Funding search · Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation · grants

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation: all 1,358 grants

Largest first · $306.8M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview

$219,350
Nonprofit Connect Network Learn Grow · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for a key capacity building intermediary serving 7,000 nonprofit professionals annually in kansas city. 202205-12501
$216,000
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support to public charities within the year as appreciation of a trustee's service to the foundation. 202209-13178
$215,027
The Regents of the University of California at Riverside · Riverside, CA · 2022
Support for research to identify the role that local and regional partnership networks play in fostering inclusive entrepreneurship ecosystems and how these partnerships function across cities. 202204-12282
$212,500
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for stakeholders from omaha to participate in mit's regional entrepreneurship acceleration program as representatives of the heartland civic collaborative. 202201-11853
$212,500
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for stakeholders from des moines to participate in mit's regional entrepreneurship acceleration program as representatives of the heartland civic collaborative. 202201-11852
$212,500
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for stakeholders from kansas city to participate in mit's regional entrepreneurship acceleration program as representatives of the heartland civic collaborative. 202201-11849
$212,500
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for stakeholders from st. Louis to participate in mit's regional entrepreneurship acceleration program as representatives of the heartland civic collaborative. 202201-11851
$212,500
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for stakeholders from st. Louis to participate in mit's regional entrepreneurship acceleration program as representatives of the heartland civic collaborative. 202201-11851
$212,500
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for stakeholders from omaha to participate in mit's regional entrepreneurship acceleration program as representatives of the heartland civic collaborative. 202201-11853
$212,500
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for stakeholders from kansas city to participate in mit's regional entrepreneurship acceleration program as representatives of the heartland civic collaborative. 202201-11849
$212,500
Civic Council of Greater Kansas City Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for stakeholders from des moines to participate in mit's regional entrepreneurship acceleration program as representatives of the heartland civic collaborative. 202201-11852
$210,000
Latinx Education Collaborative · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support to increase engagement of the latinx community in improving public education in the kansas city region. 202108-11189
$209,000
Founders First Community Development Corporation · San Diego, CA · 2022
Support for founders first to expand their series of entrepreneur support programs targeting women and diverse founders to serve eight new regional markets. 202009-9223
$203,670
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
In-kind grant support for office space rent provided to the muriel mcbrien kauffman foundation by the ewing marion kauffman foundation. 202212-13415
$203,341
Texas State University Development Foundation · San Marcos, TX · 2022
Support for research to identify the inter-related, systemic challenges that latino-owned businesses (lobs) face when growing and develop tools to help these business owners. 202204-12289
$201,309
Research Foundation of State University of New York · Albany, NY · 2022
Support for research to identify the impact of state funding and regional economic development council's policies on rural and agriculture entrepreneurs in new york state over the last decade and their effect on strengt… read allSupport for research to identify the impact of state funding and regional economic development council's policies on rural and agriculture entrepreneurs in new york state over the last decade and their effect on strengthening entrepreneurship. 202204-12286 less
$200,000
Beacon Media · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for three years of operating funds for the beacon further supporting organizational health and participation in the kansas city media collaborative. 202204-12229
$200,000
Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support to build capacity for leadership development and operational improvement related to workforce and career development. 202410-16377
$200,000
Kids Win Missouri · Merriam, KS · 2024
Support to build capacity for strategic planning related to workforce development. 202410-16590
$200,000
Latinx Education Collaborative · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14752
$200,000
Nonprofit Connect Network Learn Grow · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14747
$200,000
Principalsconnect · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support to build capacity for communication and marketing and staffing related to workforce and career development. 202410-16443
$200,000
Red Tail Academy · Lenexa, KS · 2024
Support to build capacity for staffing, fundraising, data, and evaluation related to workforce and career development. 202410-16333
$200,000
Sisters in Christ · Raytown, MO · 2024
Support to build capacity for human resource planning, strategic planning, financial planning and fundraising related to workforce and career development. 202410-16519
$200,000
The Curators of the University of Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2024
Support of global entrepreneurship week kc in kansas city, mo on november 18-24, 2024. 202403-14901
$200,000
Beacon Media · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for three years of operating funds for the beacon further supporting organizational health and participation in the kansas city media collaborative. 202204-12229
$200,000
Beloved Community · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Support for the facilitation and evaluation of equity-focused professional development and strategic planning to ensure education and learning opportunities are equitable in the kansas city region. 202207-12796
$200,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for academically-enriching after-school and summer programming for 5,000 youth across the greater kc metro area. 202208-12969
