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Who funds Midwest Innocence Project?

Kansas City, Missouri

12 private foundations reported grants to Midwest Innocence Project in Kansas City, Missouri totaling $189,314 across 12 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Tom W Olofson Family Foundation, with $60,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Midwest Innocence Project

All 12 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
Tom W Olofson Family Foundation
California · 2025
Legal Representation1$60,000
Louetta M Cowden Foundation
Texas · 2025 · accepts applications
Support for social work1$35,000
The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
Exempt purpose1$25,000
Helms Family Foundation
Arizona · 2025
To educate about, advocate for, and obtain and support the exoneration and release of wrongfully convicted people.1$25,000
Hartley Family Foundation
Wisconsin · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating1$15,000
Welch Family Foundation
Missouri · 2023 · accepts applications
Underwrite program1$10,000
G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund
Kansas · 2024
Representing people convicted of crimes they did not commit1$10,000
The Turner Family Foundation
Missouri · 2025
Operations1$5,000
Copaken Family Foundation
Missouri · 2024
Charitable1$1,500
J R Albert Foundation
Illinois · 2025
General operating1$1,000
Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc
California · 2025
Education1$1,000
Amazonsmile Foundation
Washington · 2023
General support1$814

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Midwest Innocence Project?

Tom W Olofson Family Foundation, Louetta M Cowden Foundation, The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation, Helms Family Foundation and Hartley Family Foundation, and 7 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Midwest Innocence Project get from foundations?

$189,314 in 12 reported grants from 12 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Louetta M Cowden Foundation, Hartley Family Foundation and Welch Family Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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