2024 Impact Report
Investing in Children. This is the first part of our mission statement, and exactly what we did in 2024, providing $27.5M in support to our partners, who in turn provided services to 69,433 children and youth across Jackson County. But that is only part of the story... The first quarter of 2024 saw three new faces join the CSF team: Kia Cannon as our Operations Manager, Jane Mosley as our Director of Impact, and Russell Anderson as our Director of Health Equity. With those additions, we completed the team growth we had begun in the spring of 2023, with a focus on balancing a strategic use of financial resources while also creating a team that could support expansive community outreach. Early in 2024 we were also able to welcome partners and stakeholders to an open house to highlight our CSF Community Room, a space that would ultimately host fifty-nine partner events throughout 2024. The open house also provided an opportunity for us to recognize Robin Winner and Sue Richter with the CSF Champions of Children award for their individual efforts in support of the CSF, and by extension, the children of Jackson County. During 2024 we completed the second and third of three Core Funding opportunities that had been announced in the spring of 2023. In April, the CSF awarded Core Funding: Academic Year awards to fifty-two school-based or school-adjacent projects, with a planned investment of $23.5M over two years. In October, the CSF awarded Core Funding: Calendar Year awards to seventy-four projects with a planned investment of $38.9M over two years. In addition, the CSF provided first-time Cultivation funding awards of $1.7M to six projects that would run concurrently with the Core Funding: Calendar Year awards. This Cultivation funding was a new category and is intended to strengthen these programs in preparation for eventual Core Funding. The CSF also continued support for Capacity Building efforts among our partners by awarding just over $3M to 33 projects. Last year also saw us begin two projects with long-term implications. The first of these was the selection of Fluxx as the grant-making software vendor that would assist us in building out our Partner Portal towards the goal of having a single solution for all applications, awards, contracts, reporting, and reimbursement requests. The second project was the launch of our Children’s Services Assessment (CSA) to evaluate the state of mental health and social-emotional well-being for children in Jackson County. In late 2024, four overarching themes emerged from the ongoing CSA efforts: compromised child well- being, strained system of care, workforce capacity challenges, and community & systemic barriers to accessing children’s services. Both projects will come to fruition in 2025. Lots happening, all of which would not mean as much if not for the amazing partner organizations that utilize our support to help children thrive. With much appreciation to them for their efforts, and all our community for their support of Jackson County kids.
ROB WHITTEN Chief Executive Officer
JESSICA RAMIREZ Board Chair
Where we invest for impact We fund 10 service areas to promote the mental health and social-emotional well-being of Jackson County children 19-years-old and younger. AMOUNT AWARDED
SERVICE AREA
HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED INTERVENTION
5,227,709
$
These important services allow children and youth to access behavioral health interventions in their homes and communities.
TO 18 ORGANIZATIONS
INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELING
$
Supportive services promote the wellbeing of children and families with psychological evaluations, mental health screenings, and therapy.
PREVENTION
Children and youth build resilience through services that develop socialemotional skills, enhance coping skills, strengthen relationships, and increase community engagement—ultimately decreasing the likelihood that they will develop substance use and mental health issues.
TO 29 ORGANIZATIONS
$
6,772,349
TO 41 ORGANIZATIONS
SERVICES TO TEEN PARENTS
Young parents are supported in the development of positive parenting skills, receiving adequate counseling and behavioral health services, and resources and referrals for additional support needs.
6,195,939
47,484
32
TO 1 ORGANIZATION
$
660,000
TO 3 ORGANIZATIONS
TRANSITIONAL LIVING
$
CRISIS INTERVENTION
11,275
149,222
Safety and stability are vital to healthy development. These services provide up to 30 days of shelter for youth experiencing abuse, neglect, homelessness, or other housing barriers.
FOUR ELIGIBLE SERVICE AREAS THAT WERE NOT FUNDED IN 2024:
9,136
$
TEMPORARY SHELTER
Counseling and supportive services are an integral part of programs that help youth transition from homelessness to safe living arrangements.
