Prairie Capital Management, LLC (Kansas City)

Name: Prairie Capital Management, LLC
Address: 4900 Main Street, Suite 700, Kansas City, MO, 64112
Telephone: 816-531-1101

Prairie Capital Management, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Kansas City. It manages $4.51 billion of regulatory assets for 1,542 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Arizona, California, Colorado, and 17 other states.

Prairie Capital Management provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It prepares financial plans for more than 250 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Prairie Capital Management: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Prairie Capital Management, LLC is $4.51 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 133% since the beginning of its operation, and $8.12 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.46 billion in discretionary accounts and $3.05 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $6.83 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $2.29 million.

Prairie Capital Management has custody of $1.41 billion in cash and securities for 34 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 64% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 26% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in exchange traded securities form 5% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Prairie Capital Management, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Jonathan Edward Baum serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Jonathan Edward Baum is high net worth individuals with 398 clients and $1.52 billion of assets under management. Among the 6 most similar advisory firms, Prairie Capital Management has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $3.52 billion for 470 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Prairie Capital Management also advises several private funds. Namely, four hedge funds, six other private funds, and twenty four private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $25,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Prairie Capital Management, LLC

The company employs 37 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 19 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 4 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Jonathan Edward Baum has been acting as President since 1 Nov 2007. Michael Mueller Gentry joined the executive team most recently as the Senior Vice President, Managing Director.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Curtis Alan Krizek	Senior vice president, director, member, manager	1 Nov 2007	25% - 50%	2673122
Robyn Richard Schneider	Senior vice president, director, member, manager	1 Nov 2007	25% - 50%	1128514
Brian Nelson Kaufman	President, director, member , manager	1 Nov 2007	25% - 50%	2673120
Jonathan Edward Baum	Director	1 Nov 2007	Other	1492485
Inc. George K. Baum Holdings	Member	1 Nov 2007	25% - 50%	43-1662448
Kent Jeffrey Lund	Chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2007	Other	3191357
Tim Lee Hattey	Chief operating officer	1 Jan 2008	Other	2459601
Umb Financial Corporation	Member	1 May 2010	75% - 100%	43-0903811
John Mariner Kemper	Director, elected manager	1 May 2010	Other	2364766
Peter James Desilva	Director, elected manager	1 May 2010	Other	1740057
Michael Dennis Hagedorn	Director, elected manager	1 May 2010	Other	5286551
Clyde Francis Wendel	Director, elected manager	1 May 2010	Other	4341727
Dana Harris Abraham	Director, elected manager	1 May 2010	Other	3176915
Mark Evan Osborne	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2010	Other	4711405
John Charles Pauls	Secretary	1 Jun 2010	Other	4381271
Dennis Ray Rilinger	Secretary	1 Jun 2010	Other	4382046
Brian Nelson Kaufman	President, chief executive officer, managing director, elected manager	1 Jul 2010	Other	2673120
Curtis Alan Krizek	Chairman of the board, managing director, elected manager	1 Jul 2010	Other	2673122
Robyn Richard Schneider	Vice chairman of the board, managing director, elected manager	1 Jul 2010	Other	1128514
Andrew Simon Klocke	Senior vice president, managing director	1 Jul 2010	Other	4650732
Timothy Lee Hattey	Senior vice president, chief operating officer	1 Jul 2010	Other	2459601
John Grady Obyrne	Chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2010	Other	2536309
David D Kling	Director, elected manager	1 Jun 2014	Other	6472710
Brian J Walker	Director, elected manager	1 Jun 2014	Other	6472711
Anthony Joseph Fischer	Director, elected manager	1 Nov 2015	Other	1205488
Jennifer M Payne	Director, elected manager	1 Apr 2016	Other	6629944
Michael Mueller Gentry	Senior vice president, managing director	1 Oct 2016	Other	4340158

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Jonathan Edward Baum	Shareholder- all voting shares	1 Apr 1994	75% - 100%	1492485

Based in Kansas City

The principal office where Prairie Capital Management, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 4900 Main Street, Suite 700, Kansas City, MO 64112, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Oakbrook Terrace, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 816-531-1101 or by fax 816-960-4806. The normal business hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at prairiecapital.com.