Patterson Family Foundation
ActivePhilanthropy & VoluntarismMakes PRIsFunds Individuals
KANSAS CITY, MOWebsite
About Patterson Family Foundation
The Patterson Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropic resources on strengthening local philanthropic infrastructure, dedicating all recorded giving to supporting community foundation development and community grantmaking capacity. Its grants are programmatic investments in an umbrella organization that builds and supports community foundations across Kansas, indicating a strategic interest in enabling place-based philanthropy rather than direct service delivery.
Focus Areas
Support for state/regional community foundation networks (Kansas)Capacity-building for local philanthropy and grantmaking infrastructureProgrammatic support to strengthen community grantmaking and donor services
Who They Fund
rural communities and townschild care home-based providers and families needing childcarerural healthcare providers, hospitals, and paramedicine programshealthcare students and workforce (scholarship recipients)tech college and vo-tech students (rural scholars)
About Patterson Family Foundation
The Patterson Family Foundation’s clearest pattern is its long-running support for rural community foundations and the infrastructure around them. A 2025 community foundation program grant of $9,000,000 to the Kansas Association of Community Foundations stands out as the largest recent award, and it fits a broader record of large, repeat grants to the same organization in 2024 and 2023. That continuity points to a funder that backs systems, not only individual projects. The foundation also makes sizable commitments to rural-serving institutions and civic campaigns. It gave $2,500,000 to the American Royal Association for a building campaign, $2,000,000 to the Eisenhower Foundation for the I Like Ike Education Center campaign, and $1,800,000 to Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences for a healthcare capital grant in 2024 followed by a 2025 rural program installment. Its grantmaking reaches community philanthropy, education, health care, and economic opportunity, with many awards designed as program support, capital support, or multi-year installments rather than one-time operating checks. The public record shows 635 grants, all to U.S. recipients, with Kansas appearing most often in recipient locations and Missouri also receiving a substantial share.
What Patterson Family Foundation Funds
Community philanthropy is central to The Patterson Family Foundation’s portfolio. In 2025, it awarded $2,256,425 to the Kansas Association of Community Foundations for a community foundation program grant, following earlier awards for rural economic opportunity grants and an economic opportunity program grant. Child care is another visible area. The foundation gave $2,500,000 to the Kansas Association of Child Care Resources for a child care home based providers program, and it also made a $2,500,000 grant to the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund for rural childcare funding. Health care funding includes both infrastructure and service delivery. A 2025 grant of $1,500,000 to the Missouri Emergency Medical Services Association supported a rural community paramedicine program, while $1,000,000 went to the Rural Grocery Initiative in Manhattan, KS for a rural grocery initiative tied to community access and local-serving rural infrastructure.
How Patterson Family Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is concentrated around a middle tier: the 25th percentile is $40,000, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $175,000. The recent record also shows frequent large installments, including multi-year awards labeled as annual installments or legacy grants. Several grantees recur across multiple years, most visibly the Kansas Association of Community Foundations, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas Association of Child Care Resources, and American Royal Association. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, funds individuals, and makes program-related investments. Its active grant programs accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$57.4M
Total Assets
$1.5B
Total Revenue
$206.3M
Total Expenses
$73.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $40K and $175K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$175K
Geographic Reach
Regional7 states funded
About 24% of grants go to recipients in KS.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KEVIN PRINE
PRESIDENT, CEO, SECRETARY
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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