File #: 250278    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 3/27/2025 In control: Council
On agenda: 4/17/2025 Final action: 4/17/2025
Title: Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department Approving contracts in the amount of $3,223,310.00 from previously appropriated funds in the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund with various nonprofit organizations selected as part of the FY 2025-26 annual application cycle for the purpose of promoting neighborhoods and tourism through cultural, social, ethnic, historic, educational, and recreational activities.
Sponsors: Director of Neighborhoods
Attachments: 1. Docket Memo 0.1.5 (4), 2. Ordinance (NTDF FY26 Annual), 3. Approp--Admin--TMP-5394 (FY26 NTDF Annual), 4. NTDF Council Presentation March 2025 - FY2025-26 Annual Cycle Ord 250278 - Final Copy, 5. Authenticated Ordinance 250278

ORDINANCE NO. 250278

 

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Sponsor: Director of Neighborhood Services Department

 

Approving contracts in the amount of $3,223,310.00 from previously appropriated funds in the Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund with various nonprofit organizations selected as part of the FY 2025-26 annual application cycle for the purpose of promoting neighborhoods and tourism through cultural, social, ethnic, historic, educational, and recreational activities.

 

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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

 

Section 1. That the Director of Neighborhoods Services Department is authorized to execute contracts in the total amount of $3,223,310.00 with the following agencies in the respective amounts for Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund projects from the funds previously appropriated in Account No. 26-2350-672100-B.  These contracts are hereby approved in substantial form, as that on file in the Neighborhood Services Department.

 

Applicant

Event

Award

1 Movement Hoops Foundation

1MH Showcase

$6,090.00

1 Movement Hoops Foundation

1MH Top Tier Combine

$3,240.00

1 Movement Hoops Foundation

March Madness

$6,700.00

1 Movement Hoops Foundation

Middle of the Map Mayhem

$5,700.00

1 Movement Hoops Foundation

Never Walk on the Hardwood

$13,170.00

1 Movement Hoops Foundation

The Finals

$9,140.00

1 Movement Hoops Foundation

The First Look

$5,700.00

18th and Vine Arts Festival Foundation

18th and Vine and Arts Festival

$17,100.00

18th and Vine Arts Festival Foundation

18th and Vine Arts Festival Artist Call

$2,360.00

18th and Vine Arts Festival Foundation

18th and Vine Arts Festival Foundation Arts Conference

$3,440.00

18th and Vine Arts Festival Foundation

18th and Vine Arts Festival Foundation Honors Awards

$3,240.00

American Jazz Museum Inc

Charlie Parker Day

$11,010.00

American Jazz Museum Inc

Jazz Appreciation Month Programming (JAM)