$200,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2023
Support to grow the entrepreneurship funders network (efn) so that its members are equipped to foster more vibrant communities across the us that are fueled by diverse entrepreneurs and equitable entrepreneurial ecosyst… read allSupport to grow the entrepreneurship funders network (efn) so that its members are equipped to foster more vibrant communities across the us that are fueled by diverse entrepreneurs and equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems. 202302-13619 less
$200,000
Enterprise Center of Johnson County · Overland Park, KS · 2023
Support for organizational capacity building by unifying a data management system and streamlining operations. 202204-12277
$200,000
Mid-Continent Public Library · Independence, MO · 2023
Support for public programming focused on entrepreneurship, workforce development, family literacy, media literacy, and civic dialogue. 202307-14190
$200,000
Nonprofit Connect Network Learn Grow · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for a key capacity building intermediary serving more than 8,000 nonprofit professionals annually in kansas city. 202303-13690
$200,000
Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for quality early education services to prepare children in the kansas city metro for kindergarten. 202204-12341
$200,000
United Inner City Services · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for high-quality early education services for low-income children in the kansas city region. 202305-13882
$200,000
United Way of Northern New Jersey · Cedar Knolls, NJ · 2023
Support for research on measuring and addressing systemic inequities in the maintainer labor force. 202204-12294
$200,000
Venture Noire · Bentonville, AR · 2023
Support for working with kc bizcare to support local small business through new programs, ecosystem research and development of a small business capital fund that targets bipoc entrepreneurs in the kansas city metro. 20… read allSupport for working with kc bizcare to support local small business through new programs, ecosystem research and development of a small business capital fund that targets bipoc entrepreneurs in the kansas city metro. 202206-12600 less
$200,000
Beacon Media · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for three years of operating funds for the beacon further supporting organizational health and participation in the kansas city media collaborative. 202204-12229
$200,000
Beloved Community · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Support for the facilitation and evaluation of equity-focused professional development and strategic planning to ensure education and learning opportunities are equitable in the kansas city region. 202207-12796
$200,000
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for policy reports and events to produce evidence-based research and policy work to inform key decision-makers about policies to support entrepreneurs and reduce economic inequality. 202204-12303
$200,000
Enterprise Center of Johnson County · Overland Park, KS · 2022
Support for organizational capacity building by unifying a data management system and streamlining operations. 202204-12277
$200,000
Georgia State University Research Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support to study how financial aid policies may affect post-college opportunities to become entrepreneurs, and how resulting entrepreneurial activity may differ across communities and geographic regions. 202204-12298
$200,000
Kc Common Good · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for implementing a collective impact model to enable neighborhood empowerment and reduce crime in targeted areas of kansas city, missouri. 202105-10561
$200,000
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for negro leagues baseball museum to create and increase access to educational programs and public exhibits that increase civic learning and focus greater awareness on diversity, equity, and inclusion. 202208-12… read allSupport for negro leagues baseball museum to create and increase access to educational programs and public exhibits that increase civic learning and focus greater awareness on diversity, equity, and inclusion. 202208-12950 less
$200,000
Operation Breakthrough · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for quality early education services to prepare children in the kansas city metro for kindergarten. 202204-12341
$200,000
Partnership for Regional Educational Preparation - Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support the expansion and regional adoption of prep-kc's connector, a virtual platform to connect industry professionals and classrooms across the kansas city region, during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years. 202107-… read allSupport the expansion and regional adoption of prep-kc's connector, a virtual platform to connect industry professionals and classrooms across the kansas city region, during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years. 202107-10930 less
$200,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Support for the project on municipal innovation (pmi) to convene 25 municipal chiefs of staff and other senior city leaders in which america's new business plan will be the keynote discussion. 202108-11175
$200,000
Rand Corporation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Support to build a dataset to answer questions about the challenges that newer, smaller businesses face, the supports they rely on, and the ways in which solutions can be more effectively targeted to maximize their grow… read allSupport to build a dataset to answer questions about the challenges that newer, smaller businesses face, the supports they rely on, and the ways in which solutions can be more effectively targeted to maximize their growth and success. 202204-12291 less
$200,000
The Family Conservancy · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Support to establish a training and support network for in-home child care providers in the kansas city region. 202208-12833
$200,000
The Family Conservancy · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Support for increasing access to high-quality early education programs in wyandotte county, kansas. 202206-12635
$200,000
The Launchcode Foundation · St Louis, MO · 2022
Provide support to successfully train at least 130 adults ages 18-30 in launchcode's kc tech career accelerator. 202203-12129
$200,000
The Regents of the University of California at San Diego · La Jolla, CA · 2022
Support to study how gender, race/ethnicity and geography interact to shape the experience of small business owners - particularly regarding access to government lending during covid-19. 202204-12297
$200,000
United Inner City Services · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for high-quality early education services for low-income children in the kansas city region. 202106-10810
$200,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Support for research on emerging entrepreneurship-centered community wealth building (eccwb) models. 202204-12284
$200,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
Support for research to build upon existing models of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in st. Louis, missouri and to expand those to include current and historical realities related to racial disparities and emerging model… read allSupport for research to build upon existing models of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in st. Louis, missouri and to expand those to include current and historical realities related to racial disparities and emerging models of shared ownership & prosperity. 202205-12467 less
$198,507
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Support for the guidance of four states' (missouri, pennsylvania, arizona, and wisconsin) state small business credit initiative planning and implementation. 202112-11656
$197,500
State University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023
Support to establish a statewide program to support and educate nurses and home healthcare practitioners as they refine innovations in their field and consider entrepreneurship. 202203-12034
$197,500
State University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2022
Support to establish a statewide program to support and educate nurses and home healthcare practitioners as they refine innovations in their field and consider entrepreneurship. 202203-12034
$195,000
Wedevelopment Federal Credit Union · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for wedevelopment federal credit union to provide financial wealth coaching, financial education and alternative financing services to members of low to moderate income communities in the kansas city area. 20240… read allSupport for wedevelopment federal credit union to provide financial wealth coaching, financial education and alternative financing services to members of low to moderate income communities in the kansas city area. 202402-14742 less
$195,000
Support Kansas City · Merriam, KS · 2023
Support for a key capacity building intermediary providing direct services and consulting support to more than 200 nonprofits annually. 202306-14004
$195,000
Support Kansas City · Merriam, KS · 2022
Support for a key capacity building intermediary providing direct services and consulting support to more than 200 nonprofits annually. 202208-12948
$193,947
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Support to develop, and research the efficacy of, a program aimed at increasing the technology literacy of lower income and older entrepreneurs in detroit, michigan. 202105-10537
$190,000
International Business Innovation Association · Orlando, FL · 2022
Support for a collaborative process to design an entity to lead and advance the entrepreneurial ecosystem building field of practice in the united states. 202107-10892
$189,000
Generating Income for Tomorrow · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for the launch of a combined cohort of the kc gift entrepreneurship resource access program and the kc porter house entrepreneurship education program. 202203-12119
$189,000
Generating Income for Tomorrow · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for the launch of a combined cohort of the kc gift entrepreneurship resource access program and the kc porter house entrepreneurship education program. 202203-12119
$185,500
Association for Information Systems · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Support for an annual fellowship program to support students interested in informatics and entrepreneurship. 202203-11981
$185,000
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14729
$185,000
Kc Digital Drive · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support to build organizational capacity for solutions lab, a program model for civic innovation and collaboration. 202108-11065
$184,500
Kean University Foundation · Union, NJ · 2023
Support to research, and implement, measures that support the resilience of black entrepreneurs during exogenous shocks. 202204-12287
$183,065
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Support to study how the rise of online commerce has impacted the viability of offline retail entrepreneurial activity. 202107-10815
$180,000
Mokan 2020 Vision · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Support for 2024 general operating expenses 202402-14725
$180,000
North Kansas City School District · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202306… read allSupport for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202306-14093 less
$180,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support to provide mentorship, support services, and workforce development experiences for 600 8th-12th graders of kansas city as they prepare for postsecondary pathways and career opportunities after high school. 20220… read allSupport to provide mentorship, support services, and workforce development experiences for 600 8th-12th graders of kansas city as they prepare for postsecondary pathways and career opportunities after high school. 202208-12863 less
$180,000
North Kansas City School District · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202306… read allSupport for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202306-14093 less
$180,000
The School District of Kansas City Missouri · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202307… read allSupport for the continued implementation of a district-wide real world learning strategic plan to increase the number of graduates leaving high school ready for learning, work, and life in the kansas city region. 202307-14110 less
$180,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support to provide mentorship, support services, and workforce development experiences for 600 8th-12th graders of kansas city as they prepare for postsecondary pathways and career opportunities after high school. 20220… read allSupport to provide mentorship, support services, and workforce development experiences for 600 8th-12th graders of kansas city as they prepare for postsecondary pathways and career opportunities after high school. 202208-12863 less
