Kids & Community Partners

Private foundation · EIN 20-8499807 · since 2007connorgroup.com/kids-and-community·New York, Ohio·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$4.9M

Annual giving, 2023 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

A small fraction of the prior year ($25.3M in 2022 tax year).

$2,000 to $900k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$17,500

Typical grant (median)

20 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

Kids & Community Partners makes contributions only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so the sensible first step is to seek an introduction rather than send a cold proposal.
Its stated themes are youth poverty reduction, education, healthcare and job training, and it favours programmes nearing an inflection point in their impact or growth, so a programme in those areas at that stage is the strongest fit.
Half of its 51 grants to organisations were $70,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $2,000 and $900,000, so a modest request fits the typical pattern; its largest grant was about $14,000,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
About 94% of its grant dollars to organisations in the filing went to organisations it had also funded in the earlier filing, so a new organisation should make its case knowing that most of the money has gone to existing partners.
No geographic focus is stated, and the filing weighs leadership, location, risk and potential investment amount, so the case should address those points directly.

Overview

Kids & Community Partners is a US private foundation based in Miamisburg, OH.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Kids & Community Partners is committed to pulling children out of generational poverty in Connor Group markets. It researches and vets non-profits whose programmes it can help scale in or beyond the communities where it operates, and creates new programmes when it sees a need. Its approach is deliberately narrow and deep, building a smaller portfolio of high-impact programmes rather than spreading support across many organisations. It prioritises outcomes over outputs, seeks programmes nearing an inflection point in their impact or growth, and assesses the return for disadvantaged children. Where possible, it combines financial investment with its time, talent, expertise and relationships. Its outcome framework encompasses education, healthcare, job training and avoiding the judicial system.

Themes

Youth poverty reduction
Education
Healthcare
Job training

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Ohio and New York.

How to apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 94% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 51 grants to organisations were $70,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

It favours programmes nearing an inflection point in their impact or growth trajectory.
It weighs factors including leadership, location, risk and potential investment amount.
It examines a programme’s leadership, mission and steps towards accomplishing that mission.
It holds programmes it selects accountable to their goals and mission.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.

Grant dollars by state

Ohio81%

New York7%

South Carolina3%

Minnesota2%

Massachusetts2%

California2%

4 other states: 3%

The largest single recipient received 46% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2023, 94% of grant dollars went to organisations Kids & Community Partners had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

20 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $17,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 20 grants in tax year 2023 by size

Under $1k5%

$1k–$2.5k5%

$2.5k–$5k15%

$5k–$10k20%

$10k–$25k5%

$25k–$50k5%

$50k–$100k5%

$100k–$250k15%

$250k–$500k10%

$500k–$1M10%

$1M and over5%

Median $17,500 (tax year 2023)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Greater Dayton School · General funding
$1,929,4172023 tax year
SproutFive · Accelerator program
$800,0002023 tax year
Task Force Antal · Contribution program
$800,0002023 tax year
Connor Kids Academy · General funding
$402,2982023 tax year
Lindner Center of Hope · Strategic alliance
$250,0002023 tax year
National Outdoor Leadership School · Individual partner program
$210,0002023 tax year
Dayton Early College Academy · Individual partner program
$175,0002023 tax year
Unit Foundation · Individual partner program
$173,2792023 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Michael J Mcquiston — Secretary, Treasurer & Trustee
Larry Connor — President
Ryan Ernst — Vice President & Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

2 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$28,758,985	$25,345,381	$62,016,814	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$7,836,157	$4,858,211	$56,304,643	Filing for 2023 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.