$4,910.00

American Jazz Museum Inc

Jazz Masters Lecture Series

$3,150.00

American Jazz Museum Inc

Jazz Storytelling

$4,910.00

American Jazz Museum Inc

Summer Concert Series

$4,910.00

American Jazz Museum Inc

Women in Jazz Month

$5,010.00

Art as Mentorship

2025 Celebrate AMERI'KANA Music & Arts Festival

$12,330.00

ArtsTech

ArtsTech Regional and Community Events

$11,500.00

Bach Aria Soloists

Bach Aria Soloists 2025-2026 Concert Season

$6,980.00

Big Brother Big Sister Kansas City

Rise Rooftop Crawl

$4,910.00

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City

BLACK HISTORY MONTH GALA

$23,980.00

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City

Black Joy Youth Conference

$4,130.00

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City

Fill18th and Vine Arts Festival at the Black Archives

$4,910.00

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City

Find Your Folks: A Genealogical Seminar

$2,850.00

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City

Honoring Black Women Suffragists

$5,800.00

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City

NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILT CONVENTION

$7,960.00

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City

Operation Hero Homecoming

$2,260.00

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City

Salvaging the History of Black Churches

$5,800.00

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City

Stop the Violence Basketball Tournament

$1,470.00

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City

The Lies Were Uneven; Even the Ball was White

$4,910.00

Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City

Women's Empowerment Summit

$2,950.00

Boston Heights & Mt. Hope Neighborhood Association

2025 Family Fun Day

$2,950.00

Boulevardia

Boulevardia 2025

$39,320.00

Boys Clubs of Greater Kansas City

Putts Fore Kids 2025

$12,290.00

Brookside Irish Fest dba Kansas City Irish Fest

Kansas City Irish Fest 2025

$32,650.00

Brothers Liberating Our Communities INC

Soul Yoga Fest

$980.00

Central Industrial District Association dba Historic West Bottoms Association

HWBA HERITAGE DAYS EVENTS

$30,170.00

Charlotte Street Foundation

2025 Charlotte Street Public Programming

$28,220.00

City in Motion Dance Theater

22nd Modern Night

$2,750.00

City in Motion Dance Theater

26th Dance in the Park

$5,600.00

Clay County Clothes Closet d/b/a Northland Clothing Center

Fall Festival

$2,700.00

Clay County Clothes Closet d/b/a Northland Clothing Center

Neighborhood Speaker Series

$2,160.00

Creative City KC Inc

MUSIC MOVES THE GOALS!

$24,570.00

Creative Emajinations

Cultural Heritage Arts Festival

$2,160.00

Creative Emajinations

Freestyle Fridays: Creating Safe Spaces

$3,440.00

Creative Emajinations

Stop the Violence and Crime Talent Show

$1,470.00

Crossroads Community Association

First Friday in the Crossroads Arts District

$17,950.00

Cultivate Kansas City

Midtown Hoedown

$1,670.00

Cultivate Kansas City

Urban Grown Farms and Gardens Tour

$5,840.00

Duckworth Foundation

Bloom With Me

$2,950.00

Emmanuel Family & Child Development Center and Emergency Shelter for Children

Emmanuel's Community Back to School Rally & Health Fair

$4,910.00

Emmanuel Family & Child Development Center and Emergency Shelter for Children

Miracle on 47th St Christmas Eve Gala

$7,860.00

Ensemble Iberica INC

Ensemble Ibérica's 2025-2026 Concert Series

$23,790.00

Ethnic Enrichment Cultural Council

2025 Diplomatic Ball

$0.00

Ethnic Enrichment Cultural Council

2026 Diplomatic Ball

$0.00

Ethnic Enrichment Cultural Council

Ethnic Enrichment Festival

$14,740.00

Footprints Inc.

Heroes Home Gate Grand Opening

$2,060.00

Friends of Reggae International

Bob Marley Day (Black History Month Celebration) 2026

$11,210.00

Friends of Reggae International

Kansas City's Reggae Music & Jerk Festival 2025

$24,570.00

Friends of the City Market

Merry Market 2025

$16,760.00

Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas City MO

Boo at the Zoo

$16,760.00

Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas City MO

Dinosaurs Around the World

$10,600.00

Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas City MO

GloWild 2025

$19,570.00

Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas City MO

Jazzoo 2025

$16,430.00

Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas City MO

Wine Walk for Wildlife

$3,890.00

GIGI THE Vegan/KC HEALTH INTIATIVE

Midwest Soul Vegfest

$29,490.00

Global One Urban Farming

Kansas City Jazz in the Garden

$2,950.00

Greater Kansas City Hispanic Collaborative

Comida KC

$11,680.00

Greater Kansas City National Hispanic Heritage Committee, Inc.

Fiesta Hispana 2025

$39,680.00

Greater Kansas City Sports Commission

2025 Division 1 Women's Soccer Championships

$4,320.00

Greater Kansas City Sports Commission

2025 Garmin Kansas City Marathon

$24,570.00

Greater Kansas City Sports Commission

2025 Hospital Hill Run

$11,140.00

Greater Kansas City Sports Commission

2025 NCAA DI Women's Volleyball CHAMPIONSHIP

$11,800.00

Greater Kansas City Sports Commission

2026 Big 12 Men's & Women's Basketball Tournament

$22,490.00

Greater KC LINC Inc.

Caring Communities Day

$25,190.00

Guadalupe Centers

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta 2025

$26,060.00

Guadalupe Centers

Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead)

$3,680.00

Guadalupe Centers

National UnidosUS Welcome Reception

$8,330.00

Guadalupe Centers

Tony Aguirre Latino Men's Basketball Tournament

$4,000.00

Harris Park Midtown Sports and Activities Center

Harris Park Stage Play

$4,910.00

Harris Park Midtown Sports and Activities Center

Harris Park Youth Healthy Lifestyle Program

$9,190.00

Harvesters- The Community Food Network

Feastival

$31,900.00

Head for the Cure Foundation

Concert for a Cure

$4,000.00

Head for the Cure Foundation

Tour de Bier

$15,730.00

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

2025 Festival

$22,490.00

Heart of the City Neighborhood Association, Inc.

