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Elsberry Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Leawood, Kansas · EIN 203956294

Elsberry Family Foundation is a private foundation in Leawood, Kansas. In tax year 2024 it gave $67,815 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $5,085 and the largest $18,250. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $81,000 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$81,0008$439,211
2024$67,8159$429,722

How to apply

Elsberry Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Elsberry Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri9$67,815

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Kansas City Ballet
Kansas City, MO
Civic$18,250
Universtiy of Missouri Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
Education$14,130
Kansas City Symphony
Kansas City, MO
Civic$12,500
Starlight Theatre Assoc of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
Civic$10,000
Lyric Opera of KC
Kansas City, MO
Civic$5,085
The Pembrook Hill School
Kansas City, MO
Education$5,000
Spastic Paraplegia Foundation
Ofallon, MO
Civic$2,500
Chillicothe Education Foundation
Chillicothe, MO
Education$250
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
Kansas City, MO
Civic$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Elsberry Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Elsberry Family Foundation give?

$67,815 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $5,085.

Who runs Elsberry Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Anne W Elsberry (President, Secretary & Dir) and Howard Elsberry (V.P., Treasurer & Director).

What does Elsberry Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development, arts and culture and education.

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