CHILDREN SERVED
1,763,330
TO 8 ORGANIZATIONS
966
540
69,433 TOTAL
In response to acute mental health crises, these services focus on rapidly restoring a child’s baseline functioning.
OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT
Children receive comprehensive mental health care services from evaluation and diagnosis to treatment and medication management.
OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT
Youth and families receive therapeutic services including assessments, early intervention, education, counseling, therapy and aftercare.
RESPITE CARE
Families with kids get access to temporary emergency shelter during crises or periods of stress in order to safely preserve the family unit.
Our team ROB WHITTEN Chief Executive Officer MOJI SHOGBAMIMU Chief Financial Officer JOVANNA ROHS Chief Program Officer JANE MOSLEY Director of Impact RUSSELL ANDERSON Director of Health Equity SETH BAKER Program Officer KATHERINE RIVARD Program Officer BERNADETTE SPOONER THOMPSON Program Officer KIA CANNON Operations Manager CELESTE ORTIZ Contract Administrator SHANNON DUPREE Accounting Specialist SUE RICHTER Special Projects
Our board JESSICA RAMIREZ Chair District 5, Exp 3.31.25 AMY HARRIS Vice Chair District 1, Exp 3.31.27 JUDY MORGAN Secretary District 1, Exp 3.31.25 AJIA MORRIS Treasurer District 2, Exp 3.31.27 BRIAN KABERLINE District 3, Exp 3.31.27 MONICA MEEKS District 6, Exp 3.31.26 MEG MCCALL District 4, Exp 3.31.26
Our partners From early childhood to late adolescence. In homes, in schools and in the community. Our funded partners are doing important, innovative work for kids. Our partnerships reach beyond just funding. We devote ourselves to supporting organizations through site visits, consulting and day-to-day engagement as they work to give hope to every child in Jackson County. AWARD KIDS AMOUNT SERVED
Ability KC Mental Health Matters for Children Living with Disabilities
$
250,000
263
Amethyst Place Therapeutic Family Support Services
$
252,000
110
Youth Empowerment Therapeutic Program
$
300,000
100
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City Mentoring to Support Children Who Have Experienced Trauma Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City Whole Child Development Program
60,000
$
40
324,000 3,588
$
Bridge Leadership Academy Coach Staffin and Resources
$
50,000
64
Calvary Community Outreach Network Helping Youth Plan for Excellence
$
84,000
114
Campfire Heartland SEL Programming Support for Children
$
76,660
464
SEL Support for JusticeInvolved Youth
$
64,640
147
150,000
57
Catholic Charities of Kansas City St. Joseph Promoting Parenting Skills & Childhood SEL
$
Center for Conflict Resolution Breaking Cycles of Violence
$
111,600 3,977
AWARD KIDS AMOUNT SERVED
Center School District #58 Elementary School-based Social Workers
$
Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) Clinical Services: Sustaining Impact
$
308,689
107
Expanding SchoolBased Prevention and Community Education
$
153,290
374
Child Protection Center, Inc. ACT Raising Safe Kids
$
186,000
216
Child and Family Trauma Treatment Program
$
163,190
162
Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired Social and Emotional Support for Visually and Multiply Impaired Children
$
167,846
178
Children’s Mercy Hospital Healthy Families Children’s Mercy
$
277,500
102
TIES - Team for Infants Exposed to Substance abuse
$
234,000
68
Citizens of the World Kansas City Building a Trauma Informed School
$
153,000
401
Community Assistance Council CAC’s Empower Program (Hickman Mills)
$
185,000
112
Community LINC Homeless Youth and Children’s Safe Haven
$
183,600
136
279,873 1,156
Our partners (cont’d) AWARD KIDS AMOUNT SERVED
Community Services League Childhood Specialist Case Manager
$
60,000
61
300,000
356
Family Stability Initiative
$
Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc. PUSH: Jackson County School Prevention and Therapy Program
