Giving Back

MISSION STATEMENT

It’s a mission about love. We love God, and we demonstrate our love and live out our faith by extending care to others.  
We offer our programs to the poorest of the poor, to the children in greatest need, without ulterior motive.
We devote ourselves to helping children of all faiths, cultures, backgrounds and race — without imposing any religious
obligation or conversion requirement upon them.  We simply aspire to be like our Savior, Jesus Christ, in who we are and what we do.

Our mission: To care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption.

Who we are
The Global Orphan Project, Inc. (GO Project or GO) is a Christian, global, nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for local children
and families in crisis, from Kansas City to Kampala. By equipping local churches with proper tools and resources, we provide
sustainable care for the world’s most vulnerable.

What we do
Through both ministry and the marketplace, we are rallying a global family to provide local care to children, both domestically
in the U.S. and internationally in Haiti, the DR, East Africa and India.

OUR MISSION AND VISION

Our mission is to raise awareness and fund research grants to find treatments and cures for childhood cancer. 
Our vision is that together, we raise awareness and bring HOPE to children with cancer.
We are governed by a seven member Board of Directors

The mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and 
myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

We are the voice for all blood cancer patients and we work to ensure access to treatments for all blood cancer patients.
LLS exists to find cures and ensure access to treatments for blood cancer patients.

HISTORY​​​
Created in 1990, the Blue Valley Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that supplements student learning through teacher
grants and district-wide programs that support educational excellence. The Foundation is a means to empower educators to go beyond
the limits of our financial environment, not just occasionally, but continually.​

Mission Statement
Our mission is to enrich educational excellence through community outreach, financial development, and ongoing funding of extraordinary educational programs.

Vision
BVEF aspires to be one of the Blue Valley community's most valuable assets:

• By utilizing the talents and resources of individuals and organizations in our community to assure excellence in public education;

• By embracing the challenges of our changing world and supporting innovative educational ideas and extraordinary learning opportunities;

• By developing an organization recognized for its dynamic outstanding leadership and its capacity to unite our community.

Our Mission

Wayside Waifs is a charitable animal shelter whose purpose is to place adoptable companion animals in responsible homes. To accomplish this, we employ 3 key strategies:

• Providing temporary shelter for homeless companion animals.

• Educating the public.

• Developing partnerships, collaborations and strategic alliances.

Our Philosophy

Wayside Waifs is committed to finding homes for all adoptable pets. Wayside is the largest pet adoption campus in Kansas City, placing over 5,400 animals each year in loving forever homes.
Wayside does not euthanize adoptable animals, and there are no time limits for animals in our care. Only animals suffering from significant medical issues or those that pose a danger are
humanely euthanized. Wayside Waifs is proud to be a part of Kansas City's no kill community.

Museum Mission

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: Where the power of art engages the spirit of community.  We welcome and provide free admission to all, and deliver unparalleled
opportunities to enjoy, appreciate and understand the finest visual arts and the varied cultures they represent—on our campus, online, and throughout Kansas City.

As an institution of national and international renown, we establish and adhere to the highest professional standards and practices in research, scholarship, presentation,
interpretation and care of our collections.  We serve as a vital partner in the educational, social and cultural life of our community, using our collections and programs to
build an environment where people can gather, share and contemplate the greatest creations of humankind.  Every day, in all we do, the Nelson-Atkins is committed to
nurturing excellence, inspiring creativity and building community through the power of art.

Welcome

The Arts & Recreation Foundation of Overland Park aims to continually support arts and recreation in our community by promoting and providing for the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens,
Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead, and public art in Overland Park. The foundation and the City of Overland Park, Kansas, have worked together since 1995 in this public-private partnership.

Integrating arts and recreation more fully into our lives enriches everyone by bringing us together to foster a stronger community.

We invite all who enjoy the cultural and recreational amenities of our city to join with us to invest in the future of Overland Park for our children and children’s children.

Become a Friend Of

THE FARMSTEAD    THE ARBORETUM   OVERLAND PARK ARTS   ALL INCLUSIVE

The measure of our success has and always will be the impact our accomplishments have on our community. Please consider joining one or all of our friends groups to support arts and recreation in our city.  Your donation in the form of a membership goes directly toward the improvement and sustainability of these amenities.

OUR VISION A culture of communion continually nourished by the works of charity, recognizing the inherent dignity of
the human person created in the image and likeness of God.

OUR MISSION As the organization at the service of charity of the Bishop and Church of Kansas City-St. Joseph, the mission
of Catholic Charities is to answer the commandment of Jesus Christ to love through service, advocacy, and empowerment of
the vulnerable and those in need throughout northern and western Missouri.