KC Common Good

What KC Common Good does

KC Common Good is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2018 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, that convenes cross-sector community stakeholders — including businesses, faith-based organizations, government agencies, law enforcement, and community-based nonprofits — to address the root causes of violence in the greater Kansas City region. The organization operates a portfolio of six core programs: KC 360, a community-based violence reduction initiative modeled after the proven Omaha 360 approach that convenes 85+ organizations weekly across five pillars (prevention, intervention, enforcement support, reentry, and reform); the Lansing Career Campus, providing stackable credentials and workforce training to 300+ formerly incarcerated individuals annually in partnership with the Kansas Department of Corrections and Greater Kansas City Chamber; Working for Youth/ProX, a paid summer internship program that placed 427 youth with 89 employers in 2021 and 420+ youth in 2022 in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation; Good Samaritan Home Equity, a housing initiative building and renovating 40+ homes through an innovative House Vesting model; the KC Common Good Fund, providing $3,000-$5,000 in funeral expense assistance to families of violence victims; and KC United for Public Safety, a 10-pillar collaborative framework aligning citywide public safety strategies.

The organization is funded entirely through donations, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships from a diversified base that includes the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, DeBruce Foundation, William T. Kemper Foundation, United Way of Greater Kansas City, Health Forward, Jackson County COMBAT, and corporate partners such as JE Dunn Construction, AT&T, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Husch Blackwell, KPMG, Deloitte, and Lockton. KC Common Good does not develop proprietary technology; its core delivery model is human-driven convening, with supporting tools limited to a Village Map resource directory and an external Data Dashboard aggregating municipal and law enforcement public safety data. The organization operates with a small staff of 5-6 full-time personnel (plus 5 planned new hires per its 2025 strategic plan) and is governed by a board chaired by Jeffrey J. Simon of Husch Blackwell; CEO Klassie Alcine was announced to be departing in May 2026.

Name

KC Common Good

Legal name

KC Common Good

Website

https://kccommongood.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

KC Common Good is a Kansas City nonprofit founded in 2018 that convenes 85+ cross-sector organizations to reduce violence, offering programs in youth employment, reentry training, victim funeral assistance, and community-led violence reduction modeled on the proven Omaha 360 approach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Violence Prevention Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Violence prevention programs
• Community safety initiatives
• Youth workforce development
• Reentry employment services
• Nonprofit community organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: KC Common Good is funded through donations from individuals, businesses, and charitable foundations. The organization accepts monetary contributions through its website and by mail.
2. Common Good Fund - Victim Compensation: The Common Good Fund provides financial aid up to $3,000-$5,000 for families struggling with funeral expenses for loved ones killed by violence. This is an assistance program rather than revenue generation.
3. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Major funding comes from foundations including Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, DeBruce Foundation, William T. Kemper Foundation, Health Forward, and corporate partners like JE Dunn Construction, AT&T, and Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

KC Common Good is a nonprofit organization that convenes community stakeholders across government, law enforcement, faith-based groups, businesses, and residents to address the root causes of violence in the greater Kansas City region. It delivers direct services through programs such as KC 360 (collective-impact violence reduction), the Lansing Career Campus (workforce reentry training for 300+ formerly incarcerated individuals annually), Working for Youth/ProX (paid summer internships for at-risk youth), the KC Common Good Fund (funeral expense assistance up to $5,000 for families of homicide victims), and the Good Samaritan Home Equity homeownership initiative. All programs are provided at no cost to beneficiaries and funded through donations, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships.

Product overview

KC Common Good is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of community-focused violence prevention and intervention programs. The core offerings include KC 360 (a comprehensive violence reduction initiative), the Lansing Career Campus (workforce reentry training), Working For Youth/ProX (youth internship program), Good Samaritan Home Equity (homeownership initiative), the KC Common Good Fund (victim compensation), and KC United for Public Safety (collaborative public safety framework). Supporting resources include the Village Map (neighborhood resource directory) and Data Dashboard (external data sources). These programs work collectively through community partnerships, law enforcement collaboration, and evidence-based practices to address root causes of violence in the greater Kansas City region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KC 360 A community-based, five-pillar violence reduction initiative (prevention, intervention, enforcement support, reentry and reform, support services) that convenes weekly meetings with 85+ organizations to address root causes of violence in Kansas City neighborhoods. Modeled after the proven Omaha 360 approach.
• Lansing Career Campus A career training program at Lansing Correctional Facility providing stackable credentials in high-demand industries for formerly incarcerated individuals to reduce recidivism and address workforce shortages.
• Working For Youth / ProX A paid youth summer internship program partnering with the Kauffman Foundation's Real World Learning initiative to pair Kansas City youth (including disconnected youth) with local employers, supplemented by professional development, career coaching, and financial education.
• Good Samaritan Home Equity
• KC Common Good Fund A victim compensation fund providing financial aid of $3,000 to $5,000 to families in the Kansas City area struggling with funeral expenses for loved ones killed by violence, in collaboration with residents, clergy, non-violence organizations, the Kansas City Police Department, and city government.
• KC United for Public Safety A community-based public safety framework, modeled after Omaha, Nebraska, that aligns multiple regional public safety plans (including the KC 360 10-Point Plan and Partners for Peace/DOJ strategy) into a single collaborative approach organized around 10 Core Pillars.

