Bright Futures Fund

KANSAS CITY, MO EIN: 46-1012192 Website

TO OFFER POSITIVE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH IN A SAFE, VALUE-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT, AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS PERMITTED BY LAW.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$7.0M

+213.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.2M

+16.2% YoY

Grant Count

31

+14.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$136K

+1.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$12M$17M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,029,068$2,242,319$2,440,914
Revenue$15,129,404$4,570,315$2,214,056
Expenses$12,825,230$4,866,985$1,472,092
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$248,921$-37,368$180,499
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M5 grants20195 grants20204 grants20214 grants202227 grants202331 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NATIVITY OF MARY$383KHOLY CROSS$319KCATHEDRAL SCHOOL$261KST REGIS ACADEMY$236KST CHARLES BORROMEO$223KST JAMES$210KST THOMAS MORE$204KST JOHN LALANDE$191KST PATRICK$179KOUR LADY OF PRESENTATION$172K

Grant Size Distribution

76 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K17$50–100K25$100–250K5$250–500K8$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JP LATENSERCHAIRPERSON5
FRANK URYASZIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1
LAMAR HUNT JRDIRECTOR1
KENDRA KEMP MCGEEDIRECTOR1
FR ALEX KREIDLERDIRECTOR1
STEVE PIERCEDIRECTOR1
REVEREND RANDY SLYDIRECTOR1
BRIAN SWITZERDIRECTOR1
JEREMY LILLIGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 10/23)6
ANGELA LAVILLECHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER0.1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BLUE SPRINGSCAPE GIRARDEAUGLADSTONEINDEPENDENCEKANSAS CITYLEES SUMMITLIBERTYMONTROSESPRINGFIELDST JOSEPH

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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