Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 90-0743773Community development

Who funds Right to Start?

9 private foundations gave Right to Start in Overland Park, KS $3.1 million across 15 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

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

15 grants

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

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    In support of underserved small business expansion

    $225,000
  2. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2024

    To support Right to Start Northwest Arkansas initiative, a program to advance equitable entrepreneurship as a community priority in the region.

    $425,000
  3. UpMobility Foundation IncLittle Falls, NY 2024

    General Charitable Purposes

    $400,000
  4. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Technology & equipment

    $200,000
  5. William T Kemper FoundationKansas City, MO 2023

    Improving entrepreneurial opportunity in the heartland through lifting entrepreneurs' voices

    $10,000
  6. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2022

    To renew the pilot of Right to Start Northwest Arkansas - an initiative to advance equitable entrepreneurship as a community priority in the region.

    $425,000
  7. Ebay FoundationSan Jose, CA 2022

    General support

    $250,000
  8. UpMobility Foundation IncLittle Falls, NY 2022

    General charitable purposes

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

    Support for the right to start organization in leveraging their recently completed poll, which focused on informing entrepreneurship messaging that may resonate with a broader audience, independent of their political view. 202209-13064

    $35,000
  10. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2021

    To renew the pilot of Right to Start Northwest Arkansas, an initiative to advance equitable entrepreneurship.

    $425,000
  11. Fidelity FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    Technology

    $100,000
  12. Ewing Marion Kauffman FoundationKansas City, MO 2021

    Support to make entrepreneurship a priority within economic development in kansas and missouri by recruiting volunteers, educating policymakers, and executing a public awareness campaign. 202104-10455

    $90,000
  13. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $50,000
  14. Anchor Point FoundationDenver, CO 2021

    General

    $25,000
  15. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Right to Start Northwest Arkansas

    $200,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Kansas and are not among Right to Start’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 194 grants Preselected only $13,665 to similar organizations
  2. Dane G Hansen FoundationLogan, KS 12 grants Accepts applications $950,072 to similar organizations
  3. The Patterson Family FoundationKansas City, MO 10 grants Preselected only $2,026,718 to similar organizations
  4. Robert E and Patricia Schmidt FoundationHays, KS 23 grants Accepts applications $1,477,000 to similar organizations
  5. Land O'Lakes FoundationSt Paul, MN 27 grants Accepts applications $175,250 to similar organizations
  6. Patterson Family FoundationKansas City, MO 10 grants Preselected only $1,321,070 to similar organizations
  7. The Sunderland FoundationOverland Park, KS 9 grants Accepts applications $855,078 to similar organizations
  8. Union Pacific FoundationOmaha, NE 7 grants Accepts applications $84,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 90-0743773 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.