Public Charity

The William Rockhill Nelson Trust

The William Rockhill Nelson Trust, of KANSAS CITY, MO, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $999K in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, $83.4M in total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 440558499 KANSAS CITY, MO Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$999K
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$83.4M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE TRUST WAS CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING WORKS OF ART TO BE EXHIBITED FOR THE DELECTATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC IN BUILDINGS PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Sample Grants Received

2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$6,195
2023
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$51,485
2022
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$5,115
2020
To be designated as follows: $200,000.00 for general operations, $25,000.00 for Director's Circle membership and $25,000.00 for support of the National Docent Symposium, in honor of Mary Atterbury; from Sara and Bill Morgan
$250,000

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Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado
TRUSTEE Andrea Feinberg
TRUSTEE Ann Kaufmann Baum
TRUSTEE Bill Gautreaux
TRUSTEE Bill Lyons
TRUSTEE Don Hall Jr

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Top Grant Purposes

ART
$340,200 1 grant
ARTS
$300,000 1 grant
To be designated as follows: $200,000.00 for general operations, $25,000.00 for Director's Circle membership and $25,000.00 for support of the National Docent Symposium, in honor of Mary Atterbury; from Sara and Bill Morgan
$250,000 1 grant
To be distributed as follows: $10,000.00 in honor of Shirley Helzberg and $100,000.00 for the 2019 Art Course
$210,000 1 grant
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$87,165 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $999K $1.9M $83.4M
2024 $938K $1.9M $74.4M
2023 $925K $1.9M $71.4M
2022 $661K $1.8M $70.2M
2021 $449K $1.8M $72.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $449K to $999K (+123%), with total assets most recently reported at $83.4M.

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