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The Organizations listed below have established accounts with Truman Heartland Community Foundation for the purpose of increasing support of their charitable missions. All funds are open to contributions from the general public. You may contact the charity directly or make checks payable to Truman Heartland Community Foundation and indicate the fund(s) you wish to support. Truman Heartland Community Foundation also accepts credit card contributions. Contact Us today to process your request. You will receive an acknowledgement when your gift has been received. Contributions to the funds listed below are tax deductible and a free service of the Foundation.

Donors with Foundation charitable giving accounts may recommend grants directly from their funds via Donor Central.

To learn more about any of the organizations, Contact Us to receive a copy of "Snapshot", an informational sheet describing the organization’s mission and purpose or visit any of the organizations’ links below.

Arts and Humanities

• Arabia Museum Foundation Fund
• Books for Peace
• Cass County Historical Society
• Children's Performing Theatre "Theater in the Park"
• Citizens for the Archives
• Community Association for the Arts
• Independence Music Club
• Independence Symphony Orchestra
• Jackson County Genealogical Society
• Jackson County Historical Society
  • Endowment Fund
  • Archives Fund
  • Operating Fund
  • Bess Hatten Raymond Fund
  • Anna Marie Lentz (Gregg Cemetery)
• K.C. Chorale Fund
• K.C. Fire Museum Fund
• K.C. Singers
• Lee's Summit Arts Council Fund
• Missouri Foundation for the Humanities
• Missouri Prairie Foundation
• Power House Theatre Foundation
• Puppetry Arts Institute
• The Spirit of Independence Concert Band
• United Nations Peace Memorial
• Vaile Victorian Society

Community Betterment

• Bryant School & Neighborhood Playground
• City of Independence
  • City Beautification
  • Fire Safety Equipment Fund
  • Friends of the Truman Depot
  • Indep. Police Dept. Equipment Enhancement Fund
  • Memorial Tree Program
  • Pioneer Woman Statue
  • Rock Creek Community Center
  • Sister City Fund
  • Stormwater Improvement Fund
  • Susan Paxton Block Distinguished Service Award
  • Truman Memorial Building Restoration
  • Truman Walking Trail
  • Vandalism Reward Fund
• City of Lexington
• Community Development Scholarship Fund
• Fairmount Neighborhood Betterment Fund
• Friends of Sugar Creek Fund
• Glendale Neighborhood Betterment Fund
• Grain Valley Community Foundation Funds
  • Grain Valley Art & Beautification Council
  • Grain Valley Community Projects Fund
  • Senior Citizen Nutrition Program Fund
  • Grain Valley School District Foundation Fund
• Greater Blue Springs Community Foundation
  • Blue Springs Historical Society
  • Blue Springs Jaycees Breaking New Ground Fund
  • Dept. of Public Safety Fund
• Independence Chamber of Commerce Breaking New Ground
• Independence Young Matrons
  • Endowment Fund
  • Unrestricted Non-Endowment
• Lake Lafayette Landowners Association
• Lee's Summit Beautification Commission Fund
• Lee's Summit Charitable Foundation Fund
• Lee's Summit Kiwanis Club
• Lee's Summit Optimists Club Youth Opportunity Fund
• Lee's Summit Parks & Recreation Development Fund
  • Tom Logan Memorial Soccer Field Fund
• McCoy Park/Playground
• Open Arms Foundation (playground for disabled children)
• Parks NOW
• Queen City Athletic Association
• Raytown Community Foundation Fund
  • Raytown Chamber Community Betterment
  • Reaching For Tomorrow
  • 350 Highway Corridor
  • Raytown Tree Fund
• Raytown Rotary
  • Raytown Rotary Centennial Project Fund
• Rotary Club of Independence
  • Special Projects fund
  • Wm. D. Palmer Endowment Fund
  • Rotary Community Grants Fund
• Senior Citizens Trust Fund of Eastern Jackson County
• Sugar Creek CDC
• Sugar Creek – Wayne City Landing Project Fund

