METRO ORGANIZATION FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY INC

What METRO ORGANIZATION FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY INC does

MORE² (Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organizing organization headquartered at 3151 Olive Street in Kansas City, Missouri. It is the Kansas City affiliate of the National Gamaliel Network and is positioned as Kansas City's leading interfaith organizing group, breaking down barriers across race, religion, geography, age, and ethnicity. The coalition comprises 23 faith community members spanning Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Unitarian Universalist, UCC, Mennonite, and Buddhist traditions, plus 4 non-profit organizational members; the Kansas City G.I.F.T., Latinx Education Collaborative, Lean on Me Ministries, and Mothers of Incarcerated Sons and Daughters (MISD).

The organization delivers its impact through five thematic task forces: Education (the longest-standing, active over 20 years, credited with TIF reform, banning out-of-school suspensions in KCPS, and saving KCPS from charter conversion); Criminal Justice (working on both sides of the state line on police reform, Conviction Integrity Units, and local control of KCPD); Our Voices, a 'for us by us' group of formerly incarcerated individuals; the Environmental Justice Task Force, which launched the city's first Environmental Action Hub; and the Youth Leadership Program for ages 12-17, which produced the Y Chat youth violence prevention hotline. Programs include the Black Owned Businesses Program, the Transforming Congregations & Communities cohort, and delivery of Gamaliel Network national trainings (Weeklong, Ntosake, Race and Power Summit). The website also lists web design, logo design, web development, and white-labeling services.

The business model is donation-funded, with 127 disclosed monthly recurring donors giving at suggested tiers of $20, $35, $50, $100, $500, or $2,500, plus one-time online contributions and institutional membership contributions from congregations and non-profits. The organization is staffed by 3 full-time personnel (Executive Director Lora McDonald, Community Organizer Jamie Johnson, Youth Organizer Aspen Piggie) plus 2 additional staff, for a total of 5 employees with over 40 years of collective community experience. There is no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, no parent organization, and no venture investment; operations are governed by an Executive Committee chaired by Edgar Palacios.

Name

METRO ORGANIZATION FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY INC

Legal name

METRO ORGANIZATION FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY INC

Website

https://more2.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MORE² is a Kansas City, Missouri-based 501(c)(3) interfaith community organizing nonprofit and affiliate of the National Gamaliel Network. It mobilizes 23 faith congregations, 4 non-profit members, and 127 monthly donors around five task forces addressing education, criminal justice, youth leadership, environmental justice, and formerly incarcerated advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Organizing Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations (BPAGAJAK), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Faith-based community organizing
• Interfaith coalition building
• Policy advocacy campaigns
• Leadership development training
• Criminal justice reform

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Monthly recurring donations from 127 monthly donors, plus one-time contributions through an online donation platform.
2. Membership Contributions: Faith communities and non-profit organizations become institutional members through contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MORE² is a Kansas City-based community organizing nonprofit that brings together 23 faith communities and 4 non-profit organizations to address racial and economic inequities through faith-based organizing. It operates five task forces (Education, Criminal Justice, Environmental Justice, Youth Leadership, and Our Voices) and runs leadership development and community transformation programs using the Gamaliel model of Faith Based Community Organizing. The organization also provides direct support to Black-owned businesses and hosts national training programs in affiliation with the National Gamaliel Network.

Product overview

MORE² is a community organizing nonprofit that functions as the Kansas City affiliate of the National Gamaliel Network. Rather than a unified software product, the organization offers a portfolio of community programs including five task forces (Education, Criminal Justice, Youth Leadership, Environmental Justice, and Our Voices advocacy group), community support programs (Black Owned Businesses, Transforming Congregations & Communities), and training initiatives (National Leadership Training with Gamaliel Network, Ntosake Women in Leadership training, and the Bi-annual Race and Power Summit). The organization also provides professional services including web design, logo design, web development, and white labeling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Task Force

Quantifiable outcome

• Saved KCPS from complete decimation when powers were trying to turn the school district into an entirely charter school system
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Gamaliel NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMORE² is the Kansas City-based affiliate of the National Gamaliel Network. Staff are trained by the network and serve as trainers for the Gamaliel model of Faith Based Community Organizing. The affiliation provides access to national training programs including Weeklong, Ntosake, and the Race and Power Summit.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Center for Community Change: A national progressive organizing and capacity-building intermediary. Comparable in mission focus on racial and economic equity, though operates more as a national funder and capacity-builder to local organizing groups than as a direct organizer itself.
• Faith in Action: One of the largest U.S. faith-based community organizing networks (formerly PICO National Network). Comparable in faith-rooted organizing methodology, policy advocacy focus, and congregational membership model, though operating at significantly greater national scale.
• Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF): The oldest and largest U.S. faith-based community organizing network. Comparable broad-incumbent peer with overlapping methodology (broad-based community organizing), focus on congregations and institutions, and emphasis on leadership development and policy advocacy.

Others

• National Council of Churches: A broad ecumenical Christian organization convening dozens of Protestant and Orthodox denominations. Comparable as a faith-based convening and advocacy infrastructure, though not a grassroots organizing affiliate like MORE².

Emerging players

• Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE): A Rhode Island-based grassroots organizing nonprofit. Comparable in combining base-building community organizing with policy advocacy on economic and racial justice, though more secular in its member base than MORE².

Direct peers

• Greater Cleveland Congregations: A metropolitan interfaith organizing coalition. Directly comparable to MORE² in operating as a single-city interfaith organizing entity that convenes congregations and nonprofits for collective action on local policy issues.
• Together Colorado: A Colorado-based faith and community organizing nonprofit. Directly comparable in faith-rooted organizing methodology, congregational membership model, and policy advocacy on issues including immigration, housing, and economic equity.
• Gamaliel Network: National faith-based community organizing network of which MORE² is a Kansas City affiliate. Directly comparable in mission, organizing methodology (Faith Based Community Organizing), and training infrastructure, providing the model and training resources MORE² uses.
• Texas Faith & Cities Network: A Texas-based interfaith organizing network. Comparable as a regional faith-based organizing entity using similar community organizing methodology to drive civic engagement and policy change at the local level.

Regional players

• Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP): A multi-state grassroots organizing coalition in the southwestern U.S. Comparable in bringing together congregations and community organizations for collective action on racial and economic justice, though focused on a different region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MOREsquared
• Facebookfacebook.com/MORE2KC
• Instagraminstagram.com/moresquared
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metro-organization-for-racial-and-economic-equity-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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