The Community Legacy Fund is comprised of contributions to the Foundation to help fund the community’s needs. Grants are awarded from the Community Legacy Fund to community agencies after review and evaluation by the Foundation’s Grants Committee and approval by the Board of Trustees.
The Community Legacy Fund awards grants which will enhance and maintain the quality of Jewish life in the Greater Kansas City area, and respond to emergency need in Jewish communities around the world. Beginning in 2018, the majority of grants made from the Community Legacy Fund support the general operating expenses (core expenses) of Jewish agencies in the Kansas City region.
Community Legacy Fund Objectives
In an effort to have the greatest impact upon the Jewish community, the Community Legacy Fund maintains the following objectives:
- To provide financial support for safety net services
- To nurture a strong Jewish community by providing underwriting for Jewish education, community relations, and cultural arts
- To provide financial support for seed programs which meet an identified community need
- To purchase equipment which enhances an organization’s general operations or programs
- To provide core support for Jewish communal agencies
- To provide support for programs which are essential to Jewish life in Kansas City
To make a gift to the Community Legacy Fund, contact Suzanne Galblum Dicken at (913) 327-8286.
Community Legacy Fund Grants: Core Cycle 2024: $349,175
- BBYO: Rent
- Community Kollel of Kansas City: Health Insurance
- Gan Chabad TLC- Kansas City Kosher Meals on Wheels: Audit
- Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy: Scholarships and Marketing Improvements
- The J: Property, Liability, and Casualty Insurance
- JCRB|AJC: General Support
- Jewish Community Campus: Utilities
- Jewish Family Services: Chaplaincy Program; Pantry Rent and Technology; Priya
- Jewish Vocational Services: Core Support
- Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care: National Accreditation
- KU Chabad: Bookkeeping Services
- KU Hillel: Accounting Services
- Midwest Center for Holocaust Education: Rent and Financial Services
- Mikvah Association : General Upkeep
- Missouri Hillel: Staff Salaries: Benefits and Facility Upkeep
- National Council of Synagogue Youth: Jewish Student Union
- Overland Park Eruv: Operational Support
- Rabbinical Association: Funding for the Part-Time Administrator
- Sasone: School Support and Enhancement
- Vaad HaKashruth: Kosher Supervision Staffing
- Village Shalom: New Computers and Software
Community Legacy Fund Grants: Innovation/Emergency Cycle 2024: $73,472
- The J: Technology for Emergency Notification and Social Hall Upgrade
- Jewish Community Relations Bureau|AJC: Fighting Antisemitism in the Workplace
- Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City: See KC
- Jewish Vocational Service (JVS): Intrater Scholarship Program
- National Council of Jewish Women: Repro Shabbat