$180,000
Economic Empowerment Center · Omaha, NE · 2022
Support for the operations of lending link omaha's new north omaha office, which will provide education, technical assistance, and access to capital for local entrepreneurs. 202204-12253
$180,000
Engine Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Support for policymaker education on the structural barriers that underrepresented technology startup founders face, particularly women, bipoc, lgbtq+, and rural founders. 202203-12112
$180,000
Flint Hills Regional Council · Ogden, KS · 2022
Support for the flint hills regional council to develop a series of educational events and programs designed to serve rural businesses and home-based businesses on military bases. 202204-12254
$180,000
Fuse Corps · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Support to place a fuse corps executive fellow in the kansas city, ks community through the unified gov't of wyandotte county for a year to analyze & recommend improvements to economic dev. Policy historically under-res… read allSupport to place a fuse corps executive fellow in the kansas city, ks community through the unified gov't of wyandotte county for a year to analyze & recommend improvements to economic dev. Policy historically under-resourced neighborhoods. 202207-12679 less
$180,000
Kc Digital Drive · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for the comeback kc ventures program, which engages entrepreneurial fellows to create businesses using concepts sourced from the community. 202204-12255
$180,000
Local Initiatives Support Corp · New York, NY · 2022
Support for the delivery of technical assistance and microgrants to entrepreneurs seeking to start new businesses in lmi neighborhoods in the kansas city metropolitan area. 202204-12264
$180,000
Newbo City Market · Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022
Support for the newbo city market to provide additional outreach services to target bipoc entrepreneurs in the market's business support programming in cedar rapids, iowa. 202204-12265
$180,000
Pcs for People Kansas City Llc · St Paul, MN · 2022
Support for a new program helping low-income entrepreneurs in the kansas city area to achieve digital resiliency. 202204-12256
$177,371
Young Men'S Christian Association of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Support for delivering trauma-informed before and afterschool programming to at least 1175 youth across the entire greater kansas city metropolitan area. 202111-11575
$177,371
Young Men'S Christian Association of Greater Kansas City · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for delivering trauma-informed before and afterschool programming to at least 1175 youth across the entire greater kansas city metropolitan area. 202111-11575
$175,000
Celebrate Edu · Louisville, CO · 2024
Support to build operating system capacity enabling the provision of training programs and resources for disabled entrepreneurs. 202409-15872
$175,000
Kansas City Kansas School Foundation for Excellence · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Support to build capacity for fund development, staffing, and marketing related to college access and completion. 202410-16669
$175,000
Toolbox · Kansas City, KS · 2024
Support to build capacity for financial planning & fundraising, data & evaluation, and operating systems related to entrepreneurship. 202410-16595
$175,000
Uncover Kc · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support to build capacity for uncover kc's business partnership and coordination for workforce and career development programing. 202410-16343
$175,000
Community Services League · Independence, MO · 2023
Support for an individual development account (ida) initiative providing economic stability and mobility programming and services to benefit at least 175 families in northwest independence, missouri. 202204-12163
$175,000
Kansas State University Preaward Services · Manhattan, KS · 2022
Support to kansas state college advising corps in helping high school students in the kansas city region overcome barriers to accessing postsecondary pathways. 202105-10589
$175,000
Wedevelopment Federal Credit Union · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Support for wedevelopment federal credit union (wdfcu) to provide financial wealth coaching, financial education and alternative financing services to members of low to moderate income (lmi) communities in kansas city m… read allSupport for wedevelopment federal credit union (wdfcu) to provide financial wealth coaching, financial education and alternative financing services to members of low to moderate income (lmi) communities in kansas city metro area. 202208-13021 less
$172,285
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Support for community-led research that identifies barriers and opportunities, and develops interventions to support, systemically marginalized entrepreneurs. 202204-12301
$172,282
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Support for community-led research that identifies barriers and opportunities, and develops interventions to support, systemically marginalized entrepreneurs. 202204-12301
$170,640
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
In-kind grant support for office space rent provided to the muriel mcbrien kauffman foundation by the ewing marion kauffman foundation. 202312-14589
$166,666
North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development · Durham, NC · 2022
Support for the development of an equity advocate certificate program to prepare entrepreneurs to engage and educate policymakers on procurement disparities among entrepreneurs of color. 202105-10475
$166,441
North Carolina Central University · Durham, NC · 2022
Support for underrepresented students and faculty at nccu to study racial equity in entrepreneurship. 202003-8190
$165,000
Kansas City Museum Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Support for 2024 general operating expenses. 202402-14745
$165,000
The Curators of the University of Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2023
Support for capacity building programs and services of the midwest center for nonprofit leadership serving at least 2,500 nonprofit leaders and/or organizations annually. 202306-14045
$165,000
The Curators of the University of Missouri · Columbia, MO · 2022
Support for capacity building programs and services of the midwest center for nonprofit leadership. 202202-11968