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Jackson County Community Childrens Service Fund

Grantmaking foundation in Kansas City, Missouri · EIN 82-2446441

Total giving
$27MTax year 2024
Grants made
127Tax year 2024
Total assets
$31MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

CHILDREN'S SERVICES FUND ('CSF') IS AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO SUPPORT CHILD WELL-BEING PROJECTS. WHILE WE ARE FUNDED BY A JACKSON COUNTY SALES TAX, WE ARE A STAND-ALONE ORGANIZATION LED BY AN INDEPENDENT BOARD. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE ARE COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY EQUITY. OUR BOARD IS BALANCED TO REFLECT OUR COUNTY, AND WE WORK TO EDUCATE AND SUPPORT ALL APPLICANTS, SO EVERYONE, INCLUDING SMALL ORGANIZATIONS AND FIRST-TIMERS, HAS A FAIR SHOT AT FUNDING. WE BELIEVE IN FRESH SOLUTIONS, CONSTANT PROGRESS AND COLLABORATION. OUR WORK ALLOWS US TO SEE THE WHOLE-COUNTY PICTURE, SO WE CAN CONNECT LIKE-MINDED PARTNERS AND PROMOTE NEW COLLABORATIONS.CSF STRIVES TO BE ETHICAL, ACCOUNTABLE, INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE AND INCLUSIVE. OUR VISION IS TO CREATE COMMUNITY, FAIRLY DISTRIBUTE FUNDS AND OPENLY ADVOCATE FOR THE EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF JACKSON COUNTY CHILDREN.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$15M2020
$13M2021
$19M2022
$20M2023
$27M2024

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
Independence School District$420K2024
Foster Adopt Connect$410K2024
Evangelical Children'S Home Dba Every Child'S Hope$380K2024
Niles Home for Children Dba Kvc Niles$360K2024
School Smart Kc$360K2024

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (127 grants in 2024) is available with a free account.

Website: www.jacksoncountykids.org

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