The Debruce Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 43-1484142

Foundation Overview

Based in Kansas City, MO, The Debruce Foundation has awarded 208 grants totaling $3,526,819 to organizations in Missouri, Kansas and 6 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $200 to $250,000, with a median award of $5,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$3,526,819
Total Assets
$13,984,910
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
22
Median Grant
$5,000
% No Significant Change
0% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 14%

3 of 22 recipients (14%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Missouri

75% of all grants are concentrated in Missouri, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Missouri, funding concentrates in Kansas City (87%), Jefferson City (3%), Saint Louis (3%).

Funding Trajectory
-34%

Declining funding trend with 34% decrease over 4 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + Community Projects

Dual focus on general purposes (80%) and community projects, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Debruce Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Awesome Ambitions $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Friends Of Boca Grande $10,000 Boca Grande, FL, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Gicia $4,000 Boca Grande, FL, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Jazzoo - Kansas City Zoo $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Jewish Community Relations Bureauajc $10,000 Fairway, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Kansas City Ballet Guild $500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Kansas City Friends Of Alvin Ailey $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Kansas City Repertory Theatre $20,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Kansas City Symphony $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Kemper Museum Of Contemporary Art $1,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Ku Endowment Association $7,500 Lawrence, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Mocsa $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Monterey Bay Aquarium $2,500 Monterey, CA, US General Operating Support 2024
National Wwi Museum & Memorial $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation $5,000 Monteret, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Show-me Institute $10,000 Saint Louis, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
The Jewell Ball $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Umkc $100,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Umkc Henry Bloch School Of Management $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Umkc Starr Whof $3,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
Umkc Trustees $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
University Academy Foundation $1,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2024
American Public Square $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Awesome Ambitions $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Botar $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Five Oaks Ag Research And Education Center $5,100 Dewitt, AR, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Gicia $1,000 Boca Grande, FL, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
High Aspirations $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Jazzoo - Kansas City Zoo $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Jewish Community Relations Bureauajc $10,000 Fairway, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Kansas City Repertory Theatre $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Kansas City Rose Society $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Kansas City Symphony $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Kemper Museum Of Contemporary Art $2,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Lead To Read Kc $1,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Lyric Opera $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Missouri Development Finance Board $40,000 Jefferson City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Mocsa $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Monterey Bay Aquarium $2,500 Monterey, CA, US General Operating Support 2023
National Wwi Museum & Memorial $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation $5,000 Monteret, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Nelson Atkins Trustee Dinner $2,811 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
One Day One Ku $1,000 Lawrence, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Operation Breakthrough $1,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Operating Support 2023
Powell Gardens $1,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Rose Books Center $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Operating Support 2023
Starlight Theatre $500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
The Jewell Ball $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Operating Support 2023
Umkc Foundation $100,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Umkc Henry Bloch School Of Management $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Umkc Trustees $12,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
University Academy Foundation $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
Vibrant Health $5,000 Kansas City, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2023
American Public Square $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Awesome Ambitions $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Greater Kansas City $50,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Eisenhower Foundation $100,000 Abilene, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Elissa Ashwood $200 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Five Oaks Ag Research And Education Center $5,250 Dewitt, AR, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Gicia $1,000 Boca Grande, FL, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Heartland Worship Center $200 Camdenton, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jazzoo - Kansas City Zoo $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Community Relations Bureauajc $10,000 Fairway, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Art Institute $250,000 Kansas Cty, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Ballet Guild $1,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Friends Of Alvin Ailey $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Repertory Theatre $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Rose Society $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Symphony $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kemper Museum Of Contemporary Art $1,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Ku Endowment Association $1,000 Lawrence, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Lead To Read Kc $1,020 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Lyric Opera $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Missouri Development Finance Board $40,000 Jefferson City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Mocsa $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Monterey Bay Aquarium $2,500 Monterey, CA, US General Operating Support 2022
Operation Breakthrough $1,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Operating Support 2022
Opes Charitable Foundation $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Park International Center For Music $10,000 Parkville, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Police Foundation Of Kansas City $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Rockhurst University $100,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Rose Books Center $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Operating Support 2022
Show-me Institute $10,000 Saint Louis, MO, US General Charitiable Purposes 2022
Starlight Theatre $500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Economic Club Of Kansas City $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Giving Grove $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Jewell Ball $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Johann Fust Library Foundation $1,000 Boca Grande, FL, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Operating Support 2022
Turn The Page Kc $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Umkc - Digital Sandbox $100,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Umkc Athletes $50,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Umkc Foundation $32,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Umkc Trustees $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
United Way $50,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Vibrant Health $5,000 Kansas City, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Wild Salmon Center $25,000 Portland, OR, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