6th Annual Make Music Day at Dunbar Park

$6,490.00

Heartland Men's Chorus Kansas City

Heartland Men's Chorus Concert Season 40

$8,220.00

Hella Good Deeds

AANHPI Month

$14,810.00

Hella Good Deeds

Fall of Saigon 50th Anniversary

$1,670.00

Hella Good Deeds

Hella Good Health Fair

$2,750.00

Hella Good Deeds

Hella Good Socials Series

$5,210.00

Hella Good Deeds

Hella Growth Series

$4,720.00

Hella Good Deeds

Mid Autumn Moon Festival

$8,550.00

Hispanic Economic Development Corporation

First Friday Under The Bridge I-35

$17,950.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

Earth Day Fair

$880.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

Excellence! A Showcase of Black History

$690.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

Farmer's Market Passport & KCCG Launch Event

$2,060.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

Halloween Fest & Trunk or Treat

$690.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

Holiday Market/Meet & Greet with Santa

$390.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

Ivanhoe After-School Programming

$5,900.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

Ivanhoe Park Celebration

$1,470.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

KC Growers Seed Swap

$980.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

Music in the Orchard

$790.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

Show and Shed (Instrumental Music Workshop)

$2,650.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

Thanksgiving Food Shop Day

$1,380.00

Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council

Youth Entrepreneur Showcase & Backpack Giveaway

$2,750.00

Jazz District Renaissance Corporation

Celebrating 11th Annual American Jazz Walk of Fame

$17,300.00

JuneteenthKC

4th Annual Miss JuneteenthKC Pageant

$4,720.00

JuneteenthKC

Fall Fest 2025

$3,240.00

JuneteenthKC

Food Truck War

$4,230.00

JuneteenthKC

Haunt on the Vine 2025

$3,050.00

JuneteenthKC

JuneteenthKC 14th Annual Heritage Festival 2025

$36,220.00

JuneteenthKC

JuneteenthKC 8th Annual Cultural Parade 2025

$22,810.00

JuneteenthKC

Reggae Fest 2025

$4,820.00

JuneteenthKC

Strengthen the Vine Fridays May 2025-April 2026

$9,840.00

JuneteenthKC

The Hunt KC

$3,440.00

JuneteenthKC

Umoja Community 9th Annual Holiday Celebration

$3,340.00

KACICO Dance

Through Her Eyes: From All Angles

$2,460.00

Kanbe's Markets

Kanbe's Markets Community Celebration

$7,670.00

Kanbe's Markets

Kanbe's Markets Ugly Dinner Series

$7,770.00

Kansas City Actors Theatre

Kansas City Actors Theatre 2025-2026 Season 21

$21,520.00

Kansas City Artists Coalition

KCAC Exhibition Series 2025 - 2026

$6,160.00

Kansas City Artists Coalition

KCAC's 43rd Annual Benefit Art Auction

$1,950.00

Kansas City Artists Coalition

Rant & Rave 2025

$980.00

Kansas City Ballet Association

Americana - Professional Ballet Performance in Celebration of America's Semiquincentennial

$13,300.00

Kansas City Ballet Association

Fusion (a program of 4 dances) - Professional Ballet Performance

$12,970.00

Kansas City Ballet Association

Snow White - Professional Ballet Performance

$13,520.00

Kansas City Ballet Association

Swan Lake - Professional Ballet Performance

$22,270.00

Kansas City Ballet Association

The Nutcracker - Professional Ballet Performance

$34,400.00

Kansas City Chalk and Walk Festival, Inc.

2025 Kansas City Chalk and Walk Festival

$7,030.00

Kansas City Chamber Orchestra Incorporated

Kansas City Chamber Orchestra 2025-2026 Concert Season

$12,760.00

Kansas City Chapter of Young Audiences, Inc.

Benefit Concert for Kansas City Young Audiences

$3,890.00

Kansas City Chapter of Young Audiences, Inc.