Education

• Association for Industrial Development Scholarship
• Center Place Education Foundation Fund
  • Jay A. Davis Tower of Zion Scholarship Fund
• Community Cadet Club
• Dictionary Project
• Council of Clubs of GKC Scholarship Fund
• Eastern Jackson County Youth Court
• Fort Osage R-1 School District – 17 Scholarships
• Georgia B. Northway Hemophilia Scholarship Fund
• Graceland University
• Greater Blue Springs Community Foundation
  • Blue Springs School of Economics
  • Brandon Gieselman Memorial 4H-FFA Scholarship
  • Brian Borgstadt Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Brianna Leigh Shelton Performing Arts Scholarship
  • Friends of the Blue Springs Ballet Dance Fund
  • Josh Borgmeyer Memorial Scholarship
  • Sara Garrett Memorial Scholarship
  • Special Education Fund
• Greater K.C. Association of Family & Consumer Sciences Scholarship
• Harry S. Truman Library Institute
• Harvest Christian Foundation
  • Community Center Fund
  • Educational Grant Fund
• Independence School District Foundation – 67 Scholarships
• Independence Young Matrons Scholarship Fund
• Independence Youth Court
• Jackson County 4-H Foundation
• Jr. Service League–Bess Wallace Truman Scholarship
• Lee’s Summit Community Christian School
• Oak Park Family and Consumer Science Scholarship
• PISCES Catholic Church Scholarship Funds (6 funds)
• Raytown Educational Foundation
• St. Mary's High School Foundation
• Stone Church Pre School Fund
• Sugar Creek Business & Civic Club Scholarship
• Wellington/Napolean "Kids First Foundation"

Health and Human Services

• Bi-County United Way, Inc.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Eastern Jackson County
• Bridge Builders Senior & Disability Services
• Cancer Action, Inc.
• Child Abuse Prevention Association
  • Building Fund
  • Endowment Fund
  • Operating Fund
• Community Mediation Center, Inc.
• Community Services League
  • Indep. Community Christmas Concert Fund
  • Endowment Fund
  • Michelle A. Schumacher Memorial Fund
  • Emergency Assistance Fund
  • Capital Campaign Fund
• Comprehensive Mental Health Services Foundation
  • Organization Fund
  • Client Services Fund
• Developing Potential, Inc.
• Drumm Farm Foundation Fund
• Family Literacy Center, Inc.
• Grandma's Alzheimer Fund
• Heart of America BSA/Blue Elk
• Heart of America Family Services
• Hillcrest Ministries Endowment
• Hope House Domestic Violence Shelter
  • General Endowment Fund
  • M.E. Hurt Endowment Fund
  • Non-Endowment Fund
  • Anonymous Endowment Fund
• Hospice Fund
• IBS Industries
  • Investment Fund
  • Operating Fund
• Independence Lions Clubs Eye Fund
• Jackson County Free Health Clinic
• Jackson County Therapeutic Horseback Riding Club
• Lee's Summit Social Services
• Lee's Summit Underwater Rescue & Recovery
• Meals on Wheels
• Medical Alliance-Metropolitan Medical Society
• Midwest Hemophilia Association
• Neo Natal Care Center fund
• Rachel House Fund
• Rainbow Center
  • Endowment Fund
  • Non-Endowment Fund
• Raytown Emergency Assistance Program
• Shepherd's Centers of America
  • IVC Fund
  • Cole Leadership Fund
• Shepherd's Center of Raytown
  • Edna M. Scahill Endowment
• Special Neighbors, Inc.
• Special Care Homes
• Sunshine Center
  • Endowment Fund
  • Advisory Fund
  • Operating Fund
  • Capital Campaign Fund
• The Community of the Good Shepherd
• The Groves
• Turning Point, The Center for Hope & Healing Fund

Religious

• Big Piney Bethel Church
• First Baptist Church of Independence
  • Myrtle Mingle Music Fund
• Lee's Summit Christian Church
• Messiah Lutheran Church
  • Sabol Trust
  • Hymnal Fund
  • Ruth Riggs Memorial Scholarship
  • Messiah Endowment Fund

Animal Welfare

• PAWS, Inc., People for Animal Welfare Society

Youth

• Youth Advisory Council
  • Endowment Fund