Black-Cheslik Family Foundation
Private foundation · Kansas City, MO · EIN 85-4166535 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Black-Cheslik Family Foundation
39grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$2,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$3.7Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 39 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $41K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
3 Dunford Cir
Kansas City, MO 64112-2362
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Lukes Foundation SAINT LUKES CANCER INSTITUTE | Kansas City, MO | $1,500,000 |
| KU College of Liberal Arts JOHN P. BLACK PROFESSORSHIP IN HISTORY | Lawrence, KS | $1,000,000 |
| Umkc Law Foundation PROFESSOR JULIE M. CHESLIK MERIT SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWED FUND | Kansas City, MO | $180,000 |
| Umkc Law Foundation PROFESSOR JULIE M. CHESLIK MERIT SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWED FUND | Kansas City, MO | $180,000 |
| Umkc Law Foundation PROFESSOR JULIE M. CHESLIK MERIT SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWED FUND | Kansas City, MO | $180,000 |
| Saint Lukes Foundation SAINT LUKES CANCER INSTITUTE | Kansas City, MO | $100,000 |
| University of Notre Dame GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT AND PAUL J BLACK ('15) FAMILY ENDOWMENT FOR EXCELLENCE | Notre Dame, IN | $75,000 |
| University of Notre Dame GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Notre Dame, IN | $75,000 |
| University of Notre Dame GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Notre Dame, IN | $75,000 |
| Seattle Preparatory School GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Common Spirit Health Foundation CSH RESEARCH INSTITUTE | San Franciso, CA | $35,000 |
| Rainer Prep GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Seattle, WA | $25,000 |
| Saint Lukes Foundation SAINT LUKES CANCER INSTITUTE | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Umkc Law Foundation DEAN EMERITA BARBARA GLESNER FINES SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT | Kansas City, MO | $23,290 |
| Wellsky Foundation GALA DONATION | Overland Park, KS | $15,000 |
| Truman Library Institute GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT, $1,000 FOR WHITE HOUSE ADVISOR SPONSORSHIP FOR THE "WILD ABOUT HARRY" EVENT | Kansas City, MO | $11,000 |
| First Hand Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Truman Library Institute GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Common Spirit Health Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | San Franciso, CA | $10,000 |
| St Agnes Catholic Parish ST. AGNES CATHOLIC SCHOOL | Roeland Park, KS | $10,000 |
| St Isabel Catholic Church GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Sanibel, FL | $10,000 |
| Common Spirit Health Foundation CSH RESEARCH INSTITUTE | San Franciso, CA | $10,000 |
| Dowling Catholic High School BVM/SJA ENDOWMENT FUND | West Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| St Isabel Catholic Church GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Sanibel, FL | $10,000 |
| LA Liga Pequena GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,000 |
| Pembroke Hill BLACK CHESLIK SMITHY PLAYGROUND | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Wellsky Foundation GALA DONATION | Overland Park, KS | $3,000 |
| Rainer Scholars GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Seattle, WA | $3,000 |
| Xavier High School GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Friends of Old St Michael GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Williamsburg, IA | $2,000 |
| St Helena Hospital Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Saint Helena, CA | $2,000 |
| St Helena Hospital Foundation GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Saint Helena, CA | $1,500 |
| Starlight GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Kansas City, MO | $1,500 |
| St Isabel Catholic Church GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Sanibel, FL | $1,000 |
| LA Liga Pequena GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Fort Wayne, IN | $1,000 |
| Truman Library Institute GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Kansas City, MO | $1,000 |
| Ican Shine Inc GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Paoli, PA | $250 |
| Breakthrough T1D GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | New York, NY | $100 |
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