Nonprofits

What started as basement concerts in Shawnee, Kansas, has grown to an eight day musical fundraiser, and an opportunity to bring the community together to sample Kansas City's local music scene.

After the sudden closure of a Kansas City, Kansas, health clinic that mostly served unhoused and uninsured patients, staffers at Care Beyond the Boulevard mobile health clinic ramped up operations to help fill the gap.

Staffers at Care Beyond the Boulevard mobile health clinic ramped up operations to help fill the gap left from the sudden closure of a Kansas City, Kansas health clinic that mostly served unhoused and uninsured patients.

Wendy Doyle is the CEO of United WE, a Kansas City nonprofit that promotes economic and leadership opportunities for women and girls. She joined KCUR's Up To Date as part of our series "5 Questions" to discuss music, books and Kansas City.

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska provides resettlement help to refugees, but that is just part of its mission. It also offers behavioral health care and services to other families and children. Now organization leaders fear their work is in jeopardy.

Hella Good Deeds began in 2021 as the Vietnamese coffee shop's Community Outreach Program, in response to the Stop Asian Hate Movement. Now, to mark of the Lunar New Year, it's officially launching as a full nonprofit.

The Palestinian American Medical Association, founded in Kansas City in 2013, works to ensure Palestinians have access to the health care they need. Since the current war began last year, their work has become even more critical.

Mariya Goodbrake and Star Palmer, founders of Global FC and Our Spot KC, are this year's winners of The Pinnacle Prize award. The award is given to young visionaries who make significant contributions to improve Kansas Citians' quality of life.

Earlier this December, the Kansas City Rose Society launched its Save the Pillars Campaign, which aims to raise $20,000 by the end of the year to help restore the historic stone structures in the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden in Loose Park.

An unexpected visitor changed the trajectory of Jerry Anselmo's life. In his memoir "When the Doorbell Rang," Anselmo tells the story of losing his son, and how it spurred him to form a nonprofit raising millions for Kansas City charities.

A cancer diagnosis is life-changing, and even with the most supportive family and friends a personalized approach is needed. Gilda's Club Kansas City and the Balm Box company help cancer survivors and their loved ones with meaningful resources and gifts.

ArtsKC's new arts and culture program called The Drop provides $10 tickets, free parking and more to all kinds of exciting arts events around the Kansas City metro. Membership to the program is free.