Summer Camps at KCYA

$2,850.00

Kansas City Disc Golf, Inc

43rd Annual Kansas City Wide Open

$3,350.00

Kansas City Folk Festival

Kansas City Folk Festival

$15,350.00

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Presents Ailey Trio

$2,360.00

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre

$10,810.00

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey Presents Setting the Stage

$2,460.00

Kansas City Jazz ALIVE

KCKC Jazz ALIVE’s Vivid Vision Sessions and Jazz Heritage Outreach Series

$5,210.00

Kansas City Jazz ALIVE

Spotlight: Charlie Parker

$6,270.00

Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission

Guns N Hoses Charity Boxing Event

$10,320.00

Kansas City Pet Project

KC Pet Project 5K

$3,890.00

Kansas City Pride Community Alliance - Our Spot KC

Kansas City Pride Parade and Festival

$49,150.00

Kansas City Public Theatre

Kansas City Public Theatre Presents: Theatre Lab Festival

$1,950.00

Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Inc.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

$9,080.00

Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Inc.

ONE OF THE GOOD ONES Production and Community Tour

$8,760.00

Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Inc.

THE COLOR PURPLE

$8,970.00

Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, Inc.

Kansas City St. Patrick's Day Parade

$19,660.00

Kansas City Startup Foundation dba Startland

Kansas City Small Biz to Watch

$5,840.00

Kansas City Startup Foundation dba Startland

Kansas City Startups to Watch

$5,950.00

Kansas City Startup Foundation dba Startland

Startland News Startup Crawl

$8,000.00

Kansas City Symphony

Holidays with the Kansas City Symphony

$22,490.00

Kansas City Symphony

Kansas City Symphony Celebration at the Station Presented by Bank of America

$34,400.00

Kansas City Urban Youth Academy

National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Baseball World Series

$11,680.00

Kansas City Urban Youth Academy

NCCAA Non Dual Affiliate Group Independent Tournament

$4,910.00

Kansas City Women's Chorus

Kansas City Women's Chorus 25th Anniversary Concert Season

$20,760.00

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

2025 Future Stages Festival

$8,760.00

KC CORE

MO River Mural Festival

$26,540.00

KC Fringe Festival

Kansas City Fringe Festival

$33,300.00

KC Parade of Hearts Organization

Parade of Hearts 2026

$31,570.00

KC Rebels Youth

Rise for the Rebels: Benefit Concert and Fundraiser

$5,110.00

KC Rebels Youth

Stronger Together KC Rebels Annual Track Meet

$6,780.00

KC Urban Academy Inc

2025 12 Courts of Christmas

$10,700.00

Kids Community Growing Prosperity

13th Annual Kansas City Greek Festival

$20,980.00

Latino Foundation for the Arts

The Comeback Event

$1,670.00

Liberated Grounds

Common Unity Conference

$8,000.00

Lifted of Kansas City

Kansas City Adult Prom

$3,150.00

Lifted of Kansas City

Men Heal Conference

$3,050.00

Lincoln Prep Booster Club

Castle on the Hill Gala

$22,710.00

Line Creek Figure Skating Club

Line Creek Figure Skating Club Ice Shows & Exhibitions

$11,800.00

Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Inc.

Select Productions in Lyric Opera of Kansas City's 2025-2026 Season

$26,060.00

Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Inc.

Turandot

$8,430.00

Marlborough Community Coalition

Marlborough 2.5-mile Fun Run/Walk

$2,850.00

Marlborough Community Coalition

Marlborough Fall Festival & Resource Fair 2025

$6,490.00

Metropolitan Arts Council of Greater Kansas City

SpraySeeMO Mural Festival

$25,560.00

Metropolitan Community College Foundation

MCC Presents Jazz in the Valley

$6,050.00

Metropolitan Community College Foundation

Metropolitan Community College Chancellor's Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Luncheon

$22,610.00

Metropolitan Community College Foundation

Metropolitan Community College Passport Around the World

$1,950.00

Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre

MET Season 21

$40,300.00

Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre

Return to the Warwick Music Festival

$8,750.00

MIAA MO, INC.

2026 MIAA Basketball Championships

$8,220.00

Mid-America Arts Alliance

First Fridays at the Culture Lab

$1,950.00

Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation

Age of Celebration

$16,120.00

Mid-Coast Radio Project, Inc

KKFI Crossroads Music Fest

$20,980.00

Midwest Music Foundation, Inc.

Apocalypse Meow

$1,950.00

MINDDRIVE, Inc

2024 MINDDRIVE Invitational

$4,110.00

Missouri Gay Rodeo Association Inc.

M.G.R.A. All-Inclusive Rodeo

$9,930.00

Missouri Restaurant Association Education Foundation

Gilbert Robinson Awards Dinner

$3,830.00

Missouri Restaurant Association Education Foundation

Greater Kansas City Gala

$7,860.00

Missouri Restaurant Association Education Foundation

Hospitality Day at the K

$7,180.00

Missouri Restaurant Association Education Foundation

Industry Night

$3,740.00

Mountaintop Inc.

Community Celebration

$6,590.00

Music Theater Heritage

Music Theater Heritage Annual Season

$20,330.00

Music Theater Heritage

Music Theater Heritage’s Education and Outreach Program

$7,780.00

Music Theater Heritage

Ruby Room Series at Music Theater Heritage

$2,920.00

Mutual Musicians Foundation International

Kansas City Music Industry Micro Conference

$8,260.00

Mutual Musicians Foundation International

Last Of The Blue Devils Anniversary Film Screening

$4,910.00

Mutual Musicians Foundation International

Mutual Musicians Foundation Regular Museum Hours

$29,490.00

Mutual Musicians Foundation International

The Jazz Lab

$6,290.00

Mutual Musicians Foundation International

The Rhythm Section (Live Podcast and Stream)

$5,500.00

Nascent Project-Kansas City

Veterans on the Vine

$980.00

National Congress of Black Women, Inc.-Kansas City

NCBW-KC's Annual Women & Girls Torch Carriers Conference

$3,240.00

National Congress of Black Women, Inc.-Kansas City

The 12th Anniversary The Ebony Rose Scholarship & Awards Gala

$25,650.00

National Congress of Black Women, Inc.-Kansas City

The NCBW-KC Entrepreneurship Program

$4,910.00

National World War I Museum & Memorial

Memorial Day Weekend 2025

$6,490.00

National World War I Museum & Memorial

Night at the Tower 2025

$10,490.00

National World War I Museum & Memorial

Scout Day and Winnie the Pooh Day

$1,380.00

National World War I Museum & Memorial

Stars and Stripes Picnic 2025

$21,300.00

National World War I Museum & Memorial

Symposium 2025

$3,240.00

National World War I Museum & Memorial

Taps at the Tower Ceremonies 2025

$3,140.00

National World War I Museum & Memorial

Temporary Exhibition: Paris at War

$29,490.00

National World War I Museum & Memorial

Veterans Day Activities 2025

$6,050.00

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

Game Changers: A Celebration of the Negro League's Leaders & Innovators

$43,570.00

Nets Developmental League

10th Annual Border War Invitational

$12,000.00

Nets Developmental League

2025 Cobbler Fest

$7,860.00

Nets Developmental League

2025 Midwest Showcase Basketball Camp

$2,750.00

Nets Developmental League

Fountain of Hoops

$4,720.00

Nets Developmental League

KC Fireworks

$5,300.00

Nets Developmental League

Midwest Magic

$5,410.00

Nets Developmental League

Midwest Mayhem AYF National Challenge

$12,330.00

Nets Developmental League

MO Nets D1 Challenge

$5,950.00

Nets Developmental League

MO Nets Football Combine Camp

$3,150.00

New Music Institute of Kansas City, Inc.

9th Annual KC Contemporary Music Festival

$1,510.00

Next Paige Foundation

Fam Jam

$24,970.00

Next Paige Foundation

Last Fridays

$2,850.00

Next Paige Foundation

Master Class Series

$5,410.00

Next Paige Foundation

Next Paige Foundation Annual Fundraising "A Night At The GEM"

$11,010.00

No Divide KC

6th Annual Queer Narratives Festival

$3,140.00

No Divide KC

Come as You Are: Vulnerability in the Concert Space

$3,440.00

Northeast Arts KC

Chalk Walk in Historic Northeast

$1,670.00

Northeast Arts KC

Summer Dusk Concert Series

$1,280.00

Northeast Community Center

Harmony Project KC: Back at the Folly!

