Sally Ann Firestone Foundation
Private foundation · Kansas City, MO · EIN 43-1330037 · reported 2023–2025
87grants reported
$52Kmedian award
$20Klower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$10.2Mtotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 15 of its 87 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.3M 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
Co B John Readey 1200 Main St
Kansas City, MO 64105-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $1,811,199 |
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $831,715 |
| Kansas City Academy FINANCIAL AID/OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $506,250 |
| Crosslines Community Outreach | Kansas City, KS | $506,250 |
| Kingswood Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $506,250 |
| Restart | Kansas City, MO | $354,375 |
| Crosslines Community Outreach | Kansas City, KS | $262,500 |
| Kansas City Academy FINANCIAL AID/OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $262,500 |
| Harvesters | Kansas City, MO | $253,125 |
| United Methodist Committee on Relief of Global Ministries | Atlanta, GA | $227,813 |
| Craig Hospital | Englewood, CO | $202,500 |
| Saint Paul School of Theology | Leawood, KS | $202,500 |
| Inspiration Ministries - Walworth | Walworth, WI | $202,500 |
| Harvesters | Kansas City, MO | $201,250 |
| Restart | Kansas City, MO | $183,750 |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | Evanston, IL | $151,875 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, IL | $151,875 |
| United Methodist Committee on Relief of Global Ministries | Atlanta, GA | $118,125 |
| Craig Hospital | Englewood, CO | $105,000 |
| Inspiration Ministries - Walworth | Walworth, WI | $105,000 |
| Kansas City PBS | Kansas City, MO | $105,000 |
| Folly Theatre | Kansas City, MO | $101,250 |
| American Jazz Museum FINANCIAL AID/OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $101,250 |
| Kansas City PBS | Kansas City, MO | $101,250 |
| Powell Gardens | Kingsville, MO | $101,250 |
| Umkc Foundationjazz Legacy | Kansas City, MO | $101,250 |
| Mobility Worldwide MO - Columbia | Columbia, MO | $101,250 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $101,250 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $101,250 |
| KC Shepherd's Center | Kansas City, MO | $101,250 |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | Evanston, IL | $78,750 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, IL | $78,750 |
| Saint Paul School of Theology | Leawood, KS | $78,750 |
| McCurdy Ministries | Espanola, NM | $75,938 |
| Christian Minstries in the National Parks | Greenwood Village, CO | $75,938 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church | Roseville, MI | $75,000 |
| Folly Theatre | Kansas City, MO | $72,500 |
| Legal Aid of Western Missouri | Kansas City, MO | $70,000 |
| Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty | Kansas City, MO | $60,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $52,500 |
| American Jazz Museum FINANCIAL AID/OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $52,500 |
| KC Shepherd's Center | Kansas City, MO | $52,500 |
| Kkfi Community Radio | Kansas City, MO | $52,500 |
| Mobility Worldwide MO - Columbia | Columbia, MO | $52,500 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Detroit, MI | $52,500 |
| Umkc Foundationjazz Legacy | Kansas City, MO | $52,500 |
| Kkfi Community Radio | Kansas City, MO | $50,625 |
| Ability KC | Kansas City, MO | $50,625 |
| Brain Injury Association of MO | Topeka, KS | $50,625 |
| Lazarus Ministries | Kansas City, MO | $50,625 |
| Shepherd's Centers of America | Kansas City, MO | $50,625 |
| Pomme de Terre United Methodist Church | Hermitage, MO | $45,000 |
| Kansas City Academy FINANCIAL AID/OPERATIONS | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 |
| Christian Minstries in the National Parks | Greenwood Village, CO | $39,375 |
| Lazarus Ministries | Kansas City, MO | $39,375 |
| McCurdy Ministries | Espanola, NM | $39,375 |
| Ability KC | Kansas City, MO | $26,250 |
| Brain Injury Association of MO | Topeka, KS | $26,250 |
| Shepherd's Centers of America | Kansas City, MO | $26,250 |
| Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty | Kansas City, MO | $25,313 |
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