Support for 2024 general operating expenses and the Alvin Brooks Archive Project.

Support for general operations.

Support for 2024 general operating expenses.

Support for an entrepreneurship proposal to strengthen capacity for an organization seeking to help more people in the disabled community in KC launch and grow technology or innovation-led businesses.

Capacity building support to plan regional networks in Kansas City and Milwaukee, using pilot programs and a customer-discovery approach to design inclusive entrepreneurship programs that build equitable commercialization ecosystems.

Support for a workforce and career development project to establish mechanisms and forums to connect workforce and training providers in the skilled trades industry in the KC region.

Support to build capacity for program enhancement related to college access and completion.

Support for a college access and completion proposal to enhance programming, collaboration, and evaluation to scale a skill-building program in Kansas City Public Schools focused on college and career decision-making.

Support to build capacity for improvement of the current loan platform’s effectiveness in serving low-income entrepreneurs and small businesses. This will increase internal capacity to connect and reduce potential bias.

Parade of Hearts sculpture “CommUnity Through CommonUnity” finds permanent residency at the Foundation.