More than 100,000 gallons of saltwater filters through a large pump room every 30 minutes beneath the Helzberg Penguin Plaza at the Kansas City Zoo to keep the nearly 70 birds on exhibit happy and healthy. Greater Kansas City Community Foundation donors and their families had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the penguins up close and on the ice at …
For more than two decades, philanthropists, volunteers and community leaders have gathered every year to celebrate the hard work and dedication of the Northland Community Foundation and its donors. At this year’s Annual Celebration Breakfast, Northland community donors recognized nine area students who received a total of $11,000 in various scholarships funded by Northland Community Foundation donors. The Virjean Burton …
Since 2009, the Burns & McDonnell Foundation has partnered with the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation to create and enhance its corporate charitable giving programs, awarding more than $19 million to the communities in which Burns & McDonnell employee-owners live and work. An employee-owned company headquartered in Kansas City, Burns & McDonnell is a full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and …
Corey Ziegler, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Vice President and Corporate Counsel, recently sat on a panel hosted by Nonprofit Connect and ArtsKC to discuss the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and how it impacts local nonprofit organizations. Corey was joined by three other local professionals well-versed in the latest tax reform. Chris Hoyt, Professor of Law at UMKC School …
For nearly a decade, the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation has served American Century Investments and its employees as they’ve donated their time, talent and treasure to the community. Over the years, the American Century Investments Foundation has empowered employees to make a big difference in their communities by giving back. The American Century Investments Foundation grants to nonprofit organizations …