$1,380.00

Northland Symphony Orchestra Association

Small Chamber Concert

$1,570.00

Oak Park Neighborhood Assn

Prospect Day Parade & Festival

$8,450.00

Owen/Cox Dance Group

Creative Intersections

$3,150.00

Owen/Cox Dance Group

Moving Arts Kansas City

$3,340.00

Owen/Cox Dance Group

Owen/Cox Dance Group Spring Performance

$4,030.00

Owen/Cox Dance Group

Take the Stage Spring 2026 performance

$2,650.00

Owen/Cox Dance Group

World Premiere with Krystle Warren

$4,030.00

Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association

2025 Bee Install Party

$980.00

Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association

2025 Pendleton Heights Homes Tour

$2,950.00

Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association

2025 PH Honey Harvest

$980.00

Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association

2025 PH Movie Nights

$0.00

Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association

2025 PH Orchard Fest

$2,160.00

Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association

2025 PH Portrait Sessions

$0.00

Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association

Meet Your Neighbor Nights at PH Coffee

$0.00

Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City

2025 Folly Frolic

$13,620.00

Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City

2025-2026 Folly Americana Series

$14,060.00

Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City

2025-2026 Folly Jazz Series

$13,840.00

Performing Arts Foundation of Kansas City

Folly Pride Celebration Concert featuring Andrew Rannells

$7,890.00

Pilgrim Center, Inc.

2025 Gillham Road GobbleTrot

$2,050.00

Poetry for Personal Power Inc.

5th Annual Art-A-Thon

$2,460.00

Poetry for Personal Power Inc.

Rite of Joy

$9,530.00

Prospect Business Association

2nd Annual Prospect Business Association Trunk Or Treat

$15,530.00

Providence School of Arts Inc

Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS

$980.00

Providence School of Arts Inc

Straight Outta Bethlehem

$1,670.00

Reclaiming Our Community

Restorative Justice Symposium

$2,460.00

Reconciliation Services

Hike For Reconciliation 2025

$3,340.00

Reel Images Film and Video Group

Jazz Talk

$3,930.00

reStart Inc

2025 Homecoming: Providing Pathways

$1,670.00

Ruby Jean's Foundation

Juice Jamz & Ruby Jean's 10th Anniversary Festival

$19,660.00

Ryogoku Soccer Academy / Independence Boulevard Christian Church

2025 Harvest Festival

$1,670.00

Ryogoku Soccer Academy / Independence Boulevard Christian Church

3rd Annual Kansas City Racial Justice Summit 2025

$3,240.00

Ryogoku Soccer Academy / Independence Boulevard Christian Church

Copa de Calle

$13,470.00

Ryogoku Soccer Academy / Independence Boulevard Christian Church

Films For a Cause Film Screening & Conversation Series '25-'26

$7,270.00

Scarritt Renaissance Neighborhood Association

Scare-It Halloween 2025

$5,950.00

Serve the World Charities

Fireworks at Evangel

$3,440.00

Sheffield Place

Off the Wall

$1,670.00

Show Me KC Schools

City School Fair

$3,140.00

Show Me KC Schools

School Saturday

$2,650.00

Show Me Riders Horse Club of Kansas City

Horses for the Holidays XII

$2,060.00

Show Me Riders Horse Club of Kansas City

Ponies and Pumpkins Fall Festival

$5,410.00

Show Me You Care KC

Moulin Noir KC: Renaissance Reimagined

$6,090.00

Show Me You Care KC

Show Me You Ball

$3,930.00

Show Me You Care KC

The Care Gala

$2,360.00

Show-Me Pride Ensembles

Show-Me Pride Ensembles Seasons 21 and 22

$9,930.00

Sparrow Community Development Corporation

34th Street Community Festival

$2,460.00

Spire Chamber Ensemble

Summer International Choral Music Institute

$19,570.00

Starlight Theatre Association of Kansas City, Inc.

2025 Starlight Broadway Series

$44,980.00

StoneLion Puppet Theatre

Puppets A Glow VI

$8,430.00

Summerfest Concerts and/or Recordings Inc.

Summerfest Concerts 2025 Season

$1,670.00

Te Deum, Inc.

Te Deum 2025-2026 Kansas City, MO Concerts

$3,150.00

The Art in the Loop Foundation

2025 Downtown KC Music Series & Art Exhibition

$12,330.00

The Arts Asylum

'Bare: A Pop Opera'

$4,000.00

The Arts Asylum

Be Our Guest: A Block Party and Anniversary Celebration

$2,160.00

The Arts Asylum

'Sylvia'

$2,650.00

The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City

Ten Years of African America Excellence in the Arts - African Company presents Richard the III

$2,650.00

The Black Repertory Theatre of Kansas City

Ten Years of African American Excellence - Jaja's Hair-Braiding Company

$3,240.00

The Coterie Inc.

