Greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness

What Greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness does

Greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness (GKCCEH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the HUD-designated Continuum of Care lead agency for the MO-604 CoC, serving Jackson County, Wyandotte County, and Eastern Jackson County in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The organization was established in its current form through a 2014 merger that combined the Jackson County/Kansas City/Lee's Summit/Independence CoC with the Wyandotte County CoC, unifying cross-state homelessness coordination under a single entity. GKCCEH's mission is to coordinate community-wide funding, data, and partnerships to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring across the metro.

The organization's core product suite comprises the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) built on the Caseworthy platform, a Coordinated Entry System using standardized assessment tools, the annual Point-in-Time Count, Housing Inventory Count reporting, System Performance Measures, Longitudinal Systems Analysis reports spanning 2015-2025, and a public Resource Finder. The HMIS infrastructure supports 264 active users across 30 organizations managing 103 projects, making GKCCEH the de facto data backbone for regional homelessness response. The organization achieved functional zero in veteran homelessness in 2014 through its Built for Zero partnership, demonstrating measurable system-level outcomes.

GKCCEH operates on a government-grant-dependent revenue model, managing approximately $21M in HUD CoC Program funding as Collaborative Applicant and HMIS Lead Agency, with additional federal, state, and local grant income. Ancillary revenue streams include $100 annual CoC membership dues, donations via PayPal, and membership fees from partner organizations. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors and supported by a 14-person staff distributed across CoC planning, operations and compliance, HMIS/data systems, and coordinated entry functions. Customer segments include individuals experiencing homelessness (end beneficiaries), HUD-funded service provider organizations (operational customers), and HUD-funded programs (compliance reporting customers).

Name

Greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness

Legal name

Greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness

Website

https://gkcceh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness (GKCCEH) is a HUD-designated Continuum of Care lead agency coordinating funding, data, and partnerships across the Kansas City metro to prevent and end homelessness. It administers HMIS, Coordinated Entry, and approximately $21M in federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless Services Coordination

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Other Community Housing Services (624229), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Homelessness services coordination
• Continuum of care
• Homeless management information
• Coordinated entry system
• HUD grant administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. HUD Continuum of Care Program Grants: Primary federal funding through HUD's annual CoC Program funding competition. GKCCEH serves as the Collaborative Applicant, coordinating submission of consolidated applications for federal funding on behalf of local housing and service providers.
2. CoC Membership Dues: Annual membership dues of $100 for CoC membership, with waiver available for CoC program participants.
3. Federal, State, and Local Grants: Organization administers several grants from federal, state, and local governments as well as private funders. Current grant portfolio approximately $21 million.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness (GKCCEH) operates as the HUD-designated Continuum of Care lead for the Kansas City metro, coordinating funding, data, and partnerships across Jackson County, Wyandotte County, and Eastern Jackson County. The organization administers the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), runs the Coordinated Entry System for connecting individuals to housing and services, conducts annual Point-in-Time Counts, manages the HUD CoC Program funding competition (~$21M in grants), and supports a network of nonprofit and government service providers.

Product overview

GKCCEH offers a coordinated suite of programs and tools to prevent poverty and end homelessness in the Greater Kansas City area. The core portfolio consists of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for client-level data collection across the MO-604 Continuum of Care, and the Coordinated Entry System for streamlining connections between individuals experiencing homelessness and available housing services. Supporting these platforms are data services including the Point-In-Time Count, HMIS Reporting (covering Housing Inventory Count, System Performance Measures, and Longitudinal Systems Analysis), and a Coordinated Entry Dashboard. The organization also manages the annual HUD CoC Program funding competition through its NOFO application process, and provides a public Resource Finder for individuals seeking housing assistance. Together, these products enable GKCCEH to serve as the HUD-designated Continuum of Care lead for the Kansas City metro, coordinating funding, data, and partnerships to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
• Coordinated Entry System
• Point-In-Time Count
• Resource Finder
• HMIS Reporting
• Coordinated Entry Dashboard
• CoC Program Funding Application (NOFO)

Quantifiable outcome

• Functional zero achieved for veteran homelessness in 2014
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Built for ZerocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014National initiative working with communities to achieve functional zero in homelessness. GKCCEH achieved functional zero in veteran homelessness through this partnership in 2014, demonstrating the organization's effectiveness in coordinating regional homeless services.
• 100,000 Homes CampaigncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010National campaign that preceded Built for Zero. GKCCKC worked with this initiative before achieving functional zero in veteran homelessness.
• HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal agency that designates CoC leads and provides funding through the CoC Program. GKCCEH is the HUD-designated Continuum of Care lead for the Kansas City metro, administering approximately $21M in HUD grants.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Caseworthy: Caseworthy is the HMIS software vendor whose platform GKCCEH administers for MO-604. It is an enabling technology peer — comparable in the sense that other CoC leads also license HMIS platforms, though Caseworthy is a for-profit SaaS provider to the same customer base GKCCEH serves.

Broad incumbents

• National Alliance to End Homelessness: National Alliance to End Homelessness is the leading national policy and advocacy organization for the homelessness sector, influencing HUD CoC policy, funding levels, and best practices that GKCCEH operates within. It is a broad sector peer rather than a direct operational competitor.
• Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH): CSH is a national nonprofit that provides financing, technical assistance, and advocacy for supportive housing, working closely with HUD CoCs and Continuums across the country. It is a sector peer addressing homelessness through a different lever (capital and TA) than GKCCEH's coordinating role.
• Community Solutions (Built for Zero): Community Solutions operates the Built for Zero initiative that GKCCEH partnered with to achieve functional zero in veteran homelessness in 2014. It is a national nonprofit working across many CoCs to drive system-level homelessness reduction, making it a methodology peer and ecosystem leader.

Direct peers

• Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness: Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness serves as the HUD CoC lead for the Chicago region, coordinating HMIS, funding allocation, and planning across a major metro area. It mirrors GKCCEH's regional coordination, data, and advocacy role for a comparable Midwest city.
• Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA): LAHSA is the HUD-designated Continuum of Care lead for the Los Angeles region, performing the same CoC coordination, HMIS administration, and Coordinated Entry functions as GKCCEH but at significantly larger scale. It is the most direct structural peer.

Regional players

• Heartland Alliance (Chicago): Heartland Alliance is a Chicago-based anti-poverty and human services nonprofit delivering housing, supportive services, and advocacy across the Midwest. It is comparable to GKCCEH in mission and service mix but serves a different metro and operates direct service programs rather than serving solely as a CoC coordinating body.
• United Way of Greater Kansas City: United Way of Greater Kansas City is a regional funder and convener in the same Kansas City metro, often co-funding the same homelessness and human services programs GKCCEH coordinates. It is a regional community-coordination peer rather than a direct CoC competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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