About Saint Lukes Foundation
We partner with donors to fund innovative health care solutions through charitable gifts for research, education, new technology, and the pursuit of excellence in patient care. We strengthen and enhance the delivery of health care services, support medical education and research, and provide community service programs and financial assistance.
Focus Areas
clinical researchmedical education and residency supportcardiovascular research (women's heart health)neuroscienceshome care & hospicecommunity programs and patient financial assistance
Who They Fund
patients (general clinical populations)physicians and cliniciansmedical students, residents, and fellowsmedical researchershospitals and clinical care programs
About Saint Lukes Foundation
Saint Lukes Foundation’s largest recent grants all go to Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, including $13,937,778 in 2023 and $13,704,968 in 2025 for patient care and research. That pattern shows a funder built around a health system ecosystem rather than a broad external grant program. Across the recent grants list, the foundation also supports Saint Luke's Physician Group, Saint Luke's South Hospital, Saint Luke's East Hospital, and Saint Luke's North Hospital, along with education and community-care partners. Its funding links hospital operations, clinical research, medical education, and patient support, with individual grants ranging from small four-figure awards to multi-million-dollar commitments. The mix of recipient types includes hospitals and clinical care programs, physicians and clinicians, medical students, residents, fellows, and medical researchers. In practice, the foundation appears to channel most of its giving toward organizations tied to Saint Luke's health care delivery and training network, while also supporting institutions such as Rockhurst University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Foundation for medical education. Grants to Bishop Spencer Place and Saint Luke's Home Care and Hospice show that long-term care and hospice services are also part of the portfolio.
What Saint Lukes Foundation Funds
Clinical care delivery is a major theme. Saint Lukes Foundation gave $439,344 in 2025 to Saint Luke's South Hospital for patient care and medical research/medical programs, and $410,732 in 2024 to Saint Luke's Home Care and Hospice for the same broad purpose. Education is another clear lane: the foundation awarded $367,150 in 2025 to University of Missouri-Kansas City Foundation for medical education and $293,416 in 2025 to Rockhurst University for medical education. It also supported Saint Luke's Health System with $65,649 in 2024 and $50,267 in 2025 for program support and education. Community-based care appears in grants to Samuel U Rodgers Health Center for patient care and medical research/medical programs, showing that the portfolio reaches beyond the main hospital system while staying within health-focused work.
How Saint Lukes Foundation Gives
Grant sizes cluster in the low-to-mid six figures for much of the portfolio, with a p25 of $58,823, median of $192,073, and p75 of $384,432. The recent record also includes a few very large commitments in the multi-million-dollar range, indicating a portfolio that mixes institutional support with smaller program grants. Recipients recur across multiple years, including Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Saint Luke's Physician Group, Saint Luke's East Hospital, Saint Luke's South Hospital, and Rockhurst University. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The pattern suggests a structured institutional grantmaker rather than an open application fund.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$16.8M
Total Assets
$284.6M
Total Revenue
$39.3M
Total Expenses
$24.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $59K and $384K, with a median of $192K.
25th Percentile
$59K
Median
$192K
75th Percentile
$384K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
About 91% of grants go to recipients in MO.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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