$
218,121 1,266
Core Changing Concepts Community Core ChangingViolence Prevention Project
60,000
$
Cornerstones of Care Functional Family Therapy
$
Mental Health Prevention and Intervention Services
$
Crossroads Charter Schools Comprehensive Student Counseling Program
$
DeLaSalle Education Center The Kairos Program
$
Down Syndrome Innovations Mental Health Services for Families to Support Life Trajectories for Children with Developmental Disabilities in Jackson County
$
Drumm Center for Children Drumm Farm Clinical Expansion Project
$
EarlystART Mental Health Intervention Program (MHIP)
$
Easterseals Midwest ABA Therapy
$
318,000 250,000
162 128 806
125,000
278,429
135,000 216,000
Every Child’s Hope Community-Based Transitional Living at Steppingstone
$
375,000
29
Temporary Shelter at Steppingstone
$
315,000
62
First Call Alcohol/Drug Prevention & Recovery First Call Family Services
$
151,638
91
Foster Adopt Connect Clinical Therapy Services
$
124,035
26
Fostering Prevention Jackson County
$
157,462
42
Front Porch Alliance – Kansas City Neighborhood Families: Early Childhood Education
$
210,000
200
Genesis School Genesis School Counseling and Wellness Program
$
60,000
263
Gilda’s Club Kansas City Gilda’s Club KC Children, Teen, and Family Programming
$
13,924
137
Gordon Parks Elementary School Improved Mental Health and Well-Being Supports in School
$
76,818
399
$
117
Grandview Assistance Program Putting Students First
68,718
59
$
139
Green Works in Kansas City ECOS Urban Outdoor Nature Discovery
41,300
203
Guadalupe Centers Enhanced Bilingual Child & Youth Counseling & Therapy
$
64,200
94
118,615 1,120 135,000
AWARD KIDS AMOUNT SERVED
310
21
20
Emmanuel Family & Child Development Center Trauma Smart Continuum of Care at EFCDC
$
153,000
420
Empowering Parents KC EPKC Therapeutic Services
$
162,000
149
Essential Families Closing the Digital Divide, Providing 24/7 Virtual Mental Healthcare Services
$
200,000 1,188
Hillcrest Ministries of MidAmerica, Inc. New Youth Transitional Living Program in Jackson County
$
160,930
13
Hope House, Inc. Hope House’s Children’s Services Program
$
125,491
139
Hope House Guardian Program
$
222,676
114
Independence School District Expanded Family Services Initiative
$
258,500 1,231
AWARD KIDS AMOUNT SERVED
Independence School District Hispanic Outreach, Partnership and Engagement Services
$
Jackson County CASA Intervention and Advocacy for Children
$
Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Intervention and Advocacy Jewish Family Services Child and Family Counseling
$
200,300 1,116
Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri Mental Health Counseling
$
260,820
163
Mattie Rhodes Center Violence Intervention and Prevention - In School Services
$
205,200
226
Metro Lutheran Ministry Prevention and Re-Housing for Youth and Families
$
132,000
26
66,600 11,239
MOCSA Preventing Sexual Violence in Jackson County Schools
$
330,000
Sexual Violence Counseling for Children in Jackson County
$
330,000
73
Mother’s Refuge Therapy and Shelter for Homeless Teenage Mothers and Babies
$
149,222
32
Transitional Living Program for Young Mothers and Babies
$
252,000
18
Newhouse Children’s Program
$
216,000
204
Reversing the Negative Developmental Impact of Violent Trauma
$
253,618
204
Nurture KC Moving Beyond Depression Promise 1000 Partnership
$
330,000
155
Promise 1000 - Collective Impact Home Visiting
$
330,000
77
Reversing the Negative Developmental Impact of Violent Trauma
$
253,618
204
Operation Breakthrough Children and Youth Collaborative Mental Health Services
$
165,000
316
Our SpotKC Lion House KCMO
$
275,000
26
Paws & Pals K.I.N.D (Kids in Need of Dogs) Therapy
$
165,000
159
33,406
74
YouBeYou
$
Jewish Vocational Service JVS Social Work - Youth (JVS Youth)
$
Kansas City Autism Training Center Treatment for Jackson County Kids on the Autism Spectrum
