The Pemberton Family Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving in the Kansas City area, funding local cultural institutions, religious organizations, and education/mental-health programs with several multi-grant relationships. Major recipients include performing arts organizations (symphony, opera, repertory theatre), a theological seminary and local church, and Bowen-affiliated education and family-systems programs, indicating an interest in civic cultural life, faith-based leadership, and family therapy education.
A matching scholarship endowment fund at UMKC Foundation stands out as one of the clearest signals in Pemberton Fam Char Fndtn Uad 4-20-1 As Amd & Rstd’s recent grantmaking: the foundation gave $94,005 to build the Drs. Beaty & Deloras Pemberton Matching Scholarship Endowment Fund and followed with $73,893 for education in 2024. That pattern points to support for long-term student aid alongside recurring gifts to cultural, religious, and family-systems organizations in the Kansas City area. The foundation’s recent awards also include repeated support for Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Colonial Church Prairie Village, and Eden Theological Seminary. Bowen Theory Academy and the Bowen Ctr for Study of Family appear as another consistent thread, indicating interest in family therapy education and training. Together, these grants show a funder that combines scholarship building with institutional support for arts, religion, and education. The recurring amounts in the recent list suggest a fairly consistent grantmaking pattern across these organizations rather than a one-off approach.
Education is a major theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2023, it gave $94,005 to Umkc Foundation for the Drs. Beaty & Deloras Pemberton Matching Scholarship Endowment Fund, and in 2024 it added $73,893 to Umkc Foundation for education. Family-systems training is another clear area: Bowen Theory Academy received $47,003 for education in 2023, and the Bowen Ctr for Study of Family received $36,946 in 2024. Religious support also appears repeatedly. Colonial Church Prairie Village received $47,003 for religion in 2023 and $36,946 in 2024, while Eden Theological Seminary received $47,003 in 2023 and $36,947 in 2024. Arts funding is similarly steady, with grants to Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Kansas City Repertory Theater for arts.
Typical grant sizes cluster tightly around the mid-$40,000s: p25 is $36,947, the median is $47,003, and p75 is also $47,003. That suggests a standardized grantmaking pattern, with a small number of larger awards above that band. The recent list shows repeat support across 2023 and 2024 for several recipients, including education, religion, and arts organizations, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is a private family charitable foundation, and it funds individuals as well as organizations. Its recent grants do not indicate program-related investments, and the awards shown are all straightforward grants.
$344K
$5.7M
$297K
$407K
Most grants fall between $37K and $47K, with a median of $47K.
25th Percentile
$37K
Median
$47K
75th Percentile
$47K
About 14% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Regional, concentrated giving with repeated grants to a set of core local institutions; moderate-to-large single grants (many in the tens of thousands) rather than many very small gifts.
Notable grantees: UMKC Foundation, Eden Theological Seminary, Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Bowen Theory Academy / Bowen Center for the Study of the Family
Grantmaking is concentrated in Missouri and Kansas, with Missouri appearing most often in the recent list and 14% of grants going to recipients in Kansas. Kansas City, MO shows up repeatedly through UMKC Foundation, Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Kansas City Repertory Theater. Prairie Village, KS appears through Colonial Church Prairie Village. St. Louis, MO appears through Eden Theological Seminary. Outside the Midwest, two grants go to Islesboro, ME through Bowen Theory Academy and the Bowen Ctr for Study of Family. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show a focus on Kansas City arts organizations, religious institutions, and family-systems education. The list includes repeated support for Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Kansas City Repertory Theater, Colonial Church Prairie Village, Eden Theological Seminary, and Bowen-related education and family programs.
The distribution is tightly clustered: p25 is $36,947, median grant size is $47,003, and p75 is also $47,003. That means most awards in the recent list fall around the $37,000 to $47,000 range.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Eden Theological Seminary, Kansas City Symphony, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Kansas City Repertory Theater, and Colonial Church Prairie Village. UMKC Foundation also appears more than once.
The top state by grant count is Missouri. Kansas receives 14% of grants in the recent dataset. Recipient locations include Kansas City, MO; Prairie Village, KS; St. Louis, MO; and Islesboro, ME.
Yes. One of the largest recent awards was $94,005 to UMKC Foundation for the Drs. Beaty & Deloras Pemberton Matching Scholarship Endowment Fund, and the foundation also gave $73,893 to UMKC Foundation for education in 2024.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMKC FOUNDATION GIFT PROCESSING | KANSAS CITY, MO | $86,089 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| THE COLONIAL CHURCH IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE | PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS | $43,045 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE ATTN CARRIE LENAHAN | KANSAS CITY, MO | $43,045 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY ATTN SARA LOHE CFO | KANSAS CITY, MO | $43,045 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY ATTN JEFFREY S WALKER CFO | KANSAS CITY, MO | $43,045 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| EDEN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ATTN DEBORAH KRAUSE PRES | ST LOUIS, MO | $43,045 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| THE BOWEN CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE FAMILY | WASHINGTON, DC | $43,045 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| UMKC FOUNDATION GIFT PROCESSING | KANSAS CITY, MO | $81,341 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| PEMBERTON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,670 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| THE COLONIAL CHURCH IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE | PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS | $40,670 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY ATTN JEFFREY S WALKER CFO | KANSAS CITY, MO | $40,670 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY ATTN SARA LOHE CFO | KANSAS CITY, MO | $40,670 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| EDEN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY ATTN DEBORAH KRAUSE PRES | ST LOUIS, MO | $40,670 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE ATTN CARRIE LENAHAN | KANSAS CITY, MO | $40,670 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GIFT |
| UMKC FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $73,893 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $36,947 | 2024 | ARTS |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $36,947 | 2024 | ARTS |
| KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATER | KANSAS CITY, MO | $36,947 | 2024 | ARTS |
| EDEN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | ST LOUIS, MO | $36,947 | 2024 | RELIGION |
| COLONIAL CHURCH PRAIRIE VILLAGE | PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS | $36,946 | 2024 | RELIGION |
| BOWEN CTR FOR STUDY OF FAMILY | ISLESBORO, ME | $36,946 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| UMKC FOUNDATION | KANSAS CITY, MO | $94,005 | 2023 | DRS. BEATY & DELORAS PEMBERTON MATCHING SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND |
| EDEN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | ST LOUIS, MO | $47,003 | 2023 | RELIGION |
| COLONIAL CHURCH IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE | PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS | $47,003 | 2023 | RELIGION |
| KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $47,003 | 2023 | ARTS |
| KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $47,003 | 2023 | ARTS |
| BOWEN THEORY ACADEMY | ISLESBORO, ME | $47,003 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| LYRIC OPERA OF KANSAS CITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $47,003 | 2023 | ARTS |
UMKC FOUNDATION GIFT PROCESSING
$86,089UNRESTRICTED GIFT
THE COLONIAL CHURCH IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE
$43,045UNRESTRICTED GIFT
UNRESTRICTED GIFT
THE BOWEN CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE FAMILY
$43,045UNRESTRICTED GIFT
UMKC FOUNDATION GIFT PROCESSING
$81,341UNRESTRICTED GIFT
PEMBERTON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$40,670UNRESTRICTED GIFT
THE COLONIAL CHURCH IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE
$40,670UNRESTRICTED GIFT
COLONIAL CHURCH PRAIRIE VILLAGE
$36,946RELIGION
BOWEN CTR FOR STUDY OF FAMILY
$36,946EDUCATION
DRS. BEATY & DELORAS PEMBERTON MATCHING SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
COLONIAL CHURCH IN PRAIRIE VILLAGE
$47,003RELIGION
BOWEN THEORY ACADEMY
$47,003EDUCATION