THOSE SEEKING GRANTS MUST DESIGNATE THEIR NEED AND INTENDED USE OF FUNDS BY LETTER. AVAILABLE DESCRIPTIVE MATERIALS SHOULD ALSO BE SUBMITTED. AN APPLICANT MUST ALSO PROVIDE, AS APPLICABLE, A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND GOALS, SOURCES OF SUPPORT, DESCRIPTION OF FACILITY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND A LISTING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF.

ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTING SUPPORT WILL NEED TO DEMONSTRATE A SOUND MANAGEMENT TEAM, A CLEARLY DEFINED MISSION AND A WORTHY CAUSE. SPECIFICALLY TARGETED INSTITUTIONS ARE CATEGORIZED AS COMMUNITY UNITED WAY AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PEOPLE IN NEED, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT UPLIFT THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. GRANTS WILL BE GIVEN IN INCREMENTS OF $1,000 AND HIGHER DEPENDING ON THE DEMONSTRATED SCOPE AND NEED OF THE APPLICANT. THE FOUNDATION WILL SELECT RECIPIENTS FROM MISSOURI AND KANSAS WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA. CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE GIVEN TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEEDS OUTSIDE THE AREA.