Kansas City Scholars (KC Scholars; www.kcscholars.org) is a 501(c)(3) college scholarship, college planning and persistence support, and college success program designed to increase the college completion rate for low- and modest- income students and adult learners across the six-county, bi-state service region.
KC Scholars launched in September 2016 and, in less than four years, has experienced widespread community engagement and rapid scaling. We now have over 3,000 Scholars, with near 1,200 in college. KC Scholars is on the path to near 10,000 Scholars by 2022 and is projected to grow to near 20,000 by 2027.
Location: United States, Missouri, Kansas City
Member count: 11-50
Phone: 816.581.5700
Total raised: $50M
Founded date: 2016
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors | Deal News |
| 05.12.2022 | Grant | $50M | - | einpresswi... |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description | Category | Author | Source |
| 13.01.2023 | KC Scholar... | KC Scholars Logo Earl Martin ... | - | - | einpresswi... |
| 15.12.2022 | KC Scholar... | Charlie Shields, President &am... | - | - | einpresswi... |
| 30.11.2022 | KC Scholar... | KC Scholars Logo KC Scholars ... | - | - | einpresswi... |
| 21.09.2022 | $130 Milli... | Avila University and KC Schola... | - | - | einpresswi... |
| 07.01.2022 | UMB Financ... | Since our founding, UMB has be... | - | - | marketscre... |