Programs

  • College And Military Outreach Program

    OUTREACH PROGRAM: THE FOUNDATION FOSTERS A STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COLLEGE, THE MILITARY AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR THROUGH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM. CONNECTING AMERICANS WITH THE COLLEGE AND THEIR MILITARY WAS OUR LARGEST PROGRAM IN 2022, AS OUR FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THE COLLEGE WITH NUMEROUS ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS TO HELP EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ROLE AND MISSION OF THE COLLEGE, THE EFFECTIVENESS AND UNIQUE CAPABILITIES OF CGSC IN THE AREAS OF LEADER DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY, AND THE COLLEGE'S FACULTY AND STUDENTS' WORLD-CLASS TALENTS. WE PROVIDED VISIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COLLEGE AT PUBLIC EVENTS AND VIA ON-LINE PLATFORMS AT PUBLIC EVENTS IN THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA AND IN WASHINGTON DC AS WELL AS VIRTUALLY BY PARTNERING WITH THE ARMY, KANSAS UNIVERSITY, THE IRC OF KANSAS CITY, PARK UNIVERSITY, THE MID-CONTINENT PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE LEAVENWORTH-LANSING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND VARIOUS OTHER CIVIC AND COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2022, WHILE COMPLYING WITH THE VARIOUS REMAINING ARMY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS, WE HOSTED SEVERAL SMALL GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL TOURS OF THE COLLEGE AND FORT LEAVENWORTH WITH THE CEO AND VARIOUS TRUSTEES CONDUCTING TOURS AND MODERATING DISCUSSIONS ON VARIOUS TOPICS. THESE VISITS CONNECTED KEY ARMY/COLLEGE LEADERS WITH BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. WE PUBLISHED TWO EDITIONS AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 17,000 HARD COPIES AND POSTED ON-LINE OUR AWARD-WINNING FOUNDATION NEWS MAGAZINE WHICH HIGHLIGHTS VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE COLLEGE AND TELLS THE READING PUBLIC AND CGSC ALUMNI ACROSS THE COUNTRY ABOUT ALL THE LATEST HAPPENINGS AT THE COLLEGE AND FORT LEAVENWORTH. THE COLLEGE LEADERSHIP USED OUR MAGAZINE AS A COMMAND INFORMATION FORUM TO COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS, FACULTY, ALUMNI AND THE GREATER FOUNDATION AUDIENCE. OUR FOUNDATION'S ARTER-ROWLAND NATIONAL SECURITY FORUM ALLOWED FOR MONTHLY GATHERINGS OF KANSAS CITY AREA BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ALONG WITH COLLEGE LEADERSHIP TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND WHICH SHOWCASED THE ACADEMIC AND PRACTITIONER EXPERTISE OF THE COLLEGE FACULTY AND VARIOUS OTHER US GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $146.5K

  • College Support Program

    COLLEGE SUPPORT: THE FOUNDATION ENRICHES THE COLLEGE'S ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, FOSTERS A STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MILITARY AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, ENHANCES THE INSTITUTION'S RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, AND ENCOURAGES EXCELLENCE IN THE FACULTY AND STUDENT BODY THROUGH OUR COLLEGE SUPPORT PROGRAM, OUR SECOND LARGEST PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT TO THE COLLEGE THROUGH SUPPORT OF THE COMMANDANT'S RECEPTIONS, SPOUSE PROGRAMS, FUNDING FOR REPRESENTATIONAL ITEMS THAT RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE BY THE FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS, AND BY FACILITATING GUEST LECTURERS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS TO INCLUDE ETHICS, LEADERSHIP, INTERAGENCY OPERATIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH ENHANCED INSTRUCTION AND PROFESSIONAL DIALOGUE ACROSS THE COLLEGE. WE CONTINUED OUR SUPPORT TO THE COLLEGE'S ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAMS BY SPONSORING NUMEROUS AWARDS WHICH ENHANCED THE RECOGNITION OF BOTH STUDENTS AND FACULTY EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH, WRITING, ACADEMICS, AND PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCY. FOR SAMS THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED 100% OF THE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL AWARDS PRESENTED AT GRADUATION. FOR CGSS/CGSOC THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED 75% OF THE AWARDS PRESENTED FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AS WELL AS OVERSAW SEVERAL AWARDS THAT ARE PRIVATELY ENDOWED. THE FOUNDATION ONCE AGAIN CONDUCTED THE ANNUAL POWELL LECTURE SERIES PRESENTATION, SPONSORING IN A FORMER US SENATOR TO DISCUSS WITH THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY ISSUES OF NATIONAL SECURITY, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATED PRESENTATIONS OF THE YEAR BY THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY. WE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE COLLEGE THROUGH OUR FOUNDATION'S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PROGRAM, SERVICING AS A LINK BETWEEN ALUMNI ACROSS THE WORLD AND HAPPENINGS AT THE COLLEGE. OUR FOUNDATION NEWS MAGAZINE, ALONG WITH OUR WEBSITE AND WEEKLY MESSAGE TRAFFIC, SUPPORTED THE COLLEGE'S EFFORT TO COMMUNICATE THE NEW CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND MILITARY FAMILIES AS WELL AS TO ALUMNI AND PROFESSIONALLY CONCERNED ORGANIZATIONS. EACH EDITION OF THE FOUNDATION NEWS MAGAZINE CONTINUES TO HAVE ARTICLES FROM THE COLLEGE LEADERSHIP TO INCLUDE THE COMMANDANT, DEPUTY COMMANDANT, DEAN, AND THE VARIOUS SCHOOL DIRECTORS. WE CONTINUE THE "ALUMNI NEWS" SECTION TO THE MAGAZINE THAT ALLOWS FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND SHARE THEIR NEWS. OUR FOUNDATION'S COMMUNIQUES CONTINUE TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS OF THE COLLEGE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $105.8K

