FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE

Financial Information

Total Assets: $91,708,185

Total Giving: $5.36 million

Area of Service:

National; international, Missouri

Areas of Interest:

Not Available

Programs

None

Grants

The following grants were reported in recent years:
CITY VISION MINISTRIES
Kansas City, Missouri – $5,000 in 2011
STANFORD UNIVERSITY – BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Stanford, California – $25,000 in 2011
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS – MEDICAL SCHOOL
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts – $27,000 in 2011

Limitations

Granting restricted to a 60-mile radius of Kansas City, MO, for educational and arts and cultural institutions, and to the U.S. and Canada for pulmonary fellowships. The foundation does not grant to: individuals, fraternal organizations or political parties.

No confirmed application deadline(s) are provided by this foundation. Foundations which do not stipulate deadlines are best approached directly for more information. Some foundations have a continuous intake of proposals. A reference to the fiscal year end may be a useful guide as to when new funds will become available for disbursement. The fiscal year end for this foundation is December.

Summary

Giving primarily to fund post-doctoral fellowships in pulmonary research in North America, and in the metropolitan Kansas City area, to support lifelong learning, especially in early care and education; and to support arts and culture with a focus on excellence and access.

Additional

Type of Grantmaker: Independent foundation
Established in 1989 in MO

Quick Facts Sheet
URL:

http://www.francisfoundation.org/

Located in:

Kansas City,

National; international, Missouri

United States

Contact Information / Process

Tel: (816) 531-0077

Fax: (816) 531-8810

Email: [email protected]

Address:
THE FRANCIS FAMILY FOUNDATION
800 W 47TH ST STE 717
KANSAS CITY , Missouri 64112-1249

Contact: LYN KNOX, PROGRAM OFFICER

Procedure:
Open Application for Lifelong Learning and Arts and Culture programs is suspended for 2009. Applications are to be submitted by invitation only. The Small Arts Grant Program will accept online applications in fall 2009. Please visit the foundation web site for additional information and most current application requirements. Application form required for pulmonary fellowship program. Pulmonary research fellowships are granted to U.S and Canada universities and for nonprofit research institutions. Funding for the pulmonary research area of interest within the foundation’s strategic plan is directed through the Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program, a North American post-doctoral program in pulmonary research. For more information, visit the Fellowship Program’s Web site at http:///www.http://www.francisfellowships.org. Application form required. Initial approach: Online application (Small Arts Grant Program)
Board meeting date(s): Jan., Mar., May, Sept. and Nov.
Deadline(s): Lifelong Learning: Apr.; Arts & Culture: Aug.; Fellowships: Oct. 12
Final notification: Lifelong Learning: May; Arts & Culture: Nov.; Fellowships: Feb.

Donors & Leadership

Directors:
David V Francis, Chair
Scott J Francis, Vice Chair
Jim Koeneman, Secretary Executive Director
Charles Schellhorn, Treasurer
Ann Barhoum, Director
David Oliver, Director
Gregory Glore, Director
Katie Wendel, Director
Mary Lou Jaramillo, Director
SUSn Stanton, Director

EIN:

431492132