William Thornton Kemper Jr. (July 24, 1902 – June 8, 1989) was an American banker, art patron, and philanthropist.
[3] Kemper Jr. was noted for his immaculate sense of dress, and was selected as one of the 20 best-dressed men in North America by the National Association of Merchant Tailors in 1939.
[8] The Foundation focuses its giving on education, human services, civic improvement, and the arts, and it tends to target projects in Missouri, Kansas, and western Illinois.
[9] The foundation reflected Kemper, Jr.'s avid interest in fine arts and music.
Examples of his generosity can be found at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art,[10] many universities across the Midwest,[11][12] The Muny[13] and Children's Mercy in Kansas City,[14] among other staple institutions in the foundation's footprint.