The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City was created in 1959 “to encourage the contribution of gifts and bequests to assure that the community will continue to be served regardless of economic conditions or changing needs, to enable donors to use available tax planning programs, and to provide an everlasting memorial for the donor or loved one.”

The Jewish Community Foundation has had tremendous positive impact on the not-for-profit landscape. In the last twenty years, Foundation funds have provided support to local, national and international charities in excess of $102 million. Charitable contributions to the Foundation over the same period have exceeded $147 million.