Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation

Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation

Henry Bloch and his wife Marion established the foundation to direct family resources toward Kansas City. Thomas Bloch serves as chairman and Robert Bloch as vice chairman, with David Miles as president. The structure remains a private grantmaking entity without external capital raises. Grant priorities center on education completion, income growth, homeownership, and community institutions. Confirmed holdings include a commitment to Rivervest Venture Partners IV. The foundation also owns the Bloch art collection of 29 works by Manet, Monet, and others, now housed at the Nelson-Atkins Museum after an $11.7–12 million gallery renovation completed with foundation support. Operations stay concentrated in the Midwest United States. The foundation lists 651 million dollars in assets. It maintains one headquarters at 4801 Main Street in Kansas City. Recent activity includes sponsorship of the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in November 2024 and participation as a speaker at the Investing in Impact event in September 2024. A sister vehicle, the H & R Block Foundation, operates alongside it with separate arts and community mandates. Governance rests with direct family members who hold the chairman and vice chairman roles, creating a succession line that keeps decision authority inside the Bloch family rather than delegating to external investment committees.