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    G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund

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    STILLWELL, KS8164741100EIN: 46-41985233 filings on record

    About G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund

    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.

    Focus Areas

    Regional arts and museum support (Nelson Gallery/Foundation-level arts funding)Land conservation and environmental protection (The Nature Conservancy)Major medical institutions and healthcare research (Mayo Clinic)Support for higher education and college programs (Carleton College)Jewish communal infrastructure and synagogue support (Jewish Federation, New Reform Temple)Mental health services and local behavioral health nonprofits (KC Uncornered)

    Who They Fund

    children living in poverty / early childhood populations

    About G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund

    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.

    What G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund Funds

    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.

    How G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund Gives

    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.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $5.5M

    Total Assets

    $24.1M

    Total Revenue

    $2.2M

    Total Expenses

    $2.7M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $1K and $12K, with a median of $4K.

    25th Percentile

    $1K

    Median

    $4K

    75th Percentile

    $12K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional17 states funded

    About 16% of grants go to recipients in MO.

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    formerly incarcerated individuals and people with criminal records
    people who were homeless or abused
    survivors of domestic violence
    Jewish community and supporters of Israel
    general public / regional community (Kansas City arts audiences)

    Giving Approach

    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.

    Funding Style

    program/project supportcapacity buildingpreservation/restoration fundingworkforce development / skills trainingdirect social services support

    Notable grantees: Nelson Gallery/Foundation (largest and repeat recipient), The Nature Conservancy, Mayo Clinic, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, Carleton College

    Topics

    arts & culture access and audience developmenthistoric preservation (Union Station / monuments)mental health services and hotlineshousing preservation and stabilityearly childhood education programsHolocaust remembrance & antisemitism educationreentry job training and workforce pathways (e.g., dog grooming)

    Where G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund Makes Grants

    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.

    Frequently Asked Questions About G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund

    What kinds of organizations does G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund support?

    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.

    Does the fund give recurring grants to the same organizations?

    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.

    What is the typical grant size?

    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.

    Where does the fund give most often?

    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.

    Are grants limited to the Kansas City area?

