Lida L Moffett Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be the right route; if your organisation can reach it by invitation, that is the path to pursue.
- Its grants cluster in health-care and cancer work, visiting-nurse outreach, youth and family programmes, summer camps and education, so a charity working in those areas has the closest fit, and several awards covered general operating costs.
- Eight in ten of its grants to organisations fall between $12,000 and $200,000, with a median of about $71,000, so a request within that band is typical, although the largest grant was $250,000.
- In its latest filing, 86% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so newcomers should expect to compete with established grantees.
- No geographic focus is stated; the grants shown are mainly in Kansas and Missouri, which describes past giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
Overview
Lida L Moffett Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, UMB Bank N A, in Kansas City, MO.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across the grants recorded, support went to health-care and cancer research or clinical work, visiting-nurse community outreach, youth and family programmes, summer camps and education. Recipients include health systems and endowment bodies, a visiting-nurse association, youth-serving organisations, camps and community organisations; several awards were for general operating expenses.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Kansas and Missouri.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 86% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 32 grants to organisations were about $71,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 23% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to organisations Lida L Moffett Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $54,580 (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Autism Resource Center of Kansas City · General operating expenses$250,0002025 tax year
- University of Kansas Health System · Support of charitable$200,0002025 tax year
- YMCA of Greater Kansas City · Spark program$150,0002025 tax year
- Visiting Nurses Association · Vna community outreach$130,4112025 tax year
- Kansas University Endowment Association · Ace summer research program$100,0002025 tax year
- Kansas City Community Gardens · General operating expenses$62,5002025 tax year
- Wildwood Outdoor Education Center · 2025 summer camp experience$54,5802025 tax year
- Ku Endowment Association · Hematologic clinical care$39,5902025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
Administered by its trustee, UMB Bank N A.
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $1,002,443 | $854,503 | $22,817,696 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,159,084 | $992,255 | $26,042,850 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $1,297,664 | $1,100,831 | $28,158,505 | Filing for 2025 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.
Sources
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- Kansas City, MO (office of its trustee, UMB Bank N A)
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Contact
- Kansas City, MO (office of its trustee, UMB Bank N A)