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Filing year 2024

COMMERCE BANCSHARES FOUNDATION

Kansas City, Missouri·EIN 44-6012453·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$6.9M
Total assets
$35M
Total expenses
$2.3M
Reported officers
7

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. COMMERCE BANCSHARES FOUNDATION reported 7 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Assistant Secretary
Secretary
President/dir
Vp/treas/dir
Vp/coo/dir
Director
Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$2M

Itemized grants

645

Median grant

$2k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INCST LOUIS, MOUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$61k
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INCST LOUIS, MOUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$61k
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INCST LOUIS, MOUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$61k
UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST LOUIS INCST LOUIS, MOUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$61k
POLICE FOUNDATION OF KANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY, MOPEREGRINE TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION$50k
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY INCKANSAS CITY, MOUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$43k
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY INCKANSAS CITY, MOUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$43k
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY INCKANSAS CITY, MOUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$43k
UNITED WAY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY INCKANSAS CITY, MOUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$43k
URBAN LEAGUE OF METROPOLITAN ST LOUISST LOUIS, MONATURAL BRIDGE RENOVATION$40k
UNITED WAY OF THE PLAINSWICHITA, KSUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$35k
ARTISTS REENVISIONING TOMORROW DBA ART INCPEORIA, ILUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$25k
BLACK ENTREPRENEURS OF THE FLINT HILLS ASSOCIATIONMANHATTAN, KSUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$25k
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INCSPRINGFIELD, MOLORE LEADERS FOR OZARKS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT$25k
HEART OF ILLINOIS UNITED WAY INCPEORIA, ILUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$25k
HEARTLAND FOUNDATION DBA MOSAIC LIFE CARE FOUNDATIONST JOSEPH, MOUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$22k
TULSA AREA UNITED WAYTULSA, OKUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$19k
MISSOURI COLLEGES FUND INCJEFFERSON CITY, MOSCHOLARSHIP/TUITION ASSISTANCE$16k
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CENTRAL MISSOURICOLUMBIA, MOINTERSTATE 70 / HIGHWAY 63 BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT FUND$15k
EXPLORATION PLACE INCWICHITA, KSEP2 INITIATIVE$15k
UNITED WAY OF THE OZARKSSPRINGFIELD, MOANNUAL FUND DRIVE / CONTRIBUTION$13k
HEART OF MISSOURI UNITED WAY INCCOLUMBIA, MO2024 HEART OF MISSOURI UNITED WAY COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN$12k
CANCER FREE KIDS PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCELOVELAND, OHUSED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES AS THEY SEE FIT FOR OPERATING THEIR ORGANIZATION$10k
EMPOWER EVERGREENWICHITA, KSEMPOWER - NOMAR PROJECT CAMPAIGN$10k
HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATIONNORMAL, ILGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THEIR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN$10k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

COMMERCE BANCSHARES FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.2M
$2.1M
2023
$6.9M
$2.3M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Missouri

COMMERCE BANCSHARES FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Missouri earns a median of $11,905.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$11,905
75th percentile
$29k
90th percentile
$66k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 3,039 organizations across 3,039 filings (2021 – 2024).

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In 2024, COMMERCE BANCSHARES FOUNDATION reported $6.9M in total revenue and $2.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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