    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.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MO$261,9152025ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
    MAYO CLINICROCHESTER, MN$260,0002025HEALTHCARE
    CARLETON COLLEGENORTHFIELD, MN$237,5002025EDUCATIONAL
    JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITYOVERLAND PARK, KS$105,1862025PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTEERISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATION
    KC UNCORNEREDKANSAS CITY, MO$100,4002025SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH
    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICESKANSAS CITY, MO$61,0002025HUMAN SERVICES
    NEW REFORM TEMPLEKANSAS CITY, MO$58,7432025RELIGIOUS
    KANSAS CITY SYMPHONYKANSAS CITY, MO$56,0002025ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
    KAUFFMAN CENTER OF THE PERFORMING ARTSKANSAS CITY, MO$55,0002025ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
    HARVESTERS - THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORKKANSAS CITY, MO$50,0002025FOOD, AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION
    HOLOCAUST CENTER OF PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA$50,0002025HORROR OF THE HOLOCAUST AND ANTISEMITISM WITH INJUSTICES
    ACLU FOUNDATION OF KANSASMISSION, KS$47,5002025PREVENTION OF THREAT TO CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES
    GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MO$45,0002025COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING
    UMKC FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MO$41,0002025EDUCATIONAL
    KANSAS CITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CAREKANSAS CITY, MO$40,2502025HUMAN SERVICES
    PEMBROKE HILL SCHOOLKANSAS CITY, MO$26,0002025EDUCATIONAL
    KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREPARATORY ACADEMY FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MO$25,0002025EDUCATIONAL
    SAINT LUKE'S FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MO$25,0002025HEALTHCARE
    LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO$25,0002025ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
    BLUEDOT IMPACT FUNDSAN FRANCISCO, CA$25,0002025TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF AI
    UNION STATION KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MO$25,0002025PRESERVING UNION STATION KANSAS CITY HISTORIC MONUMENT
    KCUR 893KANSAS CITY, MO$25,0002025ARTS AND CULTURE
    PAWSPERITYKANSAS CITY, MO$20,0002025TO SUPPORT DOG GROOMING AND DAY CARE
    UNIVERSITY ACADEMY FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MO$20,0002025EDUCATIONAL
    TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTEKANSAS CITY, MO$15,0002025LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
    JOHNSON COUNTY LIBRARYROELAND PARK, KS$15,0002025EDUCATIONAL
    SHERIFF'S MEADOW FOUNDATIONVINEYARD HAVEN, MA$15,0002025CONSERVATION
    VILLAGE SHALOM INCOVERLAND PARK, KS$15,0002025HUMAN SERVICES
    KANSAS CITY GIFTKANSAS CITY, MO$15,0002025ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
    HYMAN BRAND HEBREW ACADEMYOVERLAND PARK, KS$15,0002025EDUCATIONAL
    NATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIALKANSAS CITY, MO$15,0002025EDUCATIONAL
    KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTEKANSAS CITY, MO$14,2002025EDUCATIONAL
    THE ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION OF KCKANSAS CITY, MO$12,5002025PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN ARTS IN KC
    OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INCKANSAS CITY, MO$12,1002025PROVIDING A SAFE, LOVING, AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY
    TEMPLE B'NAI JESHURUNDES MOINES, IA$11,2582025RELIGIOUS
    KANBE'S MARKETSKANSAS CITY, MO$10,0002025ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
    ISLAND HOUSING TRUSTVINEYARD HAVEN, MA$10,0002025HOUSING PRESERVATION
    JDCNEW YORK, NY$10,0002025RELIGIOUS
    THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENTWASHINGTON, DC$10,0002025TO SUPPORT JOURNALISM AND ARTS
    MIDWEST INNOCENCE PROJECTKANSAS CITY, MO$10,0002025REPRESENTING PEOPLE CONVICTED OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF KANSAS & MID MISSOURIOVERLAND PARK, KS$10,0002025HEALTH CARE
    AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEEPHILADELPHIA, PA$10,0002025SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND ISRAEL
    MARTHA'S VINEYARD HEBREW CENTERVINEYARD HAVEN, MA$10,0002025RELIGIOUS
    SEVENDAYSMERRIAM, KS$10,0002025TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
    ISLAND EATS MV INCCHILMARK, MA$10,0002025ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
    MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMUNITY SERVICES - PERMANENT ENDOWMENTVINEYARD HAVEN, MA$10,0002025EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
    OBERMAYER FOUNDATIONDEDHAM, MA$7,5002025RELIGIOUS
    HARRIMAN-JEWELL SERIESLIBERTY, MO$5,6502025ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
    KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATER INCKANSAS CITY, MO$5,5002025ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
    KANSAS CITY FRIENDS OF ALVIN AILEYKANSAS CITY, MO$5,0002025MAKING DANCE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PEOPLE

    NELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION

    $261,915
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

    MAYO CLINIC

    $260,000
    ROCHESTER, MN2025

    HEALTHCARE

    CARLETON COLLEGE

    $237,500
    NORTHFIELD, MN2025

    EDUCATIONAL

    JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS CITY

    $105,186
    OVERLAND PARK, KS2025

    PHILANTHROPY, VOLUNTEERISM & GRANTMAKING FOUNDATION

    KC UNCORNERED

    $100,400
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH

    JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES

    $61,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    HUMAN SERVICES

    NEW REFORM TEMPLE

    $58,743
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    RELIGIOUS

    KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

    $56,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

    KAUFFMAN CENTER OF THE PERFORMING ARTS

    $55,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

    HARVESTERS - THE COMMUNITY FOOD NETWORK

    $50,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    FOOD, AGRICULTURE & NUTRITION

