Funders › MO › Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts Commerce Bank Trustee › 2025
Grants paid by Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts Commerce Bank Trustee, tax year 2025
EIN 43-6313811 · Kansas City, MO · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2025, Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts Commerce Bank Trustee (EIN 43-6313811) reported 75 grants paid totaling $2,732,077. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2025
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas City Symphony Kansas City, MO | B | $300,000 | paid | 2024/2024 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Northeast Community Center Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $250,000 | approved, future | HARMONY PROJECT KC: PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $200,000 | paid | 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $200,000 | paid | 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $200,000 | approved, future | 2025/2026 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $200,000 | approved, future | 2025/2026 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $200,000 | paid | 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $200,000 | approved, future | 2025/2026 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City DBA Folly Theater Kansas City, MO | D | $178,677 | paid | SOUND SYSTEM UPGRADE | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | B | $125,000 | paid | MICHAEL VERGASON LANDSCAPE PLAN OVER 2 YEARS | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Nelson Gallery Foundation Kansas City, MO | B | $100,000 | paid | UPEXPLORED RESONANCE ACQUISITION SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | B | $100,000 | approved, future | MICHAEL VERGASON LANDSCAPE PLAN OVER 2 YEARS | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | William Jewell College (harriman-Jewell Series) Liberty, MO | U | $100,000 | paid | 2025/2026 SEASON SUPPORT RECOGNIZED THROUGH SEASON SPONSORSHIP | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Kansas City, MO | B | $80,000 | paid | REPLACE HARLEQUIN LIBERTY LATCHLOC STAGE IN MURIEL KAUFFMAN THEATER | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | B | $65,000 | paid | CERAMICS PROGRAM | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Ballet Association Kansas City, MO | B | $60,000 | paid | 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT AND PARTIAL UNDERWRITING OF DON QUIXOTE | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $50,000 | paid | 2025 LYRIC BALL | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Youth Symphony Association of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $50,000 | approved, future | ORCHESTRAL EDUCATION PROGRAM | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Repertory Theatre Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $50,000 | paid | 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT AND PARTIAL UNDERWRITING OF EMMA | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Unicorn Theatre Kansas City, MO | B | $50,000 | paid | FUND OUR FUTURE (FOF) CAMPAIGN | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Nelson Gallery Foundation Kansas City, MO | B | $50,000 | paid | FEATURED EXHIBITIONS: "WE LIVE IN PAINTING" | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Musical Theater Heritage Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $49,000 | paid | EQUIPMENT UPGRADES | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Kansas City, MO | B | $40,000 | paid | 2025 FUTURE STAGES FESTIVAL | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Ballet Association Kansas City, MO | B | $40,000 | paid | FAMILY PRODUCTION OF "SNOW WHITE" | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Coterie Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $35,000 | paid | 2025/2026 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Unicorn Theatre Kansas City, MO | B | $35,000 | paid | SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Symphony Kansas City, MO | B | $35,000 | paid | 2024 SYMPHONY BALL | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Arts Engagement Foundation of Kansas City Kansas City, MO | C | $30,000 | paid | KC STUDIO MAGAZINE | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Park University Parkville, MO | U | $30,000 | paid | PARK ICM SEASON SUPPORT THROUGH STANISLAV & FRIENDS | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City, MO | B | $30,000 | paid | ARTISTIC PLANNING AS PART OF 50TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chorale Kansas City, MO | B | $30,000 | paid | 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Charlotte Street Foundation Kansas City, MO | B | $30,000 | paid | USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Actors Theatre Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $30,000 | paid | 2025/2026 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kemper Museum Operating Foundation DBA Kemper Museum of Art Kansas City, MO | D | $25,000 | paid | STAN DOUGLAS: METRONOME | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Chapter of Young Audiences Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $25,000 | paid | USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO | B | $25,000 | approved, future | CERAMICS PROGRAM | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Owen-Cox Dance Group Kansas City, MO | B | $20,000 | paid | 2024/2025 PERFORMANCE SEASON AND TAKE THE STAGE | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival Kansas City, MO | B | $20,000 | paid | 2025 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | William Jewell College (harriman-Jewell Series) Liberty, MO | U | $20,000 | paid | TRANSITION SUPPORT FOR NEW 501(C)(3) ENTITY | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Music-Arts Institute Independence, MO | B | $20,000 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Youth Symphony Association of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $18,000 | paid | ORCHESTRAL EDUCATION PROGRAM | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Kansas City, MO | B | $18,000 | paid | AILEY II RESIDENCY | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City, MO | B | $15,000 | paid | 2025/2026 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Mid-America Arts Alliance Kansas City, MO | B | $15,000 | paid | ARTS PROGRAMMING IN THE METROPOLITAN KANSAS CITY AREA | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Teentix Kc Kansas City, MO | U | $15,000 | paid | TEENTIX KC PROGRAM PILOT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Heartland Men's Chorus Kansas City, MO | C | $15,000 | paid | 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Metropolitan Arts Council of Greater Kansas City DBA Artskc - Regional Arts Kansas City, MO | D | $15,000 | paid | MARKETING CAPACITY PROGRAM | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Moving Arts Kansas City Kansas City, MO | U | $15,000 | paid | 2025 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Harry S Truman Library Institute for National & International Affairs Kansas City, MO | C | $12,600 | paid | ART PERSERVATION PROJECT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Bach Aria Soloists Kansas City, MO | B | $12,500 | paid | 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT WITH ONE-TIME INCREASE FOR HELEN SUNG COMMISSION | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Umkc Foundation (university of Missouri-Kansas City - Conservatory) Kansas City, MO | U | $11,500 | paid | HEALING & HARMONY CONCERT SERIES | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Umkc Foundation (university of Missouri-Kansas City - Conservatory) Kansas City, MO | U | $10,800 | paid | MFA STUDENT FELLOWSHIP IN SOUND DESIGN | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Northeast Community Center Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | HARMONY PROJECT KC: PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Johnson County Community College Foundation Overland Park, KS | B | $10,000 | paid | NEW DANCE PARTNERS 2025 | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Art As Mentorship Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | 2025 REBEL SONG ACADEMY EXPANSION | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Spire Chamber Ensemble Kansas City, MO | B | $10,000 | paid | SPECIAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City DBA Folly Theater Kansas City, MO | D | $10,000 | paid | 2025/2026 FOLLY JAZZ SERIES | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Umkc Foundation (university of Missouri-Kansas City - Conservatory) Kansas City, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | VOICE SCHOLARSHIP IN HONOR OF VINSON COLE | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Mesner Puppet Theater DBA What If Puppets Kansas City, MO | D | $10,000 | paid | SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Episcopal Diocese of West Missorui (st Paul's Episcopal Church) Kansas City, MO | D | $10,000 | paid | PIANO ACQUISITION | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | University of Missouri-Kansas City - Kcur Radio Kansas City, MO | D | $10,000 | paid | MATCHING CHALLENGE FUNDS FOR CLASSICAL KC | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance Kansas City, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Umkc Foundation (university of Missouri-Kansas City - Conservatory) Kansas City, MO | U | $10,000 | paid | CONSERVATORY BRIDGES | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Charlotte Street Foundation Kansas City, MO | B | $8,500 | paid | CHARLOTTE STREET LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Musical Theater Heritage Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $7,500 | paid | SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Kansas City, MO | C | $7,500 | paid | 2025/2026 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Summerfest Concerts and-Or Recordings Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $7,500 | paid | 2025 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City Overland Park, KS | B | $6,000 | paid | 2023/2024 & 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT AT THE WHITE THEATER | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Heartland Chamber Music Ltd Kansas City, MO | B | $6,000 | paid | USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Ensemble Iberica Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $6,000 | paid | 2023 & 2024 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Ballet Association Kansas City, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | 2024 NUTCRACKER BALL | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Interurban Arthouse Overland Park, KS | B | $5,000 | paid | IUAH STUDIO ARTIST RESIDENCIES & PROJECT FUNDING | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Youth Chorus of Kansas City Kansas City, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Repertory Theatre Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | 2025 GALA | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Spinning Tree Theatre Kansas City, MO | U | $5,000 | paid | SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Spire Chamber Ensemble Kansas City, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Spinning Tree Theatre Kansas City, MO | U | $5,000 | approved, future | SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Art in the Loop Foundation Kansas City, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | DOWNTOWN KC PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION & PERFORMANCE SERIES | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | The Friends of the Opus 76 Quartet Prairie Village, KS | B | $3,000 | paid | SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Te Deum Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $3,000 | paid | 2024/2025 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Japan America Society Ltd Kansas City, MO | B | $2,500 | paid | GREATER KANSAS CITY JAPAN FESTIVAL | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Baroque Consortium Kansas City, MO | B | $2,000 | paid | USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION | 202533179349102758 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Wind Symphony Community Arts Enrichment Fund Kansas City, MO | U | $1,500 | paid | 2025/2026 SEASON SUPPORT | 202533179349102758 |
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