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25 Oct Powell Gardens Receives $5,000 Grant from Sherman Family Foundation

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Powell Gardens was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from Sherman Family Foundation to support its Plants Matter! Youth education program. During this pilot year, students will benefit from three sessions that Powell Gardens staff will teach onsite and in their classroom with up to eight hours of...

22 Oct YUSA Awards a $15,000 STEM Access and Equity Grant to the YMCA of Greater Kansas City

Posted at 16:23h in Success Stories

YMCA of Greater Kansas City recently received a grant for $15,000 from the YUSA STEM Access and Equity Grant to purchase additional STEAM curriculum, hardware, software, and furnishings for physical spaces designated for teens. Our project will focus on 1) outreaching to schools and community groups to...

21 Oct YMCA of Greater Kansas City Receives $5,000 Grant from RA Long Foundation

Posted at 16:22h in Success Stories

YMCA of Greater Kansas City was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the RA Long Foundation to strengthen the Y’s ability to provide water safety programming and swim lessons for 108 New Americans in North Kansas City. Refugee Swimming and Water Safety Training will provide water safety...

20 Oct Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Awards $15,000 Grant to Powell Gardens

Posted at 16:21h in Success Stories

Powell Gardens was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust to implement and maintain a modern plant database, purchase a label machine, and install new signs that display taxonomic information for current living plants. This project directly aligns with the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust’s...

19 Oct Te Deum Receives $2,500 Grant from the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts

Posted at 16:20h in Success Stories

Te Deum, Inc. recently received a grant for $2,500 from the Richard J Stern Foundation for the Arts to support operating expenses and presentation of seven concerts. Funding will support expenses including the artistic director’s stipend, venue rentals, and guest musicians. All performances will give audience members...

17 Oct Harry L. & Helen M. Rust Charitable Foundation Awards $15,000 Grant to Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI)

Posted at 16:19h in Success Stories

Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from Harry L. & Helen M. Rust Charitable Foundation to provide mental health supports for children in the Kansas City metro who are visually impaired or have multiple disabilities by contracting with a...

16 Oct Powell Gardens Receives $3,200 Grant from the Truman Heartland Community Foundation

Posted at 16:18h in Success Stories

Powell Gardens recently received a grant for $3,200 from the Truman Heartland Community Foundation to support existing remnant and reconstructed prairie on Powell Gardens’ grounds. The Prairie Rehabilitation and Conservation project seeks to protect these prairies from invasive species and conserve native plant species. All restored prairie was seeded...

14 Oct Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) Receives $3,089 Grant from ArtsKC Ovation

Posted at 16:16h in Success Stories

The Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) was recently awarded a $3,089 grant from ArtsKC Ovation to investment in the H&R Block Artspace, KCAI’s on-campus museum. This museum is an investment in people, programs and projects that make the arts more accessible, that sustain a vibrant and thriving arts community, and that support traditions of excellence as well as innovation and entrepreneurship in the arts.

13 Oct YMCA of Greater Kansas City Receives $3,000 Grant from Unified Government Casino Grant

Posted at 16:15h in Success Stories

YMCA of Greater Kansas City was recently awarded a $3,000 grant from the Unified Government Casino Grant to provide youth the opportunity to receive swimming instruction, embedded into their school day/summer program. The expected results of this project are increased awareness about drowning prevention, and new water safety and...

12 Oct Te Deum Receives $2,300 Grant from ArtsKC

Posted at 16:14h in Success Stories

Te Deum was recently awarded a $2,300 grant from ArtsKC to provide mission support. Support for Te Deum’s mission will help the agency continue providing high-quality choral concerts that connect with audience members in unique and personal ways and educate audience members. Te Deum sustains the region’s vibrant arts...