The Hall Family Foundation is currently accepting applications for its grant program to enhance the quality of human life in the Greater Kansas City area.
Donor Name: Hall Family Foundation
State: Missouri and Kansas
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Details:
To achieve vision of enabling all people in community to experience what is possible; to achieve greatest potential, and to create a bigger impact, grantmaking will focus on three interconnected impact areas: KC Spirit, Prospering Communities, and Growing Minds.
KC Spirit: Elevating Kansas City
- To ensure that greater Kansas City’s regional assets, cultural organizations, and sense of community make it a thriving and inclusive place to live.
- Make Kansas City stronger by embracing all in their stories & vision for the city through investments in regional assets, arts & culture, and community wide initiatives.
Prospering Communities: Increasing equity for all
- To support families through organizations and initiatives that take a holistic approach to reducing poverty and increasing equity and well-being.
- Communities prosper when there are equitable opportunities to access education, housing, employment, and health care. They prioritize investments that take systemic and comprehensive approaches to increasing opportunities for all to thrive in their neighborhoods of choice.
- Grantmaking focuses on economic inclusion – livable neighborhoods – healthcare – emergency and safety net services.
Growing Minds: Creating strong educational foundation for life
- They prioritize investments that improve outcomes and access to quality programming for children and their families in education.
- Grantmaking focuses on Pre-K, K-12, post-secondary, and wrap-around support services, in addition to out-of-classroom initiatives that address barriers to education and provide additional academic support.
Eligibility Criteria
In general, They support projects and organizations that align with their vision, mission, values, donor intent, and strategic priorities. They seek to fund projects and organizations that engage with the community they serve in sustainable program design; improve racial equity and quality of life for individuals historically denied equal social and economic opportunities; track and measure outcomes and impact; focus on systemic improvement; leverage resources across sectors; are led by inclusive and effective leadership/staff committed to and respectful of the community being served; and remain informed and directed by data and feedback from relevant stakeholders.
Areas of Exclusion
- Organizations outside the greater Kansas City area;
- Political parties, candidates or political activities;
- Individuals;
- International organizations;
- Religious organizations where the primary purpose is promotion of specific religious doctrine;
- Endowments;
- Scholarly research;
- Past operating deficits or debt reduction;
- Event promotion (i.e., golf tournaments, walk-a-thons, etc.); or
- Travel or conference expenses.
- Groups classified by the IRS as 509(a)(3) supporting organizations.
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