MO | $5,000 | 2025 | PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN ARTS IN KC` |
NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION
$261,915ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
MAYO CLINIC
$260,000HEALTHCARE
PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTEERISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATION
KC UNCORNERED
$100,400SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH
HUMAN SERVICES
NEW REFORM TEMPLE
$58,743RELIGIOUS
HORROR OF THE HOLOCAUST AND ANTISEMITISM WITH INJUSTICES
ACLU FOUNDATION OF KANSAS
$47,500PREVENTION OF THREAT TO CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
KANSAS CITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE
$40,250HUMAN SERVICES
BLUEDOT IMPACT FUND
$25,000TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF AI
UNION STATION KANSAS CITY
$25,000PRESERVING UNION STATION KANSAS CITY HISTORIC MONUMENT
KCUR 893
$25,000ARTS AND CULTURE
KANSAS CITY GIFT
$15,000ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
NATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL
$15,000EDUCATIONAL
JOHNSON COUNTY LIBRARY
$15,000EDUCATIONAL
TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE
$15,000LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
SHERIFF'S MEADOW FOUNDATION
$15,000CONSERVATION
KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE
$14,200EDUCATIONAL
THE ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION OF KC
$12,500PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN ARTS IN KC
PROVIDING A SAFE, LOVING, AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY
TEMPLE B'NAI JESHURUN
$11,258RELIGIOUS
REPRESENTING PEOPLE CONVICTED OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
$10,000SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND ISRAEL
ISLAND EATS MV INC
$10,000ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
SEVENDAYS
$10,000TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMUNITY SERVICES - PERMANENT ENDOWMENT
$10,000EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
$10,000TO SUPPORT JOURNALISM AND ARTS
MARTHA'S VINEYARD HEBREW CENTER
$10,000RELIGIOUS
OBERMAYER FOUNDATION
$7,500RELIGIOUS
HARRIMAN-JEWELL SERIES
$5,650ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
KEMPER MUSEUM
$5,000PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN ARTS IN KC`