William T Kemper Foundation

• The filing shows the foundation, administered by its trustee Commerce Bank in Kansas City, MO, funds education, health and human services, civic improvements and the arts, so a request is worth making only if the work sits in one of those areas.
• Typical grants fall between $6,050 and $270,000, with about 8 in 10 of its 134 grants to organisations in that band and a median of $35,000, and half of those grants were $35,000 or less, so a modest request fits best.
• The filing states no geographic focus and says grants are mainly in Missouri, but it excludes organisations operating outside its geographic area of interest, which the filing does not describe, so check that before applying if you are based elsewhere.
• Applicants need a 501(c)(3) determination letter and must not be private foundations under section 509(a); the proposal should cover the organisation, project summary, goals and implementation plan, other sources of support, measurable objectives, a timetable and an evaluation method, and the filing gives no deadlines, so ask the foundation about timing before you apply.
• Do not seek event tickets, advertisements, deficit or post-event funding, aid to individuals or endowment gifts, and expect that multi-year funding beyond one year will depend on further review and annual narrative reports.

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

• Forest Park Forever · Campaign for the glade over 3 years
  $2,500,0002022 tax year
• Childrens Mercy Hospital · Acute mental health crisis center
  $1,000,0002022 tax year
• The Opportunity Trust · Expanding quality seats in st. louis over 3 years
  $1,000,0002022 tax year
• Kansas City Art Institute · Vanderslice hall renovation project - admissions & fernery over 2 years
  $700,0002022 tax year
• Washington University · The david and dorothy kemper professorship over 2 years
  $666,6662022 tax year
• Donald Danforth Plant Science Center · Future forward campaign over 3 years
  $650,0002022 tax year
• Saint Lukes Foundation · Digital infrastructure for research
  $500,0002022 tax year
• Liberty Memorial Association · A second century capital campaign: gallery refresh initiative
  $500,0002022 tax year

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

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.