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Grant recipient EIN 43-1914499Crime and legal aid

Who funds Midwestern Innocence Project Inc?

33 private foundations gave Midwestern Innocence Project Inc in Kansas City, MO $1.2 million across 76 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

76 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Tom W Olofson Family FoundationHidden Hills, CA 2025

    Legal Representation

    $60,000
  2. Louetta M Cowden FoundationDallas, TX 2025

    Support for social work

    $35,000
  3. Helms Family FoundationScottsdale, AZ 2025

    To educate about, advocate for, and obtain and support the exoneration and release of wrongfully convicted people.

    $25,000
  4. The Turner Family FoundationSpringfield, MO 2025

    Operations

    $5,000
  5. Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000Wilmington, DE 2025

    General support

    $2,000
  6. J R Albert FoundationNaperville, IL 2025

    General operating

    $1,000
  7. The Daniel G and Wanda K O'Dell Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  8. Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation IncOakland, CA 2025

    Education

    $1,000
  9. Tom W Olofson Family FoundationHidden Hills, CA 2024

    Legal Representation

    $60,000
  10. The Virginia Wellington Cabot FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    Exempt purpose

    $25,000
  11. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2024

    2024 operating grant

    $25,000
  12. Louetta M Cowden FoundationDallas, TX 2024

    Support for social work

    $20,000
  13. Hartley Family FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2024

    General operating

    $15,000
  14. G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic FundStilwell, KS 2024

    Representing people convicted of crimes they did not commit

    $10,000
  15. The Turner Family FoundationSpringfield, MO 2024

    Operations

    $5,000
  16. The Yip Harburg Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  17. Copaken Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2024

    Charitable

    $1,500
  18. The Daniel G and Wanda K O'Dell Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  19. Tom W Olofson Family FoundationHidden Hills, CA 2023

    Legal representation

    $50,000
  20. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2023

    2023 operating grant

    $25,000
  21. Welch Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2023

    Underwrite program

    $10,000
  22. Hartley Family FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2023

    General operating

    $10,000
  23. The Yip Harburg Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  24. The Turner Family FoundationSpringfield, MO 2023

    Operations

    $5,000
  25. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2023

    Support for faces of innocence 2023 in kansas city, missouri, june 14, 2023. 202303-13714

    $2,840
  26. J R Albert FoundationNaperville, IL 2023

    General operating

    $2,000
  27. G Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic FundStilwell, KS 2023

    Representing people convicted of crimes they did not commit

    $2,000
  28. Copaken Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2023

    Charitable

    $1,500
  29. The Daniel G and Wanda K O'Dell Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  30. The Francis Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2023

    General operating support

    $1,000
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $814
  32. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2022

    2022 operating grant

    $25,000
  33. Welch Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2022

    Underwrite program

    $10,000
  34. Hartley Family FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2022

    General operating

    $10,000
  35. The Daniel G and Wanda K O'Dell Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  36. Hunt Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2022

    Community development

    $5,000
  37. The Turner Family FoundationSpringfield, MO 2022

    Operations

    $5,000
  38. Robert and Gail Edelstein Foundation IncPalm Beach Gardens, FL 2022

    Support Charities general purpose

    $3,600
  39. Copaken Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2022

    Charitable

    $1,500
  40. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $1,368
  41. J R Albert FoundationNaperville, IL 2022

    General operating

    $1,000
  42. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gifts

    $200
  43. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Volunteer program

    $50
  44. Rubin Family FoundationConshohocken, PA 2021

    Support

    $500,000
  45. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2021

    2021 operating grant

    $25,000
  46. Welch Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Underwrite program

    $10,000
  47. Hartley Family FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2021

    General operating

    $10,000
  48. Hunt Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Community development

    $5,000
  49. Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000Wilmington, DE 2021

    General operating expenses

    $5,000
  50. Immanuel Charitable FoundationPhoenix, AZ 2021

    Legal aid to innocent

    $3,000
  51. J R Albert FoundationNaperville, IL 2021

    General operating

    $2,000
  52. George & Ada Ultch Memorial FundKansas City, MO 2021

    Used at the discretion of the board of directors or trustees as they see fit for operating their organization

    $1,500
  53. Global Altruism FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Advocate for wrongfully convicted

    $1,500
  54. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $1,344
  55. John J Sullivan Jr FoundationOverland Park, KS 2021

    Fincl support of charitable org.

    $1,300
  56. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2021

    Matching gifts

    $100
  57. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2020

    2020 operating grant

    $25,000
  58. Taylor & Patti Abernathy Charitable TrustDallas, TX 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  59. J R Albert FoundationNaperville, IL 2020

    General operating

    $10,000
  60. Welch Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2020

    Underwrite program

    $10,000
  61. The Greenway FoundationSalina, KS 2020

    General purpose

    $5,000
  62. Hartley Family FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2020

    General operating

    $5,000
  63. Immanuel Charitable FoundationPhoenix, AZ 2020

    Legal aid to innocent

    $5,000
  64. Jonathan Bruce Bredin Foundation 033942-000Wilmington, DE 2020

    General operating expenses

    $4,000
  65. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 2020

    Matching gifts

    $2,523
  66. Copaken Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2020

    Charitable

    $1,500
  67. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $642
  68. Umb Financial Corporation CharitableKansas City, MO 2020

    Provide support for program to provide legal representation of wrongly convicted

    $100
  69. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $50
  70. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    2019 operating grant

    $25,000
  71. The Lozier FoundationOmaha, NE 2019

    General operating support in nebraska

    $20,000
  72. Welch Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2019

    Underwrite program

    $10,000
  73. Bernard & Audre Rapoport FoundationWaco, TX 2019

    Salary support: care manager

    $10,000
  74. Immanuel Charitable FoundationPhoenix, AZ 2019

    Providing litigation for wrongly convicted

    $10,000
  75. The Sherwood FoundationOmaha, NE 2018

    2018 operating grant

    $25,000
  76. Welch Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2018

    Underwrite program

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other crime and legal aid organizations in Kansas City, MO and are not among Midwestern Innocence Project Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS 7 grants Accepts applications $3,882,671 to similar organizations
  2. William T Kemper FoundationKansas City, MO 14 grants Accepts applications $795,986 to similar organizations
  3. The Shumaker Family FoundationPrairie Village, KS 16 grants Accepts applications $209,786 to similar organizations
  4. The Sosland FoundationKansas City, MO 10 grants Accepts applications $374,900 to similar organizations
  5. Je and Le Mabee Foundation IncMidland, TX 3 grants Preselected only $2,000,000 to similar organizations
  6. Oppenstein Brothers FoundationKansas City, MO 24 grants Accepts applications $473,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Atterbury Family FoundationShawnee Mission, KS 10 grants Preselected only $257,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Curry Family FoundationPrairie Village, KS 10 grants Preselected only $205,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 43-1914499 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.