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.
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.
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.
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$30.5M
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$29.9M
Most grants fall between $109K and $263K, with a median of $171K.
25th Percentile
$109K
Median
$171K
75th Percentile
$263K
ROB WHITTEN
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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.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in Missouri: 95% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top state by grant count is MO. Kansas City, MO appears most often in the recent grants list, with additional recipients in Independence, MO, Lees Summit, MO, and St. Louis, MO. A smaller share of awards goes to nearby Kansas locations, including Kansas City, KS and Overland Park, KS. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 449 grants in the United States.
The fund supports children’s mental health, social-emotional well-being, and prevention services in Jackson County. Recent grants include family therapy, school-based mental health, home visiting, violence prevention, sexual-violence counseling for children, transitional living, and services for homeless or housing-unstable youth and young mothers.
Yes. 95% of grants go to recipients in Missouri, and MO is the top state by grant count. Recent Missouri recipients include organizations in Kansas City, Independence, Lees Summit, and St. Louis.
The grant-size distribution is relatively high for a local children’s services fund. The 25th percentile is $109,375, the median is $170,769, and the 75th percentile is $262,680.
Yes. Several recipients appear 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 indicates recurring support for some organizations rather than strictly one-off awards.
Recipients are organizations serving children, adolescents, and families. Recent awards include school districts, hospitals, community agencies, shelters, family-service providers, and organizations working with youth experiencing behavioral health needs, trauma, sexual violence, or housing instability.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Jackson County Community Children'S Services Fund that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations serving children and families in Jackson County that can strengthen internal capacity and align with the funder's mission; specific eligibility is not detailed on the page.
Deadline: Next Capacity Building opportunity will be in early spring of 2027.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $419,036 | 2025 | ISD FAMILY SERVICES CARE |
| FOSTER ADOPT CONNECT | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $410,483 | 2025 | COLLABORATION |
| EVANGELICAL CHILDREN'S HOME DBA EVERY CHILD'S HOPE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $375,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSITIONAL LIVING AT STEPPINGSTONE |
| NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN DBA KVC NILES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $360,000 | 2025 | HELPING YOUTH HEAL FROM TRAUMA |
| SCHOOL SMART KC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $356,126 | 2025 | COLLABORATION |
| DELASALLE EDUCATION CENTER | KANSAS CITY, MO | $346,049 | 2025 | THE KAIROS PROGRAM |
| OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH | KANSAS CITY, MO | $333,046 | 2025 | CHILDREN AND YOUTH COLLABORATIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| THE FAMILY CONSERVANCY | KANSAS CITY, KS | $330,000 | 2025 | CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH |
| JEWISH VOCATIONAL SERVICE BUREAU OF KANSAS CITY (JVS) | KANSAS CITY, MO | $330,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION ORIENTATION, CASE CONSULTATION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT |
| NURTURE KC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $330,000 | 2025 | MOVING BEYOND DEPRESSION PROMISE 1000 PARTNERSHIP |
| NURTURE KC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $329,997 | 2025 | PROMISE 1000 - COLLECTIVE IMPACT HOME VISITING |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER KANSAS CITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $324,000 | 2025 | WHOLE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM |
| SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL DBA CRITTENTON CHILDREN'S CENTER | KANSAS CITY, MO | $323,550 | 2025 | SMART CONNECTIONS IN-HOME MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| ROSE BROOKS CENTER INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $321,323 | 2025 | PROJECT SAFE - IN-SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM |
| EVANGELICAL CHILDREN'S HOME DBA EVERY CHILD'S HOPE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $315,000 | 2025 | TEMPORARY SHELTER AT STEPPINGSTONE |
| TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTERS - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | KANSAS CITY, MO | $306,355 | 2025 | ENHANCING FUTURES |
| COMMUNITY SERVICES LEAGUE | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $300,000 | 2025 | FAMILY STABILITY INITIATIVE |
| AMETHYST PLACE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $300,000 | 2025 | YOUTH EMPOWERMENT THERAPEUTIC PROGRAM |
| CORNERSTONES OF CARE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $297,998 | 2025 | FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY |
| CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION ASSOCIATION (CAPA) | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $296,402 | 2025 | CLINICAL SERVICES: SUSTAINING IMPACT |
| METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION TO COUNTER SEXUAL ASSAULT (MOCSA) | KANSAS CITY, MO | $288,478 | 2025 | SEXUAL VIOLENCE COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN IN JACKSON COUNTY |
| CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL | KANSAS CITY, MO | $277,500 | 2025 | HEALTHY FAMILIES CHILDREN'S MERCY |
