Committed to improving the health and well-being of people inside and outside our facilities by providing whole-person, patient-centered care and collaborating with community partners.
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City’s recent giving is dominated by very large support for health care needs, with the largest grant going to Saint Lukes Physician Group for $132,699,773 in 2024. That pattern points to a funder closely tied to health service delivery rather than a broad, competitive grantmaker. The next-largest award in the recent list, $115,633,261 in 2023 to the same recipient, shows that this is not an isolated transaction but part of a repeated funding relationship. Health care is the clearest throughline across the recent grants, and the recipient list also includes Heart Surgeons of Kansas City and Medical Plaza Imaging Associates LLC, both in Kansas City. Alongside those large medical grants, the foundation makes smaller community support awards to local institutions such as the City of Kansas City Missouri and Rockhurst University. Its stated commitment to whole-person, patient-centered care and collaboration with community partners aligns with a portfolio that mixes clinical support and community-facing funding.
The strongest theme in the recent grants is health care delivery. In 2024, St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City gave $10,541,197 to Heart Surgeons of Kansas City for support for health care needs, following a $11,423,386 award in 2023 to the same recipient. That same clinical focus appears in a $2,100,000 grant in 2023 to Medical Plaza Imaging Associates LLC for support for health care needs. Community health also shows up through smaller awards outside the core medical provider network. The City of Kansas City Missouri received grants for community support in both 2023 and 2024, and Rockhurst University was funded in both years for the same purpose. A separate community-support grant went to March of Dimes in Overland Park, Kansas.
Grant sizes vary widely, from a p25 of $42,600 to a median of $1,079,490 and a p75 of $11,202,839. The recent list suggests a mix of extremely large institutional support and smaller community awards, with repeated recipients appearing across multiple years. The foundation does not make grants to individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its giving is local in scope, and the pattern is heavily concentrated in Missouri, especially Kansas City-area recipients.
$272.6M
$1.7B
$1.2B
$1.1B
Most grants fall between $43K and $11.2M, with a median of $1.1M.
25th Percentile
$43K
Median
$1.1M
75th Percentile
$11.2M
About 90% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local and centered in Missouri: 90% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Kansas City, MO, appears repeatedly across the recent grants list, including major health care recipients and several community organizations. A smaller share reaches nearby Overland Park, KS, through March of Dimes. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 10 grants in the United States and none outside it.
The stated focus areas are health care delivery, clinical research, community health programs, patient financial assistance, and health education. The recent grants most clearly emphasize health care needs, with large awards to clinical providers and smaller community support grants to local organizations.
The giving is local, with 90% of grants awarded to recipients in Missouri. Kansas City, MO is the most common recipient city in the recent grant list, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The grant-size distribution is wide: p25 is $42,600, median grant size is $1,079,490, and p75 is $11,202,839. That mix shows both very large institutional support and much smaller community awards.
Yes. Saint Lukes Physician Group received grants in both 2023 and 2024, Heart Surgeons of Kansas City also received grants in both years, and Rockhurst University received community support in both 2023 and 2024.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT LUKES PHYSICIAN GROUP | Kansas City, MO | $132,699,773 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS |
| Heart Surgeons of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $10,541,197 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS |
| City of Kansas City Missouri | Kansas City, MO | $50,400 | 2024 | Community Support |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 | 2024 | Community Support |
| SAINT LUKES PHYSICIAN GROUP | Kansas City, MO | $115,633,261 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS |
| Heart Surgeons of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $11,423,386 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS |
| Medical Plaza Imaging Associates LLC | Kansas City, MO | $2,100,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS |
| City of Kansas City Missouri | Kansas City, MO | $58,979 | 2023 | Community Support |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 | 2023 | Community Support |
| March of Dimes | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $16,666 | 2023 | Community Support |
SAINT LUKES PHYSICIAN GROUP
$132,699,773SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Heart Surgeons of Kansas City
$10,541,197SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS
City of Kansas City Missouri
$50,400Community Support
Rockhurst University
$40,000Community Support
SAINT LUKES PHYSICIAN GROUP
$115,633,261SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Heart Surgeons of Kansas City
$11,423,386SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Medical Plaza Imaging Associates LLC
$2,100,000SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS
City of Kansas City Missouri
$58,979Community Support
Rockhurst University
$40,000Community Support
March of Dimes
$16,666Community Support