“We are excited to be a co-founding investor as GreenLight’s focus aligns with our interest in developing next generation leaders and bringing innovating ideas and solutions to Kansas City.”
Kansas City has been our country’s crossroads for travelers, pioneers, and countless others looking for better opportunities for more than 150 years. Many found these opportunities right here in our city, made it home and helped create our vibrant community. But we know opportunity has not always been shared equally as a result of historic and ongoing systemic racism. Too many of our city’s Black and Brown residents aren’t accessing quality education, work, housing, health and mental health resources they need to achieve positive life outcomes and economic success.
Launched with 45 philanthropic investors, GreenLight Kansas City represents the city’s extraordinary philanthropic spirit and the ambition to find innovative approaches proven to help open opportunities so all residents can have a brighter future.
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of Kansas City residents live in households with earnings below the Federal poverty level. Higher than the national average of 16.4%
of Wyandotte County children ages 5-17 live in households with earnings below the Federal poverty level.
of Jackson County children ages 5-17 live in households with earnings below the Federal poverty level.
We search from coast to coast to bring promising, ground-breaking answers to some of Kansas City’s most persistent poverty-related challenges. Organizations in our portfolio represent the best in their fields – in innovation, measurable results and ability to scale.
“We are excited to be a co-founding investor as GreenLight’s focus aligns with our interest in developing next generation leaders and bringing innovating ideas and solutions to Kansas City.”
– Brad Sprong, Office Managing Partner at KPMG LLP
“GreenLight will serve as a value-added partner for the city — offering proven solutions to locally identified problems not currently being addressed… It seems like the right idea at the right time in Kansas City to welcome GreenLight.”
– Jon Baum, President and CEO of George K. Baum and Company
“The GreenLight Fund is a great fit for Kansas City’s entrepreneurial culture. To meet the unmet needs of our community, why wouldn’t we find the best models from around the country and make them our own.”
– Dan Carroll, CEO of AdPredictive
“Bringing GreenLight to Kansas City allows us to tap into innovative programs from around the nation that we can welcome to Kansas City to benefit the city and the region.”
– Paul DeBruce, Chairman of DeBruce Companies
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