2021 Grants
Close the Coverage Gap
20 grants
Amount
Organization
Description
25,200
ACLU Foundation of Kansas
Support digital engagement, training and organizing to raise awareness of core civil rights and liberties issues and build voter engagement among a cross-section of Kansans.
20,000
Ad Hoc Group Against Crime
Centering Black Voices pilot program unrestricted grant.
30,000
BlaqOut, Inc.
47,900
Support for cultural language coaching for bilingual care providers by expanding providers’ cultural awareness and clinical language skills through coaching, training and practice.
30,000
Food Equality Initiative
Support capacity to serve additional clients.
40,000
50,000
KCUR 89.3 FM Public Radio
Continued support for statewide health news reporting through the Kansas News Service.
20,000
Lyrik’s Institution
Centering Black Voices pilot program unrestricted grant.
15,000
Analyze Census data for the bistate Kansas City region and develop presentations and county profiles that highlight results of the 2020 Census for community use in program planning.
50,000
Missouri Organizing and Voter Engagement Collaborative (MOVE)
Unrestricted core support.
50,000
Missouri Primary Care Association
Unrestricted core support.
30,000
Overland Park (KS) Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Produce educational videos presenting the business case and economic impact of Medicaid expansion.
20,000
The Transition Academy
Centering Black Voices pilot program unrestricted grant.
75,000
The Voter Network
Support voter engagement activities aimed at increasing civic participation and decreasing health inequities.
50,000
Topeka Community Foundation
REACH Foundation annual contribution to Kansas Grantmakers in Health Opportunity Fund to support Kansas-based health reform-related initiatives.
United Community Services of Johnson County
Support implementation of the multi-sector Transitional Age Youth (TAY) project.
70,000
University Health Foundation
Expand Conexiones, a culturally responsive health navigator program to assist the hospital system’s diverse consumers.
55,000
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
Produce analysis of health care costs to Kansas related to state’s action to not expand Medicaid.
Enroll All Eligible
10 grants
$355,000 invested
Amount
Organization
Description
30,000
Budget and Financial Management Assistance
Support enrollment assistance and eligibility renewal for Medicare, Medicaid and other public benefits.
50,000
Community Health Council of Wyandotte County
Provide community outreach and enrollment assistance with health insurance including Medicare, Medicaid and healthcare.gov, and social service benefit programs, and support health literacy education.
40,000
Compass Health, Inc.
Support health navigator to assist Cass County, MO, residents.
30,000
El Centro, Inc.
Provide bilingual benefit enrollment education and assistance to Latinx immigrants and families in Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas.
15,000
Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County
Conduct outreach to educate community members on expanded eligibility for Missouri Medicaid program.
30,000
Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County
Provide health coverage and public benefits outreach and enrollment assistance for Lafayette County, MO, residents.
30,000
KC CARE Health Center
Support health navigators to provide enrollment assistance and information on Medicaid, Medicare and healthcare.gov coverage options.
50,000
Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, Inc.
Provide culturally appropriate outreach and application assistance to consumers applying for MOHealthNet, KanCare and coverage through healthcare.gov.
30,000
Thrive Allen County
Provide enrollment assistance with health coverage and safety net services including food assistance, Medicaid, Medicare, rent assistance and non-emergent transportation.
50,000
University Health Foundation
Support benefits outreach and enrollment for houseless and other vulnerable populations at emergency shelters and homeless camps, screening individuals for benefits, conducting clinical assessments, and connecting them to primary and behavioral health care and case management.
Strong Safety Net
59 grants
$2,246,822 invested
Amount
Organization
Description
50,000
Alive and Well Communities
Develop a learning agenda to inform trainings and technical assistance needs.
2,500
Antioch Southern Baptist
Support Harrisonville Project Connect.
21,000
Belton Educational Foundation
Provide education program on student depression and social and emotional needs in the Belton (MO) School District, and implement calming areas in six district schools.
50,000
Cass Community Health Foundation
Core operating partner support.
25,000
Center of Grace, Inc.
Unrestricted funding to support emergency assistance needs related to COVID-19.
50,000
Community Care Network of Kansas
Core operating partner support.
50,000
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Inc.
Core operating partner support.
40,000
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Inc.
Support for care coordination for rural, low-income residents.
