Umkc Foundation

What Umkc Foundation does

The UMKC Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2009 (Federal Tax ID 26-0840496) and headquartered at 202 Administrative Center, 5115 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri, on the UMKC campus. It exists to encourage philanthropic gifts, bequests, and endowments that promote academic achievement, research, and intellectual pursuits at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the only R1 (Carnegie Research 1) university in Kansas City. The foundation is governed by its own elected Board of Directors comprising Kansas City business and civic leaders (Robert D. Regnier, Chair; L. Joshua Sosland, Vice Chair) and operates independently from the University of Missouri System while collaborating closely with UMKC's Chancellor (C. Mauli Agrawal) and school-level development staff.

Its core offering is a comprehensive donor services platform combining an Online Giving Portal, a Monthly Giving program (Go-to Roo), a Planned Giving program (bequests, charitable remainder trusts, IRA rollovers, donor advised funds), Endowment Management across 400+ individual funds, Securities Gift Processing via LPL Financial, the Launch UMKC crowdfunding platform, and dedicated Corporate and Foundation Relations services. The foundation manages 646 endowed scholarships totaling more than $3.5 million and administers the $700 million Blue and Bold Campaign (53% achieved) structured around Student Success, Research and Technology, and Service and Community pillars. Underlying technology is a standard donor-facing web application (Impexiums/iModules secure giving platform) plus CRM and data analytics infrastructure; no proprietary AI or technology product is developed.

The foundation operates on a nonprofit revenue model. Income derives from charitable donations (one-time, recurring monthly, securities, planned gifts, corporate/foundation grants), endowment management fees (1.25% annually on fair-market-value as of December 31), and a 5% non-endowed administrative gift fee on new gifts (effective July 1, 2019). Recent major inflows include a National Science Foundation grant of up to $160 million for the Critical Materials Crossroads Engine (2026), a $5 million Mellon Foundation grant (2024), and a $1.4 million Kemper Family Foundations donation (2026). Customer segments span individual alumni donors, corporate and foundation partners, faculty/staff payroll givers, and planned giving donors, with dedicated development directors embedded across all UMKC schools (Medicine, Law, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Conservatory, Bloch School, Humanities, Education, Science & Engineering, Athletics).

Name

Umkc Foundation

Legal name

University of Missouri-Kansas City Foundation

Website

https://umkcfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UMKC Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit that manages philanthropic gifts, 400+ endowments, and 646 endowed scholarships supporting the University of Missouri-Kansas City — Kansas City's only R1 university — via the $700M Blue and Bold Campaign.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Fundraising and Endowment Management

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Major Gifts, Planned Giving & Endowment Development (EDALAOAC), Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Sponsors (BPAGAKAF), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• University fundraising
• Endowment management
• Charitable donations
• Planned giving services
• Scholarship administration

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Gifts: The foundation receives charitable donations from individuals, corporations, and other foundations. Donors can give online, by phone, or mail. Gifts can be one-time or recurring monthly donations.
2. Planned Giving and Estate Gifts: Bequests, charitable remainder trusts, IRA charitable rollovers, beneficiary designations, and donor advised fund grants provide long-term funding streams.
3. Endowment Management: The foundation manages an endowment pool of over 400 individual endowed funds. An annual endowment management fee of 1.25% is assessed. Endowments generate earnings to support scholarships, professorships, and programs in perpetuity.
4. Securities and Stock Gifts: Accepts gifts of appreciated securities and mutual funds. Donors can transfer stocks directly to the foundation's brokerage account.
5. Gift Assessments and Administrative Fees: A 5% non-endowed administrative gift fee is assessed on new gifts or payments on new pledges (effective July 1, 2019).

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The UMKC Foundation operates a unified donor services platform that raises, manages, and distributes philanthropic funds for the University of Missouri-Kansas City. It offers online and recurring giving, scholarship and endowment administration (646 endowed scholarships and 400+ endowment funds), planned giving instruments, securities processing, corporate and foundation relations, and a crowdfunding platform, all anchored by the $700 million Blue & Bold Campaign across three pillars: Student Success, Research and Technology, and Service and Community.

Product overview

The UMKC Foundation operates as a unified donor services platform centered on its online giving portal and advancement services ecosystem. The core offering combines an Online Giving Platform with recurring Monthly Giving (Go-to Roo), Planned Giving instruments (wills, trusts, IRAs), and Scholarship Administration managing 646 endowed funds. Supporting services include Endowment Management (400+ funds in perpetuity), Securities Gift Processing, a Crowdfunding Platform (Launch UMKC), and Corporate/Foundation Relations. The Blue & Bold Campaign serves as the primary fundraising initiative unifying these services around three pillars: Student Success, Research and Technology, and Service and Community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Giving Platform
• Monthly Giving Program (Go-to Roo)
• Endowment Management Services
• Planned Giving
• Scholarship Administration
• Securities Gift Processing
• Crowdfunding Platform (Launch UMKC)
• Corporate and Foundation Relations
• Blue & Bold Campaign

Quantifiable outcome

• 53% of $700 million campaign goal achieved
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation: Kansas City-based major philanthropic foundation focused on education and entrepreneurship. Regional peer that draws on the same KC donor base and frequently partners with UMKC, competing for the same HNW philanthropists' attention.
• Hall Family Foundation: Major Kansas City philanthropic foundation. Regional peer sharing the KC donor ecosystem and frequently funding UMKC programs and buildings, including past chairpersons of the UMKC Foundation Board.
• MSU Foundation: Fundraising arm of Missouri State University. Operates in the same regional ecosystem with comparable endowment, scholarship, and annual-fund programs, serving the Springfield market rather than Kansas City.
• Kemper Family Foundations: KC-based family foundation that has been a major donor to UMKC (e.g., $1.4M Stripp Endowed Chair). Regional peer and repeat institutional funder within the same donor ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Ohio State University Foundation: Fundraising foundation for The Ohio State University, a much larger R1 public university. Broad incumbent peer with a similar operating model (endowment, scholarships, planned giving, comprehensive campaigns) but at materially greater scale.
• Indiana University Foundation: Fundraising and endowment management foundation for Indiana University. Broad incumbent peer operating with the same mix of annual fund, endowed scholarships, planned giving, and corporate/foundation relations at a large public R1 institution.
• University of Michigan Foundation: Fundraising foundation for the University of Michigan, one of the largest public R1 university endowments. Broad incumbent peer representing a best-in-class benchmark for university-foundation operations, endowment management, and donor stewardship.

Direct peers

• KU Endowment: The fundraising foundation for the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Direct peer as another public, R-classified Midwest university foundation managing a large endowment pool, scholarship funds, and planned-giving vehicles for a regional state university.
• Greater Kansas City Community Foundation: A Kansas City-based community foundation managing donor-advised funds, endowments, and scholarship programs for the metro area. Direct peer for planned giving, scholarship administration, and DAF sponsorship in the same Kansas City donor pool.
• University of Missouri Foundation: The University of Missouri's primary fundraising and endowment management organization for MU in Columbia. Direct peer as another UM System campus foundation with similar 501(c)(3) structure, endowment management model, scholarship administration, and Blue-and-Bold-style comprehensive campaigns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles30 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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