  • Family Support Programs

    FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS: THE FOUNDATION ENRICHES THE COLLEGE'S ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTES LEADER DEVELOPMENT, AND ENCOURAGES EXCELLENCE IN THE FACULTY AND STUDENT BODY BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT ENRICH THE LIVES OF OUR MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES, OUR THIRD LARGEST PROGRAM IN 2022. IN A YEAR THAT CONTINUED TO BE IMPACTED BY COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS AND AFTER OVER 20 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS CONFLICT, MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES CONTINUE TO BE UNDER SIGNIFICANT STRESS. TO FOSTER FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S LITERACY, OUR FOUNDATION PROVIDED MATERIALS AND ACTIVITY ITEMS IN SUPPORT OF THE IKE SKELTON COMBINED ARMS RESEARCH LIBRARY ADULT AND CHILDREN READING PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING MORE THAN 300 BOOKS DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY, WE PROVIDED MATERIALS SUPPORTING OVER 1200 FAMILY MEMBERS IN SEVERAL READING PROGRAMS INCLUDING YOUTH SUMMER CAMP READING PROGRAMS AND THE COMMUNITY READS PROGRAM. THE LIBRARY PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP BRIDGE THE LEARNING GAP AS DOD FAMILIES RELOCATE DURING THE SUMMER SEASON BY ENCOURAGING READING THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER TO MAINTAIN EDUCATIONAL SKILLS AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL SEASON. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED OUR INTERNATIONAL MILITARY STUDENT (IMS) FAMILIES THROUGH SUPPORT TO THE OPERATION INTERNATIONAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, PROVIDING RESOURCES THAT SUPPORTED SPONSORSHIP ACTIVITIES AND INTERACTION. WE PROVIDED FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR A FAMILY FISHING DERBY WHICH NOT ONLY ENCOURAGED FAMILY ACTIVITY BUT ALSO INTRODUCED A BIT OF AMERICANA TO THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE ALSO PROVIDED HOUSEHOLD AND OTHER ITEMS TO THE IMS LOAN CLOSET. OUR FOUNDATION HOSTED A FAMILY ACTIVITY THAT ALLOWED FOR MILITARY FAMILIES TO ACCESS A NASCAR SPEEDWAY TRACK AND THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE THEIR CARS AROUND THE RACETRACK. WE ALSO CO-SPONSORED WITH THE KANSAS CITY FISHER HOUSE A FAMILY FRIENDLY 5K RACE THAT AFFORDED BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ACTIVITY THAT SHOWCASED THE HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE OF FORT LEAVENWORTH AND PROMOTED PHYSICAL FITNESS. TO FURTHER ASSIST MILITARY FAMILIES, WE FUNDED SIX COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGH OUR FOUNDATION'S ALUMNI ASSOCIATION - THREE FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND THREE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS - ASSISTING THESE MILITARY FAMILIES WITH THE COST OF COLLEGE EDUCATION. FINALLY, WE SUPPORTED THE ARMY COMMUNITY SERVICE STUDENT SPOUSE EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH PRINTED MATERIALS. THE COURSE HELPS PREPARE CGSC STUDENT SPOUSES TO FULFILL THEIR ROLE AS A SENIOR SPOUSE WHEN THEIR MILITARY MEMBER IS ASSIGNED TO A UNIT AFTER GRADUATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $84.6K