KC Pioneers Grant Application and Program Guide
Welcome to the annual KC Pioneers Grant Application and Program Guide. Please utilize this application guide and Guidelines if you wish to apply.
Guidelines – These are not negotiable, to be considered your organization should be able to expound on each of these guidelines.
1. An applicant must have their headquarters, or significant presence no further than a 50-mile radius from Union Station.
2. Applicants must be a registered organization with Missouri or Kansas Secretary of State and be in good standing. Please provide your organization charter papers for easy finding.
3. Organizations will be prioritized the following way:
a. Registered Non-Profit or Charity with the IRS under any 501 classifications. Please provide a copy of your determination letter from the IRS.
b. Registered Not-for-profits in Missouri or Kansas. Please provide a copy of your state issued registration.
4. While LGBTQ+ centric organizations are preferred, it is not a requirement. However, the organization MUST have a publicly accessible inclusion statement. Please provide your inclusion statement and where to publicly find it.
5. There must be a specific need with a specific dollar amount requested. Requests without a specific dollar amount and specific need will not be considered. Those requests for “General Fund”, etc. will not be considered. Please provide detailed information on your request and cost structure behind the figure requested.
You must reach out to a KC Pioneer Full Member and have direct contact data available for them to submit your name for consideration. You will be contacted individually for the grant program.
Those companies that would like to apply, but do not know a KC Pioneer Member, please reach out to us at:
Either address will work to get the data needed for submission. Please note we will not be taking submissions by United States Postal Service.
The KC Pioneers were founded in 1975, as a gay male motorcycle group. We have evolved into Kansas City’s most senior LGBTQIA charity. The KC Pioneers are a 509a2 tax exempt charity. We are considered a charitable organization under the IRS Section(s) 2055,2106, or 2522. Donors can deduct contributions under IRC Section 170 of the 501c Public Charity Tax-Exempt Code.
See previous Grant recipients here
The KC Pioneers, PO Box 413025, Kansas City, MO 64141-3025, a 509a2 Public Charity