The Andrews Family Foundation
Kansas City, MO · EIN 46-2927010. Reported 51 grants totalling $3,514,306 to 43 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Andrews Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $500. Half of everything it gave fell between $250 and $2,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $3,033,961. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $3,103,614 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reconciliation Services | Kansas City, MO | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kansas City Art Institute | Kansas City, MO | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley | Avon, CO | $6,667 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Als Golf Ameilia Co Mark O'day | Fernandina Beach, FL | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Universtiy of Notre Dame College of Arts & Letters | Notre Dame, IN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Royal Association | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Police Foundation of Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jackson County CASA | Kansas City, MO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Bbq Relief | Shawnee, KS | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mocsa | Kansas City, MO | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Inclusive Religious Education | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Network of Raytown | Raytown, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kkfi Community Radio Services | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Missouri Colleges Fund Inc | Jefferson City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sister of St Joseph of Carondelet | Kansas City, MO | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Parkinson Disease Association | Staten Island, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Kansas City, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conception Abbey | Conception, MO | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Free Thought | Kansas City, MO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Metrosquash | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salesmanship Club Charitable | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Lawrence Catholic Campus Center | Lawrencce, KS | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The National World War II Museum | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camps for Kids | Kansas City, MO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor Jeanne Jugan Center | Kansas City, MO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National World War I Museum | Kansas City, MO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Smile | Hagerstown, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing Inc | Laplata, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arts Engagement Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Learning Club | Kansas City, KS | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Volunteer Corps | Kansas City, MO | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| America Media | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kansas City Rescue Mission- Shelter Kc | Kansas City, MO | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelter Kc Rescue Mission | Kansas City, MO | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope House | Lees Summit, MO | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Morning Glory Ministries | Kansas City, MO | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
8 of 43 (19%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 14%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
TRANSFER OF ASSETS - IN 2023 FOUNDATION WILL BE DISOLVED - Kansas City Art Institute
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - EDUCATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 25 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40 | $247,758 | $500 |
| 2022 | 10 | $3,196,895 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | $69,653 | $69,653 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Andrews Family Foundation has 2 of them, worth $7,334. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Art Institute | Kansas City, MO | $4,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley | Avon, CO | $3,334 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 91% of this one's giving went to organizations in Missouri. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Missouri.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Andrews Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1130 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO, 64106. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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