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Joann & Jim Francis Foundation 15185100

Accepts applications Parkville, Missouri · EIN 811157275

Joann & Jim Francis Foundation 15185100 is a private foundation in Parkville, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $133,782 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $87,120 the year before.

50% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$2.8 million
2024$87,1207$3.1 million
2025$133,78210$3.4 million

How to apply

ContactJames Francis
5313 Bluff Way, Parkville, MO 64152
Phone or email(816) 760-8466
What to submitNo specific application form
RestrictionsMust submit complete record and all supporting materials as it relates to the organizations activities and its intended use for the grant.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Joann & Jim Francis Foundation 15185100 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Missouri.

StateGrantsAmount
Missouri5$91,282
Kansas2$12,500
Florida1$10,000
New York1$10,000
Tennessee1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Northland Cathedral
Kansas City, MO
General purposes$50,000
The Salvation Army
Kansas City, MO
General purposes$15,000
Shriner's Hospitals for Children
Tampa, FL
General purposes$10,000
St Jude's Hospital for Children
Memphis, TN
Patient needs - st. Louis$10,000
Beacon of Hope
Vandalia, MO
General purposes$10,000
Tunnel to Towers
Staten Island, NY
General purposes$10,000
City Union Mission
Kansas City, MO
General purposes$8,782
Band of Angels
Overland Park, KS
General purposes$7,500
Ronald McDonald House Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
General purposes$7,500
Wyandotte Community Coalition
Kansas City, KS
General purposes$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joann & Jim Francis Foundation 15185100 accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Joann & Jim Francis Foundation 15185100 give?

$133,782 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Joann & Jim Francis Foundation 15185100?

Its 2025 filing lists Joann L Francis (Director), James R Francis (Director), William R Francis (Director) and Umb Bank (Trustee).

What does Joann & Jim Francis Foundation 15185100 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and youth programs.

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