50,000
Community Health Council of Wyandotte County
Core operating partner support.
30,000
Community Health Council of Wyandotte County
Support the Community Action Board, a group of Kansas City metro area experts on maternal and child health, to guide Cradle Kansas City’s programs.
50,000
Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc.
Core operating partner support.
50,000
Cornerstones Of Care
Core operating partner support.
50,000
El Centro, Inc.
Core operating partner support.
40,000
El Centro, Inc.
Increase access to quality, affordable health services and coverage through bilingual health navigators to assist Latinx individuals and families.
10,000
El Centro, Inc.
Provide targeted COVID-19 vaccine education and outreach to priority communities within our service area.
10,000
Front Porch Alliance
Provide targeted COVID-19 vaccine education and outreach to priority communities within our service area.
25,000
Grantmakers In Health
Support for core operations.
50,000
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Continued support for the KC Regional COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund at the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.
50,000
Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County
Core operating partner support.
40,000
Health Care Coalition of Lafayette County
Support Community Health Worker model to improve access to primary care and address social determinants of health for patients who are uninsured or underinsured.
50,000
Health Partnership Clinic, Inc.
Core operating partner support.
50,000
Jewish Vocational Service Bureau of Kansas City
Core operating partner support.
40,000
Jewish Vocational Service Bureau of Kansas City
Connect consumers who need health care and other human services resources to providers in their community.
10,000
Jewish Vocational Service Bureau of Kansas City
Provide targeted COVID-19 vaccine education and outreach to priority communities within our service area.
50,000
Johnson County Mental Health Center
Core operating partner support.
10,000
Juntos Center for Latino Health
Provide targeted COVID-19 vaccine education and outreach to priority communities within our service area.
50,000
Kansas Action for Children
Core operating partner support.
50,000
KC CARE Health Center
Core operating partner support.
50,000
Kids Win Missouri
Core operating partner support.
50,000
KidsTLC, Inc.
Core operating partner support.
38,822
KidsTLC, Inc.
Support health navigation services for children and families, with a focus on Spanish-speaking families in Johnson County.
50,000
Mattie Rhodes Center
Core operating partner support.
50,000
Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund
Core operating partner support.
8,500
Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund
Provide targeted COVID-19 vaccine education and outreach to priority communities within our service area.
28,000
Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund
Provide dental services for migrant farmworkers through adult dental events.
40,000
Migrant Farmworkers Assistance Fund
Provide intensive case management to ensure migrant/seasonal farmworkers and their families have access to health care.
50,000
Missouri Budget Project
Core operating partner support.
50,000
Missouri Health Care For All
Core operating partner support.
10,000
NBC Community Development Corporation
Provide targeted COVID-19 vaccine education and outreach to priority communities within our service area.
40,000
Reconciliation Services
Unrestricted funding to support emergency assistance needs related to COVID-19.
50,000
ReDiscover
Core operating partner support.
40,000
ReDiscover
Provide assistance to individuals discharging from the Kansas City-Assessment and Triage Center (KC-ATC) and connect them to community-based treatments and supports through care coordinator services.
50,000
reStart, Inc.
Core operating partner support.
40,000
reStart, Inc.
Support for care coordination and navigation services for persons who are homeless.
50,000
Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, Inc.
Core operating partner support.
50,000
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center
Core operating partner support.
5,000
St. Stephen Baptist Church
Provide targeted COVID-19 vaccine education and outreach to priority communities within our service area.
50,000
Swope Health Services
Core operating partner support.
50,000
Synergy Services, Inc.
Core operating partner support.
40,000
Synergy Services, Inc.
Support for care coordination and navigation services for homeless youth and young children.
50,000
Thrive Allen County
Core operating partner support.
23,000
Thrive Allen County
Implement community solution to non-emergent and safety net transportation services for Allen County residents, assisting those with chronic medical and mental health conditions needing appointments outside of the county.
10,000
Thrive Allen County
Provide targeted COVID-19 vaccine education and outreach to priority communities within our service area.
50,000
Tri-County Mental Health Services, Inc.
Core operating partner support.
50,000
United Community Services of Johnson County
Core operating partner support.
10,000
United Community Services of Johnson County
Support planning for second phase of the Johnson County Health Equity Network to promote awareness of safe and affordable housing.
