Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation

Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Kansas City, MO.

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Foundation focuses on organisations in greater Kansas City and supports efforts in post-secondary business and entrepreneurship education, healthcare, social services, education for underserved youth, visual and performing arts, and the Jewish community. Its grant strategy seeks to help underserved people attain financial security through college completion, income growth and homeownership, while strengthening community vibrancy, major institutions, safety and quality of life. It invests in nonprofits working to improve efficiency, service delivery and outcomes, and grants support programmes and projects that improve or expand services for underserved individuals, families and communities. The Foundation gives special consideration to its designated Legacy Organisations.

Themes

• Financial security
• Underserved youth education
• Healthcare
• Jewish community organizations
• Business and entrepreneurship education
• Social services
• Visual and performing arts

Geographic Focus

Greater Kansas City area: Jackson, Clay, Platte and 2 more counties.

What They Don't Fund

• Businesses or individuals
• Organizations with a pending 501(c)(3) status
• Organizations that are not tax-exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) or that are classified as private foundations within the code
• Organizations that are not in compliance with laws and regulations that govern them
• Non-Jewish religious organizations whose primary purpose is the promotion of specific religious doctrine, though religious organizations may be eligible to receive funding for activities that are non-sectarian and benefit the larger community
• Organizations that discriminate against individuals based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law
• Except in the rarest of circumstances, existing or ongoing programs and general organizational operating expenses
• Except in the rarest of circumstances, sponsorships and/or special events such as galas, conferences, luncheons, performances, festivals, awards dinners, etc
• Except in the rarest of circumstances, past operating deficits or debt reduction
• Except in the rarest of circumstances, single-disease causes
• Except in the rarest of circumstances, animal-related causes
• Except in the rarest of circumstances, sports-related causes
• Except in the rarest of circumstances, political activities
• Except in the rarest of circumstances, publications
• Except in the rarest of circumstances, historic preservation

Organisations first review the grant criteria and submit the short questionnaire as a funding inquiry, not a grant application. Staff follow up; an inquiry that fits the strategy may lead to an invitation to meet or apply for a grant.

What the foundation says:

• The Foundation assesses funding inquiries for fit with its grant strategy and available resources.
• The Foundation gives special consideration to its designated Legacy Organizations.