The Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation appears to make very large, concentrated gifts rather than many smaller awards. All reported giving in this dataset is allocated via three grants to a single recipient listed only as "SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT," so the foundation’s specific programmatic priorities and beneficiary types are not identifiable from these records alone. This pattern suggests the foundation uses occasional major grants (likely for capital, endowment, or transformational support) rather than broad, distributed grantmaking.
Highly concentrated: very few grants, all to a single (redacted) recipient; large dollar amounts suggesting major/transformational gifts rather than routine program grants.
Three consecutive grants account for nearly all of the foundation’s reported recent activity: $32,002,603 in 2023, $29,717,920 in 2024, and $27,979,927 in 2025, each to a recipient listed as "See Attached Statement." That pattern points to a grantmaker organized around very large, concentrated awards rather than a broad portfolio of many small grants. The Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation’s current program descriptions place those awards in a Greater Kansas City strategy that centers financial security, college completion, income growth, homeownership, and community vibrancy. Within that framework, the foundation names education for underserved youth, healthcare, Jewish community organizations, post-secondary business and entrepreneurship education, and social services as focus areas. Its public grant language also emphasizes support for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations serving the Kansas City area, with an interest in improving service delivery, operational efficiency, and outcomes for underserved residents. The recent grants table does not identify the underlying project names, but it does show a consistent pattern of major local awards and occasional passthrough activity tied to Kansas City.
The foundation’s stated program areas cluster around community-impact work in Greater Kansas City. In education, it supports programs for poor, disadvantaged, and underserved youth, and its grant language also names post-secondary business and entrepreneurship education as a focus area. Healthcare is another stated priority. The foundation’s community-impact descriptions tie health funding to broader goals of improving service delivery, outcomes, and community vibrancy for area residents. It also supports Jewish community organizations, alongside social services. Across those areas, the foundation says it funds programs and projects that improve operational efficiency and help underserved individuals move toward financial security through college completion, income growth, and homeownership. The active grant-program language points to tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving Greater Kansas City.
The typical grant-size distribution is highly skewed: p25 is $100, the median is $14,859,014, and p75 is $30,289,091. That spread matches the recent grants pattern, where the reported awards are concentrated in a few very large grants rather than many moderate ones. The foundation appears to make repeat grants over multiple years, with the same redacted recipient receiving the top reported award in 2023, 2024, and 2025. It also has both invitation-only and initial-questionnaire entry points in its public grant descriptions, including an Initial Proposal Questionnaire for organizations interested in requesting support. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$28M
$650.5M
$41.6M
$37.2M
Most grants fall between $100 and $30.3M, with a median of $14.9M.
25th Percentile
$100
Median
$14.9M
75th Percentile
$30.3M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Notable grantees: SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT (single redacted recipient; 3 grants totaling $89,700,450)
Grantmaking is local and entirely U.S.-based in the data provided. Every reported recipient is in Kansas City, MO, and the foundation’s stated geography centers Greater Kansas City, including counties on both sides of the state line. The public grant language names Jackson County, Clay County, and Platte County in Missouri, plus Wyandotte County and Johnson County in Kansas. The recent grants table shows 100% of grants going to recipients in Missouri.
Its public grant descriptions focus on tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving Greater Kansas City. Stated focus areas include education for poor, disadvantaged, and underserved youth; healthcare; Jewish community organizations; post-secondary business and entrepreneurship education; and social services.
The public materials show a mix of invitation-only grantmaking and an Initial Proposal Questionnaire for organizations interested in requesting support. Some grant descriptions say unsolicited requests are accepted, while others are invitation-only. The data also shows very large, concentrated awards rather than a broad spread of small grants.
The reported grant-size distribution is p25 of $100, a median of $14,859,014, and p75 of $30,289,091. That range indicates that most of the reported funding is concentrated in major awards.
Yes. The top reported recipient appears in three consecutive years: $32,002,603 in 2023, $29,717,920 in 2024, and $27,979,927 in 2025. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than one-time giving only.
The giving is local to Greater Kansas City. The grant language names Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties in Missouri, plus Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas, and the recent grants table shows all reported recipients in Kansas City, MO.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organization must be located within the Greater Kansas City area and be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (not a private foundation).
Deadline: No specific deadline; questionnaire submission is accepted for staff review year-round.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT | KANSAS CITY, MO | $27,979,927 | 2025 | SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT |
| CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PASSTHROUGH ACTIVITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $63 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT | KANSAS CITY, MO | $29,717,920 | 2024 | SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT |
| CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PASSTHROUGH ACTIVITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $80 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT | Kansas City, MO | $32,002,603 | 2023 | See attached statement |
| Contributions from Passthrough activity | kansas city, MO | $107 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT
$27,979,927SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PASSTHROUGH ACTIVITY
$63GENERAL SUPPORT
SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT
$29,717,920SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PASSTHROUGH ACTIVITY
$80GENERAL SUPPORT
SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT
$32,002,603See attached statement
Contributions from Passthrough activity
$107GENERAL SUPPORT