Annual Report 2025
Assets
Our assets are held in charitable funds established by donors with unique philanthropic goals and interests. This graphic highlights assets as of December 31, 2025.
Total Assets: $8,892,741,253
*Other may include charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, unrestricted funds and administrative funds.
Contributions
In 2025, donors contributed more than $2 billion to charitable investment accounts, permanently setting assets aside for philanthropy. These contributions included cash, publicly traded securities, and unique assets like privately held business interests, private investments and cryptocurrency.
Total Contributions:
$2,041,288,028
Grants
Donors used their charitable funds to grant more than $871 million to their favorite causes in 2025.
Total Grants: $871,475,703
Funds
Most donors choose donor-advised funds as their preferred giving vehicle. This chart shows our total funds as of December 31, 2025.
Total Funds: 8,320
*Other may include charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, unrestricted funds and administrative funds.
Donor-Advised Funds
Donors use donor-advised funds as an investment account for their charitable dollars, setting aside money for tax-free growth to maximize donations to nonprofit organizations. Donor-advised funds allow customization to help organize your charitable giving in a way that's most meaningful to you.
Donors support their favorite charities across the country. The following map shows where donors granted in 2025.
Every year, donors give to areas that appeal most to them, and 2025 followed that trend. The largest share of our donor-advised fund grants supported nonprofit organizations working in the education and human services sectors.
Agency Funds
Agency funds help nonprofit organizations build long-term assets, serving as a home for reserve funds. In 2025, funds were distributed to meet immediate nonprofit organizational needs.
Field-of-Interest Funds
Field-of-interest funds support a specific cause or community. Many of our field-of-interest funds are set up to carry out a donor’s legacy after they pass, with an advisory committee providing oversight. We consistently work to ensure donor objectives and goals are met.
Designated Funds
Designated funds support one specific charity, distributing donations to the charity over time. Designated funds are especially popular with donors who choose to make a charitable distribution from an IRA.
Scholarship Funds
Through scholarship funds, donors provided direct assistance to thousands of students. Donors who establish scholarship funds determine the criteria for their scholarship awards and can serve on selection committees.
Investments
Assets in charitable funds are invested and grow tax-free. Donors can customize their funds’ investments to meet their charitable goals. We work with hundreds of financial advisors who manage their clients’ charitable assets.
About Our 2025 Annual Report:
Assets, funds and investments are as of December 31, 2025. Due to rounding, percentages may not total 100.
Financials are subject to change upon completion of the 2025 audit and appraisals.
Data reflects Greater Horizons and Greater Kansas City Community Foundation consolidated financials.