The Ina Calkins Board is seeking grant proposals from a selected group of 501(c)(3) nonprofits in the Kansas City, MO area.
Donor Name: The Ina Calkins Board
State: Missouri
City: Kansas City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline:  09/01/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Ina Calkins directed that the income from the assets of her estate be used by the board:

To some organization or organizations in the State of Missouri, which are engaged in teaching to the public generally or to some portion thereof, and particularly to the young, advantages, social, moral, economical, and physical of the total abstinence from the use of alcoholic liquor as a beverage, and the advantages of the enactment and enforcement of law for the prohibition of the traffic in intoxicating liquor.
To meet the physical needs of needy men and women who are above the age of sixty years.
To provide for the care of children who cannot be properly provided for by those upon whom they are dependent or who have none upon whom they may depend, or/and, to make provision for such children so that they may have the benefit of life in a home, either with their parents or friends or elsewhere.
To furnish medical or surgical aid for poor children who are crippled or deformed.
To provide means for the education of those, who being without means thereto, wish to study and prepare themselves for social service of one type or another.
To aid from time to time in endowing any college or colleges, or any university or universities situated within Kansas City, Missouri, which admit the worthy youth of Kansas City to the privileges thereof.
To assist in providing funds for erecting buildings for, or/and for carrying on the work of some Young Men’s Christian Association or Associations, or Young Women’s Christian Association or Associations.
Provided that the people or/and institutions receiving financial aid as aforesaid, and to be benefited thereby, shall be within the City of Kansas City, Missouri, that is, all such people shall be residents of Kansas City, Missouri, and all such institutions shall be located in said City of Kansas City, Missouri, except that the moneys expended under the provisions of sub-paragraph (a) above shall not be so limited.

Funding Information
It is a granting body that will distribute approximately $200,000 each year.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations that receive funding must be 501c3 organizations located and operating in Kansas City, Missouri and must meet the criteria established by Mrs. Calkins.
Grant proposals seeking support for the following will not be considered:

Athletic programs/projects, student trips, and cultural exchanges
Advertising or marketing campaigns
Association memberships
Building funds for educational institutions
Direct payments or grants to individuals
Direct support to elementary and secondary schools to support basic operations such as maintenance of buildings, teacher salaries, etc.
Fundraising activities, such as event sponsorships, benefits, dinners, galas, sporting events, seminars, and symposia
Government-supported organizations
Operating support for colleges and universities
Political or lobbying organization
Religious organizations for religious purposes to the exclusion of others
University collaborative research named academic chairs

For more information, visit The Ina Calkins Board.