Educational Attainment of Business Owners February 21, 2020 This brief explores trends in educational attainment among entrepreneurs who start employer businesses (firms with paid employees) in the United States. In this brief, entrepreneurs are defined as employer business owners with at least 51% stock or equity in the business.
Grantseekers Thank you for your interest in working with the Kauffman Foundation to prepare people for success in their jobs and careers so that everyone has the opportunity to achieve financial stability, upward mobility, and economic prosperity. Our funding is focused on these strategic priorities: increasing college access and completion, strengthening career and workforce opportunities, and […]
Kauffman Mayors’ Council The Kauffman Mayors’ Council was formed in January 2019 as an advisory group to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Comprised of former mayors, representing geographically diverse cities, the Mayors’ Council assists on initiatives throughout the Foundation, using their knowledge and experience as former mayors to support the Foundation’s work in entrepreneurship, education, and civic innovation.
Annual Receipts Among Employer Businesses in the United States February 12, 2020 This brief explores trends in annual receipts among entrepreneurs who start employer businesses in the United States. In this brief, entrepreneurs are defined as employer business owners with at least 51% stock or equity in the business. Receipts are defined as the total sales, shipments, receipts, revenue, or business done by establishments with paid employees.
Sustained by risk February 6, 2020 The Kauffman Foundation focuses on education, entrepreneurship, and programs that support our hometown Kansas City, so why a package of stories about the arts?
A strong performance means tapping into vulnerability for dancer Alexandra Wilson February 6, 2020 The end-result of taking artistic risk often yields the reward of more emotionally complex stories.
Through layers of memory, painter Kathy Liao tells stories of separation February 6, 2020 From deciding against a career in medicine to relocating to Kansas City, Kathy Liao’s road to a profession in art has not always been straightforward or easy.
Playing it safe is not in Calvin Arsenia’s vocabulary February 6, 2020 For musician Calvin Arsenia, the expense and risk of performing are worth it.
Grantmaking In the spirit of Ewing Marion Kauffman, we seek to prepare people for success in their jobs and careers, so that everyone has the opportunity to achieve economic stability, mobility, and prosperity. To create equitable, comprehensive, and sustainable change, we first listen to the communities in which we work, develop shared learning and knowledge, and […]
Artists take risks, but so do the people and organizations who support them January 31, 2020 Galleries, venues, and nonprofits play a critical role in making sure artists can connect to their audiences.