$
257,702
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey KCFAA AileyCamp/AileyCamp the Group
$
Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy SEL Team Supports Positive Mental Health Outcomes
$
Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care Grief Support & Counseling for Youth Impacted by Trauma/Loss
AWARD KIDS AMOUNT SERVED
66,900
86,522
162,000
$
School-Based Grief Group and Individual Counseling Services
$
Kansas City Public Schools Restorative Justice Alternative School Support Model
$
71,424 87,500
333
11
82
118
137
242 227
KC Healthy Kids Healthy Kids Bright Futures
$
108,000
677
KIPP: Endeavor Academy Mental Health & Healing In Schools
$
125,000
85
KVC Missouri (formerly Niles) KVC Niles Day Prep Treatment: Helping Youth Heal from Trauma
$
Strong and Connected Families
$
240,000 189,000
62 70
Peace Partnership Peace Partnership In-School Counseling Program
150,000
3
$
175,000
650
105,000
730
265,254 5,749
$
AWARD KIDS AMOUNT SERVED
Police Athletic League of Kansas City, Inc. PAL Wellness and Resiliency Program
$
Preferred Family Healthcare STEP UP - Independence
$
154,015
101
STEP UP - Raytown
$
200,381
141
Raytown C-2 Public School District Raytown Connect
$
ReDiscover School-Based Mental Health Services
$
Show Me Zero Youth Suicide Project (Zero Suicide)
$
ReHope ReHope Youth Program
$
275,000
48
reStart, Inc. Youth Emergency Shelter
$
240,000
174
Youth Street Outreach Services (YSOS)
$
252,000 75,000
126,000 4,803
117,132 9,447
129,780 277,488
River of Refuge Transitional Housing Program
$
Rose Brooks Centers Project SAFE In-School Violence Prevention Program
$
SAFE Futures Program
$
Saint Luke’s Hospital (Crittenton) Smart Connections In-Home Mental Health Services
$
Samuel U Rodgers Health Center Blue Springs School District Expansion
$
Parent Education Expansion
$
Serve the World Charities (STW) Impact Center Schools
$
Sheffield Place Immediate Crisis Intervention for Children
$
Start at Zero Evidence-Based Family Visiting
$
253,980
523 460
205,920
$
73,200
72
Swope Health: Prevention Education and Teen Parent Program
$
77,300
283
Synergy Services, Inc. School Based Integration Services
$
236,856
51
The Children’s Place, Inc. Day Treatment Program
$
206,312
75
Therapeutic Services Expansion
$
246,250
89
The Family Conservancy Childhood Mental Health
$
330,000
402
$
62,100
64
The Plaza Academy School Based Mental Health Services for At-risk Adolescents
$
112,500
621
158 101
University Health Enhancing Futures
$
330,000
129
811
Wildwood Summer Camp Opportunity for Jackson County Youth
$
115,975
97
50,000
223
65
539
215,073 1,336 175,000
Swope Health Services Swope Health: Prevention & Early Intervention Services
The Transition Academy Creating Transition Success For Central City Youth with Disabilities
144,471 1,286 330,000
AWARD KIDS AMOUNT SERVED
94
166,800
169
130,500
157
Wonderscope Parenting with Play at Wonderscope YMCA of Greater Kansas City The Y’s Children’s Behavioral Health Expansion Project
$
251,303 1,793
$
Youth Ambassadors Teen Empowerment Project
$
75,000
172
Youth Guidance Becoming A Man (BAM)
$
90,000
189
Working On Womanhood (WOW)
$
90,000
175
Community Projects & Strategic Initiatives Kansas City Child Abuse Roundtable Action for Children Lee’s Summit Cares Community Approach to Youth Mental Health
85,000
$
120,000
$
Capacity Building Awards We believe it’s important to not only invest in services for children, but also in the organizations that provide those services. Through awards for Capacity Building, we partner with organizations to improve performance through the development and strengthening of skills. Avenue of Life Award Amount: $50,000
Frontier Schools Award Amount: $60,830
The Transition Academy Award Amount: $70,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Award Amount: $57,000
