KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Kauffman Foundation is among the largest foundations in the United States with an asset base of approximately $2 billion. Their vision is to foster "a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities." In service of this vision, they focus grant making and operations on two areas—education and entrepreneurship—which founder Ewing Kauffman saw as two ends of a continuum.

KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION

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Education Finance Social Entrepreneurship

Founded:

1960-01-01

Status:

Active

Contact:

(181) 693-2100

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[email protected]

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Current Advisors List

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Diane Mulcahy Advisor, Senior Fellow & Director of Private Equity @ Kauffman Foundation
Advisor
2010-01-01

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Grant Wernick Advisor @ Kauffman Foundation
Advisor

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Miriam Rivera Board Member @ Kauffman Foundation
Board_member
2018-01-01

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Cristina Dolan NYC Innovation Accelerator Foundation @ Kauffman Foundation
Board_member
2007-06-01

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Ramon de Oliveira Trustee & Chairman of the Investment Committee @ Kauffman Foundation
Board_member

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Jonathan Ortmans Senior Advisor @ Kauffman Foundation
Advisor
2006-01-01

Current Employees Featured

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Wendy Torrance
Wendy Torrance Director of Entrepreneurship @ Kauffman Foundation
Director of Entrepreneurship
2006-05-01

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Ted Zoller
Ted Zoller Senior Fellow & Vice President @ Kauffman Foundation
Senior Fellow & Vice President
2011-04-01

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C J Cornell
C J Cornell Kauffman Ecosystem Building Committee @ Kauffman Foundation
Kauffman Ecosystem Building Committee
2020-01-01

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Amanda West
Amanda West Team Lead, ESHIP Summit Community Team @ Kauffman Foundation
Team Lead, ESHIP Summit Community Team
2017-05-01

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Evan Absher
Evan Absher Program Officer in Research and Policy @ Kauffman Foundation
Program Officer in Research and Policy
2015-01-01

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Derek Ozkal
Derek Ozkal Senior Program Officer, Entrepreneurship @ Kauffman Foundation
Senior Program Officer, Entrepreneurship
2015-04-01

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Ben McDougal
Ben McDougal Midwest Regional Rep @ Kauffman Foundation
Midwest Regional Rep
2018-01-01

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Ken Zolot
Ken Zolot Senior Fellow @ Kauffman Foundation
Senior Fellow

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Fabian Pfortmüller
Fabian Pfortmüller Innovator in Residence @ Kauffman Foundation
Innovator in Residence
2017-10-01

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Ross Baird
Ross Baird Innovator-in-Residence @ Kauffman Foundation
Innovator-in-Residence
2017-05-01

Founder

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Ewing Marion Kauffman

Acquisitions List

Date	Company	Article	Price
2009-10-01	Campus Venture Network	Campus Venture Network acquired by Kauffman Foundation	N/A

Investments List

Date	Company	Article	Money raised
2022-09-01	KC BizCare	Kauffman Foundation investment in Grant - KC BizCare	800 K USD
2022-07-12	Heartland Forward	Kauffman Foundation investment in Grant - Heartland Forward	N/A
2022-03-22	Network Kansas	Kauffman Foundation investment in Grant - Network Kansas	3 M USD
2022-02-15	AltCap	Kauffman Foundation investment in Grant - AltCap	5.3 M USD
2022-01-12	Omni Circle Group	Kauffman Foundation investment in Grant - Omni Circle Group	360 K USD
2021-11-09	Invest Nebraska	Kauffman Foundation investment in Grant - Invest Nebraska	250 K USD
2021-02-25	Founders First Capital Partners	Kauffman Foundation investment in Series A - Founders First Capital Partners	9 M USD
2020-10-30	Living Cities	Kauffman Foundation investment in Grant - Living Cities	1.67 M USD
2018-09-26	Startup Champions Network	Kauffman Foundation investment in Grant - Startup Champions Network	N/A
2018-07-10	Digital Sandbox KC	Kauffman Foundation investment in Grant - Digital Sandbox KC	950 K USD