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Private foundation (trust)EIN 446012453Est. 1954-03

COMMERCE BANCSHARES FOUNDATION

KANSAS CITY, MO 641061809

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$42.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.0M

FY 2024

Grants Made

645

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$3K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$200–$61K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$6.9M

Total Expenses

$2.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.7M

Distributable Amount

$1.7M

Min. Investment Return

$1.7M

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

645 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $2K to maximum $61K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Top Recipients

500 grants

UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INC
$242K
4 grants
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY INC
$171K
4 grants
POLICE FOUNDATION OF KANSAS CITY
$50K
1 grant
URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUIS
$40K
1 grant
UNITED WAY OF THE PLAINS
$35K
1 grant
BLACK ENTREPRENEURS OF THE FLINT HILLS ASSOCIATION
$25K
1 grant
ARTISTS REENVISIONING TOMORROW DBA ART INC
$25K
1 grant
HEART OF ILLINOIS UNITED WAY INC
$25K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
478
grants
$10–50K
18
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

Missouri
$1.3M
67% of total
Kansas
$272K
14% of total
Illinois
$180K
9% of total
Oklahoma
$54K
3% of total
Texas
$53K
3% of total
Colorado
$30K
2% of total
Ohio
$23K
1% of total
Tennessee
$14K
1% of total
Iowa
$10K
1% of total
Indiana
$9K
0% of total

+2 more states

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