About Piper Educational Foundation
The Piper Educational Foundation focuses its giving almost exclusively on supporting the local public school district that bears its name. All recorded grants (two awards totaling $153,035) were directed to Piper School District in Kansas City, KS, for general support of education, indicating a hyper-local, education-focused mission that supports district operations and programming. The foundation appears to prioritize sustaining its home community's K–12 public education rather than a broad or diversified portfolio.
Focus Areas
General operating and program support for Piper School District (Kansas City, KS)K–12 public education within Piper Unified School DistrictLocal school district capacity, programming, and possibly capital or instructional support for Piper USD
Who They Fund
Piper USD 203 (the school district) as institutional beneficiarystudents of Piper USD 203schools and staff within Piper USD 203501(c)(3) organizations serving Piper USD 203
Giving Approach
About Piper Educational Foundation
Piper Educational Foundation Inc directed all recorded recent grants to the same local public school district it supports, with two awards totaling $153,035 to Piper School District in Kansas City, KS. The larger 2023 grant of $105,035 was listed for support of education, followed by a 2024 grant of $48,000 for education support. That pattern points to a narrowly focused funder whose giving is tied to one district rather than a broad portfolio of recipients. The foundation’s recent activity is centered on sustaining K–12 public education in the Piper Unified School District community. The beneficiary profile is institutional rather than individual: grants flow to the school district itself, not to individuals. Leadership is listed as Melanie Bakarich, and the latest 990 year on file is 2024. With annual grants of $153,035 against total assets of $341,433, the organization appears to operate on a modest scale while maintaining a consistent education mission. Its recorded grants show support for the district’s general educational needs rather than a range of unrelated causes.
What Piper Educational Foundation Funds
The foundation’s giving is concentrated in K–12 public school support. One recorded grant sent $105,035 to Piper School District in Kansas City, KS for support education, showing direct backing for district-level educational work. A second grant of $48,000 to the same district in 2024 was designated education support, reinforcing a pattern of general support rather than a restricted project-only strategy. The purpose language suggests flexible funding for school operations or programming tied to student learning. At the program level, the foundation is associated with the Women’s Giving Circle, a pooled-giving effort connected to the Piper district. It is described as supporting programs benefiting students and schools in the district, which aligns with the foundation’s school-centered grant history.
How Piper Educational Foundation Gives
Typical grants are sizable relative to the foundation’s scale: p25 is $62,259, the median is $76,518, and p75 is $90,776. The two recorded grants in the data fall above and below that midpoint, at $105,035 and $48,000. The pattern is highly consistent across years: both documented awards went to the same recipient, Piper School District, in 2023 and 2024. That indicates repeat support for a single institutional grantee rather than a broad roster of recipients. The foundation is not listed as funding individuals and is not identified as making program-related investments. No unsolicited application process is shown in the data for the active grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$47K
Total Assets
$68K
Total Revenue
$76K
Total Expenses
$65K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $62K and $91K, with a median of $77K.
25th Percentile
$62K
Median
$77K
75th Percentile
$91K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MELANIE BAKARICH
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