Greater Kansas City Linc Award Amount: $75,864
Bridge Leadership Academy Award Amount: $221,000
Hickman Mills C-1 School District Award Amount: $300,000
Transformation Visitation Home Award Amount: $25,000
Camp Encourage Award Amount: $4,000 Center for Conflict Resolution Award Amount: $48,160 Center School Distract Award Amount: $150,000 Children of Incarcerated Parents Award Amount: $32,500 Children’s Center of the Visually Impaired Award Amount: $55,000 Citizens of the World-Kansas City Award Amount: $94,350
Urban Ranger Corps Award Amount: $45,000
HorsePower Experiential Learning Program Award Amount: $32,000
Warriors’ Best Friend Foundation Award Amount: $25,000
Jewish Vocational Service Award Amount: $275,000
WeCode KC Award Amount: $150,000
Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy Award Amount: $45,000 KC Healthy Kids Award Amount: $60,000 Northeast Community Center Award Amount: $45,000 Paws & Pals Award Amount: $100,000
Community Assistance Council Award Amount: $180,000
Pro Deo Youth Center Award Amount: $129,000
EarlystART Award Amount: $45,000
Raytown Public School District Award Amount: $100,000
Empowering Parents KC Award Amount: $42,000
reStart, Inc. Award Amount: $225,000
First Call Award Amount: $35,000
Seton Center Award Amount: $5,700
Front Porch Alliance Award Amount: $195,000
Sparkwheel, Inc. Award Amount: $26,250
*This listing reflects new awards made in 2024, and does not include 28 multi-year Capacity Building projects awarded in 2023 that are ongoing. Since launching this initiative, the CSF has committed over $7.8M in support of 69 projects.
Collaboration Awards Collaboration is about leveraging expertise not found at any single organization through meaningful partnerships to create system-level impact. Safe Babies Court Foster Adopt Connect Award Amount: $1,983,724 System of Care for School-Based Mental Health Services SchoolSmartKC Award Amount: $3,713,641 Connected Communities ― Thriving Families Missouri Coalition for Children Award Amount: $1,200,000
Trusted & transparent Our unique funding model ensures that partner organizations get the critical support they need while taxpayers feel confident that their dollars are being well spent. Instead of a traditional grant approach, we reimburse for actual program expenses, enabling us to stay accountable to taxpayers and partners. In addition, every year we are audited by an outside firm to ensure accuracy and compliance in our financial records. For maximum transparency, we post complete audit results on our website. REVENUE Sales Tax Proceeds
33,565,974
$
Interest Income TOTAL REVENUE
866,075
$
34,432,049
$
EXPENSES Partner Support - Core Funding
22,345,953
$
Partner Support - Capacity Building
$
2,417,434
Partner Support - Collaboration
$
2,561,409
Partner Support - Community PARTNER SUPPORT TOTAL
141,015
$
27,465,811
$
Personnel (Salary & Benefits)
1,644,120
$
Professional Contracts
402,298
$
General Administration/Operations
59,585
$
Rent & Occupancy
185,918
$
Professional Insurance
$
42,762
Technology Costs
$
14,640
Transportation (Staff Mileage)
2,766
$
Depreciation
42,277
$
TOTAL OVERHEAD TOTAL EXPENSES *Financials are subject to change upon completion of 2024 audit.
2,394,366
$
29,860,177
$
2024 BY THE NUMBERS
27,465,811
$
million invested & Children impacted by services receiving CSF funding
69,433
183 FUNDED PROJECTS
Funding decisions for greatest impact We make funding decisions based on key areas of impact and specific activities and outcomes. This framework is designed to support programs focused on prevention, resilience, and community, as well as support new opportunities that strengthen organizations and help them grow, expand their reach, and help more of our kids thrive. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT GUIDES OUR FUNDING DECISIONS.
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