Jackson County Community Children'S Services Fund
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About Jackson County Community Children'S Services Fund
Provide financial assistance to organizations that improve children’s mental health, social-emotional well-being, and prevention services for children and families in Jackson County through a voter-approved sales tax.
Focus Areas
Counseling and AssessmentCrisis InterventionFamily Support InterventionsOutpatient Psychiatric TreatmentOutpatient Substance Use TreatmentPrevention ServicesRespite CareSupports for Teen ParentsTemporary ShelterTransitional LivingCapacity BuildingCore Funding
Who They Fund
children and adolescents (school-aged youth)
About Jackson County Community Children'S Services Fund
A defining feature of Jackson County Community Children's Services Fund is its voter-approved sales tax financing for children’s mental health, social-emotional well-being, and prevention services in Jackson County. That local mandate shows up in a grantbook dominated by direct service providers, school-based supports, family interventions, and crisis response. In the recent grants list, the largest award went to Evangelical Children's Home for community-based transitional living and temporary shelter at Steppingstone, while United Way of Greater Kansas City received support for Promise 1000, a collective-impact home visiting effort. The funder also backs sexual-violence counseling for children, outpatient and home-based behavioral health, and services for homeless or housing-unstable youth and young mothers with babies. Recipients include Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, Cornerstones of Care, St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Rose Brooks Center, and Niles Home for Children. The pattern points to a place-based children’s services fund that supports both treatment and prevention, with grants designed to strengthen organizations serving children, adolescents, and families across Jackson County.
What Jackson County Community Children'S Services Fund Funds
Mental and behavioral health runs through the fund’s recent awards. It supported Cornerstones of Care for Functional Family Therapy and school, home, and community-based mental health services, and The Family Conservancy for childhood mental health. School-connected interventions are another clear thread: Independence 30 School District received funding for an expanded family services initiative, while Center School District #58 and #59 was funded to enhance school-based social/emotional health support. Prevention and crisis response also appear in the portfolio. Rose Brooks Center received support for the Project Safe violence prevention program, and Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault received grants for preventing sexual violence and counseling for children in Jackson County. The fund also backs outreach to youth in unstable situations, including Restart Inc for youth street outreach services and Mother’s Refuge for therapeutic crisis counseling for homeless teenage mothers and babies.
How Jackson County Community Children'S Services Fund Gives
Typical awards are substantial: the 25th percentile is $109,375, the median is $170,769, and the 75th percentile is $262,680. Recent grants show repeated support to several organizations across multiple years, including Evangelical Children's Home, Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, Rose Brooks Center, The Family Conservancy, and YMCA of Greater Kansas City. That pattern suggests ongoing organizational support rather than isolated one-time gifts. The fund is classified as a mixed community foundation and funds organizations, not individuals. Grants are local in scope, and the recent record shows no program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$27.4M
Total Assets
$30.5M
Total Revenue
$34.4M
Total Expenses
$29.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $109K and $263K, with a median of $171K.
25th Percentile
$109K
Median
$171K
75th Percentile
$263K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
About 95% of grants go to recipients in MO.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ROB WHITTEN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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