About Communityamerica Foundation
CommunityAmerica Foundation concentrates its giving in the Kansas City metro with a strong emphasis on youth economic and workforce readiness, out-of-school supports, and local community capacity. Major grants fund experiential financial literacy and entrepreneurship programs (Junior Achievement) and AmeriCorps-style youth tutoring/mentoring (City Year), alongside targeted support for community college access and veterans’ housing. They also maintain a small pool for general charitable giving and community-led initiatives.
Focus Areas
K-12 financial literacy and entrepreneurship programs (e.g., Junior Achievement / JA Finance Park, BizTown)Out-of-school youth mentoring and whole-school supports in Kansas City (e.g., City Year)Local higher-education access and workforce training (community college support in KCK)Veterans’ housing and community reintegration (Veterans Community Project)General community philanthropy/unrestricted charitable support for local nonprofits
Who They Fund
school-aged youth (K-12)families and individuals experiencing food insecurity
About Communityamerica Foundation
CommunityAmerica Foundation’s largest recent awards point to a narrow, practical mission: building youth economic readiness in the Kansas City metro. In 2023, it gave $150,000 to Junior Achievement of Greater KC in Kansas City, KS, and $100,000 to City Year Kansas City in Kansas City, MO. Those two grants sit alongside later support for Kansas City Kansas Community College, showing a pattern that reaches from K-12 learning into postsecondary access and workforce preparation. The foundation also backs veteran reintegration and local community support, with a $50,000 grant to Veterans Community Project and smaller gifts to organizations such as KC Scholars and Lead to Read KC. Its giving is regional, but the recipient mix is heavily concentrated around Kansas City-area institutions and services. The result is a profile built around direct local support for education, mentoring, and community capacity rather than broad, national grantmaking.
What Communityamerica Foundation Funds
A clear theme in the foundation’s portfolio is financial literacy and entrepreneurship education for school-aged children. It gave $50,000 in 2024 to Junior Achievement of Greater Kansas City for JA/Biz Town and JA Finance Park Curriculum, following a much larger $150,000 grant in 2023 to the same organization. Another focus area is whole-school and out-of-school support: City Year Kansas City received $100,000 in 2023 for its work in Kansas City, MO. The foundation also supports access to higher education and training, as shown by the $65,000 grant in 2025 to Kansas City Kansas Community College in Kansas City, KS. Community food support appears as well, including $10,000 to Harvesters in 2024 for the Chiefs Kingdom Food Drive.
How Communityamerica Foundation Gives
CommunityAmerica Foundation’s recent grants cluster around a median size of $18,748, with a lower quartile of $8,270 and an upper quartile of $50,000. The spread includes a handful of larger education and community awards, plus smaller charitable gifts in the low-thousands. The pattern across 2023 through 2025 suggests repeated support for some organizations rather than a one-off approach, especially in education-related grantmaking. The foundation is not a vehicle for individual giving and does not make program-related investments. The available grants also show both restricted support and general charitable contributions, including line items recorded under charitable giving and under reporting thresholds.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$137K
Total Assets
$144K
Total Revenue
$36K
Total Expenses
$141K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $50K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
Funding intensity
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