The HB Oppenheimer Foundation combines one-time, high-impact conservation giving with a steady pattern of smaller, local and youth-focused operating grants. Its largest single commitment went to environmental land/conservation work, while the rest of its portfolio supports arts, faith-based K–12 education, international children’s programs, and local community food and downtown development initiatives. The foundation makes repeat operating grants to a few favored nonprofits but otherwise spreads modest gifts across a mix of regional and international organizations.
Concentrated on one very large conservation gift but otherwise distributes modest, mostly unrestricted operating grants across a small set of repeat grantees and a broader group of local and international nonprofits.
A $300,000 block-island pledge payment to The Nature Conservancy stands out in the Hb Oppenheimer Foundation’s recent giving and shows that the foundation is willing to make one large, dedicated conservation commitment alongside its smaller grants. The rest of its portfolio is much more local and typically sits in the $7,890 to $11,000 range, with operating and general-support awards going to organizations in Missouri and a few other U.S. locations. Recent gifts include support for arts, Catholic secondary education, youth-focused international aid, and community development. Two of the clearer repeat recipients are Halo Foundation and Summit Art, both of which received multiple grants. The foundation’s recent pattern suggests a mix of one-time pledge fulfillment and ongoing operating support, with most grants landing in Missouri. Its giving is local in scope, but not limited to one cause area: conservation, arts, education, food access, and community development all appear in the recent grant list.
Environmental land and conservation work is the clearest outlier in the recent record, anchored by a $300,000 payment to The Nature Conservancy for a Block Island pledge. Beyond that, the foundation supports arts and community institutions close to home. It gave $8,640 to Summit Art and later another $7,140 to the same organization for general support, showing a continuing relationship with a visual-arts grantee in Lee’s Summit. Education also appears in the portfolio through a $10,000 grant to Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic High School for general support. The foundation also funded local civic and food-related work, including $3,570 each to Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street and One Good Meal. International youth-focused giving is present as well, with $12,000 to World Childrens Project and $12,000 to La Paz Global for general support.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the middle of the distribution: the 25th percentile is $7,890, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $11,000. That pattern sits alongside one much larger conservation pledge payment, which makes the overall portfolio look like a blend of routine operating support and a separate high-dollar commitment. The recent list also shows repeat giving: Halo Foundation appears multiple times across 2023 and 2024, and Summit Art received more than one grant in 2023. The foundation gives general support and operating grants, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$387K
$2.4M
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$202K
Most grants fall between $8K and $11K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$11K
About 82% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Notable grantees: The Nature Conservancy, Halo Foundation, Summit Art, World Children's Project, Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic High School
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Missouri, which accounts for 82% of grants by recipient location. Lee’s Summit appears repeatedly, including support for Summit Art, Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, One Good Meal, and Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic High School. Kansas City also shows up through Halo Foundation. Outside Missouri, recent grants went to organizations in Arlington, Virginia; St. Louis, Missouri; and Beaverton, Oregon. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the recent list.
Recent grants are usually in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $7,890, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $11,000. The recent list is dominated by general support and operating grants near that level, with one much larger conservation payment separating itself from the rest.
Most grants go to Missouri recipients. The data shows 82% of grants were made to organizations in MO, with repeated funding in Lee’s Summit and Kansas City. Other recent recipients were in Virginia and Oregon, and the recent country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA PAZ GLOBAL | BEAVERTON, OR | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HALO FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $300,000 | 2023 | BLOCK ISLAND PLEDGE PAYMENT |
| WORLD CHILDRENS PROJECT | ST LOUIS, MO | $12,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HALO FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | LEES SUMMIT, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HALO FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | OPERATING GRANT |
| SUMMIT ART | LEES SUMMIT, MO | $8,640 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SUMMIT ART | LEES SUMMIT, MO | $7,140 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOWNTOWN LEE'S SUMMIT MAIN STREET | LEES SUMMIT, MO | $3,570 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE GOOD MEAL | LEES SUMMIT, MO | $3,570 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
LA PAZ GLOBAL
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HALO FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NATURE CONSERVANCY
$300,000BLOCK ISLAND PLEDGE PAYMENT
WORLD CHILDRENS PROJECT
$12,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HALO FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HALO FOUNDATION
OPERATING GRANT
SUMMIT ART
$8,640GENERAL SUPPORT
SUMMIT ART
$7,140GENERAL SUPPORT
DOWNTOWN LEE'S SUMMIT MAIN STREET
$3,570GENERAL SUPPORT
ONE GOOD MEAL
$3,570GENERAL SUPPORT