Yearly Archives: 2020

May 2020 Board Meeting   At the Foundation’s May 2020 meeting, the Board of Directors approved 16 grants totaling $1,145,000 in funding for support of the Lifelong Learning focus. Operation Breakthrough was granted $150,000 for their efforts in helping children enter Kindergarten school ready. A $125,000 investment was made in PREP-KC, to further the goal…

The Francis Family and Board of Directors of the Francis Family Foundation condemn racism in all its forms and call for our community to address the systemic racism affecting minority communities. Our Foundation has always been against racism and bigotry wherever, and however, it manifests itself in our community and in our country. We are…

For nearly 71 years, the Francis family has been involved in philanthropy and made large investments in the Greater Kansas City area in education and arts and culture, and across the country in pulmonary research. The Francis Family Foundation has been honored to partner with all the dedicated nonprofit organizations that serve our community. In…