10,000
Uzazi Village
Provide targeted COVID-19 vaccine education and outreach to priority communities within our service area.
50,000
Vibrant Health
Core operating partner support.
50,000
Wyandot Center for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Inc
Core operating partner support.
Discretionary
24 grants
$266,736 invested
Amount
Organization
Description
27,700
Community Network for Behavioral Healthcare Inc.
Support racial equity mental health webinar series and implement a community engagement software system.
30,000
First Call Alcohol Drug Prevention & Recovery
Build capacity in the areas of strategic planning, leadership development, programming, and diversity, equity and inclusion training.
30,000
Kansas Action for Children
Support consultant to develop a communications and marketing plan that reflects focus on advocacy and racial equity.
24,600
Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice
Support planning for fund development, financial stability and board development.
14,500
Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission
Support the annual Latina Leadership Summit and voter engagement focus groups.
32,500
Swope Health Services
Increase organizational capacity through experiential leadership training and coaching to management employees across the organization.
30,000
Thrive Allen County
Increase communications capacity by updating communications priorities, branding and website and professional development for new communications coordinator.
15,000
Unified Government of Wyandotte County/KCK Health Department
Build on current capacity of partnerships to institutionalize and evaluate health and racial equity through the work of the Community Health Improvement Plan.
5,000
Bright Futures Harrisonville
One-time REACH Holiday Gift.
1,000
Center of Grace, Inc.
Contribution in recognition of outgoing REACH Board member, Heather Samuel.
2,500
Community Care Network of Kansas
Support Community Care Network of Kansas Annual Conference.
5,000
Della Lamb Community Services
One-time REACH Holiday Gift.
15,936
Employee Matching Gifts
REACH Foundation match for employee contributions.
5,000
Giving the Basics, Inc.
One-time REACH Holiday Gift.
5,000
Helping Hands of Odessa
One-time REACH Holiday Gift.
5,000
Iola Area Ministerial Association
One-time REACH Holiday Gift.
3,500
Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission
Support Latino Campaign Academy, a training camp for Latinx candidates and campaign managers to learn how to execute campaigns and engage voters.
1,000
KU Endowment
Support the Heartland Conference on Health Equity and Patient Centered Care.
1,000
Missouri Coalition For Oral Health
Support the Missouri Oral Health Policy Conference.
1,000
NAMI Kansas
Support organization of mental health education campaigns: StigmaFree, aligned with Kansas Mental Health Advocacy Day, 2) Minority Mental Health Month, and 3) Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.
5,000
Safehome Inc.
One-time REACH Holiday Gift.
2,500
United Community Services of Johnson County
Support for Human Services Summit.
2,500
Welcoming America
Support for national promotional activities for Welcoming Week, including communications tools and promotions.
1,500
Wyandot Center for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
Support for the Mental Health KC Conference.
Other
1 grant
$25,000 invested
Amount
Organization
Description
25,000
Center For Effective Philanthropy
Implement survey of REACH Foundation grantees through a Grantee Perception Report to gain grantee and partner insights on the foundation’s community investments and grantmaking practices.
Johnson County CARES Funding
17 grants
$1,000,000 invested
Amount
Organization
Description
90,000
AdventHealth Foundation Shawnee Mission
General Operating Support
25,000
Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA)
General Operating Support
50,000
Children’s Mercy Hospital
General Operating Support
50,000
Cornerstones Of Care
General Operating Support
50,000
First Call Alcohol Drug Prevention & Recovery
General Operating Support
50,000
Gateway Of Hope Ministries, Inc.
General Operating Support
50,000
Growing Futures Early Education Center, Inc.
General Operating Support
50,000
Health Partnership Clinic, Inc.
General Operating Support
90,000
Heartland Regional Alcohol & Drug Assessment Center, Inc.
General Operating Support
50,000
Jewish Family Services
General Operating Support
50,000
KC Healthy Kids
General Operating Support
75,000
KidsTLC, Inc.
General Operating Support
100,000
KVC Hospitals Inc.
General Operating Support
50,000
Lorraine’s House
General Operating Support
50,000
Mirror, Inc.
General Operating Support
70,000
Safehome Inc.
General Operating Support
50,000
Sunflower House
General Operating Support