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Grant recipient EIN 85-1594627Youth development

Who funds Teachers Like Me?

8 private foundations gave Teachers Like Me in Lees Summit, MO $1.1 million across 17 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 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

17 grants

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

  1. The Granary FoundationKansas City, MO 2025

    Used at the discretion of

    $31,666
  2. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2024

    Support to build capacity for staffing related to workforce and career development. 202409-15919

    $250,000
  3. The Sherman Family FoundationMission Woods, KS 2024

    To provide housing support for early serving black teachers.

    $90,000
  4. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2024

    Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14739

    $70,000
  5. The Shumaker Family FoundationPrairie Village, KS 2024

    Operating Grant

    $20,000
  6. The Granary FoundationKansas City, MO 2024

    Used at discretion of board

    $8,101
  7. The Baum Family FoundationKansas City, MO 2023

    Educational

    $50,000
  8. The Sosland FoundationKansas City, MO 2023

    Social welfare

    $30,000
  9. The Shumaker Family FoundationPrairie Village, KS 2023

    Operating grant

    $20,000
  10. The Sherman Family FoundationMission Woods, KS 2023

    To provide housing support for early serving black teachers.

    $10,000
  11. The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS 2022

    Construct teacher housing

    $200,000
  12. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2022

    Support to build organizational capacity, diverse teacher recruitment and educator professional development in the kansas city region. 202108-11192

    $100,000
  13. The Sherman Family FoundationMission Woods, KS 2022

    To provide housing support for early serving black teachers.

    $40,000
  14. The Shumaker Family FoundationPrairie Village, KS 2022

    Operating grant

    $20,000
  15. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Support to build organizational capacity, diverse teacher recruitment and educator professional development in the kansas city region. 202108-11192

    $100,000
  16. The Granary FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Used at discretion of board

    $9,000
  17. The H & R Block FoundationKansas City, MO 2020

    Start-up costs for Teachers Like Me

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other youth development organizations in Lees Summit, MO and are not among Teachers Like Me’s funders above.

  1. John W and Effie E Speas Memorial TrustDallas, TX 1 grant Accepts applications $125,000 to similar organizations
  2. R A Long FoundationKansas City, MO 2 grants Accepts applications $9,000 to similar organizations
  3. Stahl Family FoundationLake Winnebago, MO 1 grant Accepts applications $6,800 to similar organizations
  4. The Ben and Shania Grubbs Family Foundation IncMilton, GA 1 grant Accepts applications $3,000 to similar organizations
  5. McCullough Family FoundationKansas City, MO 1 grant Preselected only $2,500 to similar organizations
  6. Short Family FoundationKansas City, MO 3 grants Preselected only $2,475 to similar organizations
  7. Umb Financial Corporation CharitableKansas City, MO 1 grant Accepts applications $2,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 1 grant Preselected only $500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-1594627 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.