December 10, 2024
The Research Foundation awards 2024 slate of community grant awards
KANSAS CITY, Mo., (Dec. 10, 2024) – The Research Foundation announced the following organizations who were approved to receive funding through its community grants program.
The grants will support programs and organizations that expand access to care, promote health equity, and engage students in health care careers.
The Research Foundation focused its grants on organizations with health-centered missions that primarily serve residents in Jackson County, Missouri, prioritizing urban Kansas City.
| Organization |
Award Amount |
Project Name |
| Ability KC |
$50,000 |
Ability KC Innovative Programming: Adult Medical Rehabilitation |
| Alphapointe |
$10,000 |
Senior Adult Services |
| Amethyst Place |
$40,000 |
Amethyst Place Supportive Housing, Family Empowerment, and Therapeutic Support Programs |
| Care Beyond the Boulevard, Inc. |
$50,000 |
Care Beyond the Boulevard General Operating Support |
| Child Abuse Prevention Association |
$40,000 |
CAPA's Counseling Program |
| Child Protection Center, Inc. |
$50,000 |
Mental Health Services Program |
| Cristo Rey Kansas City |
$25,000 |
Increased Equity for School-Based Health Services |
| Community LINC |
$15,000 |
Housing and Mental Health Support for Families in Transition |
| Developing Potential, Inc. |
$25,000 |
Health and Medical Support Program |
| El Centro, Inc. |
$20,000 |
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| First Call Alcohol/Drug Prevention & Recovery |
$25,000 |
First Call General Operating |
| Front Porch Alliance |
$25,000 |
Neighborhood Families Program |
| Gilda's Club Kansas City |
$17,500 |
Cancer Education and Support for Jackson County Patients and Caregivers |
| Hope Family Care Center |
$50,000 |
Expansion of Enhanced Patient Care For Underserved Kansas City Populations |
| Jewish Vocational Services |
$50,000 |
Refugee-Immigrant Health Access Program |
| Journey to New Life |
$25,000 |
Reentry Residence Program |
| KC CARE Health Center |
$50,000 |
Improving Health Access and Equity Through Care Coordination |
| Kansas City University |
$12,600 |
Journey for Underrepresented Students in Medicine Program (JUMP-Start) |
| LevelUp Kids, Inc. |
$40,000 |
Increased Vision Care Access for Low-Income Children and Youth in Kansas City |
| Metro Lutheran Ministry |
$50,000 |
Metro Lutheran Ministry General Operating |
| Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault |
$25,000 |
Mental Health Counseling for Victims of Sexual Violence in Jackson County |
| Mother's Refuge |
$50,000 |
Improving Health for Homeless, Pregnant, and Parenting Young Moms and their Babies |
| Newhouse |
$50,000 |
2025 Newhouse General Operating |
| Operation Breakthrough, Inc. |
$45,000 |
Expanding Speech and Occupational Therapy Services to Preschoolers from Kansas City’s Urban Core |
| reStart, Inc. |
$25,000 |
reStart Inc. General Operating |
| Rose Brooks Center |
$50,000 |
Trauma-Informed Mental Health Services for Domestic Violence Survivors |
| Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center |
$50,000 |
Sam Rodgers Indigent Care Program |
| Seton Center |
$30,000 |
Seton Center Dental Clinic |
| The Children's Place |
$30,000 |
Stable Access to Early Childhood Trauma Treatment |
| Veterans Community Project |
$50,000 |
Veterans Community Project Veteran Support Services |
| Vivent Health |
$30,000 |
Vivent Health Behavioral Health & Wellness Program for Kansas City |
"We are honored to support these incredible organizations whose work is transforming health care access and equity in our community," said Cynthia Randazzo, President and CEO of The Research Foundation. "Through our community grants program, we are building decades of health-focused partnerships to create meaningful change and address the unique needs of Jackson County residents, particularly in Kansas City’s urban core."
The Research Foundation launched the community grants program after providing health-centered programs and forming partnerships in the Greater Kansas City area for decades. Through the generous support of our donors, The Research Foundation currently provides scholarship support for nursing and allied health students, injury prevention education to youth, financial assistance to low-income cancer patients, and many other health-centered initiatives.
More information about The Research Foundation’s community grants program is available at theresearchfoundationkc.org/communitygrants.