Quantifiable outcome

• 78% decrease in homicides in Santa Fe neighborhood pilot area
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• City of Kansas City, MissouricoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner in KC United for Public Safety initiative, providing political support and alignment with city public safety plans.
• Kansas City Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw enforcement partner in violence reduction collaborative, participating in weekly KC 360 meetings and coordinated public safety efforts.
• Rockhurst UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner providing venue for weekly KC 360 meetings at Magis Activity Center; hosts Alvin Brooks Center for Faith & Justice.
• Greater Kansas City Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber partner in workforce development and reentry programming; Joe Reardon, President & CEO, serves on the Board of Directors.
• Empowerment Network of OmahacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory and model partner whose successful Omaha 360 program inspired KC 360; provides guidance on evidence-based violence prevention.
• Ad Hoc Against CrimecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner in violence prevention; Damon Daniel, President, serves on the Board of Directors.
• Aim 4 PeacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity's violence interruption program partner in comprehensive public safety planning and implementation.
• Full Employment CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development partner; Clyde McQueen, President & CEO, serves on the Board of Directors.
• Guadalupe CentersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization partner serving Latino community; Beto Lopez, CEO, serves on the Board of Directors.
• Urban League of Greater Kansas CitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil rights and economic empowerment organization partner in community development efforts.
• University of Missouri - Kansas CitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner; C. Mauli Agrawal, Ph.D., Chancellor, serves on the Board of Directors.
• Metropolitan Community CollegemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner; Dr. Kimberly Beatty, Chancellor, serves on the Board of Directors.
• Kansas Department of CorrectionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for Lansing Career Campus reentry program providing training for 300+ formerly incarcerated individuals annually.
• High AspirationsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth mentorship organization; Henry Wash, President, serves on the Board of Directors.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Year Up: Large-scale youth workforce development nonprofit serving opportunity youth ages 18-24 with paid internships and training. Comparable to KC Common Good's Working for Youth program though operating at much greater national scale and brand recognition.

Direct peers

• Cure Violence Global: National violence-prevention nonprofit that pioneered the 'violence as public health' interruption model. Shares KC Common Good's emphasis on community-led prevention and trained interrupters, though Cure Violence scales across multiple U.S. and international sites.
• Cities United: National membership network of mayors and city leaders working to reduce gun violence affecting Black men and boys. Aligns with KC Common Good's KC United for Public Safety initiative and shares the same convening-plus-direct-service orientation.
• Roca: Massachusetts-based nonprofit focused on young people at the center of urban violence, providing cognitive behavioral therapy, workforce training, and reentry support — directly comparable to KC Common Good's Lansing Career Campus and Working for Youth offerings.
• Urban League of Greater Kansas City: KC Common Good board partner and direct regional peer, addressing economic empowerment and civil rights for African Americans in the Kansas City area. Competes for overlapping philanthropic dollars and serves adjacent populations.
• Becoming a Man (BAM): Youth-focused violence prevention program operating in Chicago schools and now expanding nationally. Shares KC Common Good's emphasis on SEL and group counseling for at-risk youth to reduce violent outcomes.
• Aim4Peace (Kansas City, MO): City of Kansas City-run violence interruption program and listed KC Common Good partner. Operates in the same geography with overlapping target population, making it the closest local collaborator/competitor in KC's violence-prevention ecosystem.
• Empowerment Network of Omaha: Operators of the Omaha 360 violence-reduction model that KC Common Good explicitly adapts. Both organizations run multi-sector collective-impact convenings focused on reducing homicides and engaging at-risk youth in mid-sized American cities.
• Chicago CRED: Chicago nonprofit that employs a 'shootings-don't-determine-futures' model focusing on mentorship, employment, and behavioral therapy for highest-risk individuals. Comparable in approach and target population, though operating at much larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• National Network for Safe Communities: John Jay College-affiliated policy and technical assistance organization that promotes 'group violence intervention' models nationwide. Comparable intellectually to KC 360's enforcement-prevention-reentry framework, though NNSC operates as a national thought leader rather than a direct service provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kccommongood
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kccommongood
• Instagraminstagram.com/kccommongood

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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