Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2022 was presented to a full audience in June 2023 at the National WWI Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Hosted by Nonprofit Connect and sponsored by Byrne Pelofsky + Associates and Bank of America, the presentation featured Dr. Una Osili, Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at the Lilly…
SAVE, Inc., a Byrne Pelofsky client, is the recipient of a $400,000 House appropriation secured by Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II for FY2023. SAVE is one of 15 community projects that will receive this federal funding for the benefit of communities in the Fifth Congressional District. The funding will be used to support PRIDE Haven, Kansas City’s first and only drop-in…
Construction is moving forward on Congregation Beth Shalom’s new sacred space – the result of a successful $12,000,000 capital campaign executed in partnership with Byrne Pelofsky. The new sanctuary is part of a planned addition to the current campus at 143rd and Lamar. The Lamar site was constructed in 2006 and serves primarily as a school. The new sacred space…
Despite inflation rates reaching a 40-year high, giving to nonprofits in the United States in 2022 reached nearly $5 Billion, according to Dr. Una Osili, Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Dr. Osili presented Giving USA 2023: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2022 to a full auditorium…
Byrne Pelofsky would like to congratulate Dr. Bonnie Humphrey on her retirement after 18 years as President of Missouri Valley College (MVC). During her tenure, Dr. Humphrey successfully directed several major capital projects and campaigns for MVC. Byrne Pelofsky has partnered with Dr. Humphrey and MVC’s development staff over the past two years to raise over $8,000,000 in support of…
Byrne Pelofsky is delighted to announce that our client, Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center (Sam Rodgers) received a $2,000,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to implement a new Maternal Health Home program. Funding from the federal government is intended to support programs that improve maternal health outcomes for vulnerable populations experiencing the highest risk of…
About two hours south of Kansas City, there is a small organization doing big things for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. For 25 years, Hope Unlimited has been a safe harbor for victims of domestic violence in a four-county, mostly rural region of Southeast Kansas. Hope Unlimited has been a refuge and lifeline for hundreds of victims who…
A new report published by Giving USA sheds light on how generational giving patterns have evolved since the 2016 Report. Understanding these shifts in behavior provides sound guidance for nonprofits as they develop strategic fundraising plans that harness the interests and capacity of all generations. Of particular interest, however, is Millennial donors who are set to take in over $70…
According to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, 75% of the $33.4 billion donated to charity in 2021 by the wealthiest donors came from the tech industry. How that money is being managed and pushed out for greater good is changing as fast as the tech world itself. According to a recent article in The Economist (“Giving 3.0-How a Tide of Tech…
Kim Riley, Founder and Executive Director of The Transition Academy, is making a difference in the lives and futures of high school youth with disabilities. When it was time for Kim and her son – who meets the requirements for the Individualized Education Program (IEP) – to make a plan for life beyond high school, Riley found herself in a…
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