    HOLOCAUST CENTER OF PITTSBURGH

    $50,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    HORROR OF THE HOLOCAUST AND ANTISEMITISM WITH INJUSTICES

    ACLU FOUNDATION OF KANSAS

    $47,500
    MISSION, KS2025

    PREVENTION OF THREAT TO CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES

    GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

    $45,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT & CAPACITY BUILDING

    UMKC FOUNDATION

    $41,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    EDUCATIONAL

    KANSAS CITY HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE

    $40,250
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    HUMAN SERVICES

    PEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL

    $26,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    EDUCATIONAL

    KANSAS CITY GIRLS PREPARATORY ACADEMY FOUNDATION

    $25,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    EDUCATIONAL

    SAINT LUKE'S FOUNDATION

    $25,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    HEALTHCARE

    LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY

    $25,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

    BLUEDOT IMPACT FUND

    $25,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2025

    TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF AI

    UNION STATION KANSAS CITY

    $25,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    PRESERVING UNION STATION KANSAS CITY HISTORIC MONUMENT

    KCUR 893

    $25,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    ARTS AND CULTURE

    PAWSPERITY

    $20,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    TO SUPPORT DOG GROOMING AND DAY CARE

    UNIVERSITY ACADEMY FOUNDATION

    $20,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    EDUCATIONAL

    TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE

    $15,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

    JOHNSON COUNTY LIBRARY

    $15,000
    ROELAND PARK, KS2025

    EDUCATIONAL

    SHERIFF'S MEADOW FOUNDATION

    $15,000
    VINEYARD HAVEN, MA2025

    CONSERVATION

    VILLAGE SHALOM INC

    $15,000
    OVERLAND PARK, KS2025

    HUMAN SERVICES

    KANSAS CITY GIFT

    $15,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

    HYMAN BRAND HEBREW ACADEMY

    $15,000
    OVERLAND PARK, KS2025

    EDUCATIONAL

    NATIONAL WWI MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL

    $15,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    EDUCATIONAL

    KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE

    $14,200
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    EDUCATIONAL

    THE ARTS ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION OF KC

    $12,500
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN ARTS IN KC

    OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH INC

    $12,100
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    PROVIDING A SAFE, LOVING, AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY

    TEMPLE B'NAI JESHURUN

    $11,258
    DES MOINES, IA2025

    RELIGIOUS

    KANBE'S MARKETS

    $10,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

    ISLAND HOUSING TRUST

    $10,000
    VINEYARD HAVEN, MA2025

    HOUSING PRESERVATION

    JDC

    $10,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    RELIGIOUS

    THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENT

    $10,000
    WASHINGTON, DC2025

    TO SUPPORT JOURNALISM AND ARTS

    MIDWEST INNOCENCE PROJECT

    $10,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    REPRESENTING PEOPLE CONVICTED OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT

    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF KANSAS & MID MISSOURI

    $10,000
    OVERLAND PARK, KS2025

    HEALTH CARE

    AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE

    $10,000
    PHILADELPHIA, PA2025

    SUPPORT THE WELL-BEING OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND ISRAEL

    MARTHA'S VINEYARD HEBREW CENTER

    $10,000
    VINEYARD HAVEN, MA2025

    RELIGIOUS

    SEVENDAYS

    $10,000
    MERRIAM, KS2025

    TO FUND VARIOUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

    ISLAND EATS MV INC

    $10,000
    CHILMARK, MA2025

    ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

    MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMUNITY SERVICES - PERMANENT ENDOWMENT

    $10,000
    VINEYARD HAVEN, MA2025

    EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS

    OBERMAYER FOUNDATION

    $7,500
    DEDHAM, MA2025

    RELIGIOUS

    HARRIMAN-JEWELL SERIES

    $5,650
    LIBERTY, MO2025

    ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

    KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATER INC

    $5,500
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES

    KANSAS CITY FRIENDS OF ALVIN AILEY

    $5,000
    KANSAS CITY, MO2025

    MAKING DANCE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PEOPLE