A non-profit charitable foundation that enriches Village Presbyterian Church’s mission and ministries, funds new initiatives, supplements the church’s annual budget, and leaves a legacy for future generations.
Village Presbyterian Church Endowment Trust directs most of its recent grant volume to support the mission and ministries of Village Presbyterian Church itself, with annual awards above $1 million in each of the last three years. Those church-support grants sit alongside a separate stream for local community partners, reflecting a structure that combines institutional support with regional charitable giving. The trust’s reported focus areas include homelessness, hunger, education, worship and music, youth programs, local nonprofit support, and food pantry work. Recent awards show both large internal support and targeted community grants. In 2024, the trust gave $80,000 to Care Beyond the Boulevardcherith Brook in Kansas City, Missouri. In 2023, it granted $73,108 to Reconciliation Services in Kansas City, Missouri, and $61,271 to Kansas Missouri Mental Health Collaborative Inc. in Leawood, Kansas. The trust also manages Legacy Funds that support scholarships, mission work, worship and music, and adult programs, including funds connected to local charitable organizations and youth mission trip scholarships. Its stated purpose is to enrich Village Presbyterian Church’s mission and ministries, fund new initiatives, supplement the church’s annual budget, and leave a legacy for future generations.
The trust’s community grantmaking repeatedly centers on needs tied to vulnerable populations in the Kansas City area. One annual program funds organizations that care for and protect vulnerable people, with emphasis on homelessness, hunger, and education. Another annual channel, the Signature Mission, selects one local nonprofit partner each year for additional funding and emphasis. Church-related support is also built into the grant structure. The Endowment Trust and its Legacy Funds provide grants and scholarships for mission work, worship and music, and adult programs. That same structure includes support for local charitable organizations through named legacy funds. Mental health also appears in the recent record: Kansas Missouri Mental Health Collaborative Inc. in Leawood received $61,271 in 2023 to support its mission and ministries.
Typical awards are concentrated at a high level, with a p25 of $73,108, a median of $80,000, and a p75 of $1,065,248. The distribution reflects a split between large institutional support and smaller community grants. Recent grants also show repetition across years: The Village Presbyterian Church received major awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating an ongoing support pattern rather than isolated one-time gifts. The foundation is an endowment trust, and its stated programs include general endowment and multiple Legacy Funds. It also uses a committee-based selection process for community grants, and at least one program accepts unsolicited applications.
$1.3M
$30.3M
$2.1M
$1.4M
Most grants fall between $73K and $1.1M, with a median of $80K.
25th Percentile
$73K
Median
$80K
75th Percentile
$1.1M
BRUCE MCCLELLAND
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Giving is regional and heavily centered in Kansas, with 60% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Missouri is the top state by grant count, showing that the trust’s reach extends across the Kansas City metro. Recent recipient cities include Prairie Village, Kansas City, and Leawood, all in the Kansas City area. Recipient-country data in the file shows only U.S. grantees, with 6 grants recorded in the United States.
The trust supports Village Presbyterian Church’s mission and ministries, local charitable organizations, and Kansas City-area nonprofits serving vulnerable people. Its stated focus areas include homelessness, hunger, education, worship and music, youth programs, local nonprofit support, and food pantry work.
The reported grant-size distribution is p25 $73,108, median $80,000, and p75 $1,065,248. That spread shows a mix of smaller community awards and much larger institutional support.
Yes. The recent record includes annual awards of $1,268,967 in 2025, $1,079,012 in 2024, and $1,065,248 in 2023 to The Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, Kansas, all described as support for the church’s mission and ministries.
The community grant programs emphasize homelessness, hunger, and education, and they are designed for not-for-profit organizations that care for and protect vulnerable people in the Kansas City area. One annual Signature Mission partner also receives additional funding and emphasis.
Yes, for the Village Church Community Grants and Community Grants programs. The Endowment Trust and Legacy Funds, and the Signature Mission program, are marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Village Presbyterian Church Endowment Trust that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Not-for-profit organizations serving vulnerable populations in the Kansas City area (focused on homelessness, hunger, education).
Deadline: Applications open March 1 and close April 15 each year.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) | PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS | $1,268,967 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH |
| THE VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) | PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS | $1,079,012 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH |
| CARE BEYOND THE BOULEVARDCHERITH BROOK | KANSAS CITY, MO | $80,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION |
| THE VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) | PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS | $1,065,248 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH |
| RECONCILIATION SERVICES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $73,108 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF RECONCILATION SERVICES. |
| KANSAS MISSOURI MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE INC | LEAWOOD, KS | $61,271 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF KANSAS MISSOURI MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE. |
THE VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)
$1,268,967TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
THE VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)
$1,079,012TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
THE VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA)
$1,065,248TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF VILLAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF RECONCILATION SERVICES.
KANSAS MISSOURI MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE INC
$61,271TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND MINISTRIES OF KANSAS MISSOURI MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE.