Neighborhoods
Rising Fund

A little fund goes a long way

The Neighborhoods Rising Fund (NRF) is a collaborative grant program administered by the Community Capital Fund (CCF) that supports high-impact, innovative community projects and neighborhood revitalization initiatives throughout the Greater Kansas City Metropolitan Area.

Each year, NRF awards one-year grants of up to $5,000 and two-year grants of up to $10,000 to empower neighborhood organizations and community groups working in low- to moderate-income areas. These grants help build stronger, better-connected, and more effective neighborhood organizations dedicated to improving public safety, enhancing public spaces, organizing identity-building events, and fostering resource sharing.

Since 2015, NRF has:

  • Invested more than $1.1 million in local communities

  • Supported over 800 projects

  • Engaged more than 8,000 project participants

  • Facilitated over 125,000 total project hours

For more information about the Neighborhoods Rising Fund, please contact info@ccfkansascity.org.

“It is encouraging to see so many neighborhood organizations seeking to create better connections that improve quality of life and support the basic needs of neighbors everywhere. We know from our Make Every Block Better community impact platform how powerful connections can be for neighborhoods and small businesses, in Kansas City and nationwide, and we’re excited to see the Neighborhoods Rising Fund grantees bring these projects to life.”

— Jeff Jones, H&R Block president and CEO

Thank you.

The CCF launched the NRF in the spring of 2015 with generous funding provided by The H & R Block Foundation, Hallmark Corporate Foundation, and William T. Kemper Foundation. Since then, funders have joined this unique funding collaborative including H&R Block, AltCap, Hall Family Foundation, Sosland Foundation, LISC Greater Kansas City, Commerce Bancshares Foundation (Commerce Bank), Google Fiber Kansas City, Dunn Family Foundation, Sprint Foundation (now T-Mobile), US Bank, UMB, and AT&T.

Real Impact.

The Neighborhoods Rising Fund helps create stronger, more resilient neighborhoods. To date, selected projects and initiatives have ranged from public safety and cleanup initiatives, to property and public space improvements, and identity-building and resource-sharing events. Read more about the ways NRF funding has made a difference in our recent reports: