funder-graph

FundersMOEwing Marion Kauffman Foundation › 2018

Grants paid by Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, tax year 2018

EIN 43-6064859 · Kansas City, MO · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE B82

In tax year 2018, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (EIN 43-6064859) reported 474 grants paid totaling $79,346,244. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

20182020202220232024

Every grant, 2018

Grants reported by Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for tax year 2018
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2018Kansas City Scholars Inc Kansas City, MOU$66,757,381approved, futureSupport scholarships, financial incentives to promote college savings, and support services for low- and modest-income students and adults needing access and support to pursue and complete a postsecondary credit-bearing credential or degree. 201607-0836201933199349101023
2018Kauffman Scholars Inc Kansas City, MOU$13,000,000paidSupport for Kauffman Scholars, Inc.'s college access and scholarship program to help low-income students complete a college education. 201707-2415201933199349101023
2018Kauffman Scholars Inc Kansas City, MOU$8,400,000approved, futureSupport for Kauffman Scholars, Inc.'s college access and scholarship program to help low-income students complete a college education. 201808-4977201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MOB$5,000,000approved, futureSupport for the KC Great Schools Fund to provide coordinated investments that will build and fortify a system of high-quality schools in Kansas City. 201604-0303201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Scholars Inc Kansas City, MOU$5,000,000paidSupport scholarships, financial incentives to promote college savings, and support services for low- and modest-income students and adults needing access and support to pursue and complete a postsecondary credit-bearing credential or degree. 201607-0836201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MOB$5,000,000paidSupport for the KC Great Schools Fund to provide coordinated investments that will build and fortify a system of high-quality schools in Kansas City. 201604-0303201933199349101023
2018Kauffman Scholars Inc Kansas City, MOU$2,600,000paidSupport for Kauffman Scholars, Inc.'s college access and scholarship program to help low-income students complete a college education. 201808-4977201933199349101023
2018Real Estate Charitable Foundation Kansas City, MOB$2,467,197paidSupport managing the Ewing Marion Kauffman School's facility. 201806-4637201933199349101023
2018Impactassets Inc Bethesda, MDB$2,000,000paidSupport to test and learn how new strategies and models for investing in entrepreneurial businesses can cause a meaningful and scalable impact for businesses founded and/or that primarily operate in or through underserved institutional capital markets. 201810-5425201933199349101023
2018Ewing Marion Kauffman School Inc Kansas City, MOB$1,999,814approved, futureSupport for the Kauffman Schools continued operations in FY2019 to develop, manage, and operate a charter school of excellence. 201804-4164201933199349101023
2018Ewing Marion Kauffman School Inc Kansas City, MOB$1,999,813paidSupport for the Kauffman Schools continued operations in FY2019 to develop, manage, and operate a charter school of excellence. 201804-4164201933199349101023
2018Ewing Marion Kauffman School Inc Kansas City, MOB$1,828,247paidSupport for the Kauffman School's continued operations in FY2018 to develop, manage, and operate a charter school of excellence, as well as funding FY2018 bond commitments related to the school. 201701-1580201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Teacher Residency Inc Kansas City, MOU$1,806,025approved, futureSupport KCTR's programming and operations, creating a new teacher preparation and certification program that contributes to the human capital pipeline in Kansas City. 201606-0512201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MOB$1,750,000paidSupport grantmaking to increase quality of and/or access to early childhood education opportunities for low-income families and children of color in Kansas City. 201808-4962201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MOB$1,730,000paid2018 Kauffman Foundation match of associate and trustee contributions. 201711-3374201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Teacher Residency Inc Kansas City, MOU$1,500,000paidSupport KCTR's programming and operations, creating a new teacher preparation and certification program that contributes to the human capital pipeline in Kansas City. 201606-0512201933199349101023
2018Umkc Foundation Kansas City, MOC$1,476,071approved, futureThis grant supports programs and equipment to be housed in the Free Enterprise Center at the School of Computing and Engineering at the University of Missouri Kansas City and contributes to several goals for enhancing the Kansas City ecosystem: the growth of entrepreneurial firms, the creation of new companies, and the attraction, training, and retention of engineering talent. 201703-1931201933199349101023
2018Pipeline Inc Kansas City, KSB$1,375,137approved, futureSupport for educating entrepreneurs in Kansas City and the Midwest region. 201704-2029201933199349101023
2018Interise Inc Boston, MAU$1,299,545approved, futureSupport to expand the StreetWise MBA program and deploy complementary programs to support Latino business owners and small businesses as they build diverse teams. 201711-3368201933199349101023
2018Vilcap Inc Washington, DCU$1,125,000paidSupport to expand the VilCap Communities initiative to additional locations. This network will test new inclusive recruitment and investment tools developed by Village Capital. 201711-3366201933199349101023
2018Impactassets Inc Bethesda, MDB$1,000,000approved, futureSupport to test and learn how new strategies and models for investing in entrepreneurial businesses can cause a meaningful and scalable impact for businesses founded and/or that primarily operate in or through underserved institutional capital markets. 201810-5425201933199349101023
2018National Bureau of Economic Research Inc Cambridge, MAU$986,663approved, futureSupport for a research platform for entrepreneurship and innovation through multiple projects such as working group meetings, conferences, working papers, Boot Camp, and other emerging scholars initiatives. 20140669201933199349101023
2018Global Entrepreneurship Week Arlington, VAC$749,998paidSupport to grow and increase results of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) by expanding its current footprint (which reaches all 50 U.S. states and 160+ countries) and learning from communities throughout the world to support American entrepreneurship. 201607-0825201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$700,000approved, futureSupport for the programs and capacity of the KC STEM Alliance. 201803-3969201933199349101023
2018National Bureau of Economic Research Inc Cambridge, MAU$680,303paidSupport for a research platform for entrepreneurship and innovation through multiple projects such as working group meetings, conferences, working papers, Boot Camp, and other emerging scholars initiatives. 20140669201933199349101023
2018Liberty Memorial Association Kansas City, MOB$592,500paidSupport for building the financial and technological capacity of the National WWI Museum and Memorial located at Liberty Memorial. 201602-0084201933199349101023
2018Pipeline Inc Kansas City, KSB$570,000paidSupport for educating entrepreneurs in Kansas City and the Midwest region. 201704-2029201933199349101023
2018Harry S Truman Library Institute for National Independence, MOD$511,177paidSupport to build the financial capacity of Truman Library Institute for the benefit of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. 201706-2274201933199349101023
2018Startup Genome LLC San Francisco, CAU$500,000paidSupport to develop and test an affordable, open sourced and publicly available mechanism by which smaller, more sparsely populated communities can avail themselves of economic information and benchmarking with the hopes that the mechanism is usable by researchers, city leaders, statistical agencies and other stakeholders. 201708-2799201933199349101023
2018Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior Palo Alto, CAD$481,161approved, futureSupport to develop a major new recurring survey of online entrepreneurs and a scalable management training tool. 201806-4602201933199349101023
20184point0 Schools New Orleans, LAC$445,000paidSupport 4.0 Schools' expansion efforts to develop and support education entrepreneurs in Kansas City and nationwide. 201512-20152326201933199349101023
2018Harry S Truman Library Institute for Independence, MOD$440,176approved, futureSupport to build the financial capacity of Truman Library Institute for the benefit of the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. 201706-2274201933199349101023
2018Interise Inc Boston, MAU$433,182paidSupport to expand the StreetWise MBA program and deploy complementary programs to support Latino business owners and small businesses as they build diverse teams. 201711-3368201933199349101023
2018Forward Cities Inc Raleigh, NCC$430,000paidSupport to pilot a community driven process for designing and building the Kansas City entrepreneurial ecosystem. 201803-4000201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$400,000paidSupport for the programs and capacity of the KC STEM Alliance. 201803-3969201933199349101023
2018University of Maryland College Park, MDC$399,303approved, futureSupport for research on how immigration policy affects entrepreneurship. 201806-4666201933199349101023
2018Living Cities Inc the National Community New York, NYU$388,595paidSupport for the development of public markets for irregular work and micro-entrepreneurs, including data strategy and open source software for cities. 201806-4606201933199349101023
2018Tntp Inc New York, NYB$375,500paidSupport for the launch of a new principal certification program that will increase the number of high-quality leaders in Kansas City's urban schools. 201701-1548201933199349101023
2018Vilcap Inc Washington, DCU$375,000approved, futureSupport to expand the VilCap Communities initiative to additional locations. This network will test new inclusive recruitment and investment tools developed by Village Capital. 201711-3366201933199349101023
2018Global Entrepreneurship Week Arlington, VAC$374,999approved, futureSupport to grow and increase results of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) by expanding its current footprint (which reaches all 50 U.S. states and 160+ countries) and learning from communities throughout the world to support American entrepreneurship. 201607-0825201933199349101023
2018Teach for America Inc New York, NYB$370,000paidSupport for the professional development of high-quality teachers and leaders to improve student proficiency in district schools, charter schools, and community-based organizations in the Kansas City region. 201801-3479201933199349101023
2018Tntp Inc New York, NYB$370,000approved, futureSupport for the launch of a new principal certification program that will increase the number of high-quality leaders in Kansas City's urban schools. 201701-1548201933199349101023
2018Liberty Memorial Association Kansas City, MOB$370,000approved, futureSupport for building the financial and technological capacity of the National WWI Museum and Memorial located at Liberty Memorial. 201602-0084201933199349101023
2018Union Station Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MOB$350,000paidSupport for youth and community maker-focused programming, technology and fundraising capacity for a key city asset institution. 201807-4935201933199349101023
2018The Lean Lab Kansas City, MOC$342,740paidSupport to continue to refine and improve the organization's education innovation programming, increase the number of entrepreneurs served by its programming and enhance organizational capacity around communications, fundraising and governance. 201804-4043201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of California Berkeley, CAU$326,500paidSupport to understand how the deployment of intelligent tools and systems can be channeled to support high-quality employment and entrepreneurship opportunities via multiple research initiatives. 201806-4740201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Public Library Kansas City, MOB$325,000paidSupport for public programming focused on education, entrepreneurship and civic engagement while increasing community awareness of library programs and resources supporting education and entrepreneurship. 201807-4944201933199349101023
2018Enterprise Center of Johnson County Fairway, KSC$320,564approved, futureSupport to increase state support for entrepreneurship and lower barriers to new business creation and entrepreneurial success by forming a broad-based, non-partisan coalition of Kansas entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem leaders. 201710-3225201933199349101023
2018Center for Venture Education Inc Palo Alto, CAC$320,000paidThis grant funds the creation of 12 scholarships - 6 focused on the KC Metro, 3 on the surrounding four-state heartland region (Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska) and 3 from the Mid-Continent (between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountain ranges) - for the education of fund managers in neglected areas to participate in the Kauffman Fellows program as Foundation Fellows. 201607-0770201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MIC$307,633approved, futureSupport for a nationally representative survey of adults in U.S. households to better understand trends and barriers unique to entrepreneurship among older adults. 201806-4444201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MOC$301,474paidSupport for Missouri College Advising Corp's college access guidance program in 16 urban high schools during the 2018-19 academic year to increase postsecondary access in the Kansas City region. 201805-4226201933199349101023
2018Greater Washington Educational Telecommunication Arlington, VAC$300,000paidSupport to fund a new initiative focused on the "Future of Work" that will stretch across PBS NewsHour's broadcast and digital platforms, and involve teen journalists from its Student Reporting Labs nationwide. 201801-3625201933199349101023
2018National Public Radio Inc Washington, DCB$300,000paidSupport for NPRs coverage of entrepreneurship, education and business, providing resources necessary to provide storytelling to a targeted Foundation audience of NPRs engaged listening and digital viewing influencers. 201802-3777201933199349101023
2018Trustees of Columbia University in the City New York, NYC$300,000paidSupport for research on entrepreneurial ecosystems and local economies. 201804-4133201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$300,000paidSupport for education programming at the Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 201804-4108201933199349101023
2018Delasalle Education Center Kansas City, MOU$300,000paidSupport the operation of DeLaSalle Charter School to provide an alternative high school education for Kansas City's most at-risk students. 201802-3756201933199349101023
2018Start Small Think Big Inc New York, NYC$300,000approved, futureSupport for research to pilot tools to assess the financial viability of ventures started by low-income entrepreneurs. 201806-4407201933199349101023
2018City Year Inc Boston, MAB$300,000paidSupport the launch of City Year Kansas City in 2015-2016 and full program implementation through the 2018-2019 academic year to help the Kansas City Public Schools and the Kauffman School students reach their full potential and graduate from high school. 20150126201933199349101023
2018The Center for Better Schools Newport, RID$300,000paidSupport the National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education's Teacher Leader Program in Kansas City to provide advanced professional development opportunities for top-performing teachers in high-need schools. 201808-4993201933199349101023
2018Enterprise Center of Johnson County Fairway, KSC$294,416approved, futureSupport for a mentor training program to support entrepreneurs in growing their businesses. 201710-3147201933199349101023
2018Trustees of Boston University Boston, MAB$288,646approved, futureSupport to measure how new information technologies, including AI technologies, affect firm growth, productivity, and survival including differences between startups and established firms, small firms and large. 201806-4521201933199349101023
2018Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAC$279,750approved, futureSupport to analyze data on the Annual Business Survey to determine how the prevalence of new technologies in the United States affect the small-business economy and make it possible to assess the impact these technologies are having on firm founding, innovation, and performance. 201806-4563201933199349101023
2018President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MAB$275,000paidSupport for the professional development and retention of quality instructional leaders in metropolitan Kansas City schools. 201808-5021201933199349101023
2018Center for American Entrepreneurship Great Falls, VAB$275,000paidSupport to build long-term sustainability and policymaker education. 201802-3753201933199349101023
2018The Family Conservancy Kansas City, KSU$273,650paidSupport for increased access to high-quality early education programs for 1,200 children in Wyandotte County, Kansas. 201806-4531201933199349101023
2018Syracuse University Syracuse, NYU$268,929approved, futureSupport for a national survey of veterans and military-connected entrepreneurs to better identify and understand their motivations, goals, demographics, business activities and outcomes and barriers. 201807-4761201933199349101023
2018Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAB$263,739paidSupport for infrastructure to make sensitive data available for researchers to better understand local economies. 201611-1418201933199349101023
2018St Louis University St Louis, MOB$260,936approved, futureSupport for research on the role of financial capabilities for low-income entrepreneurs, and on the impact of financial capability interventions on their businesses in order to understand if these can mitigate barriers to entrepreneurship among low-income individuals. 201806-4478201933199349101023
2018New York University New York, NYB$250,000paidSupport for increasing access to a rich data set that can further timely and responsive understanding of entrepreneurial ecosystems. 201703-1944201933199349101023
2018Heart of America Council Boy Scouts of America Kansas City, MOD$250,000approved, futureProvide quality afterschool programs for over 3,100 youth in the Kansas City, Missouri School District. 201806-4473201933199349101023
2018Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Palo Alto, CAD$250,000paidSupport to build an immersive team simulator using Virtual Reality at Stanford University and at the Kauffman Foundation to create a hub of high-growth innovation ecosystems and provide accessibility to Foundation associates and the Kansas City community. 201806-4628201933199349101023
2018Delasalle Education Center Kansas City, MOU$250,000approved, futureSupport the operation and redesign of DeLaSalle Charter School to provide a high-quality and innovative alternative high school education for Kansas City's most at-risk students. 201809-5157201933199349101023
2018Board of Regents of the University of Madison, WIU$250,000approved, futureSupport to establish causality (or disprove causality) between university interventions and resulting entrepreneurial activity. 201708-2797201933199349101023
2018Nelson Gallery Foundation Kansas City, MOB$250,000paidSupport to build technological capacity to improve its financial sustainability. 201604-0236201933199349101023
2018Operation Breakthrough Inc Kansas City, MOB$250,000paidSupport for during and after school STEM programming for Kansas City metropolitan students. 201805-4271201933199349101023
2018City Year Inc Boston, MAB$250,000paidSupport Voices for National Service's work to expand participation in AmeriCorps, a national service program supporting student success and developing high-quality educators for Kansas City and communities across the country. 201806-4505201933199349101023
2018Neighborhood Development Center St Paul, MNB$250,000paidSupport to increase the capacity of cities to create a comprehensive ecosystem of entrepreneurial support organizations within very-low and low-income minority and immigrant neighborhoods. 201709-2853201933199349101023
2018The School District of the City of Independence Independence, MOU$250,000paidSupport to fortify the existing Career Academies and expand capstone experiences so that more students can engage in meaningful, real-world and hands-on learning. 201804-4041201933199349101023
2018Delasalle Education Center Kansas City, MOU$250,000paidSupport the operation and redesign of DeLaSalle Charter School to provide a high-quality and innovative alternative high school education for Kansas City's most at-risk students. 201809-5157201933199349101023
2018Wake Forest University Winstonsalem, NCU$249,980approved, futureSupport for research to understand how tax policies and occupational licensing affect local entrepreneurial activity across multiple demographic variables (gender, race, location, industry). 201806-4541201933199349101023
2018Support Kansas City Inc Mission, KSB$244,696paidCapacity building support to improve direct services and programs, and, as amended, to provide capacity building services to Connecting for Good and a cohort of three early education nonprofits. 201802-3696201933199349101023
2018Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAC$240,886approved, futureSupport for research on how entrepreneurs manage their cash flows and the interactions between business accounts and personal accounts in order to understand how entrepreneurs manage their financial resources in response to financial shocks. 201807-4773201933199349101023
2018Hack Augusta Augusta, GAU$239,600paidSupport to pilot an immersive residency program for entrepreneurs designed to establish support connections and remove barriers for traditionally underserved populations. 201709-2862201933199349101023
2018Womens Economic Self-Sufficiency Team Corp Albuquerque, NMB$237,184paidSupport to pilot the Money Learning Lab in low-income Albuquerque neighborhoods to educate diverse individuals in order to help them launch their own business. 201709-2864201933199349101023
2018University of Maryland College Park, MDC$235,000paidSupport for research to explore the causes and consequences of the broad decline in entrepreneurship and economic dynamism in the United States. 20150074201933199349101023
2018Citizens of the World Charter Schools Los Angeles, CAB$230,000paidSupport the codification and assessment of Citizens of the World Charter Schools social emotional development and diversity and inclusion curriculum. 201803-4028201933199349101023
2018Access Ventures Inc Louisville, KYB$226,678paidSupport to increase access to micro-loans for entrepreneurs who are unable to access bank financing and left out of the financial markets. 201804-4211201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$225,000approved, futureGeneral support for the UMKC Innovation Centers Digital Sandbox KC program. 201801-3573201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$225,000paidGeneral support for the UMKC Innovation Centers Digital Sandbox KC program. 201801-3573201933199349101023
2018University of Utah Salt Lake City, UTB$225,000approved, futureSupport the expansion of the University of Utah's experiential entrepreneurship and high-growth venture development program to college students in Kansas City. 201805-4263201933199349101023
2018Belton School District #124 Belton, MOU$225,000approved, futureSupport the transformation of Belton High School into wall-to-wall career academies using the Ford Next Generation Learning framework with the goal of improving the college- and career-readiness of its high school students. 201803-3882201933199349101023
2018Belton School District #124 Belton, MOU$225,000paidSupport the transformation of Belton High School into wall-to-wall career academies using the Ford Next Generation Learning framework with the goal of improving the college- and career-readiness of its high school students. 201803-3882201933199349101023
2018University of Utah Salt Lake City, UTB$225,000paidSupport the expansion of the University of Utah's experiential entrepreneurship and high-growth venture development program to college students in Kansas City. 201805-4263201933199349101023
2018Crossroads Charter Schools Kansas City, MOB$224,975paidSupport to build infrastructure to maintain consistency and rigor in order to improve instruction and student outcomes. 201703-1850201933199349101023
2018North Carolina State University Raleigh, NCU$220,297approved, futureSupport for the development of indices for social network engagement and social network embeddedness in entrepreneurship ecosystems, in order to better understand connections and engagement between people in the ecosystem. 201806-4533201933199349101023
2018North Carolina State University Raleigh, NCU$220,297paidSupport for the development of indices for social network engagement and social network embeddedness in entrepreneurship ecosystems, in order to better understand connections and engagement between people in the ecosystem. 201806-4533201933199349101023
2018Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PAU$220,250approved, futureSupport for research to understand the various effects of increasing industry concentration on entrepreneurship. 201806-4477201933199349101023
2018Mortar Cincinnati, OHU$217,500paidSupport to increase operational capacity and prepare for expansion of programming for minority entrepreneurs outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. 201709-2851201933199349101023
2018Saigon Broadcasting Television Network Inc Garden Grove, CAU$215,000paidSupport to pilot an educational program for Vietnamese entrepreneurs focused on critical business skills. 201709-2857201933199349101023
2018Purpose Built Communities Foundation Inc Atlanta, GAC$213,132paidSupport for the startup phase and first two school years of Kansas City Neighborhood Academy, a new charter school expected to open in the 2016-17 school year to serve students in the Wendell Phillips neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri. 201512-20152336201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of California at Berkeley, CAU$211,343approved, futureSupport for research using California tax data to determine how workers combine various sources of income to understand the characteristics of micro-entrepreneurship. 201806-4480201933199349101023
2018Astia San Francisco, CAC$210,000paidSupport to implement new tools to improve efficiencies for women entrepreneurs founding technology companies on a national scale. 201803-4038201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MOB$210,000paidFunding for distributions to be made to public charities within the year as appreciation of a Trustee's service to the Foundation. 201711-3381201933199349101023
2018President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MAB$209,400approved, futureSupport for a combination of datasets (private and public) to identify firm start and the processes that led to entrepreneurial success. 201708-2801201933199349101023
2018Didtechnology Inc Atlanta, GAU$207,000paidSupport to increase access to programs for women entrepreneurs of color that mitigate the challenges they face in the technology/innovation economy. 201709-2848201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$205,000paidSupport KC SourceLink to increase communications and access to entrepreneurial resources. 201801-3593201933199349101023
2018Metropolitan Economic Development Association Minneapolis, MNC$202,250approved, futureSupport to build the capacity of the Minority Business Advisory Council in an effort to increase support for minority entrepreneurs, reduce barriers that limit their creation of new businesses, and educate Minnesota policymakers. 201710-3263201933199349101023
2018Trustees of Columbia University in the City New York, NYC$200,000approved, futureSupport for research on entrepreneurial ecosystems and local economies. 201804-4133201933199349101023
2018Altcap Kansas City, MOC$200,000paidSupport for micro-loans and grants to small businesses and entrepreneurs in underserved communities and underrepresented populations in the Kansas City area while achieving sustainability, especially by testing a model that involves shared underwriting standards and reselling underlying loans. 201707-2528201933199349101023
2018The School District of the City of Independence Independence, MOU$200,000approved, futureSupport to fortify the existing Career Academies and expand capstone experiences so that more students can engage in meaningful, real-world and hands-on learning. 201804-4041201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$200,000paidSupport to develop an educational program for prospective startup board members and to engage corporate leaders. 201709-2962201933199349101023
2018Excelsior Springs School District #40 Excelsior Springs, MOU$200,000paidSupport to transform the district's current traditional high school model to an innovative model that fosters increased post-secondary success for ninth through twelfth grade students. 201702-1766201933199349101023
2018Consolidated Public Library District No 3 Independence, MOU$200,000approved, futureSupport for Square One Small Business Services and Story Center programs. 201806-4736201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$200,000approved, futureSupport KC SourceLink to increase communications and access to entrepreneurial resources. 201801-3593201933199349101023
2018National League of Cities Institute Washington, DCB$200,000approved, futureSupport to establish local controls critical to the support of new business creation and that allows cities to experiment within the constraints and opportunities of their local economies. 201708-2806201933199349101023
2018The Literacy Lab Washington, DCC$200,000paidSupport the expansion of literacy programming and the number of future educators in Kansas City. 201804-4166201933199349101023
2018Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers Washington, DCC$200,000paidSupport program activities related to deep-dive training sessions with sector experts; community building activities to support peer networks and mentoring; investment and procurement efforts; marketing & branding efforts to bring visibility to entrepreneurs; initiation of a more robust evaluation process; technology to support data integration. 201709-2856201933199349101023
2018Living Cities Inc the National Community New York, NYU$200,000paidGeneral operating support to improve the economic well-being of people of color and low-income individuals. 201805-4296201933199349101023
2018Community Services League Independence, MOU$200,000approved, futureSupport to expand the Family Stability Initiative to reduce student transiency in Independence, Missouri. 201802-3838201933199349101023
2018United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MOB$200,000paidSupport to strengthen the capacity of the Promise 1000 initiative to support home visiting services for at least 590 children ages prenatal to three years. 201808-5131201933199349101023
2018Living Cities Inc the National Community New York, NYU$200,000approved, futureGeneral operating support to improve the economic well-being of people of color and low-income individuals. 201805-4296201933199349101023
2018Consolidated Public Library District No 3 Independence, MOU$200,000paidSupport for Square One Small Business Services and Story Center programs. 201806-4736201933199349101023
2018Access Ventures Inc Louisville, KYB$199,272approved, futureSupport to increase access to micro-loans for entrepreneurs who are unable to access bank financing and left out of the financial markets. 201804-4211201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of California Berkeley, CAU$198,637paidSupport for research using California tax data to determine how workers combine various sources of income to understand the characteristics of micro-entrepreneurship. 201806-4480201933199349101023
2018Nonprofit Connect Network Learn Grow Kansas City, MOB$196,850paidSupport for nonprofit capacity-building programming. 201808-5099201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MOC$190,700paidSupport for Missouri Business Alert to expand coverage in underserved communities; test new approaches for content generation; and develop a more effective method for distributing this content. 201803-3881201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Urban Youth Academy Inc Kansas City, MOB$185,970paidSupport for academically enriching afterschool and summer programs in Kansas City, Missouri. 201807-4903201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MOC$185,200paidCapacity-building support for the Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership. 201702-1799201933199349101023
2018Nesta US Inc San Francisco, CAB$184,010paidSupport for the development of a network of researchers to identify and conduct randomized control trials to inform what works in entrepreneurship and innovation. 201708-2743201933199349101023
2018Nesta US Inc San Francisco, CAB$184,010approved, futureSupport for the development of a network of researchers to identify and conduct randomized control trials to inform what works in entrepreneurship and innovation. 201708-2743201933199349101023
2018Urban Libraries Council Washington, DCB$183,650paidSupport to identify leading practices and models for libraries to support entrepreneurs in their communities. 201702-1753201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MIC$182,154paidSupport for a nationally representative survey of adults in U.S. households to better understand trends and barriers unique to entrepreneurship among older adults. 201806-4444201933199349101023
2018Trustees of Boston University Boston, MAB$180,114paidSupport to measure how new information technologies, including AI technologies, affect firm growth, productivity, and survival including differences between startups and established firms, small firms and large. 201806-4521201933199349101023
2018Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City Kansas City, MOU$180,000paidSupport to provide mentorship, academic support, and career preparation for students in Kansas City pursuing postsecondary pathways. 201807-4878201933199349101023
2018Bunker Labs Nfp Inc Chicago, ILU$180,000approved, futureSupport to reduce barriers to new business creation and entrepreneurial success by training and activating veteran entrepreneurs served by local chapters in 12 states and the District of Columbia. 201710-3227201933199349101023
2018School District of Kansas City Missouri Kansas City, MOU$179,436paidSupport the development and implementation of a personalized instructional approach to improve academic outcomes at Pitcher Elementary School. 201606-0689201933199349101023
2018Ohio State University Columbus, OHU$175,193paidSupport for research that looks at entrepreneurial mobility in high-tech industries, its relationship to innovation diffusion in these industries, and the effect of industry characteristics on the personnel and performance of new ventures. 20150318201933199349101023
2018National League of Cities Institute Washington, DCB$175,000paidSupport to establish local controls critical to the support of new business creation and that allows cities to experiment within the constraints and opportunities of their local economies. 201708-2806201933199349101023
2018Board of Regents of the University of Madison, WIU$175,000paidSupport to establish causality (or disprove causality) between university interventions and resulting entrepreneurial activity. 201708-2797201933199349101023
2018Kansas State University Manhattan, KSU$175,000paidSupport for the Kansas State College Advising Corps, a college access guidance program serving 11 urban high schools in the Kansas City region. 201808-5074201933199349101023
2018Metro Ideas Project Chattanooga, TNU$175,000approved, futureSupport to develop a detailed and quantified understanding of place-based economic development, starting with collisions and physical proximities. 201708-2810201933199349101023
2018Kansas State Department of Education Topeka, KSU$169,500paidSupport the redesign of K-12 schools across the State of Kansas to improve the college- and career-readiness of all students. 201808-5102201933199349101023
2018Partnership for Regional Educational Kansas City, MOU$168,600paidSupport the launch and regional adoption of PREP-KC's Connector, a virtual platform to connect industry professionals and classrooms across the Kansas City region. 201806-4455201933199349101023
2018Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAC$168,442paidSupport for research to better understand the effect of entrepreneurs communication patterns on entrepreneurial starts and successes. 201706-2386201933199349101023
2018President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MAB$165,600paidSupport for a combination of datasets (private and public) to identify firm start and the processes that led to entrepreneurial success. 201708-2801201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$165,000approved, futureSupport to develop an educational program for prospective startup board members and to engage corporate leaders. 201709-2962201933199349101023
2018Support Kansas City Inc Mission, KSB$164,806approved, futureCapacity building support to improve direct services and programs, and, as amended, to provide capacity building services to Connecting for Good and a cohort of three early education nonprofits. 201802-3696201933199349101023
2018Engine Foundation Inc Alexandria, VAU$162,500approved, futureSupport for training entrepreneurs for policy engagement, generally. 201810-5455201933199349101023
2018Center for Venture Education Inc Palo Alto, CAC$160,000approved, futureThis grant funds the creation of 12 scholarships - 6 focused on the KC Metro, 3 on the surrounding four-state heartland region (Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska) and 3 from the Mid-Continent (between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountain ranges) - for the education of fund managers in neglected areas to participate in the Kauffman Fellows program as Foundation Fellows. 201607-0770201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MOC$160,000paidSupport for (1) KCUR's education and entrepreneurship reporting, and (2) fundraising strategies for KCUR to diversify revenue by utilizing matching gifts and online giving. 201808-4965201933199349101023
2018Metropolitan Community College Foundation Kansas City, MOB$160,000paidSupport a new initiative that prepares students in North Kansas City high schools to graduate with postsecondary credentials that lead to college and/or skilled jobs with livable wages immediately following high school. 201805-4331201933199349101023
2018Tennessee Technology Development Corporation Nashville, TNC$158,333paidSupport for a more entrepreneur-friendly Tennessee by mobilizing and equipping entrepreneurs with the tools needed to effectively advocate for the mitigation of barriers to new business creation. 201710-3230201933199349101023
2018Kansas State Department of Education Topeka, KSU$155,940paidSupport the redesign of K-12 schools across the State of Kansas to improve the college- and career-readiness of all students. 201805-4220201933199349101023
2018Enterprise Center of Johnson County Fairway, KSC$154,436paidSupport to increase state support for entrepreneurship and lower barriers to new business creation and entrepreneurial success by forming a broad-based, non-partisan coalition of Kansas entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem leaders. 201710-3225201933199349101023
2018The Family Conservancy Kansas City, KSU$150,000paidSupport for professional development and coaching for Kansas City Metro child care providers using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System. 201708-2652201933199349101023
2018The Endeavor Initiative Inc New York, NYU$150,000paidSupport research to better understand the barriers and subsequent interventions that led to success for entrepreneurs from underserved groups. 201711-3283201933199349101023
2018Duke University Durham, NCB$150,000paidSupport to build a machine learning tool to improve ideation and accelerate the execution of entrepreneurial ideas. 201806-4738201933199349101023
2018The Launchcode Foundation St Louis, MOB$150,000paidSupport to educate under-represented individuals in the Kansas City area with computer programming and technology skills that lead to apprenticeship. 201806-4620201933199349101023
2018Financial Innovations Center Inc Chicago, ILU$150,000paidSupport for a landscape analysis of how small business owners in low to moderate income census tracts experience and manage cash flow and check cashing challenges, and recommendations to address these challenges. 201711-3307201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of California at Berkeley, CAU$150,000approved, futureSupport to develop a unique and publicly available dataset that will track firms from innovation, to crowdfunding, and to later entrepreneurial success. 201708-2803201933199349101023
2018Iff Chicago, ILB$150,000paidSupport for data analysis, school sector leadership, real estate and finance expertise to ensure that quality school providers are developing the right facilities with the right financing to provide quality seats where they are needed most in Kansas City. 201609-1094201933199349101023
2018Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City Kansas City, MOB$150,000paidSupport to promote early education and broader education needs in order to increase community engagement with key Chamber audiences. 201708-2770201933199349101023
2018Duke University Durham, NCB$150,000approved, futureSupport to build a machine learning tool to improve ideation and accelerate the execution of entrepreneurial ideas. 201806-4738201933199349101023
2018University of Massachusetts Shrewsbury, MAU$150,000paidSupport to develop new mechanisms to measure entrepreneurial ecosystems with an increased accessible manner, focusing on the interplay between policy and social connections to identify implicit biases within the modeling frameworks. 201708-2804201933199349101023
2018University Academy Kansas City, MOB$150,000paidSupport new program and professional development to increase the success of all students at University Academy. 201803-3997201933199349101023
2018Defy Ventures Inc New York, NYU$150,000paidSupport to expand a 12-month post-release incubator program for formerly incarcerated people with the goal of creating legitimate start-ups and careers. 201709-2847201933199349101023
2018Donorschooseorg New York, NYU$150,000paidSupport match funding for classroom projects posted on DonorsChoose.org by public school teachers in the Greater Kansas City area. Funding from the Kauffman Foundation will be matched by individual donors in the community. 201808-5094201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Museum Foundation Inc Kansas City, MOC$150,000paidCapacity building grant to design permanent exhibits for the Kansas City Museum. 201711-3311201933199349101023
2018The Launchcode Foundation St Louis, MOB$150,000approved, futureSupport to educate under-represented individuals in the Kansas City area with computer programming and technology skills that lead to apprenticeship. 201806-4620201933199349101023
2018Celebrate Edu Boulder, COC$150,000paidSupport to broaden the reach of educational workshops and structured programs for persons with disabilities. This grant will increase staff capacity and leverage technology. 201709-2846201933199349101023
2018Enterprise Center of Johnson County Fairway, KSC$150,000paidSupport to develop and implement an educational accelerator program designed to increase the success rate of 20 local seed-stage companies. 201703-1963201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of California at Berkeley, CAU$148,500approved, futureSupport to understand how the deployment of intelligent tools and systems can be channeled to support high-quality employment and entrepreneurship opportunities via multiple research initiatives. 201806-4740201933199349101023
2018Enterprise Center of Johnson County Fairway, KSC$147,208paidSupport for a mentor training program to support entrepreneurs in growing their businesses. 201710-3147201933199349101023
2018North Kansas City School District #75 Kansas City, MOU$145,200paidSupport Linden West Elementary School's work to improve education outcomes for students experiencing severe emotional trauma. 201802-3817201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$144,660approved, futureSupport for education programming at the Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 201804-4108201933199349101023
2018Tennessee Technology Development Corporation Nashville, TNC$141,667approved, futureSupport for a more entrepreneur-friendly Tennessee by mobilizing and equipping entrepreneurs with the tools needed to effectively advocate for the mitigation of barriers to new business creation. 201710-3230201933199349101023
2018Launch Chattanooga, TNB$141,580paidSupport to expand programs to service a greater number of underrepresented entrepreneurs in targeted low-income neighborhoods. 201609-1136201933199349101023
2018Association for Women in Science Inc Washington, DCU$139,714paidSupport for training sessions for women entering STEM fields, and to run concurrent and collaborative sessions to address bias for key decision makers in entrepreneurship. 201609-1144201933199349101023
2018Commons On Champa LLC (a Wholly Owned Denver, COU$139,000paidSupport to design and launch "The Entrepreneurial Journey", an accelerator focused on the specific barriers facing women and other minority entrepreneurs. 201610-1254201933199349101023
2018Metropolitan Economic Development Association Minneapolis, MNC$139,000paidSupport for development of a coordinated system for improving access to the network of entrepreneur support organizations for minority entrepreneurs in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 201609-1127201933199349101023
2018Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans New Orleans, LAB$134,525paidSupport to expand and implement new initiatives designed to address barriers to entrepreneurship on a city-wide and neighborhood scale. 201609-1137201933199349101023
2018Biostl St Louis, MOC$134,525paidSupport for the establishment of a collective impact model comprised of entrepreneur support organizations in St. Louis, Missouri, working collaboratively to reduce barriers to entrepreneurship for women and other minority entrepreneurs. 201609-1121201933199349101023
2018Entrepreneurship for All Inc Boston, MAB$134,525paidSupport for expansion to diverse mid-sized cities across the country. 201609-1130201933199349101023
2018The New School New York, NYB$134,525paidSupport to design and launch new entrepreneurship support programs while maintaining low-cost access to underrepresented minority entrepreneurs. 201609-1145201933199349101023
2018The Mitchell Kapor Foundation Oakland, CAB$134,525paidSupport for the creation of a network of service providers and funders collaborating to reduce and eliminate barriers to entrepreneurship for underserved entrepreneurs in Oakland, California. 201609-1142201933199349101023
2018Michigan State University East Lansing, MIU$133,787paidSupport for research to understand the role of entrepreneurship in regional resilience and growth. 201708-2645201933199349101023
2018Seed Spot Phoenix, AZC$132,500paidSupport to expand social entrepreneurship programming to support women and minority founders. 201709-2858201933199349101023
2018Startup Champions Network Inc Dallas, TXU$130,395approved, futureSupport for the development of a national organization that will educate, train, and increase access to the tools and best practices of ecosystem building. 201705-2258201933199349101023
2018Syracuse University Syracuse, NYU$130,299paidSupport for a national survey of veterans and military-connected entrepreneurs to better identify and understand their motivations, goals, demographics, business activities and outcomes and barriers. 201807-4761201933199349101023
2018Center for American Progress Washington, DCB$130,000paidSupport to educate policymakers and advocates on ways to reduce barriers for entrepreneurs. 201707-2603201933199349101023
2018Tntp Inc New York, NYB$130,000paidSupport to provide executive coaching and professional development to superintendents and senior-level leaders in the Kansas City metropolitan area during the 2018-2019 school year. 201804-4160201933199349101023
2018Public Television 19 Inc Kansas City, MOB$125,000paidSupport to create educational content for KCPT's Take Note initiative, highlighting the struggle to develop and maintain quality schools in Kansas City and other communities. 201802-3728201933199349101023
2018City Startup Labs Inc Charlotte, NCC$125,000paidCapacity building support to expand an accelerator / incubator program model with African-American women and formerly incarcerated individuals. 201709-2845201933199349101023
2018President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MAB$125,000approved, futureSupport for the professional development and retention of quality instructional leaders in metropolitan Kansas City schools. 201808-5021201933199349101023
2018Metro Ideas Project Chattanooga, TNU$125,000paidSupport to develop a detailed and quantified understanding of place-based economic development, starting with collisions and physical proximities. 201708-2810201933199349101023
2018William Marsh Rice University Houston, TXB$123,540paidSupport research on the effectiveness of accelerators, incubators and other seed-stage entrepreneurship support organizations. 201508-20151274201933199349101023
2018The Aspen Institute Inc Washington, DCB$120,000paidSupport for the Global Accelerator Learning Initiative, to evaluate the effectiveness of accelerators for early-stage entrepreneurs. 201709-2945201933199349101023
2018Startup Champions Network Inc Dallas, TXU$120,000paidSupport for the development of a national organization that will educate, train, and increase access to the tools and best practices of ecosystem building. 201705-2258201933199349101023
2018Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAC$115,262paidSupport for research on how entrepreneurs manage their cash flows and the interactions between business accounts and personal accounts in order to understand how entrepreneurs manage their financial resources in response to financial shocks. 201807-4773201933199349101023
2018Southern Windsor County Incubator Inc Springfield, VTB$115,000approved, futureSupport for the establishment of an accelerator to educate tech-based entrepreneurs and demonstrate viability of ecosystem building in rural communities. 201712-3439201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MOB$112,410paid2018 Holiday Matching Gift Program. 201711-3375201933199349101023
2018University of Massachusetts Shrewsbury, MAU$110,000approved, futureSupport to develop new mechanisms to measure entrepreneurial ecosystems with an increased accessible manner, focusing on the interplay between policy and social connections to identify implicit biases within the modeling frameworks. 201708-2804201933199349101023
2018Mid-America Regional Council Kansas City, MOD$110,000paidSupport to strengthen data available for community planning that will enhance the regional early learning system. 201809-5155201933199349101023
2018Metropolitan Economic Development Association Minneapolis, MNC$109,000paidSupport to build the capacity of the Minority Business Advisory Council in an effort to increase support for minority entrepreneurs, reduce barriers that limit their creation of new businesses, and educate Minnesota policymakers. 201710-3263201933199349101023
2018Nonprofit Connect Network Learn Grow Kansas City, MOB$106,830paidCapacity building support. 201702-1760201933199349101023
2018Georgetown University Washington, DCB$104,126paidSupport for research tools to collect data on ecosystem support organizations and their client companies, in particular, high-growth technology companies. 201806-4536201933199349101023
2018Samasource Inc San Francisco, CAU$103,438approved, futureSupport for research on low and moderate income micro-entrepreneurs to understand the motivations, needs, and satisfaction levels up to a year after completing the Samaschool program. 201806-4522201933199349101023
2018Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CAC$100,858paidSupport to develop a replicable method for collecting and identifying city and state laws that impact entrepreneurship. 201708-2805201933199349101023
2018Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Kansas City, MOC$100,741approved, futureSupport for afterschool and summer programming in the Center School District. 201710-3189201933199349101023
2018Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Kansas City, MOC$100,741paidSupport for afterschool and summer programming in the Center School District. 201710-3189201933199349101023
2018Mid-America Regional Council Community Kansas City, MOC$100,000paidSupport KC Degrees' work to advance college degree or high-quality credential completion for adult students returning to college. 201701-1574201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of California Santa Cruz, CAB$100,000paidSupport to develop the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurship Report. 201711-3372201933199349101023
2018The Nashville Entrepreneur Center Nashville, TNB$100,000paidSupport to design and implement a resource navigator that connects local entrepreneurs with the education, resources, and support services available within the Nashville entrepreneurial ecosystem. 201510-20151705201933199349101023
2018Iff Chicago, ILB$100,000approved, futureSupport for data analysis, school sector leadership, real estate and finance expertise to ensure that quality school providers are developing the right facilities with the right financing to provide quality seats where they are needed most in Kansas City. 201808-5070201933199349101023
2018Urban League of Kansas City Missouri Kansas City, MOC$100,000paidSupport the empowerment of parents in Kansas City, Missouri to advocate for their childrens education. 201808-5063201933199349101023
2018Iff Chicago, ILB$100,000paidSupport for data analysis, school sector leadership, real estate and finance expertise to ensure that quality school providers are developing the right facilities with the right financing to provide quality seats where they are needed most in Kansas City. 201808-5070201933199349101023
2018Community Services League Independence, MOU$100,000paidSupport to expand the Family Stability Initiative to reduce student transiency in Independence, Missouri. 201802-3838201933199349101023
2018Association of Missouri Charter Schools St Louis, MOU$100,000paidSupport for work focused on advocacy, education and constituency building to increase access to high-quality charter public education options in Kansas City and throughout the state of Missouri. 201609-1104201933199349101023
2018Circular Board LLC Houston, TXU$100,000paidSupport for providing HelloAlice, an artificial intelligence, predictive, learning technology to low income/economically disadvantaged women entrepreneurs to further their education about entrepreneurial principles and resources and how to apply those principles and resources in practice. 201709-2861201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of California Berkeley, CAU$100,000paidSupport to develop a unique and publicly available dataset that will track firms from innovation, to crowdfunding, and to later entrepreneurial success. 201708-2803201933199349101023
2018Johnson County Library Foundation Shawnee Mission, KSC$100,000approved, futureSupport for youth and family educational programming for the Johnson County Library system. 201801-3647201933199349101023
2018Turn the Page Kc Inc Kansas City, MOC$100,000paidCapacity building support to improve kindergarten readiness, summer learning, and third grade literacy. 201707-2424201933199349101023
2018Defy Ventures Inc New York, NYU$100,000approved, futureSupport to expand a 12-month post-release incubator program for formerly incarcerated people with the goal of creating legitimate start-ups and careers. 201709-2847201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Linc Inc Kansas City, MOU$100,000approved, futureSupport to provide at least 1,000 underserved youth from Kansas City, Missouri with a high quality afterschool program. 201809-5187201933199349101023
2018Georgetown University Washington, DCB$100,000approved, futureSupport for research tools to collect data on ecosystem support organizations and their client companies, in particular, high-growth technology companies. 201806-4536201933199349101023
2018Boys Club of Greater Kansas City Kansas City, MOB$100,000approved, futureProvide quality afterschool programming to over 2,000 underserved youth. 201809-5221201933199349101023
2018Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Kansas City, MOU$100,000approved, futureProvide quality afterschool programming to over 1,200 underserved youth. 201806-4551201933199349101023
2018Johnson County Library Foundation Shawnee Mission, KSC$100,000paidSupport for youth and family educational programming for the Johnson County Library system. 201801-3647201933199349101023
2018The Nashville Entrepreneur Center Nashville, TNB$100,000approved, futureSupport to design and implement a resource navigator that connects local entrepreneurs with the education, resources, and support services available within the Nashville entrepreneurial ecosystem. 201510-20151705201933199349101023
2018Literacy Kc Kansas City, MOD$100,000paidSupport to build program capacity to provide family literacy and adult education in Kansas City. 201805-4301201933199349101023
2018Boys Club of Greater Kansas City Kansas City, MOB$100,000paidProvide quality afterschool programming to over 2,000 underserved youth. 201809-5221201933199349101023
2018We Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corporation Kalamazoo, MIU$100,000paidSupport for research to better understand trends in topics including micro entrepreneurship and to produce clear guidance on how to spur and support entrepreneurship. 201706-2364201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KSC$100,000paidSupport to provide at least 210 underserved youth from Kansas City, Kansas with a STEM-focused afterschool program. 201808-5011201933199349101023
2018The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCB$100,000paidSupport for testing and scaling new, actionable metrics to assess, understand and spur the growth of entrepreneurial communities. 201705-2182201933199349101023
2018City of Burlington Vermont Burlington, VTU$100,000paidSupport for the Mayor's Prize for Entrepreneurship to create a competitive prize program for high quality entrepreneurial support organizations and research institutions in Burlington, Vermont. 201701-1522201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Linc Inc Kansas City, MOU$100,000paidSupport to provide at least 1,000 underserved youth from Kansas City, Missouri with a high quality afterschool program. 201809-5187201933199349101023
2018Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Kansas City, MOU$100,000paidProvide quality afterschool programming to over 1,200 underserved youth. 201806-4551201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KSC$100,000approved, futureSupport to provide at least 210 underserved youth from Kansas City, Kansas with a STEM-focused afterschool program. 201808-5011201933199349101023
2018Kc Social Innovation Center Kansas City, MOU$100,000approved, futureCapacity building and programmatic support for Hire KC initiatives, serving youth ages 16-24. 201803-3927201933199349101023
2018Crossroads Charter Schools Kansas City, MOB$100,000paidSupport to expand and implement the Crossroads Community Collaborative project, which will blend academic standards with Common Sector Competencies and project-based learning to prepare students for high growth careers and talent needs in Kansas City. 201809-5186201933199349101023
2018The Philanthropy Roundtable Washington, DCB$100,000paidGeneral operating support. 201809-5233201933199349101023
2018Fund for Teachers a Foundation to Recognize Houston, TXD$100,000paidSupport for the 2019 Kansas City Fund for Teachers Fellowship program, an intensive summer learning experience designed to enrich teaching practices and classrooms. 201807-4780201933199349101023
2018Southern Windsor County Incubator Inc Springfield, VTB$100,000paidSupport for the establishment of an accelerator to educate tech-based entrepreneurs and demonstrate viability of ecosystem building in rural communities. 201712-3439201933199349101023
2018Metropolitan Community College Foundation Kansas City, MOB$100,000paidSupport strategic planning to expand the institution's capacity to use data to increase postsecondary completion in the Kansas City region. 201807-4849201933199349101023
2018Liberty Public School District #53 Liberty, MOU$100,000paidSupport a new initiative that prepares students in Liberty Public Schools and the Kearney School District to graduate with postsecondary credentials that lead to college and/or skilled jobs with livable wages immediately following high school. 201808-4980201933199349101023
2018Swope Corridor Renaissance Upper Room Kansas City, MOU$99,950paidSupport for strengthening the capacity of the Upper Room Child Development Center to prepare children for kindergarten. 201808-5124201933199349101023
2018Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MOB$99,500paidCapacity building support to fortify Starlight's superior theatre arts education and meaningful community outreach programs. 201805-4234201933199349101023
2018Grace United Community Ministries Inc Kansas City, MOB$99,000paidProvide quality afterschool programming to at least 100 underserved youth. 201809-5188201933199349101023
2018Partnership for Regional Educational Kansas City, MOU$98,924paidCapacity building support to increase the organization's technology and evaluation capacity by creating an integrated information management system and portal. 201707-2436201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Public Library Kansas City, MOB$98,515paidSupport for planning, research and design for the Community Access Card Initiative (CACI) intended to increase access to out of school programs, cultural and other experiential learning opportunities for youth in Kansas City. 201804-4102201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Startup Foundation Kansas City, MOC$96,700paidSupport to enhance targeted outreach communications efforts that will inform entrepreneurs about available resources in the Kansas City area. 201806-4534201933199349101023
2018Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAC$93,250paidSupport to analyze data on the Annual Business Survey to determine how the prevalence of new technologies in the United States affect the small-business economy and make it possible to assess the impact these technologies are having on firm founding, innovation, and performance. 201806-4563201933199349101023
2018New Profit Inc Boston, MAC$93,000paidSupport for the Gathering of Leaders 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts, May 16-17, 2018. 201802-3864201933199349101023
2018University of Maryland College Park, MDC$91,985approved, futureSupport for research to better understand how entrepreneurial experience affects re-entry to the traditional wage labor market. 201806-4659201933199349101023
2018Bunker Labs Nfp Inc Chicago, ILU$90,000paidSupport to reduce barriers to new business creation and entrepreneurial success by training and activating veteran entrepreneurs served by local chapters in 12 states and the District of Columbia. 201710-3227201933199349101023
2018School District of Kansas City Missouri Kansas City, MOU$89,750paidSupport to implement Expeditionary Learning at Benjamin Banneker Elementary School over the 2017-2019 academic years to transform teaching, school culture, and academic outcomes. 201702-1762201933199349101023
2018Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NYB$85,204approved, futureSupport for a mixed methods research project that will utilize in-depth interviews and demographic surveys with up to 100 gig workers affiliated with high-status platforms to examine the role of such services in encouraging and reducing the risks of entrepreneurship. 201806-4658201933199349101023
2018The Mattie Rhodes Memorial Society Kansas City, MOU$84,310paidCapacity building support for strategic planning, communications planning, fundraising planning, talent development and technology. 201803-3968201933199349101023
2018Tolbert Educational Services Inc Kansas City, MOB$83,834approved, futureSupport for Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy's partnership with Discover Education to integrate effective instructional technology practices throughout the school. 201802-3845201933199349101023
2018Tolbert Educational Services Inc Kansas City, MOB$83,834paidSupport for Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy's partnership with Discover Education to integrate effective instructional technology practices throughout the school. 201802-3845201933199349101023
2018The Aspen Institute Inc Washington, DCB$80,000approved, futureSupport for the Global Accelerator Learning Initiative, to evaluate the effectiveness of accelerators for early-stage entrepreneurs. 201709-2945201933199349101023
2018Emmanuel Family and Child Development Center Kansas City, MOD$77,750paidSupport for building program capacity through leadership development, strengthening infrastructure, and planning for sustainability. 201808-5143201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of California La Jolla, CAU$76,050paidSupport for research to understand the role of incentives and messaging in the decision to engage in entrepreneurship. 201801-3552201933199349101023
2018Kansas City International Academy Kansas City, MOU$75,000paidSupport the redesign and implementation of the English Language Learner program to improve academic outcomes at Kansas City International Academy. 201702-1789201933199349101023
2018Connecting for Good Inc Kansas City, MOD$75,000paidSupport to build leadership, financial and technology capacity for an intermediary organization serving education and human services nonprofits in the Kansas City metropolitan area. 201808-5100201933199349101023
2018Community Builders of Kansas City Kansas City, MOB$75,000paidSupport to build the strategic and marketing capacity of a nonprofit intermediary organization. 201809-5220201933199349101023
2018City of Kansas City Missouri Kansas City, MOU$75,000paidSupport for an education advisor to inform the City of Kansas City, Missouri Mayor of key education issues and opportunities to support better academic outcomes for students in Kansas City. 201712-3403201933199349101023
2018Union Station Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MOB$75,000approved, futureSupport for youth and community maker-focused programming, technology and fundraising capacity for a key city asset institution. 201807-4935201933199349101023
2018North Kansas City School District #75 Kansas City, MOU$72,000approved, futureSupport Linden West Elementary School's work to improve education outcomes for students experiencing severe emotional trauma. 201802-3817201933199349101023
2018Saigon Broadcasting Television Network Inc Garden Grove, CAU$70,000approved, futureSupport to pilot an educational program for Vietnamese entrepreneurs focused on critical business skills. 201709-2857201933199349101023
2018New York University New York, NYB$70,000paidSupport for research on new ventures using data gathered from new venture competitions, and for the American Survey of Entrepreneurs. 201703-1872201933199349101023
2018School District of Kansas City Missouri Kansas City, MOU$68,900paidSupport the professional development of district and school-level leaders in Kansas City Public Schools through an equity-based training program. 201807-4895201933199349101023
2018El Centro Inc Kansas City, KSB$68,000paidSupport the Latinx Education Collaborative's work to expand and formalize its network of Latinx professionals actively engaged in improving public education in Kansas City. 201802-3832201933199349101023
2018University of Chicago Chicago, ILU$67,850paidSupport to explore entrepreneurial and small business consequences of changes in taxes and investment incentives, as well as household-level concerns such as student debt. 201510-20152069201933199349101023
2018Cristo Rey Kansas City Kansas City, MOB$67,750paidSupport for literacy improvement efforts across content areas at Cristo Rey Kansas City, including staff professional development focused on literacy instruction and the use of data-driven instruction. 201512-20152383201933199349101023
2018Mercy Corps Portland, ORB$67,074paidSupport for research to understand the effectiveness of virtual mentorship programs in fostering entrepreneurship and improving entrepreneurial outcomes. 201804-4084201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MOC$67,030paidSupport to strengthen and evaluate entrepreneurship education programming at the University of Missouri - Kansas Citys Regnier Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 201607-0848201933199349101023
2018Wildwood Outdoor Educational Center Inc La Cygne, KSC$65,500paidSupport for experiential learning in an overnight outdoor camp setting for 400 of Kansas City's underserved youth. 201802-3701201933199349101023
2018Kc Social Innovation Center Kansas City, MOU$65,000paidCapacity building and programmatic support for Hire KC initiatives, serving youth ages 16-24. 201803-3927201933199349101023
2018American Ideas Institute Washington, DCB$64,100paidSupport to produce a series of articles and host an event about economic concentration and its impact on entrepreneurship. 201806-4440201933199349101023
2018Opportunity America Educational Fund Washington, DCB$63,250paidSupport for three regional meetings of immigrant entrepreneurs and business association leaders to explore the barriers they face in launching and growing new businesses. 201704-2074201933199349101023
2018Opportunity America Educational Fund Washington, DCB$63,250approved, futureSupport for three regional meetings of immigrant entrepreneurs and business association leaders to explore the barriers they face in launching and growing new businesses. 201704-2074201933199349101023
2018Engine Research Foundation San Francisco, CAU$62,500paidSupport for training entrepreneurs for policy engagement, generally. 201803-3980201933199349101023
2018Engine Foundation Inc Alexandria, VAU$62,500paidSupport for training entrepreneurs about policy engagement, generally. 201810-5455201933199349101023
2018Junior Achievement of Middle America Inc Kansas City, MOU$60,000paidSupport for a summer program for underserved youth in Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas; and Raytown, Missouri. 201803-3929201933199349101023
2018Fractured Atlas Inc New York, NYC$55,910paidSupport to implement an accelerator program that provides education, job skills and other training in the garment and fashion industry TO WOMEN IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA WHO ARE CONSIDERED "AT RISK". 201806-4377201933199349101023
2018Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Palo Alto, CAD$55,000paidSupport School Retool, a professional development experience that provides a cohort of Kansas City area school leaders with innovative approaches to improving outcomes for students in Kansas City. 201807-4885201933199349101023
2018Baltimore Arts Realty Corporation Towson, MDC$53,000paidSupport for a pilot program designed to combine and increase access to entrepreneurship training for low-income mothers. 201709-2854201933199349101023
2018American Prospect Inc Washington, DCB$52,000paidSupport to produce a series of articles about economic concentration and its impact on entrepreneurship. 201710-3090201933199349101023
2018United Way of Wyandotte County Kansas City, KSD$50,950paidCapacity building support to increase the organization's evaluation, fundraising, communications, and strategic capacities. 201707-2426201933199349101023
2018United Way of Wyandotte County Kansas City, KSD$50,950approved, futureCapacity building support to increase the organization's evaluation, fundraising, communications, and strategic capacities. 201707-2426201933199349101023
2018Education Pioneers Inc Oakland, CAD$50,008paidSupport to identify factors contributing to the formation of education-related ventures and develop appropriate complementary programming. 201711-3295201933199349101023
2018Social Good Fund Inc Richmond, CAB$50,000paidSupport to pilot a hands-on extracurricular educational program that is designed to empower minority students to build startup communities and begin venture capital careers. 201709-2850201933199349101023
2018Venture for America Inc New York, NYU$50,000approved, futureSupport for the expansion of the Venture for America Fellows Program to Kansas City. The program will provide the participants with experiential education in a two-year fellowship with entrepreneurial firms in Kansas City. 201608-0906201933199349101023
2018Yale University New Haven, CTU$50,000paidSupport for the Yale Mayors College event(s) in New York, New York, June 8-9, 2017 and in June 2018. 201705-2196201933199349101023
2018The Brookings Institution Washington, DCB$50,000paidSupport for a network of metropolitan leaders, including representatives of at least two organizations from Kansas City, to share research, best practices, and strategies for promoting inclusive economic growth in cities and regions. 201803-3999201933199349101023
2018Guadalupe Center Inc Kansas City, MOC$50,000paidProvide quality afterschool programming to 190 underserved youth in kindergarten through ninth grades. 201808-4992201933199349101023
2018William Jewell College Liberty, MOB$50,000paidSupport for development of a student led project to convene the Kansas City metro higher education community around developing new solutions to community challenges. 201807-4907201933199349101023
2018Front Porch Alliance-Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MOB$50,000paidCapacity building support to increase home visiting services for families with young children living in poverty in Kansas City's Ivanhoe neighborhood. 201801-3522201933199349101023
2018Justine Petersen Housing and Reinvestment St Louis, MOC$50,000paidSupport for micro-loans and grants to small businesses in underserved communities and entrepreneurs in Kansas City while achieving sustainability, especially by testing a model that involves shared underwriting standards and reselling underlying loans. 201707-2530201933199349101023
2018The Brookings Institution Washington, DCB$50,000approved, futureSupport for a network of metropolitan leaders, including representatives of at least two organizations from Kansas City, to share research, best practices, and strategies for promoting inclusive economic growth in cities and regions. 201803-3999201933199349101023
2018Collaborative for Academic Social and Chicago, ILD$50,000paidSupport to create a practical and informative measurement tool that can be used to assess students social and emotional competence. 201610-1282201933199349101023
2018Whatsoever Community Center Kansas City, MOB$50,000paidSupport for academically enriching afterschool and summer programs in Kansas City, Missouri. 201801-3562201933199349101023
2018Enterprise Center of Johnson County Fairway, KSC$50,000paidSupport for micro-loans and grants to small businesses in underserved communities and entrepreneurs in Kansas City while achieving sustainability, especially by testing a model that involves shared underwriting standards and reselling underlying loans. 201708-2711201933199349101023
2018Guadalupe Center Inc Kansas City, MOC$50,000approved, futureProvide quality afterschool programming to 190 underserved youth in kindergarten through ninth grades. 201808-4992201933199349101023
2018Eisenhower Foundation Abilene, KSB$50,000paidSupport for programming and marketing to increase Kansas City-based support for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home. 201807-4759201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$50,000paidSupport to increase the capacity of KCSourceLink to educate, support and measure the impact of entrepreneurs in Kansas City. 201510-20151724201933199349101023
2018Heart of America Council Boy Scouts of America Kansas City, MOD$50,000paidProvide quality afterschool programs for over 3,100 youth in the Kansas City, Missouri School District. 201806-4473201933199349101023
2018Whatsoever Community Center Kansas City, MOB$50,000approved, futureSupport for academically enriching afterschool and summer programs in Kansas City, Missouri. 201801-3562201933199349101023
2018The Plaza Academy Kansas City, MOB$50,000paidSupport for afterschool and summer programming for youth in seventh through twelfth grades from the Kansas City metropolitan area. 201711-3323201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Public Schools Education Foundation Kansas City, MOU$50,000paidSupport to expand the Kansas City Public Schools Education Foundation's capacity to improve outcomes for students in the Kansas City Public Schools district. 201807-4932201933199349101023
2018Startout San Francisco, CAB$50,000paidSupport to migrate and improve StartOut's existing web-based entrepreneurial support and ecosystem building platform to be able to scale to serve more entrepreneurs and the people who support them. 201712-3430201933199349101023
2018Startout San Francisco, CAB$50,000approved, futureSupport to migrate and improve StartOut's existing web-based entrepreneurial support and ecosystem building platform to be able to scale to serve more entrepreneurs and the people who support them. 201712-3430201933199349101023
2018Computer History Museum Mountain View, CAB$50,000paidSupport to create a traveling exhibit on entrepreneurship and related educational programming. 201804-4193201933199349101023
2018Kc Digital Drive Kansas City, MOB$49,000paidProvide workshops designed to help staff from Jackson County and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County in creating better digital services for citizens. 201806-4507201933199349101023
2018Computer History Museum Mountain View, CAB$49,000approved, futureSupport to create a traveling exhibit on entrepreneurship and related educational programming. 201804-4193201933199349101023
2018Boys Club of Greater Kansas City Kansas City, MOB$49,000paidSupport for the Kids Night Out 2018 event in Kansas City, Missouri, April 14, 2018. 201801-3499201933199349101023
2018Central Exchange Education Foundation Kansas City, MOU$48,500paidSupport to build the communications capacity of Central Exchange to increase community engagement, grow revenues and promote programming serving more than 8,000 business and nonprofit professionals annually. 201806-4394201933199349101023
2018Rural Community Assistance Partnership Washington, DCB$48,050paidSupport for the Rural RISE Summit 2018 in Davis, West Virginia, May 14-16, 2018. 201803-4009201933199349101023
2018Nelson Gallery Foundation Kansas City, MOB$47,895paidGeneral operating support. 201801-3529201933199349101023
2018Northeastern University Boston, MAU$47,000paidSupport for 1) the development of an online platform to create an experiential learning opportunity for students, and 2) research to better understand how to facilitate the innovation process on a platform using different team-building techniques. 201703-1997201933199349101023
2018Tom Tom Foundation Charlottesville, VAB$45,000paidSupport for the 2018 Tom Tom Founders Festival in Charlottesville, Virginia, April 9-15, 2018. 201803-4022201933199349101023
2018Eisenhower Foundation Abilene, KSB$45,000approved, futureSupport for programming and marketing to increase Kansas City-based support for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home. 201807-4759201933199349101023
2018Oregon Native American Chamber Portland, ORD$45,000paidSupport to launch and grow a network of available culturally appropriate business and enterprise development programs and services for Native Americans. 201709-2855201933199349101023
2018Sharing Community in Rosedale Inc Kansas City, KSB$45,000paidSupport for afterschool programming for underserved youth in kindergarten through eighth grades in the urban core neighborhood of Rosedale in Kansas City, Kansas. 201703-1908201933199349101023
2018The Foundation Center Williamsburg, VAU$44,292paidSupport for the Foundation Center's programs and resources, launch the Nonprofit Start-Up Assessment Tool, and for the Kauffman Foundation's 2018 and 2019 membership dues. 201804-4194201933199349101023
2018Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center Chicago, ILC$43,750approved, futureSupport to organize two policy forums a year for three years in which entrepreneurs and investors will educate policymakers about entrepreneurial challenges. 201710-3228201933199349101023
2018University of Kansas Medical Center Research Kansas City, KSC$43,198paidSupport for research to identify barriers to growth-oriented entrepreneurship for women with professional degrees. 201806-4722201933199349101023
2018William Marsh Rice University Houston, TXB$43,000approved, futureSupport research on the effectiveness of accelerators, incubators and other seed-stage entrepreneurship support organizations. 201508-20151274201933199349101023
2018United Community Services of Johnson County Lenexa, KSC$42,500paidSupport to build evaluation and learning capacity to increase program impact. 201707-2431201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$42,340paidSupport for the ScaleUp program to increase staff capacity, improve marketing to underserved entrepreneurs, and enable ScaleUp to offer the added curriculum to help train business finance skills through the ProfitCents software program. 201703-1999201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MOB$40,000paidSupport for the Black Community Fund's Giving Circles Initiative to increase engagement of philanthropic giving circles in supporting education reform in the Kansas City region. 201809-5207201933199349101023
2018Hickman Mills C-1 School District Kansas City, MOU$40,000paidSupport the professional development of urban school principals through the Kansas City Leadership Cohort and Relay Graduate School of Education's 2018-19 National Principal Academy Felllowship. 201803-3952201933199349101023
2018The Literacy Lab Washington, DCC$40,000paidSupport the cultivation of future educators and provide literacy programming for students in Kansas City. 201809-5231201933199349101023
2018El Centro Inc Kansas City, KSB$40,000paidSupport the Latinx Education Collaborative's work to expand and formalize its network of community members engaged in improving public education in Kansas City. 201809-5225201933199349101023
2018Novel City Chamber of Innovation Kansas City, MOB$40,000paidSupport to expand entrepreneurship programming to entrepreneurs from low- and moderate-income communities in the Kansas City metropolitan area. 201805-4314201933199349101023
2018Dsst Public Schools Foundation Denver, COU$40,000paidSupport the expansion of DSST's entrepreneurship program and codification of its curriculum and model. 201805-4212201933199349101023
2018Ewing Marion Kauffman School Inc Kansas City, MOB$40,000paidSupport the professional development of urban school principals through the Kansas City Leadership Cohort and Relay Graduate School of Education's 2018-19 National Principal Academy Felllowship. 201803-3938201933199349101023
2018School District of Kansas City Missouri Kansas City, MOU$40,000paidSupport to hire and train two aspiring school leaders for Kansas City Public Schools. 201808-5006201933199349101023
2018United Way of Greater Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MOB$39,756paid2018 United Way Matching Gift Program. 201711-3376201933199349101023
2018National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Hadley, MAC$37,108paidSupport to conduct a study to demonstrate how to effectively create an evaluation model for science and technology accelerators. 201706-2287201933199349101023
2018Shawnee Mission Unified School District Shawnee Mission, KSU$37,100paidSupport for the implementation of the project-based learning teaching model at Apache Innovative Elementary School. 201702-1767201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$37,000paidSupport for research on a public financing vehicle to raise capital for entrepreneurs who are underserved by current financial products and services. 201802-3706201933199349101023
2018Babson College Babson Park, MAC$36,125paidSupport for the Babson Entrepreneurship Research Conference Doctoral Consortium in Waterford, Ireland, June 6-9, 2018. 201710-3240201933199349101023
2018Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute Kansas City, MOB$35,000paidSupport for the Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute's Sixth Cohort of Scholars in Kansas City, Missouri, Summer 2018. 201712-3444201933199349101023
2018Oak Ridge Youth Development Corporation Kansas City, KSB$35,000paidSupport for academically enriching afterschool summer programming in Kansas City, Kansas. 201802-3747201933199349101023
2018National Association of Veteran-Serving Arlington, VAU$35,000paidSupport to conduct and disseminate research that establishes a baseline in serving veteran entrepreneurs. 201709-2950201933199349101023
2018National Urban League Inc New York, NYC$35,000paidSupport for educating entrepreneurs about public policy and effective advocacy strategies. 201801-3674201933199349101023
2018New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NMB$34,785paidSupport for the 3rd Annual Inventors and Entrepreneurs Workshop in Socorro, New Mexico, April 13-14, 2018. 201803-3915201933199349101023
2018Evolution Institute Inc San Antonio, FLC$34,500paidSupport for a roadmap for systems-based understanding of entrepreneurship, based on insight from evolutionary and complexity research. 201810-5358201933199349101023
2018Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education Reno, NVC$34,250paidSupport for research to understand the impact of automation and artificial intelligence on rates of entrepreneurship. 201802-3798201933199349101023
2018Missouri Budget Project St Louis, MOC$34,086paidCapacity building support for Kids Win Missouri. 201807-4945201933199349101023
2018Arizona State University Foundation Tempe, AZU$33,477paidSupport to convene a cohort of entrepreneurship support organizations to engage in a design thinking process to design and prototype new initiatives to improve inclusion and diversity outcomes. 201609-1135201933199349101023
2018Mokan 2020 Vision Inc Kansas City, KSU$32,370paidProgrammatic and capacity building support for the 20/20 Leadership program, including the 20/20 Olympics competition. 201704-2017201933199349101023
2018Lehigh University Bethlehem, PAU$32,000paidSupport for research on how corporate versus venture capital investments in financial technology startups affect financial markets for entrepreneurship. 201806-4497201933199349101023
2018Marcus I Crews Harrison, NJU$31,000approved, futureSupport for a multi-case study approach to understanding the dimensions of the process and experience of entrepreneurial failure, and the implications of failure for future entrepreneurship. 201807-4775201933199349101023
2018Metropolitan Community College Foundation Kansas City, MOB$30,000paidSupport a new initiative that prepares students in Liberty Public Schools and the Kearney School District to graduate with postsecondary credentials that lead to college and/or skilled jobs with livable wages immediately following high school. 201808-5038201933199349101023
2018America Succeeds Denver, COB$30,000paidSupport for the Kansas City Age of Agility Summit in Kansas City, Missouri, June 14, 2018. 201804-4090201933199349101023
2018Innovation Network Inc Washington, DCU$30,000approved, futureSupport for the April 2019 Evaluation Roundtable Conference, as well as support for benchmarking research on evaluation in foundations and the production of a teaching case for use at the conference. 201808-5008201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Women in Technology Inc Kansas City, MOC$30,000paidSupport the increased awareness and reach of STEM-related programming for women and girls historically underrepresented in the Kansas City region's technology sector. 201809-5183201933199349101023
2018Emily Griffith Foundation Inc Denver, COB$30,000paidSupport for the 2018 Touching Tomorrow Symposium in November 2018 to increase learning and collaboration that helps shape the future of workforce education. 201712-3414201933199349101023
