Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City

How it makes and monitors grants (Schedule I, Part IV)

Schedule i part 1 line 2 before a grant is issued from any fund, the foundation's staff reviews the grant recommendation for appropriateness, checking for such issues as the risk of personal benefit, proper authorization and grantee approval. if necessary, staff will contact the fund representative to clarify those requests that might appear to involve personal benefits. as a safeguard, grants to charities that are known to provide benefits to their donors are sent with an accompanying letter warning the grantee that no personal benefits can be provided to anyone in exchange for the grant. if it comes to the knowledge of the staff that a personal benefit was provided, a grant refund is requested. grant letters also specify the purpose of the grant, and where appropriate, the reporting responsibilities of the grantee. these reports are used to determine whether the grantee used the funds in the manner requested. the foundation maintains a list of approved grantees that have had their 501(c)(3) status verified either by the irs website list of charities, or by written documentation received from the charity.