2025 Musical Series

$21,730.00

The Don Bosco Centers

Savor the Flavors 2025

$11,890.00

The Educator Academy

Imagine If? A Celebration of Education & Exploration

$8,060.00

The Foundation for Delta Educational and Economic Development

1st Annual DEED 5K Run & Walk

$1,870.00

The Foundation for Delta Educational and Economic Development

2nd Annual Brown Girl J.O.Y.

$4,420.00

The Foundation for Delta Educational and Economic Development

Crimson Nights

$2,060.00

The Friends of Bruce R. Watkins

The History of Black Cowboys, Featuring Rex Purefoy - Hollywood Cowboy Exhibit

$9,830.00

The Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City

The Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City 2025-2026 Season Support

$6,050.00

THE KANSAS CITY BLUES SOCIETY, INC.

Blues in the Bottoms 3

$3,150.00

THE KANSAS CITY BLUES SOCIETY, INC.

Women in Blues 4

$980.00

The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra's 2025-2026 Signature Series

$13,620.00

The Kansas City Metro Lutheran Ministry

3B- Beer, Basketball, BBQ

$1,570.00

The Kansas City Metro Lutheran Ministry

Metro Lutheran Ministry Christmas Store

$2,460.00

The Kansas City Public Library Foundation

2025 Summer Reading Program - Color Our World

$11,600.00

The Kansas City Public Library Foundation

Heartland Book Festival

$7,960.00

The Mattie Rhodes Memorial Society

Día de Los Muertos Art Exhibition & Calaca Night Parade

$21,730.00

The Mattie Rhodes Memorial Society

Tamale Fest

$3,460.00

The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures

Exhibition: Native Arts in Miniature

$34,400.00

The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures

Exhibition: The Nostalgia Awakens: Retro Kenner Star Wars Action Figure Toys

$49,150.00

The Society for Friendship with China, Inc.

2025 Kansas City International Dragon Boat Festival

$4,870.00

The Soul of Santa "Do Good" Foundation

The Soul of Santa Christmas in Color Extravaganza Events

$58,980.00

The Soul of Santa "Do Good" Foundation

The Soul of Santa Christmas Karaoke

$1,970.00

The Soul of Santa "Do Good" Foundation

The Soul of Santa Pop-Up Ice Skating Rink

$19,660.00

Tour de Hope

2025 Tour de Hope Charity Bike Ride

$4,030.00

Transformations Youth Group

Kansas City Trans Day of Visibility (March 31, 2026)

$9,830.00

Transformations Youth Group

KCMO Trans Pride (June 20-22, 2025)

$12,090.00

Transformations Youth Group

Trans Day of Remembrance (November 20, 2025)

$4,820.00

Twelfth Street Heritage Corporation

Santa's Wonderland

$13,960.00

UNICO National-Kansas City Men's Chapter, Inc of Kansas City, Missouri

Festa Italiana

$23,890.00

Unicorn Theatre

2025-2026 Annual Season

$31,570.00

Union Station Kansas City, Inc.

Holidays at the Station

$32,330.00

Union Station Kansas City, Inc.

The Science of Guinness World Records

$14,810.00

Urban Community Connections

Adopt-A-Family @ Christmas Tour

$2,460.00

Urban Community Connections

Christmas In July

$2,750.00

Urban Community Connections

Connect, Brunch, & Build Networking Vibes

$1,080.00

Urban Community Connections

Mom & Baby Fest

$4,910.00

Urban Community Connections

Project Cinderella's Closet & Man of the Hour

$980.00

Volker Neighborhood Association

Volker Homes Tour

$2,360.00

Wayside Waifs

Strutt With Your Mutt

$2,050.00

Westport Regional Business League

2nd Annual Westport Cornhole Tournament

$3,240.00

Westport Regional Business League

3rd Annual Westport Christmas Market

$3,440.00

Westport Regional Business League

45th Annual Art Westport

$11,790.00

WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

West Fest 2025

$1,280.00

Winners Circle Collective

Winners Circle Weekend

$16,910.00

YouLEAD Assistance Network

Pursuing MY Dreams In MY Neighborhood Summit

$22,020.00

Youth Symphony Association of Kansas City, Inc.

Kansas City Classic Orchestra and Band Festival 2026

$3,440.00

Youth Symphony Association of Kansas City, Inc.

Youth Music Community Concerts

$5,840.00

 

 

$3,223,310.00

 

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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.

 

 

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Tammy Queen

Director of Finance

 

Approved as to form:

 

 

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                                                                                                                              Bret Kassen

Associate City Attorney