When mission matters, it matters where you put your money.
WE’RE ABOUT
PEOPLE
We serve the people we see every day — our neighbors and community members. We understand their needs, their potential, and what they deserve, and we invest in that.
By financing buildings, creating jobs and promoting financial literacy, we foster economic stability and growth. Our staff is involved at a personal level. They volunteer with children’s reading programs, support local nonprofits, host health fairs, and advocate for local businesses.
As a CDFI bank, we genuinely care about the people who live and work here.
WE’RE ABOUT
POSSIBILITY
We unlock the potential of distressed communities through strategic investments and partnerships with like-minded organizations.
Our goal is to revitalize these communities with better jobs, services, and vibrant communal spaces.
New Markets Tax Credits
This federal program encourages investment in low-income areas, and institutions like Central Bank use these credits to create jobs and expand access to essential goods and services.
Community Development Loans
Our loans empower minority- and women-owned businesses to start and grow. With access to funds for equipment and expansion, these entrepreneurs can build a better future where they live.
Affordable Housing
Central Bank of Kansas City combines public funding awards and grants with private capital to drive investments in affordable housing. This approach enables us to provide competitive lending solutions that support the development of affordable housing projects.
WE’RE ABOUT
PURPOSE
Money is a tool — so why not use it to make a difference? As a CDFI, we wield that tool to rebuild communities.
Our mission-driven deposits fund vital community development. We leverage federal resources and private capital to help communities become self-sufficient and resilient.
We champion possibility — because it’s the right thing to do.
Thank you for your unwavering belief in Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center and the vital work we do. With your support, we’re excited to expand our mission with the new Pediatric Wing, reinforcing our commitment to delivering high-quality, compassionate, and affordable healthcare to the most vulnerable in our community.
— BOB THEIS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SAMUEL U. RODGERS HEALTH CENTER
If you share our belief — that people, no matter where they live, deserve an equal opportunity to thrive — join us.
Add the strength of your organization to ours, and multiply your impact. By partnering with Central Bank of Kansas City, your deposits do more than just earn interest. They change lives.
Start the conversation, and see how your mission can grow. Contact us today.
CENTRAL BANK OF KANSAS CITY
Project Highlights
Operation Breakthrough, Inc.
Our $11 million NMTC allocation allowed Operation Breakthrough to expand its Troost campus, providing education, healthcare, and parenting programs to underserved Kansas City neighborhoods.
It created space for 300 additional K-8 students and introduced MakerCity, where students develop 21st-century skills in STEM, the arts and other academic subjects through hands-on learning.
Impact on Education & Skills Development
290
210 students
200 persons
The Merc
Impact on Neighborhoods & Local Business
Provides fresh, accessible food to
9,544
residents
A $7 million NMTC allocation and bond financing enabled the construction of a 14,000 sq. ft. grocery store in a distressed area of Kansas City, KS designated as a USDA Food Desert.
Operated by The Community Mercantile Inc. (The Merc), the store provides fresh produce, meats, and free health-related education.
100%
within a one-mile radius, of which 64% are low-income (80% AMI or below) of jobs
30 construction jobs
all paying living wages with 18% going to local residents and 22% of contracts going to MBE/WBE Firms
being low-income accessible and going to residents of the local community
Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center
Central Bank of Kansas City provided a $15 million NMTC allocation to support the construction of a new pediatric wing and parking structure.
Impact
• Job creation in the local community
• Address primary care shortage for women, infants and children
• Increase access to behavioral health and dental care
• Increase access to health care for the area’s most vulnerable population — children
4,500 children
Provides services to Creates New per year pediatric wing
37 new jobs
40-room, 30,000 sq ft
Orange EV
With a $17.25 million NMTC allocation, Orange EV finished out a new 437,339 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Kansas City, KS.
By replacing diesel-powered trucks with electric models, Orange EV contributes to environmental sustainability and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Their production of eco-friendly, zeroemission industrial electric terminal trucks supports the EPA’s push for zero-emission vehicles by 2030.
Impact
• Job creation in the local community
• Quality production and manufacturing jobs for transit-challenged low-income residents
• Sustainable manufacturing growth
• Workforce training for skills such as forklift driving and vehicle technology
• Internships and employment opportunities for students
are accessible to low-income persons of the jobs
$42.08/hour 376 jobs Salaries paying an average wage of The facility will create and retain
NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT
JE Dunn Construction, KCMO
Hotel Indigo, KCMO
Home2 Suites, Kansas City, KS
Marquette Tech, Cape Girardeau, MO
Beaux Arts Council, St. Louis, MO
Three Trails Industrial Park, KCMO
2351 Jefferson Market, St. Louis, MO
Pershall Business Center, St. Louis, MO
Académie Lafayette, KCMO
Academy for Integrated Arts, KCMO
Donnelly College, Kansas City, KS
Junior Achievement, Kansas City, KS
Kansas State University Foundation, Manhattan, KS
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Jordan Valley Innovation Center, Springfield, IL
Harvesters, Topeka, KS
Dillons Grocery, Topeka, KS
Dillons Grocery, Wichita, KS
St. Louis Food Hub
The Merc Co+op, Kansas City, KS
Habitat for Humanity, St. Louis, MO
Centre @501, St. Louis, MO
Arcade Building, St. Louis, MO
Pagedale Town Center, Pagedale, MO
Linwood Area Ministry Place, KCMO
Pawsperity, KCMO
Emmanuel Family & Child Development Center, KCMO
Operation Breakthrough, KCMO Welcome House, KCMO
Estwing Manufacturing Company, Rockford, IL
Halo Branded Solutions, Sterling, IL
Sioux Chief Manufacturing, KCMO Spirit Aerosystems, Wichita, KS
Orange EV, Kansas City, KS
Eagle Railcar, Junction City, KS
EFCO Corporation, Monnett, MO
Flex N Gate Plastics, Danville, IL
Hillyard, Inc., St. Joseph, MO
Parr Instrument, Moline, IL
Quaker Windows and Doors, Eldon, MO
Reser’s Fine Foods Inc., Topeka, KS
Westgate 200, St. Charles, MO
Amberwell Health, Atchison, KS
Smith County Hospital, Smith Center, KS
University Health Truman Med Center, KCMO
Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, KCMO
PACE KC Adult Wellness Center, KCMO
Applewood Towers, Lawrenceville, GA
West Pine Residences, Sylvester, GA
Windsor Crossing, Nashville, GA
Aspen Court, Urbana, IL
River View, Vincennes, IN
Tipton Senior Apartments, Tipton, IN
Elizabeth Estates, Wichita, KS
French Quarter, Wichita, KS
Harvest Pointe, Newton, KS
Hillcrest Manor, Leavenworth, KS
Homestead Senior Residences, Bel Aire, KS
Lofts at 832, Atchison, KS
Madison Ave Residences, Wichita, KS
Penn Street Lofts, Lawrence, KS
Pittsburg Senior Housing, Pittsburg, KS
27th Street Town Homes, KCMO
Amber Stones at Old North, St. Louis, MO
Blehneim School Apartments, KCMO
Chaumiere Place, KCMO
Depot at Old Santa Fe, KCMO
Jennings Place, Jennings, MO
North Creek Estates, Independence, MO
Pendleton Arts Block, KCMO
Ridgeview Estates, Raymore, MO
River Bluff Manor, St. Louis, MO
Royal Oak Estates, Troy, MO
Vandeventer Place, St. Louis, MO
Founders Ridge Apartments, Papillion, NE
Avanti Legacy Rosewood, Laredo, TX Pinehurst Villas, Orange, TX
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