Lester R Birbeck Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-1725748 · reported 2023–2025
56grants reported
$2,650median award
$1,500lower quartile
$375smallest grant
$341Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 56 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4,250 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
PO Box 419248
Kansas City, MO 64141-6248
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.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 38 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville, MO | $43,738 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville, MO | $41,425 |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Maryville, MO | $31,950 |
| Missouri Western State University | St Joseph, MO | $17,700 |
| Missouri Western State University | St Joseph, MO | $16,950 |
| University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia, MO | $13,975 |
| North Central Missouri College | Trenton, MO | $13,625 |
| University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia, MO | $13,525 |
| North Central Missouri College | Trenton, MO | $13,150 |
| Missouri Western State University | St Joseph, MO | $11,800 |
| University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia, MO | $9,000 |
| North Central Missouri College | Trenton, MO | $7,513 |
| University of Missouri - Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $6,250 |
| University of Missouri - Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $6,000 |
| University of Missouri - Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $6,000 |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg, MO | $5,350 |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg, MO | $4,825 |
| Truman State University | Kirksville, MO | $4,825 |
| State Technical College | Linn, MO | $4,725 |
| Truman State University | Kirksville, MO | $4,500 |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City, MO | $3,600 |
| State Technical College | Linn, MO | $3,375 |
| Missouri State University | Springfield, MO | $3,200 |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City, MO | $3,100 |
| Truman State University | Kirksville, MO | $3,000 |
| University of Central Missouri | Warrensburg, MO | $3,000 |
| Rockhurst University | Kansas City, MO | $3,000 |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City | Independence, MO | $2,750 |
| Missouri State University | Springfield, MO | $2,550 |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva, NC | $2,500 |
| State Technical College | Linn, MO | $2,260 |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva, NC | $2,000 |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva, NC | $2,000 |
| Missouri State University | Springfield, MO | $1,950 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | $1,750 |
| Ave Maria University | Ave Maria, FL | $1,750 |
| Central Methodist University | Fayette, MO | $1,750 |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $1,750 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | $1,550 |
| Ave Maria University | Ave Maria, FL | $1,550 |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | $1,500 |
| Central Methodist University | Fayette, MO | $1,500 |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $1,500 |
| Moberly Area Community College | Moberly, MO | $1,500 |
| Southeast Community College | Lincoln, NE | $1,125 |
| Central College | Pella, IA | $1,013 |
| University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR | $1,000 |
| Central Methodist University | Fayette, MO | $1,000 |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA | $1,000 |
| Graceland University | Lamoni, IA | $825 |
| Southeast Community College | Lincoln, NE | $750 |
| Ave Maria University | Ave Maria, FL | $750 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $750 |
| Summit Salon Academy Kansas City | Independence, MO | $750 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $550 |
| Southeast Community College | Lincoln, NE | $375 |
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