2018United States Association for Small Business Whitewater, WIU$30,000paidSupport for the annual USASBE 2019 conference in St. Pete Beach, Florida, January 23-27, 2019 and the annual USASBE 2020 conference in 2020. 201712-3451201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Women in Technology Inc Kansas City, MOC$30,000approved, futureSupport the increased awareness and reach of STEM-related programming for women and girls historically underrepresented in the Kansas City region's technology sector. 201809-5183201933199349101023
2018Academy of Management Inc Briarcliff Manor, NYC$30,000paidSupport for the annual doctoral consortia(s) for the years 2017-2019. 201701-1648201933199349101023
2018Innovation Network Inc Washington, DCU$30,000paidSupport for the April 2019 Evaluation Roundtable Conference, as well as support for benchmarking research on evaluation in foundations and the production of a teaching case for use at the conference. 201808-5008201933199349101023
2018Gruter Institute Portola Valley, CAU$30,000paidSupport for the Innovation in Science, Law and Society Conference in Olympic Valley, California, May 20-25, 2018. 201804-4140201933199349101023
2018United States Association for Small Business Whitewater, WIU$30,000approved, futureSupport for the annual USASBE 2019 conference in St. Pete Beach, Florida, January 23-27, 2019 and the annual USASBE 2020 conference in 2020. 201712-3451201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$30,000paidSupport for the KCSourceLink's 2018 Global Entrepreneurship Week KC, in Kansas City, Missouri, November 12-16, 2018. 201809-5169201933199349101023
2018Metropolitan Arts Council of Greater Kansas City Kansas City, MOB$30,000paidCapacity building support for ArtsKC Advocacy programs and services. 201801-3456201933199349101023
2018Academy of Management Inc Briarcliff Manor, NYC$28,250approved, futureSupport for the annual doctoral consortia(s) for the years 2017-2019. 201701-1648201933199349101023
20181million Project Foundation Overland Park, KSU$28,228approved, futureSupport to provide school districts with mobile devices containing internet service to be distributed to eligible students to reduce one of the barriers to academic achievement. 201810-5459201933199349101023
2018Drexel University Philadelphia, PAC$27,920approved, futureSupport to research the feasibility of previously unexplored data sources to analyze entrepreneurial activity and its determinants. 201811-5603201933199349101023
2018National Foundation for American Policy Arlington, VAB$27,500paidSupport to educate policymakers about barriers to immigrant entrepreneurship and to create an advocacy toolkit. 201804-4040201933199349101023
2018The Foundation Center Williamsburg, VAU$26,636approved, futureSupport for the Foundation Center's programs and resources, launch the Nonprofit Start-Up Assessment Tool, and for the Kauffman Foundation's 2018 and 2019 membership dues. 201804-4194201933199349101023
2018Pahara Institute Walnut, CAU$26,000paidSupport to provide leaders in education with opportunities to learn and support the practices that strengthen education-related organizations within and beyond Kansas City. 201809-5212201933199349101023
2018Trustees of Boston University Boston, MAB$25,800approved, futureSupport for research to pilot new methods of understanding variations in the goals of entrepreneurs and investors across different entrepreneurial ecosystems. 201807-4744201933199349101023
2018University of Chicago Chicago, ILU$25,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4237201933199349101023
2018Kenan-Flagler Business School Foundation Chapel Hill, NCB$25,000paidSupport for the Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, January 18-19, 2018 and for the Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research Conference in Palm Beach, Florida, January 31-February 1, 2019. 201705-2218201933199349101023
2018North Carolina State University Raleigh, NCU$25,000paidSupport for a randomized control trial funded under the Innovation Growth Lab program to (1) develop an entrepreneurship education intervention that fosters growth mindsets, (2) test whether this education can increase career interest and performance in entrepreneurship, and (3) test if this type of entrepreneurship intervention is especially beneficial for females. 201703-1934201933199349101023
2018Astia San Francisco, CAC$25,000paidSupport for expansion of the Access program to provide critical services to women entrepreneurs dealing with barriers limiting their access to capital. 201609-1125201933199349101023
2018Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center Chicago, ILC$25,000paidSupport to organize two policy forums a year for three years in which entrepreneurs and investors will educate policymakers about entrepreneurial challenges. 201710-3228201933199349101023
2018Collaborative for Academic Social and Chicago, ILD$25,000approved, futureSupport to create a practical and informative measurement tool that can be used to assess students social and emotional competence. 201610-1282201933199349101023
2018Association of Women's Business Centers Washington, DCC$25,000paidSupport for the 2018 Leadership Conference in Tampa, Florida to raise FastTrac / 1 Million Cups brand awareness and understanding; grow constituency contact database; and recruit new FastTrac affiliates and 1 Million Cups organizers. 201804-4068201933199349101023
2018Mastery Charter School - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PAU$25,000paidSupport for the Jeremy Nowak Scholarship Fund at Drexel University, in memory of Jeremy Nowak. 201808-4979201933199349101023
2018International Documentary Association Inc Los Angeles, CAB$25,000paidSupport for the Kansas City metropolitan area schools to have film screenings of uncommon allies during the 2018-2019 school year. 201808-4995201933199349101023
2018Open Markets Institute Washington, DCB$25,000paidSupport for the A Right to Compete: Are Monopolies Crushing Entrepreneurs Conference in Washington, D.C., October 11, 2018. 201807-4829201933199349101023
2018Youth Ambassadors Inc Kansas City, MOC$25,000paidSupport for afterschool programming for underserved youth in Kansas City's urban core. 201611-1470201933199349101023
2018American Ideas Institute Washington, DCB$25,000approved, futureSupport to produce a series of articles and host an event about economic concentration and its impact on entrepreneurship. 201806-4440201933199349101023
2018Edc Charitable Fund Kansas City, MOU$25,000paidSupport for the Fountain City Fintech Accelerator Demo Day in Kansas City, Missouri, December 14, 2018. 201809-5213201933199349101023
2018The Launchcode Foundation St Louis, MOB$25,000paidSupport the expansion of LaunchCode in the Kansas City area to provide individuals with education, apprenticeships and job placement in technology positions at no cost to the participant. 20150525201933199349101023
2018Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry Kansas City, MOB$25,000paidSupport for more adult students in the metropolitan Kansas City area to re-enroll in a postsecondary institution and complete a degree or credential. 201807-4905201933199349101023
2018American Prospect Inc Washington, DCB$25,000approved, futureSupport to produce a series of articles about economic concentration and its impact on entrepreneurship. 201710-3090201933199349101023
2018Council On Foundations Inc Arlington, VAU$25,000approved, futureGeneral operating support. 201811-5501201933199349101023
2018Council On Foundations Inc Arlington, VAU$25,000paidGeneral operating support. 201801-3601201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MOB$24,365paidSupport to strengthen the capacity of the Hispanic Development Fund to support kindergarten-readiness of children in the Kansas City region. 201811-5565201933199349101023
2018Black and Brown Founders Inc San Francisco, CAC$24,302paidSupport for the Project NorthStar Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 3-5, 2018. 201808-5090201933199349101023
2018University of Massachusetts Shrewsbury, MAU$24,043approved, futureSupport to study inter-firm connectivity by tracking the movement of workers across different employers, which serves as a conduit for the transmission of knowledge and organizational learning. 201509-20151408201933199349101023
2018State of St Louis Foundation St Louis, MOU$24,000paidSupport for the 20th Annual Invest Midwest Forum in Kansas City, Missouri, March 19-20, 2018. 201807-4910201933199349101023
2018Missouri Main Street Connection Inc Branson, MOC$23,890paidSupport for the Main Street Now conference in Kansas City, Missouri, March 26-28, 2018. 201803-3892201933199349101023
2018Fellowship Bmec Inc Elkins Park, PAD$23,510paidSupport for the 2018 National Black Male Educators Convening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 12-14, 2018. 201805-4369201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MOC$23,400paidSupport for the 33rd Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Kansas City, Missouri, November 14, 2018. 201809-5262201933199349101023
2018Grantmakers for Education Portland, ORC$23,000paidSupport for the 2018 Annual Conference in San Diego, California, October 16-18, 2018. 201804-4165201933199349101023
2018Seojin Kim Silver Springs, MDU$23,000approved, futureSupport for research that will examine how entrepreneurs advance artificial intelligence innovations in healthcare, using the bionic technology market as the case context. 201806-4621201933199349101023
2018Urban Manufacturing Alliance Brooklyn, NYC$22,850paidSupport for the 2018 Gathering in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 26-28, 2018. 201807-4841201933199349101023
2018Powell Gardens Inc Kingsville, MOB$22,309paidSupport for Party Under the Moon: Cheers to 30 Years in Kingsville, Missouri, September 23, 2018. 201806-4543201933199349101023
2018New Schools Fund Oakland, CAC$22,015paidSupport for the NewSchools Summit 2018 to bring education innovation thought leaders together to share diverse perspectives on helping students from all backgrounds succeed. 201803-3916201933199349101023
2018University of Washington Foundation Seattle, WAB$21,500approved, futureSupport for the West Coast Research Symposium and Doctoral Consortium on Technology Entrepreneurship for the years 2017-2019. 201703-1907201933199349101023
2018University of Kansas Medical Center Research Kansas City, KSC$21,423approved, futureSupport for research to identify barriers to growth-oriented entrepreneurship for women with professional degrees. 201806-4722201933199349101023
2018Travis Howell Chapel Hill, NCU$21,000approved, futureSupport for firm-level research on key milestones, growth and survival outcomes of firms participating in co-working spaces. 201806-4485201933199349101023
2018United States Association for Small Business Whitewater, WIU$21,000paidSupport for the Doctoral Consortium at the 2018 National Conference in Los Angeles, California, January 10-14, 2018. 201801-3498201933199349101023
2018Holy Cross School Kansas City, MOD$21,000paidSupport for English language learners to improve academic outcomes for students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. 201512-20152387201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of California Santa Barbara, CAU$20,900approved, futureSupport research in women's entrepreneurship by providing a longitudinal study of the Rising Tide Program, studying the short and long-term roles for women in angel investing. 201510-20151944201933199349101023
2018Uncover Kc Kansas City, MOC$20,270paidSupport to increase the fundraising capacity of a nonprofit intermediary. 201807-4818201933199349101023
2018School District of Kansas City Missouri Kansas City, MOU$20,127approved, futureSupport to hire and train two aspiring school leaders for Kansas City Public Schools. 201808-5006201933199349101023
2018United Believers Community Baptist Church Kansas City, MOC$20,000paidSupport for a pilot project designed to bring faith communities together with public schools to explore ways to increase community engagement, mentorship, and advocacy. 201801-3539201933199349101023
2018Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, GAB$20,000approved, futureSupport for the Roundtable for Engineering Entrepreneurship Research (REER) annual conference on technology entrepreneurship for the years 2017-2019. 201703-1957201933199349101023
2018Turner Unified School District #203 Kansas City, KSU$20,000paidSupport the professional development of urban school principals through the Kansas City Leadership Cohort and Relay Graduate School of Education's 2018-19 National Principal Academy Felllowship. 201802-3808201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Kansas Unified School District #501 Kansas City, KSU$20,000paidSupport the professional development of urban school principals through the Kansas City Leadership Cohort and Relay Graduate School of Education's 2018-19 National Principal Academy Felllowship. 201802-3790201933199349101023
2018Turn the Page Kc Inc Kansas City, MOC$20,000paidSupport the development of a city-wide preschool program in Kansas City, Missouri. 201805-4282201933199349101023
2018Kipp Kansas City Kansas City, MOB$20,000paidSupport the professional development of urban school principals through the Kansas City Leadership Cohort and Relay Graduate School of Education's 2018-19 National Principal Academy Felllowship. 201803-3954201933199349101023
2018American Public Square Inc Kansas City, MOC$20,000paidSupport for Debate KC's participation in two American Public Square events in Kansas City, Missouri, September 12, 2017 and April 2018. 201705-2241201933199349101023
2018North Kansas City School District #75 Kansas City, MOU$20,000paidSupport the professional development of urban school principals through the Kansas City Leadership Cohort and Relay Graduate School of Education's 2018-19 National Principal Academy Felllowship. 201802-3815201933199349101023
2018New Venture Fund Washington, DCC$20,000paid2017 to 2019 Membership Dues. 201701-1578201933199349101023
2018Boston College Trustees Chestnut Hill, MAB$20,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4240201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy Kansas City, MOU$20,000paidSupport the professional development of urban school principals through the Kansas City Leadership Cohort and Relay Graduate School of Education's 2018-19 National Principal Academy Felllowship. 201802-3841201933199349101023
2018Citizens of the World Charter Schools - Kansas City, MOC$20,000paidSupport the professional development of urban school principals through the Kansas City Leadership Cohort and Relay Graduate School of Education's 2018-19 National Principal Academy Felllowship. 201802-3813201933199349101023
2018American Public Square Inc Kansas City, MOC$20,000paidSupport for the KC Common Good series of events in Kansas City, Missouri, Fall 2018. 201807-4960201933199349101023
2018School District of Kansas City Missouri Kansas City, MOU$20,000paidSupport to hire and train two aspiring school leaders for Kansas City Public Schools. 201707-2521201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$20,000paidSupport for additional capacity for Artist INC to educate more artists as entrepreneurs at the University of Missouri Kansas Citys Innovation Center. 201510-20151741201933199349101023
2018President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MAB$20,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201705-2150201933199349101023
2018Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILU$20,000paidSupport for the Transactional Clinical Conference in Chicago, Illinois, April 27-28, 2018. 201801-3581201933199349101023
2018Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, GAB$20,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4244201933199349101023
2018Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, GAB$20,000paidSupport for the Roundtable for Engineering Entrepreneurship Research (REER) annual conference on technology entrepreneurship for the years 2017-2019. 201703-1957201933199349101023
2018President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MAB$20,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4243201933199349101023
2018Northwestern University Evanston, ILC$20,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4246201933199349101023
2018Independence Community College Foundation Independence, KSB$19,525paidSupport to pilot a program for rural women interested in launching startups, and increase their access to tools, equipment, and educational resources. 201709-2849201933199349101023
2018Zion Grove Missionary Baptist Church Kansas City, MOC$18,000paidSupport for a pilot project designed to bring faith communities together with public schools to explore ways to increase community engagement, mentorship, and advocacy. 201801-3563201933199349101023
2018New York University New York, NYB$18,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201704-2089201933199349101023
2018Duke University Durham, NCB$18,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201704-2079201933199349101023
2018Centennial United Methodist Church Kansas City, MOU$18,000paidSupport for a pilot project designed to bring faith communities together with public schools to explore ways to increase community engagement, mentorship, and advocacy. 201801-3544201933199349101023
2018Palestine Missionary Baptist Church of Kansas City, MOC$18,000paidSupport for a pilot project designed to bring faith communities together with public schools to explore ways to increase community engagement, mentorship, and advocacy. 201801-3461201933199349101023
2018Industry Studies Association Pullman, WAU$18,000paidSupport for the 2018 Industry Studies Conference in Seattle, Washington, May 30-June 1, 2018. 201801-3543201933199349101023
2018Concord Cultural Center Kansas City, MOU$18,000paidSupport for a pilot project designed to bring faith communities together with public schools to explore ways to increase community engagement, mentorship, and advocacy. 201801-3534201933199349101023
2018Sparrow Community Development Corporation Kansas City, MOB$18,000paidSupport for a pilot project designed to bring faith communities together with public schools to explore ways to increase community engagement, mentorship, and advocacy. 201802-3877201933199349101023
2018Trustees of Columbia University in the New York, NYC$18,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201704-2090201933199349101023
2018Washington University St Louis, MOB$18,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4364201933199349101023
2018University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc Athens, GAB$18,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4277201933199349101023
2018National Foundation for American Policy Arlington, VAB$17,500approved, futureSupport to educate policymakers about barriers to immigrant entrepreneurship and to create an advocacy toolkit. 201804-4040201933199349101023
2018Independent Sector Washington, DCB$17,500paidGeneral operating support. 201711-3313201933199349101023
2018Mokan 2020 Vision Inc Kansas City, KSU$17,290approved, futureProgrammatic and capacity building support for the 20/20 Leadership program, including the 20/20 Olympics competition. 201704-2017201933199349101023
2018University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc Athens, GAB$17,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4277201933199349101023
2018Stefan Dimitriadis Cambridge, MAU$17,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3111201933199349101023
2018Washington University St Louis, MOB$17,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4364201933199349101023
2018Grand Valley State University Allendale, MIU$16,000paidSupport for special issues of The Foundation Review on (1) strategic learning in foundations and (2) exploring how grantees and foundations learn together, and discussion of these issues with foundations and relevant consultants. 201801-3514201933199349101023
2018University of Notre Dame du Lac Notre Dame, INU$16,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201704-2099201933199349101023
2018Northwestern University Evanston, ILC$15,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4246201933199349101023
2018Georgia Tech Research Corporation Atlanta, GAB$15,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4244201933199349101023
2018Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MOB$15,000paidSupport for The Ally Project, a mentoring program for students in Kansas City, Missouri. 201803-3931201933199349101023
2018Travis Howell Chapel Hill, NCU$15,000paidSupport for firm-level research on key milestones, growth and survival outcomes of firms participating in co-working spaces. 201806-4485201933199349101023
2018Boston College Trustees Chestnut Hill, MAB$15,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4240201933199349101023
2018The Aspen Institute Inc Washington, DCB$15,000paidSupport for the Mid-America Foundation CEOs seminar in Aspen, Colorado, for the years 2017 through 2019. 201705-2221201933199349101023
2018Emerging Prairie Fargo, NDB$15,000paidSupport to facilitate entrepreneur-policymaker engagement at an event and to produce a white paper. 201808-5042201933199349101023
2018The Aspen Institute Inc Washington, DCB$15,000approved, futureSupport for the Mid-America Foundation CEOs seminar in Aspen, Colorado, for the years 2017 through 2019. 201705-2221201933199349101023
2018Curators of the University of Missouri Kansas City, MOD$15,000paidSupport for KCSourceLink to conduct research and produce a report on a state-funded entrepreneurship investment program. 201808-4981201933199349101023
2018Biostl St Louis, MOC$15,000paidSupport to educate entrepreneurs about the role of policy in supporting entrepreneurship and mapping entrepreneur-policymaker relationships. 201808-5059201933199349101023
2018Seojin Kim Silver Springs, MDU$15,000paidSupport for research that will examine how entrepreneurs advance artificial intelligence innovations in healthcare, using the bionic technology market as the case context. 201806-4621201933199349101023
2018Harbor Entrepreneur Center Charleston, SCC$15,000paidSupport to raise awareness about entrepreneurship policy through a series of events and social media marketing. 201808-5001201933199349101023
2018Rural Economic Development Center Inc Raleigh, NCB$15,000paidSupport to host entrepreneur-policymaker discussions, provide advocacy training to entrepreneurs and produce a policy brief. 201808-4972201933199349101023
2018President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MAB$15,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4243201933199349101023
2018Jiwon Kylie Hwang New York, NYU$15,000paidSupport for research that focuses on entrepreneurship as a means for reentry and recidivism prevention in the criminal justice system. 201806-4643201933199349101023
2018Emily Marie Medley Knoxville, TNU$15,000approved, futureSupport for research on how culture shapes how and where social entrepreneurship takes place, using mixed methods (focus groups, interviews, ethnographic field notes and survey data) to study social entrepreneurs in regional networks. 201806-4618201933199349101023
2018Metropolitan Community College Foundation Kansas City, MOB$14,925paidSupport for the Summit on Access, Persistence, and Completion for Under-represented Populations in Kansas City, Missouri, September 27, 2018. 201803-3935201933199349101023
2018Institute of Electrical and Electronics Piscataway, NJC$14,100paidSupport for the Smart Cities Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, September 16-19, 2018. 201808-5130201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute Kansas City, MOU$13,970paidSupport for the 2018 Annual Dinner in Kansas City, Missouri, September 20, 2018. 201807-4958201933199349101023
2018Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship Inc Andover, KSB$13,000paidSupport for the expansion of entrepreneurship education and programming reach in communities across Kansas. 201512-20152344201933199349101023
2018Marcus I Crews Harrison, NJU$13,000paidSupport for a multi-case study approach to understanding the dimensions of the process and experience of entrepreneurial failure, and the implications of failure for future entrepreneurship. 201807-4775201933199349101023
2018Turner Usd 202 Kansas City, KSU$12,270paidSupport the redesign of the environmental science curriculum at Turner High School over the 2017-2019 school years to transform instructional methods and improve academic achievement in science. 201702-1793201933199349101023
2018Chuan Chen St Louis, MOU$12,000paidSupport for the assessment of two channels in accelerators and how specific program channels in accelerators create value for entrepreneurs. 201806-4403201933199349101023
2018Sophie Qingzhen Calder-Wang Cambridge, MAU$12,000paidSupport for research on how entrepreneurs within a two-sided platform engage in experimentation and learning. 201806-4634201933199349101023
2018Emily Marie Medley Knoxville, TNU$12,000paidSupport for research on how culture shapes how and where social entrepreneurship takes place, using mixed methods (focus groups, interviews, ethnographic field notes and survey data) to study social entrepreneurs in regional networks. 201806-4618201933199349101023
2018The Aspen Institute Inc Washington, DCB$12,000paidGeneral operating support. 201810-5359201933199349101023
2018Gifted Education Foundation Corporation Roswell, GAB$12,000paidSupport for four students to attend the SXSW 2018 Conference in Austin, Texas, March 9-11, 2018. 201803-3917201933199349101023
2018Jiwon Kylie Hwang New York, NYU$11,000approved, futureSupport for research that focuses on entrepreneurship as a means for reentry and recidivism prevention in the criminal justice system. 201806-4643201933199349101023
2018International Business Innovation Orlando, FLU$10,805paidSupport for the 32nd International Conference on Business Incubation in Dallas, Texas, April 21-25, 2018. 201801-3595201933199349101023
2018Colab Chattanooga, TNC$10,700paidSupport for expansion of services to minority entrepreneurs, program modifications to meet the needs of mother entrepreneurs, and collaboration with another entrepreneur support organization in the community. 201609-1126201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Symphony Kansas City, MOB$10,700paidSupport for the 2018 Celebration at the Station in Kansas City, Missouri, May 27, 2018 and the Symphony Ball 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, September 8, 2018. 201801-3551201933199349101023
2018Chicago Urban League Chicago, ILB$10,070paidSupport for the implementation of the nextDEAL program designed to improve the ability of minority entrepreneurs in Chicago, Illinois to compete. 201609-1122201933199349101023
2018Oregon State University Foundation Corvallis, ORB$10,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201607-0773201933199349101023
2018Code Fever Miami Inc Miami, FLU$10,000paidSupport for the BlackTech Week event during the Kansas City 2018 Global Entrepreneurship Week, highlighting the BlackTech ecosystem bringing together innovators, founders and investors. 201808-5097201933199349101023
2018Mindspark Inc Denver, COD$10,000paidSupport for convenings to identify and understand opportunities and challenges facing entrepreneurs in Kansas City. 201802-3872201933199349101023
2018Academy of Management Inc Briarcliff Manor, NYC$10,000paidSupport for the junior faculty consortium, research awards, and research networking sessions at the annual meeting to be held in August 2017 and August 2018. 201705-2146201933199349101023
2018University of Chicago Chicago, ILU$10,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201805-4237201933199349101023
2018National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Hadley, MAC$10,000paidSupport for the OPEN 2018 conference in Austin, Texas, March 22-24, 2018. 201803-3934201933199349101023
2018Academy of Management Inc Briarcliff Manor, NYC$10,000paidSupport for the junior faculty consortium, research awards, and research networking sessions at the annual meeting to be held in August 2017, 2018, and 2019. 201705-2223201933199349101023
2018The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NCB$10,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201607-0738201933199349101023
2018Nature Conservancy Inc Topeka, KSU$10,000paidSupport to pilot a STEM-focused internship that provides real-world conservation work, career development and a hands-on environmental science experience. 201803-4025201933199349101023
2018Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MOB$10,000paidSupport for the 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Ball in Kansas City, Missouri, April 14, 2018. 201801-3489201933199349101023
2018Urban League of Kansas City Missouri Kansas City, MOC$9,700paidSupport for the 2018 Difference Maker Awards Luncheon in Kansas City, Missouri, December 6, 2018. 201810-5335201933199349101023
2018Sophie Qingzhen Calder-Wang Cambridge, MAU$9,500approved, futureSupport for research on how entrepreneurs within a two-sided platform engage in experimentation and learning. 201806-4634201933199349101023
2018Trustees of Columbia University in the City New York, NYC$9,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201704-2088201933199349101023
2018Gateway Center for Giving St Louis, MOU$9,000paidGeneral operating support. 201712-3420201933199349101023
2018Rose Brooks Center Inc Kansas City, MOC$8,500paidSupport for Cabaret 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri, March 3, 2019. 201807-4812201933199349101023
2018Trustees of Columbia University in the New York, NYC$8,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201704-2088201933199349101023
2018Sogal Ventures New York, NYU$8,000paidSupport to develop the legal entity, and obtain 501(c)3 tax exempt status. 201711-3373201933199349101023
2018Grantmakers for Education Portland, ORC$8,000paidGeneral operating support. 201807-4782201933199349101023
2018Partnership for Cures Chicago, ILC$7,500paidSupport for a Kansas City region based film tribute in support of University of Kansas Dr. Scott Weir, shown at the Global Health Repurposing Awards 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, June 26, 2018. 201804-4103201933199349101023
2018Evolution Institute Inc San Antonio, FLC$7,500approved, futureSupport for a roadmap for systems-based understanding of entrepreneurship, based on insight from evolutionary and complexity research. 201810-5358201933199349101023
2018University of Maryland College Park, MDC$7,500paidSupport for the 2016 and 2017 Smith Entrepreneurship Research and Kauffman Doctoral Consortium. 201512-20152342201933199349101023
2018Alexander Bell Somerville, MAU$7,000paidSupport for research exploring the effects of exposure to an innovative living environment as a child and how it shapes future innovative activity as an adult. 201806-4409201933199349101023
2018Peak Grantmaking Inc Washington, DCB$7,000paidGeneral operating support. 201807-9999201933199349101023
2018Education Pioneers Inc Oakland, CAD$6,500paidSupport to recruit, train, and connect non-instructional leaders to complete high-priority projects that increase the impact of district schools, charter schools, and education organizations in Kansas City. 201707-2500201933199349101023
2018Jiayi Bao Chapel Hill, NCU$6,000approved, futureSupport for research on how three types of employee time off arrangements affect the innovation activities of new firms. 201806-4552201933199349101023
2018Jiayi Bao Chapel Hill, NCU$6,000paidSupport for research on how three types of employee time off arrangements affect the innovation activities of new firms. 201806-4552201933199349101023
2018Zhao Jin Rochester, NYU$6,000approved, futureSupport to quantify the impact of large companies on entrepreneurial entry in the industry, as well as the specific channels where this takes place. 201806-4434201933199349101023
2018Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council Kansas City, MOB$5,000paidSupport for the Annual Neighborhood Feedback and Planning Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, November 17, 2018. 201810-5380201933199349101023
2018Blue Valley Educational Foundation Overland Park, KSB$5,000paidSupport for the 2018 Innovation Celebration in Overland Park, Kansas, April 12, 2018. 201801-3491201933199349101023
2018Hope House Inc Lees Summit, MOB$5,000approved, futureSupport for the Everyday Hero Luncheon 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri, April 4, 2019. 201811-5596201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Ballet Association Kansas City, MOB$5,000paidSupport for the Emerald City Ball 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, October 6, 2018. 201804-4168201933199349101023
2018Regents of the University of California La Jolla, CAU$5,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201607-0744201933199349101023
2018American Public Square Inc Kansas City, MOC$5,000paidSupport for Evening at the Square 2018 in Mission Woods, Kansas, May 2, 2018. 201805-4235201933199349101023
2018High Aspirations Inc Kansas City, MOB$5,000paidSupport for the 8th Annual Mentors Challenge in Kansas City, Missouri, November 8, 2018. 201806-4644201933199349101023
2018Cass County Historical Society Harrisonville, MOB$5,000approved, futureGeneral operating support. 201805-4345201933199349101023
2018Connecting for Good Inc Kansas City, MOD$5,000paidSupport for the State of Digital Inclusion Breakfast 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, December 5, 2018. 201808-4990201933199349101023
2018Create Campaign Inc Wichita, KSC$5,000paidSupport for the 2nd Annual KCK Create Campaign Forum in Kansas City, Kansas, October 20, 2018. 201808-5022201933199349101023
2018Lyric Opera of Kansas City Inc Kansas City, MOB$5,000approved, futureSupport for the Lyric Opera Ball 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri, April 13, 2019. 201812-5623201933199349101023
2018Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAC$5,000approved, futureFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201704-2086201933199349101023
2018Venture for America Inc New York, NYU$5,000paidSupport for the Kansas City Job Fair in Kansas City, Missouri, April 27, 2018. 201804-4089201933199349101023
2018Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MAC$5,000paidFellowships to support research in entrepreneurship by junior faculty members. 201704-2086201933199349101023
2018Westminster College Salt Lake City, UTU$5,000paidSupport for research to understand the effect of dual credit courses on postsecondary progress of students and their eventual employment. 201508-20150996201933199349101023
2018Kansas University Endowment Association Lawrence, KSC$4,780paidSupport for the Reach Out and Read Breakfast 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri, February 14, 2019. 201809-5265201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Urban Youth Academy Inc Kansas City, MOB$4,700paidSupport for the Queens of the Diamond event in Kansas City, Missouri, August 30, 2018. 201808-4963201933199349101023
2018Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Kansas City, MOU$4,680paidSupport for Ronald McDonald House Charities chapter leaders from Kansas City and Joplin to attend the 2019 annual meeting held on the campus of Stanford University. 201810-5373201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Inc Kansas City, MOB$4,648paidSupport for the Race, Place, and Diversity Dinner 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, October 29, 2018. 201809-5206201933199349101023
