Collective Impact grants
Forecasted
Collective Impact grants support coalitions in greater Kansas City to plan and implement systems-change strategies that narrow economic mobility gaps through education, career development, and entrepreneurship.
Funder: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Planning: up to $500,000 for nine months | Implementation: $5 million–$20 million for three years or longer
Summary: Supports coalitions developing and implementing systems-change strategies to close economic mobility gaps in greater Kansas City.
Key Information: Coalitions must be led by a single organization that is a trusted convener and experienced intermediary.
Description
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s Collective Impact grants support existing or emerging coalitions of high-capacity organizations pursuing systems-level change in the Kansas City region. The two-part program funds planning followed by potential implementation support. It aligns with the Foundation’s priorities of college access and completion, workforce and career development, and entrepreneurship, with particular interest in education and employer connection and equitable access.
The program uses a collective impact model grounded in backbone support, a common agenda, mutually reinforcing activities, shared measurement, and continuous communication. Coalitions should take equitable approaches that involve people closest to the problem, prioritize actions that close economic mobility gaps, and create an inclusive culture. Planning support helps coalitions develop actionable strategies for sustained, coordinated change.
