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School Smart Kc Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Kansas City, Missouri · EIN 81-2090856

Total giving
$4.4MTax year 2024
Total assets
$12MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

FROM OUR INCEPTION OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO ELIMINATE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR STUDENTS IN KANSAS CITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE RECOGNIZE THE EXISTING OBSTACLES AND CHALLENGES THAT AFFECT SCHOOL PERFORMANCE IN OUR CITY - AND WE ARE FUELED IN OUR WORK BY THE PASSION OF OUR FAMILIES, THE COMMITMENT OF OUR SCHOOL LEADERS AND EDUCATORS, THE GROWTH IN QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IN MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS, AND THE OVERWHELMING POTENTIAL THAT WE SEE IN EVERY CHILD IN OUR CLASSROOMS. WE KNOW THAT TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER, AND WE WORK WITH THE ENTIRE EDUCATION COMMUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$9.9M2020
$8.3M2021
$7.9M2022
$5M2023
$4.4M2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Kansas City Teacher Residency Inc$1.6M2022
Teach for America Inc$1.3M2022
Academie Lafayette$620K2022
Hogan Preparatory Academy Inc$520K2022
City Year Inc$440K2022

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: schoolsmartkc.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.