Patricia and John Morgan Academic Advancement Fund Supports UMKC Student Retention, Achievement

Consistent and significant funding enhances student success, degree completion

For the past decade, the Patricia and John Morgan Academic Advancement Fund has supported UMKC programs that help students successfully navigate their college experience. Continue reading “Patricia and John Morgan Academic Advancement Fund Supports UMKC Student Retention, Achievement”

UMKC Receives $12.97M Grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship Programming

Grant provides support to continue and expand entrepreneurship programs on the UMKC campus and across the Kansas City region.

The University of Missouri-Kansas City has received a historic five-year, $12.97 million grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to build upon its national leadership in entrepreneurship programming and impact in the Kansas City region. Continue reading “UMKC Receives $12.97M Grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship Programming”

Innovative Technology Enhances Historical Research

Gift for digital and public humanities project fuels research, student experience

A recent gift from the William T. Kemper Foundation – Commerce Bank, Trustee is expanding student research opportunities in the UMKC School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Continue reading “Innovative Technology Enhances Historical Research”

A Musical Legacy

Annette Luyben continues her family’s history of supporting musicians

Anette Luyben, who grew up working in her family’s eponymous music store on Main Street in Kansas City, has lived her life surrounded by music and musicians. While the shop has moved online and narrowed its services, she continues to fuel the music community in Kansas City through gifts to the UMKC Conservatory.  Continue reading “A Musical Legacy”

Health Sciences Campus Welcomes New Director of Major Gifts

Gus Sonnenberg is a 1997 graduate of the UMKC School of Law

Gus Sonnenberg, a 15-year fundraising veteran, has joined the UMKC Foundation as senior director of major gifts for the Health Sciences Campus. He will work specifically with the schools of Nursing and Health Studies, Medicine and Pharmacy. Continue reading “Health Sciences Campus Welcomes New Director of Major Gifts”

Crescendo Raises More Than $650,000 for Student Scholarships

Annual benefit performance is the Conservatory’s largest fundraising event

The 2022 Crescendo event raised more than $650,000 to support Conservatory student scholarships. Approximately 1,000 people attended the gala and performance Friday evening. Continue reading “Crescendo Raises More Than $650,000 for Student Scholarships”

Sunderland Foundation Gives $30 Million to UMKC Health Sciences District Project

New cutting-edge educational facility will serve as a catalyst for growth and position the district to become a premier academic medical district

The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced a $30 million gift today from the Sunderland Foundation to help fund a new state-of-the-art medical and dentistry building in the UMKC Health Sciences District. The project will escalate momentum for expanding the district into a major regional academic medical center that can provide innovative health care, attract top medical students and researchers and generate billions of dollars in jobs and economic development, while advancing care for the underserved. Continue reading “Sunderland Foundation Gives $30 Million to UMKC Health Sciences District Project”