Grant Details

The Hall Family Foundation is a private philanthropic organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of human life. Programs that enrich the community, help people and promote excellence are considered to be of prime importance. The Foundation views its primary function as that of a catalyst. It seeks to be responsive to programs that are innovative, yet strive to create permanent solutions to community needs in the Greater Kansas City area.

In considering support, preference is given to programs which create long term solutions which create a positive impact on the community and have the likelihood of future support for on-going operating costs. In addition the program should be non-competing with government programs and cooperative with other community resources/agencies. The Hall Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropic efforts on six areas of interest in the Greater Kansas City area:

1. Early and K-12 Education: Grantmaking in early, elementary and secondary education seeks to promote excellence and access to a quality education. We prefer to support organizations, programs and projects that address the educational needs of urban school children with a particular interest in systemic reform/improvement efforts, closing achievement gaps and building human capital;
2. Higher Education: The Foundation makes Higher Education grants for select programs that are considered centers of excellence. We emphasize programs that expand research capacity and education opportunities. We recognize the link between Higher Education and the economic vitality of the region.
3. Children, Youth, and Families: Grants in this category intend to improve well-being and respond to families' physical and emotional needs. They emphasize services to people most at risk due to poverty, limited access to resources, health issues and exposure to violence. Their preference is assistance to children and youth and to those living in the urban cores of Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas;
4. Neighborhood Revitalization: Neighborhood revitalization grantmaking seeks to prevent or overcome blight and deterioration of the urban core and its neighborhoods. They prefer to support organizations, programs and projects that promote lasting, comprehensive redevelopment in targeted areas or whose work leverages HFF grant awards in other interest areas that may affect specific neighborhood;
5. The Arts: Grants in The Arts encourage excellence in the community's performing and visual arts organizations. Top priority is given to programs that enhance quality, strengthen management and increase audience development. While larger, established arts groups take priority, they also invest in smaller groups that fill a specific arts niche; and
6. Additional Interests: Grants in this category include Foundation support of community-wide efforts that seek to provide long-term solutions to local issues of high priority.