The Ray & Mary Klapmeyer Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on direct emergency assistance and residential care in the Kansas City area, with a strong emphasis on food, clothing and basic needs for people experiencing homelessness or family crisis. Grants repeatedly support frontline service providers and children's residential programs, indicating a preference for operational/ program support to organizations delivering immediate services rather than advocacy or long-term policy work.
Concentrated, relatively large grants to a small set of repeat grantees; funding is operational/program support focused and directed primarily to local frontline service organizations rather than a broad, distributed portfolio.
Ray & Mary Klapmeyer Charitable Trust gives most often to organizations that provide food and clothing for people facing immediate need, especially in Kansas City. The trust’s recent grant pattern points to a narrow service model: direct support for shelters, children’s residential programs, and emergency assistance providers rather than broad, place-based philanthropy. Cornerstones of Care appears in multiple forms, including Cornerstones of Care, Cornerstones of Care Fbo Gillis Center, Cornerstones of Care Fbo Ozanam Home for Boys, and Cornerstones of Care Fbo Spofford Home, all funded for food and clothing support. City Union Mission Inc and Niles Home for Children also receive repeated grants, showing a steady relationship with frontline agencies serving people in crisis. The Salvation Army is another recurring recipient, with awards directed to the same basic-needs purpose. Across the recent grant list, the trust favors organizations that can deliver immediate, practical help to children, families, and people experiencing homelessness or acute material hardship.
The trust’s grantmaking is centered on basic-needs relief. In one of its largest recent awards, it gave $71,473 to The Salvation Army for food and clothing, and it made the same-purpose grant of $71,473 to Cornerstones of Care in 2023. It also supported residential care providers: Cornerstones of Care Fbo Gillis Center received $50,541 in 2025 for food and clothing, while Cornerstones of Care Fbo Ozanam Home for Boys and Cornerstones of Care Fbo Spofford Home each received grants for the same purpose. City Union Mission Inc and Niles Home for Children were also funded for food and clothing, reinforcing the trust’s focus on immediate service delivery. The pattern is consistent with short-term relief rather than advocacy or long-range systems work.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-$30,000 range, with a p25 of $32,685, a median of $35,158, and a p75 of $68,174. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023 and 2025, indicating an ongoing relationship model rather than one-off giving. The trust is a charitable trust, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its grantmaking appears programmatic and operational, with purposes attached directly to food and clothing support.
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Most grants fall between $33K and $68K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$68K
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Notable grantees: The Salvation Army, Cornerstones of Care (including Gillis Center), City Union Mission, Niles Home for Children
Grantmaking is regional and heavily concentrated in Missouri: 79% of grants go to recipients in the trust’s HQ state, MO, and MO is also the top state by grant count. Kansas City is the main recipient city, with multiple grants there to organizations including Cornerstones of Care, City Union Mission Inc, and Niles Home for Children. Outside Missouri, the recent list includes Hoffman Estates, IL through The Salvation Army. All recent grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
It funds direct-service organizations that provide food and clothing, especially shelters, residential care programs, and emergency assistance providers. Recent recipients include The Salvation Army, Cornerstones of Care, City Union Mission Inc, and Niles Home for Children, all funded for food and clothing support.
The trust’s grants are usually in the mid-$30,000 range. The typical grant size data shows a p25 of $32,685, a median of $35,158, and a p75 of $68,174.
Most grants go to Missouri recipients, with 79% of grants landing in the HQ state and MO as the top state by grant count. The recent list also includes one Illinois recipient, The Salvation Army in Hoffman Estates, IL.
Yes. The recent record shows the same organizations receiving grants in multiple years, including The Salvation Army, Cornerstones of Care, City Union Mission Inc, and Niles Home for Children. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with a set of service providers.
Food and clothing are the clear recurring purposes. The recent grants are consistently tagged “PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING,” with support going to organizations serving people facing homelessness, family crisis, and other immediate material need.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SALVATION ARMY | HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL | $70,200 | 2026 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE FBO GILLIS CENTER | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,541 | 2026 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CITY UNION MISSION INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $35,110 | 2026 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN | KANSAS CITY, MO | $35,110 | 2026 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE FBO OZANAM HOME FOR BOYS | KANSAS CITY, MO | $9,829 | 2026 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE FBO SPOFFORD HOME | KANSAS CITY, MO | $9,829 | 2026 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL | $65,351 | 2025 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN | KANSAS CITY, MO | $32,685 | 2025 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CITY UNION MISSION INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $32,685 | 2025 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE FBO GILLIS CENTER | KANSAS CITY, MO | $32,685 | 2025 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE FBO SPOFFORD HOME | KANSAS CITY, MO | $16,333 | 2025 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE FBO OZANAM HOME FOR BOYS | KANSAS CITY, MO | $16,333 | 2025 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $71,473 | 2023 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL | $71,473 | 2023 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL | $69,116 | 2023 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $69,115 | 2023 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CITY UNION MISSION INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $35,747 | 2023 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN | KANSAS CITY, MO | $35,747 | 2023 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN | KANSAS CITY, MO | $34,568 | 2023 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
| CITY UNION MISSION INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $34,568 | 2023 | PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING |
THE SALVATION ARMY
$70,200PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING
NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN
$35,110PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING
PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING
THE SALVATION ARMY
$65,351PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING
NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN
$32,685PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING
THE SALVATION ARMY
$71,473PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING
THE SALVATION ARMY
$69,116PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING
NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN
$35,747PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING
NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN
$34,568PROVIDE FOOD & CLOTHING