Urgent Funding Requests
The Community Endowment Committee assesses community needs and initiates Community Impact Projects and Community Grants in response to significant events and urgent, critical or unplanned needs. These events or needs can vary and can be anything from a center that lost its air conditioning or a food kitchen that had a refrigerator break to unbudgeted expenses or sudden loss of funding. When these unexpected events or needs arise, we aim to support other local nonprofits so they may continue their critical mission.
Criteria
About the Grant
- Applications are received throughout the year.
- Grants are awarded in increments up to $7,500.
- Agencies are only eligible to receive up to $7,500 in one year.
- Partial grants may be awarded.
- Applications are considered on a first-come, first-served basis and based on availability of funds.
Agency Requirements
- Nonprofit agency with emergency, urgent, unbudgeted, or short-term need.
- Must meet both a geographic requirement and service area requirement.
- Geographic Requirement:
- Located within 1 of the following 8 counties
- MO: Jackson, Clay, Platte
- KS: Wyandotte, Johnson, Miami, Linn, Leavenworth
- Located within 1 of the following 8 counties
- Geographic Requirement:
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- Service Area Requirement:
- 50% of clients served must be located within the five-county Kansas City Metro area
- MO: Jackson, Clay, Platte
- KS: Wyandotte, Johnson
- 50% of clients served must be located within the five-county Kansas City Metro area
- Service Area Requirement:
Application & Reporting Requirements
We are no longer accepting emergency/critical funding requests for the 2025-20262 League year. Applications will reopen July 1, 2026.
Agencies that receive a grant must submit a completed Community Endowment Report Form to provide JLKC with an update regarding the usage of the funds.
The form is due within 60 days of notification from JLKC.