Miller Nichols Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-1567351 · reported 2023–2025
125grants reported
$2,500median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$2.7Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 125 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $51K 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
411 Nichols RD Ste 237
Kansas City, MO 64112-2015
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Umkc Foundation GRANT: MILLER NICHOLS LIBRARY 4TH FLOOR RENOVATION | Kansas City, MO | $750,000 |
| Umkc Foundation GRANT: MILLER NICHOLS LIBRARY 4TH FLOOR RENOVATION | Kansas City, MO | $750,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater KC GIFT - OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Greater KC - Administrative Center GIFT - PRJT LEARN EDU PRGM + OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $48,593 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater KC GIFT - PRJT LEARN EDU PRGM + OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $47,558 |
| Kansas City Symphony GIFT - OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $47,558 |
| Operation Breakthrough GRANT: IGNITION LAB STUDENTS | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 |
| Operation Breakthrough GRANT: IGNITION LAB INTERN PRGM | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 |
| Operation Breakthrough GRANT: IGNITION LAB STUDENTS | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 |
| High Aspirations GRANT FOR OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 |
| Kansas City Community Gardens GRANT - COMMUNITY PARTNER GARDENS | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 |
| The Salvation Army GRANT-PATHWAY OF HOPE INITIATIVE | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 |
| The Salvation Army GRANT-PATHWAY OF HOPE INITIATIVE FY 24 | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 |
| The Salvation Army GRANT-PATHWAY OF HOPE INITIATIVE | Kansas City, MO | $30,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Middle America PROGRAMMING & LEARNING EXPERIENCES | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Kansas City Repertory Theatre GRANT: 5TH ANNUAL KC REP FOR ALL | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Women's Employment Network GRANT: 2025-26 PRGM/SERV DELIVERY | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Middle America GRANT: JA PATHWAYS PROGRAM | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Kansas City Community Gardens GRANT - COMMUNITY PARTNER GARDENS SUPPORT | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Kansas City Repertory Theatre GIFT - 2023-24 60TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Women's Employment Network GRANT: WEN PROGRAM & SERVICES - 2023-24 | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Junior Achievement of Middle America GRANT: JA PATHWAYS PROGRAM | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Kansas City Community Gardens GRANT - COMMUNITY PARTNER GARDENS SUPPORT | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Kansas City Repertory Theatre GRANT: 4TH ANNUAL KC REP FOR ALL | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| Women's Employment Network GRANT: 2024-25 PROGRAM & SERVICES | Kansas City, MO | $25,000 |
| High Aspirations GRANT: FY 2023 OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 |
| Kansas City Young Audiences GIFT - FYE 2024-OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 |
| High Aspirations GRANT: FY 2023 OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 |
| Kansas City Young Audiences GRANT: YOUTH ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS | Kansas City, MO | $20,000 |
| Kansas City Ballet Association GRANT - 68TH SEASON OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 |
| Kansas City Ballet Association GRANT - SEASON OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 |
| Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art GIFT - PROJECT SUPPORT: EDUCATION PROGRAMS | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 |
| Youth Symphony of Kansas City GRANT: CONTRIBUTIONS | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 |
| Kansas City Ballet Association GRANT - SEASON OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $15,000 |
| English in Action GIFT - PROGRAMMING & CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Basalt, CO | $10,000 |
| English in Action ADD'L 2025 OPERATIONS GIFT | Basalt, CO | $10,000 |
| Kansas City Actors Theatre GRANT: 21ST SEASON PRODUCTIONS | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Kansas City Chamber Orchestra GRANT: ORCHESTRA ED OUTREACH | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Rediscover ADDITONAL 2025 OPERATIONS GIFT | Lee Summit, MO | $10,000 |
| Rediscover GIFT - OPERATIONS | Lee Summit, MO | $10,000 |
| After the Harvest GIFT - GLEANING & TRUCKLOADS PRGMS | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Heart of America Shakespeare Festival GRANT - 31ST SEASON OPTNS | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Kansas City Actors Theatre GRANT - OPERATIONS & 2023/24 19TH SEASON | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Kansas City Chamber Orchestra GRANT: SEASON OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Kansas City Actors Theatre GRANT - OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Kansas City Chamber Orchestra GRANT: SEASON OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art GIFT - YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Rediscover GIFT - CATHERINE'S PLACE (ANN NICHOLS REQUEST) | Lee Summit, MO | $10,000 |
| Youth Symphony of Kansas City GRANT: ORCHESTRAS PROGRAMMING | Kansas City, MO | $10,000 |
| Friend of Santa FE Public Library GIFT - OPERATIONS | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Girl's Inc GIFT - (NANCE LOPEZ) BULIDING FOR HER FUTURE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| International Folk Art Market ARTIST SPONSORSHIP ON BEHALF OF NANCE LOPEZ | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Kansas City Repertory Theatre GIFT: UMKC CAMPUS OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Santa FE Botannical Garden GIFT - OPERATIONS-2025 | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Kansas City Repertory Theatre GIFT: UMKC CAMPUS OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| English in Action GIFT - PROGRAMMING | Basalt, CO | $5,000 |
| English in Action GIFT - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Basalt, CO | $5,000 |
| International Folk Art Market ARTIST SPONSORSHIP ON BEHALF OF N. LOPEZ | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| Kansas City Repertory Theatre GIFT: UMKC CAMPUS OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Many Mothers GIFT - OPERATIONS GIFT ON BEHALF OF NANCE LOPEZ | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
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