Mission
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation is a public charity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). Its mission is to improve the quality of life in Greater Kansas City by increasing charitable giving, connecting donors to community needs they care about, and leading on critical community issues.
Vision
Community dreams fulfilled through the power of philanthropy.
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2009 Financials
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2009
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Foundation's Assets
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$1,061,066,710
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Affiliated Trust Assets
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$46,659,110
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Combined Assets
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$1,107,725,820
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Contributions
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$200,896,989
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Grant Expenditures
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$194,214,419
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Operating Expenses
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$6,203,550
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Number of Funds
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2,587
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If you would like a copy of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation's audited financial statements, Form 990 or 990T please contact us at info@gkccf.org.
2009 Sources of Mission Support (Total $6,212,820)
Administrative Fees - 67% ($4,179,040)
Contract Fees - 15% ($945,377)
Local Grants - 11% ($708,871)
National Grants - 5% ($300,000)
Investment Income - 1% ($33,058)
Tax Credits/Real Estate Fees - 1% ($46,474)
2009 Total Grants, Including Affiliated Trusts (Total $185,338,211)
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation - 99% ($183,493,211)
Affiliated Trusts - 1% ($1,845,000)
2009 Grants from Fund Type (Total $185,338,211)
Advised Funds - 98% ($182,543,211)
Unrestricted Funds - 2% ($2,795,000)
2009 Grants by Geographical Region of Recipient (Total $183,493,211)
Kansas City* - 78% ($143,447,289)
Kansas, outside of Kansas City - 4% ($7,529,993)
Missouri, outside of Kansas City - 3% ($6,383,780)
United States, outside of Kan. and Mo., and International - 14% ($26,132,149)
*Kansas City includes Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Platte and Wyandotte Counties.
Type of Recipient Organization Receiving Grants (Total $183,493,211)
Arts & Culture - 28% ($51,095,450)
Education - 25% ($45,585,319)
Other Services - 16% ($29,968,430)
Health, Medicine & Science - 12% ($21,444,365)
Philanthropy & Volunteerism - 9% ($17,142,992)
Human Services - 5% ($9,667,665)
Religion - 5% ($8,588,990)
Total 2009 Grant Expenditures ($199,463,144)
Grants - 92% ($183,493,211)
Expenses of Behalf of Nonprofit Organizations - 5% ($9,766,383)
Operating Expenses - 3% ($6,203,550)
Connecting Donors - 1.47% ($2,930,224)
Increasing Charitable Giving - 0.7% ($1,397,991)
Donor Finance & Administration - 0.57% ($1,142,779)
Community Investment - 0.37% ($732,556)
2009 Operating Ratio
Operating Expenses as a Percentage of Average Assets - 0.62%
Average Assets - $989,066,917
Historical Financial Summary
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2007
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2008
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Foundation's Assets
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$1,118,860,724
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$917,067,123
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Affiliated Trust Assets
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$64,863,296
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$40,260,454
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Combined Assets
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$1,183,724,020
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$957,327,577
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Contributions
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$189,014,176
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$174,880,698
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Grant Expenditures
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$196,001,068
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$160,469,447
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Operating Expenses
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$6,498,585
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$6,481,814
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Number of Funds
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2,200
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2,270
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