2018Women's Employment Network Kansas City, MOC$4,631paidSupport for the 2018 Annual Luncheon in Kansas City, Missouri, April 4, 2018. 201801-3476201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Repertory Theatre Inc Kansas City, MOB$4,600paidSupport for the Fearless Fte 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, May 19, 2018. 201801-3510201933199349101023
2018American Heart Association Inc Overland Park, KSC$4,565paidSupport for Go Red Go STEM in Kansas City, Missouri, December 3, 2018. 201809-5162201933199349101023
2018Women's Intersport Network Kansas City, MOU$4,550paidSupport for the 2019 WIN for KC Womens Sports Awards Celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, February 8, 2019. 201810-5336201933199349101023
2018Guadalupe Center Inc Kansas City, MOC$4,530paidSupport for the Blanco y Negro Gala 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, September 14, 2018. 201802-3763201933199349101023
2018Rockhurst University Kansas City, MOU$4,500approved, futureSupport for the Leadership Series 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri, March 26, 2019. 201811-5550201933199349101023
2018Zhao Jin Rochester, NYU$4,500paidSupport to quantify the impact of large companies on entrepreneurial entry in the industry, as well as the specific channels where this takes place. 201806-4434201933199349101023
2018Rockhurst University Kansas City, MOU$4,500paidSupport for the Leadership Series 2018 event in Kansas City, Missouri, April 5, 2018. 201801-3481201933199349101023
2018Women's Foundation of Greater Kansas City Kansas City, MOD$4,500paidSupport for the We Work for Change 2018 event in Kansas City, Missouri, October 2, 2018. 201806-4612201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Inc Kansas City, MOB$4,350paidSupport for the 2018 Gala in Kansas City, Missouri, April 7, 2018. 201803-3979201933199349101023
2018Midwest Center for Holocaust Education Inc Overland Park, KSB$4,250paidSupport for the 25th Anniversary Celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, October 28, 2018. 201807-4863201933199349101023
2018Friends of University Academy Kansas City, MOU$4,250paidSupport for the 16th Annual Gala in Kansas City, Missouri, April 21, 2018. 201801-3492201933199349101023
2018North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance Inc Kansas City, MOC$4,250paidSupport for the Making Movies Carnaval 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, June 9, 2018. 201805-4247201933199349101023
2018Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City Overland Park, KSB$4,250paidSupport for the 2018 Henry W. Bloch Human Relations Award Dinner in Kansas City, Missouri, November 18, 2018. 201809-5192201933199349101023
2018Truman Heartland Community Foundation Independence, MOB$4,200paidSupport for the Toast of Our Towns Gala 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, September 29, 2018. 201801-3556201933199349101023
2018American Heart Association Inc Overland Park, KSC$4,200paidSupport for the Go Red for Women Luncheon 2018 in Overland Park, Kansas, April 20, 2018. 201801-3633201933199349101023
2018Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Kansas City, MOU$4,105paidSupport for the Red Shoe Shindig 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, September 22, 2018. 201801-3672201933199349101023
2018Friends of the Zoo Inc Kansas City, MOU$4,020paidSupport for Jazzoo 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, June 1, 2018. 201801-3490201933199349101023
2018Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILU$4,010paidSupport for the 2018 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference in Chicago, Illinois, October 18-19, 2018. 201808-5132201933199349101023
2018American National Red Cross Kansas City, MOD$4,000paidSupport for the Genevieve Byrne Speaker Series 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, November 1, 2018. 201809-5293201933199349101023
2018Center for Practical Bioethics Inc Kansas City, MOU$3,500approved, futureSupport for the 2019 Annual Dinner in Kansas City, Missouri, April 9, 2019. 201811-5597201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Sclc Foundation for Human Development Kansas City, MOU$3,250paidSupport for the Martin Luther King, Jr. 2019 Celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, January 12-21, 2019. 201809-5309201933199349101023
2018Sina Khoshsokhan Cambridge, MAU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3118201933199349101023
2018Nicholas J Kozeniauskas New York, NYU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201610-1323201933199349101023
2018Hyoseok Kang Albany, CAU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201611-1369201933199349101023
2018Natalie a Carlson New York, NYU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201610-1314201933199349101023
2018Emanuele Colonnelli Ascoli Pi Ceno, MarcheU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201510-20151621201933199349101023
2018Nuri Ersahin Chicago, ILU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201611-1357201933199349101023
2018Alicia T Desantola Cambridge, MAU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3125201933199349101023
2018Karam Jo Silver Spring, MDU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3084201933199349101023
2018Kyungmin Lee Arlington, VAU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3097201933199349101023
2018Alessandro Piazza New York, NYU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201611-1360201933199349101023
2018Andrea Contigiani Philadelphia, PAU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201610-1316201933199349101023
2018Erez Aharon Marantz Jersey City, NJU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3086201933199349101023
2018Jae Beum Cho Bloomington, INU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201510-20151633201933199349101023
2018Chiara Maggi Evanston, ILU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3117201933199349101023
2018Matthew Phillip Staiger Washington, DCU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3127201933199349101023
2018Alexandrea J Ravenelle New York, NYU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201611-1361201933199349101023
2018Xin Xue Charlottesville, VAU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201510-20151654201933199349101023
2018Jose Maria Barrero Sanclemente Stanford, CAU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201611-1355201933199349101023
2018Kevin Charles Todd Oakland, CAU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3098201933199349101023
2018Enrico Berkes Chicago, ILU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201611-1356201933199349101023
2018Alessandra Peter Vienna, noneU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3109201933199349101023
2018Hispanic Economic Development Corporation Kansas City, MOU$3,000paidSupport for the 25th Anniversary Celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, November 19, 2018. 201810-5369201933199349101023
2018Benjamin Hyman Philadelphia, PAU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3087201933199349101023
2018Joon Young Yoon Redwood, CAU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3128201933199349101023
2018Justin Frake Fulton, MDU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3099201933199349101023
2018Matthew R Denes Cedar Grove, NJU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201610-1318201933199349101023
2018Joonkyu Choi Silver Spring, MDU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201510-20151618201933199349101023
2018University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAU$3,000approved, futureSupport for research to test how peer influence affects entrepreneurial starts and successes. 201704-2026201933199349101023
2018Jacqueline Kirtley Newton, PAU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201510-20151647201933199349101023
2018Hye Young Kang Boston, MAU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201610-1321201933199349101023
2018Jin-Woo Chang Chicago, ILU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201610-1315201933199349101023
2018Daniel Mccandless Olson Bountiful, UTU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201510-20151650201933199349101023
2018Hyunjin Kim New York, NYU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3126201933199349101023
2018Kate Leigh Maxwell Koegel Durham, NCU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201611-1358201933199349101023
2018Stephanie Johnson Evanston, ILU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3115201933199349101023
2018Daniel B Davis San Diego, CAU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201510-20151640201933199349101023
2018Reorganized School District #7 of Jackson County Lees Summit, MOU$3,000paidSupport for the district to attend the Leadership Exchange hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City in Denver, Colorado, September 23-25, 2018. 201809-5182201933199349101023
2018Robert Raviv Murciano-Goroff Cambridge, MAU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201610-1326201933199349101023
2018North Kansas City School District #74 Mo Kansas City, MOU$3,000paidSupport for the district to attend the Leadership Exchange hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City in Denver, Colorado, September 23-25, 2018. 201809-5175201933199349101023
2018Jisoo Daniel Kim Cambridge, MAU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201610-1322201933199349101023
2018Eliana Crosina Needham, MAU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201510-20151636201933199349101023
2018Elizabeth Freisinger Mishkin Boston, MAU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3091201933199349101023
2018Stefan Dimitriadis Cambridge, MAU$3,000approved, futureFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201710-3111201933199349101023
2018Colleen Cunningham Durham, NCU$3,000paidFellowships for Ph.D. candidates writing dissertations in entrepreneurship. 201610-1317201933199349101023
2018Kemper Museum Operating Foundation Kansas City, MOB$2,880paidSupport for the 2018 Kemper Gala in Kansas City, Missouri, October 13, 2018. 201807-4822201933199349101023
2018Hope House Inc Lees Summit, MOB$2,500paidSupport for Believe 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, August 4, 2018. 201806-4389201933199349101023
2018Ad Hoc Group Against Crime Kansas City, MOC$2,500paidSupport for the Community Guardian Awards 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, May 3, 2018. 201804-4130201933199349101023
2018Iten St Louis, MOU$2,500paidGeneral operating support. 201804-4192201933199349101023
2018Reorganized School District #7 of Jackson County Lees Summit, MOU$2,500paidSupport for Team Driven's attendance at the 2018 FIRST Robotics Competition World Championships in Houston, Texas, April 18-21, 2018. 201804-4145201933199349101023
2018National Multiple Sclerosis Society New York, NYB$2,500paidSupport for the Dinner of Champions 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, April 18, 2018. 201803-3953201933199349101023
2018Jackson Country Casa Kansas City, MOC$2,500approved, futureSupport for the (1) Light of Hope Breakfast in Kansas City, Missouri, April 11, 2019; (2) Carnival for CASA in Lee's Summit, Missouri, Summer 2019; and (3) Night of Hope, Fall of 2019. 201811-5567201933199349101023
2018Joshua Center for Neurological Disorders Kansas City, MOD$2,500paidSupport for the Joshua Center for Neurological Disorders programs in Kansas City, Missouri for 2018-2019. 201808-4988201933199349101023
2018The Economic Club of Kansas City Leawood, KSC$2,500paidGeneral operating support. 201801-3599201933199349101023
2018Biostl St Louis, MOC$2,500paidGeneral operating support. 201804-4190201933199349101023
2018Cass County Historical Society Harrisonville, MOB$2,500paidGeneral operating support. 201805-4345201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Diversity Coalition Kansas City, MOD$2,455paidSupport for the Kansas City Pride Festival 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, June 1-3, 2018. 201801-3558201933199349101023
2018Central Exchange Education Foundation Kansas City, MOU$2,200paidGeneral operating support. 201806-4624201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Hispanic Collaborative Kansas City, MOC$2,100paidSupport for the Comida 2018 event in Kansas City, Missouri, April 26, 2018. 201801-3669201933199349101023
2018Hope House Inc Lees Summit, MOB$2,100paidSupport for the Everyday Hero Luncheon 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, April 5, 2018. 201802-3801201933199349101023
2018Blue Valley Educational Foundation Overland Park, KSB$2,000paidSupport for the 2018 Community Breakfast in Overland Park, Kansas, August 29, 2018. 201804-4083201933199349101023
2018Central Exchange Education Foundation Kansas City, MOU$2,000paidSupport for the 15th Annual Leadership Lyceum in Overland Park, Kansas, April 24, 2018. 201803-3943201933199349101023
2018Chuan Chen St Louis, MOU$2,000approved, futureSupport for the assessment of two channels in accelerators and how specific program channels in accelerators create value for entrepreneurs. 201806-4403201933199349101023
2018Jazz District Renaissance Corporation Kansas City, MOB$2,000paidSupport for the American Jazz Walk of Fame 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, June 2, 2018. 201805-4259201933199349101023
2018Association of the United States Army Inc Arlington, VAU$2,000paidSupport for Kansas City's celebration of the 243rd birthday of the United States Army in Kansas City, Missouri, June 9, 2018. 201804-4146201933199349101023
2018Umkc Alumni Association Kansas City, MOB$1,910paidSupport for the UMKC Alumni Awards 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, June 15, 2018. 201804-4137201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Regional Destination Development Kansas City, MOD$1,700approved, futureSupport for the 2019 Visit KC Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, February 13, 2019. 201812-5622201933199349101023
2018Kansas City Regional Destination Development Kansas City, MOD$1,700paidSupport for the 2018 Visit KC Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, February 27, 2018. 201802-3769201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MOB$1,530paidSupport for scholarship programs in the Kansas City area that increase college access for low and modest income students. 201810-5485201933199349101023
2018The Kansas City Boys Choir Kansas City, MOU$1,500paidSupport for the Rev. Donald Gilmore Annual Scholarship Affair in Kansas City, Missouri, August 12, 2018. 201807-4821201933199349101023
2018Pipeline Inc Kansas City, KSB$1,050paidSupport for the Innovators Annual Gala in Kansas City, Missouri, January 25, 2018. 201712-3432201933199349101023
2018Friends of the Bruce R Watkins Cultural Kansas City, MOU$1,000paidSupport for the 'Tis the Season Gala 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, December 15, 2018. 201809-5165201933199349101023
2018Nonprofit Connect Network Learn Grow Kansas City, MOB$1,000paidGeneral operating support. 201804-4163201933199349101023
2018Minddrive Inc Kansas City, MOB$1,000paidSupport for Future Fest 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, June 2, 2018. 201803-3906201933199349101023
2018El Centro Inc Kansas City, KSB$1,000paidSupport for the 2018 Latino Arts Festival in Kansas City, Kansas, September 22, 2018. 201803-4011201933199349101023
2018Sherwood Center for the Exceptional Child Kansas City, MOB$1,000paidSupport for the 28th Annual Blues and Bar-B-Q in Kansas City, Missouri, June 30, 2018. 201805-4332201933199349101023
2018Umkc Foundation Kansas City, MOC$1,000paidSupport for the Center for Neighborhood's Friends of Father Norman Rotert Inaugural event in Kansas City, Missouri, April 19, 2018. 201803-3930201933199349101023
2018Foundation for Center Education Inc Kansas City, MOC$950approved, futureSupport for the fundraising event in Grandview, Missouri, March 2, 2019. 201811-5549201933199349101023
2018Jewish Vocational Service Kansas City, MOD$900paidSupport for the Global Table 2018 event in Kansas City, Missouri, April 29, 2018. 201803-3919201933199349101023
2018Happybottoms Lenexa, KSU$880paidSupport for the Attitude of Gratitude 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, November 8, 2018. 201802-3783201933199349101023
2018Girls On the Run Serving Greater Kansas City Overland Park, KSU$875paidSupport for the Every Girl Evening in Kansas City, Missouri, April 10, 2018. 201803-3944201933199349101023
2018The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival Kansas City, MOB$860paidSupport for the Romantic Revels Gala in Kansas City, Missouri, February 17, 2018. 201802-3710201933199349101023
2018Camp Encourage Kansas City, MOB$840paidSupport for S'Mores & Pours 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri, October 19, 2018. 201806-4516201933199349101023
2018Foundation for Center Education Inc Kansas City, MOC$700paidSupport for the fundraising event in Grandview, Missouri, February 24, 2018. 201801-3478201933199349101023
2018Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City, MOB$612paidGiving Card program. 201807-4952201933199349101023
2018Hickman Mills Educational Foundation Kansas City, MOC$500paidSupport for the 2018 Carnivale Silent Auction & Gala in Grandview, Missouri, November 2, 2018. 201809-5307201933199349101023
2018Giving the Basics Inc Kansas City, MOU$448paidGeneral operating support. 201804-4052201933199349101023
2018Donorschooseorg New York, NYU$400paidSupport for classroom projects posted by public school teachers in the Greater Kansas City area. 201804-4206201933199349101023

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.

The same organization elsewhere in the program: exempt status and filing health · federal awards · grant guidance · open opportunities.

This is informational only, derived from public data on the dates shown. It is not an eligibility determination, and not legal, tax, or accounting advice. Verify against the official source before relying on it.