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…
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May 2019 Board Meeting
At the Foundation’s May 2019 meeting, the Board of Directors approved 14 grants totaling $1,057,203 in funding for support of the Lifelong Learning focus. Two grants were approved at $175,000, including a $125,000 investment in PREP-KC, to further the goal of children reading on grade level by third grade and achieving high academic standards. Since…
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