| OUR SPOT KC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $275,000 | 2025 | TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM |
| REHOPE | HARRISONVILLE, MO | $273,990 | 2025 | REHOPE YOUTH PROGRAM |
| DRUMM CENTER FOR CHILDREN | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $272,366 | 2025 | DRUMM FARM CLINICAL EXPANSION PROJECT |
| REDISCOVER | LEES SUMMIT, MO | $270,537 | 2025 | SHOW ME ZERO YOUTH SUICIDE PROJECT (ZERO SUICIDE) |
| JACKSON COUNTY CASA | KANSAS CITY, MO | $260,812 | 2025 | INTERVENTION AND ADVOCACY FOR CHILDREN |
| KANSAS CITY AUTISM TRAINING CENTER | KANSAS CITY, MO | $257,682 | 2025 | TREATMENT FOR JACKSON COUNTY KIDS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM |
| NEWHOUSE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $253,618 | 2025 | REVERSING THE NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENTAL IMPACT OF VIOLENT TRAUMA |
| RESTART INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $252,000 | 2025 | YOUTH STREET OUTREACH SERVICES (YSOS) |
| MOTHER'S REFUGE | INDEPENDENCE, MO | $252,000 | 2025 | TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM FOR YOUNG MOTHERS AND BABIES |
| AMETHYST PLACE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $249,242 | 2025 | THERAPEUTIC FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES |
| YOUTH GUIDANCE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $247,412 | 2025 | BAM/WOW-SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELING AND MENTORING PROGRAMS |
| THE CHILDREN'S PLACE INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $246,250 | 2025 | THERAPEUTIC SERVICES EXPANSION |
| NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN DBA KVC NILES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $240,000 | 2025 | KVC NILES DAY PREP TREATMENT: HELPING YOUTH HEAL FROM TRAUMA |
| RESTART INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $240,000 | 2025 | YOUTH EMERGENCY SHELTER |
| GORDON PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | KANSAS CITY, MO | $236,282 | 2025 | IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH WELL-BEING SUPPORTS AND PARENT TRAINING |
| CHILDREN'S MERCY HOSPITAL | KANSAS CITY, MO | $234,000 | 2025 | TIES - TEAM FOR INFANTS EXPOSED TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE |
| SYNERGY SERVICES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $231,916 | 2025 | SCHOOL BASED INTEGRATION SERVICES |
| METROPOLITAN ORGANIZATION TO COUNTER SEXUAL ASSAULT (MOCSA) | KANSAS CITY, MO | $225,966 | 2025 | PREVENTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE & SEXUAL VIOLENCE COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN IN JACKSON COUNTY |
| HOPE HOUSE INC | LEES SUMMIT, MO | $222,676 | 2025 | HOPE HOUSE GUARDIAN PROGRAM |
| EASTERSEALS MIDWEST | ST LOUIS, MO | $216,000 | 2025 | ABA THERAPY |
| CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT #58 | KANSAS CITY, MO | $210,792 | 2025 | IMPROVING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH |
| FRONT PORCH ALLIANCE KANSAS CITY | KANSAS CITY, MO | $210,000 | 2025 | NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILIES: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION |
| THE CHILDREN'S PLACE INC | KANSAS CITY, MO | $206,312 | 2025 | DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM |
| JACKSON COUNTY CASA | KANSAS CITY, MO | $205,200 | 2025 | VOLUNTEER GUARDIAN AD LITEM INTERVENTION AND ADVOCACY |
| CROSSROADS CHARTER SCHOOLS | KANSAS CITY, MO | $203,559 | 2025 | COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT COUNSELING PROGRAM |
| CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT #58 | KANSAS CITY, MO | $201,793 | 2025 | STRENGTHENING TRAUMA INFORMED CARE CULTURE |
| NEWHOUSE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $200,530 | 2025 | NEWHOUSE CHILDREN'S PROGRAM CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM |
| RAYTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | RAYTOWN, MO | $200,000 | 2025 | TRAUMA SMART TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF |
INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT
$419,036ISD FAMILY SERVICES CARE
COMMUNITY-BASED TRANSITIONAL LIVING AT STEPPINGSTONE
NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN DBA KVC NILES
$360,000HELPING YOUTH HEAL FROM TRAUMA
SCHOOL SMART KC
$356,126COLLABORATION
THE KAIROS PROGRAM
CHILDREN AND YOUTH COLLABORATIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION ORIENTATION, CASE CONSULTATION, CRISIS INTERVENTION, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT
SMART CONNECTIONS IN-HOME MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
PROJECT SAFE - IN-SCHOOL VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM
TEMPORARY SHELTER AT STEPPINGSTONE
TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTERS - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
$306,355ENHANCING FUTURES
CLINICAL SERVICES: SUSTAINING IMPACT
SEXUAL VIOLENCE COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN IN JACKSON COUNTY
REDISCOVER
$270,537SHOW ME ZERO YOUTH SUICIDE PROJECT (ZERO SUICIDE)
TREATMENT FOR JACKSON COUNTY KIDS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM
NILES HOME FOR CHILDREN DBA KVC NILES
$240,000KVC NILES DAY PREP TREATMENT: HELPING YOUTH HEAL FROM TRAUMA
GORDON PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$236,282IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH WELL-BEING SUPPORTS AND PARENT TRAINING
TIES - TEAM FOR INFANTS EXPOSED TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE
PREVENTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE & SEXUAL VIOLENCE COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN IN JACKSON COUNTY
CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT #58
$210,792IMPROVING STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH
FRONT PORCH ALLIANCE KANSAS CITY
$210,000NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILIES: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT #58
$201,793STRENGTHENING TRAUMA INFORMED CARE CULTURE
RAYTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
$200,000TRAUMA SMART TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF