The Shumaker Family Foundation aims to forge a more compassionate world by supporting education, social justice, and environmental justice, ensuring everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
The grant program emphasizes support for projects related to Social Justice — specifically targeting domestic violence and child abuse prevention and treatment, and leadership development for Black, Latino, and women leaders. In Education, it prioritizes strengthening STEM, arts, early childhood programs, and teacher leadership, especially for children with limited access to these resources. The Foundation seeks innovative projects that promise systemic or cultural impact and offers organizational strengthening grants. Grant amounts typically range from $10,000 to $40,000, with preferences for projects within the Greater Kansas City Region for ease of site visits.