American Public Square $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Awesome Ambitions $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Greater Kansas City $50,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Eisenhower Foundation $100,000 Abilene, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Elissa Ashwood $200 Brooklyn, NY, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Five Oaks Ag Research And Education Center $5,250 Dewitt, AR, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Gicia $1,000 Boca Grande, FL, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Heartland Worship Center $200 Camdenton, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jazzoo - Kansas City Zoo $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Jewish Community Relations Bureauajc $10,000 Fairway, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Art Institute $250,000 Kansas Cty, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Ballet Guild $1,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Friends Of Alvin Ailey $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Repertory Theatre $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Rose Society $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kansas City Symphony $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Kemper Museum Of Contemporary Art $1,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Ku Endowment Association $1,000 Lawrence, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Lead To Read Kc $1,020 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Lyric Opera $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Missouri Development Finance Board $40,000 Jefferson City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Mocsa $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Monterey Bay Aquarium $2,500 Monterey, CA, US General Operating Support 2022
Operation Breakthrough $1,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Operating Support 2022
Opes Charitable Foundation $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Park International Center For Music $10,000 Parkville, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Police Foundation Of Kansas City $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Rockhurst University $100,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Rose Books Center $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Operating Support 2022
Show-me Institute $10,000 Saint Louis, MO, US General Charitiable Purposes 2022
Starlight Theatre $500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Economic Club Of Kansas City $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Giving Grove $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Jewell Ball $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Johann Fust Library Foundation $1,000 Boca Grande, FL, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Operating Support 2022
Turn The Page Kc $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Umkc - Digital Sandbox $100,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Umkc Athletes $50,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Umkc Foundation $32,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Umkc Trustees $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
United Way $50,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Vibrant Health $5,000 Kansas City, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Wild Salmon Center $25,000 Portland, OR, US General Charitable Purposes 2022
Show-me Institute $10,000 Saint Louis, MO, US General Charitiable Purposes 2021
Kansas City Art Institute $250,000 Kansas Cty, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Umkc Foundation $107,423 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Eisenhower Foundation $100,000 Abilene, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Umkc - Digital Sandbox $100,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Missouri Development Finance Board $40,000 Jefferson City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Wild Salmon Center $25,000 Portland, OR, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Friends Of University Academy $5,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Union Station Kansas City Inc $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
United We $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Jewish Community Relations Bureauajc $10,000 Fairway, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Umkc Trustees $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Jazzoo - Kansas City Zoo $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
The Giving Grove $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Vibrant Health $5,000 Kansas City, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $15,000 Mission, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Kansas Board Of Regents $5,000 Topeka, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Kansas City Symphony $8,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation $5,000 Monterey, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Gicia $1,000 Boca Grande, FL, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Park International Center For Music $5,000 Parkville, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Kcur 893 $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Ku Endowment Association $5,000 Lawrence, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Lyric Opera $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Mocsa $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Umkc Chairs $953 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
The Jewell Ball $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
American Public Square $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Bishop Ward High School $2,949 Kansas City, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Kansas City Rose Society $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Kansas City Ballet Guild $1,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Dean's Scholarship Fund $1,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Kemper Museum Of Contemporary Art $1,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Starlight Theatre $500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2021
Miscellaneous Donations $350 Overland Park, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Kctaa Sponsorship $1,205 Shawnee Mission, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Folds Of Honor Kansas City $1,000 Prairie Village, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Friends Of University Academy $1,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Jazzoo - Kansas City Zoo $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Jewish Community Relations Bureauajc $5,000 Fairway, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Kansas City Symphony $3,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Kemper Museum Of Contemporary Art $11,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Literacy Kansas City $1,200 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Lyric Opera $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Missouri Development Finance Board $40,000 Jefferson City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Mocsa $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Monterey Bay Aquarium $2,500 Monterey, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
One Mind $2,000 Rutherford, CA, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Operation Breakthrough $2,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Park International Center For Music $1,250 Parkville, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Powell Gardens $1,500 Kingsville, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Rose Brooks Center $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
School Smart Kc Inc $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
St Louis Community Foundation Inc $3,500 Clayton, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
The Jewell Ball $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra $2,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
The Salvation Army $1,000 Mission, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Truman Library Institute $20,000 Independence, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Umkc - Kc Stem Alliance $50,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Umkc Foundation $64,238 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Umkc On Behalf Of Kc Sourcelink $12,500 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Umkc Trustees $10,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Union Station Kansas City Inc $5,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Us Chamber Of Commerce $7,500 Washington, DC, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Vibrant Health $5,000 Kansas City, KS, US General Charitable Purposes 2020
Women's Foundation $50,000 Kansas City, MO, US General Charitable Purposes 2020

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Contact Information

Official contact details for The Debruce Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 43-1484142
Website http://www.debruce.org
Address 4520 MAIN ST STE 1500 Kansas City, MO 64111-1868

Key People (6)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Debruce Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

President & Ceo Paul E Debruce
Vice President Leo Morton
Secretary & Treasurer David Frantze
Executive Director & Coo Leigh Anne Taylor Knight
Board Member Linda Woodsmall-debruce

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.