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 has an an asset base of approximately $2 billion, according to the foundation's website in December, 2006.

The vision of the Kauffman Foundation is to foster "a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities." The foundation focuses its grant making and operations on two areas: advancing entrepreneurship and improving the education of children and youth.

See also

SmallBusiness.com's Directory of foundations with a small business-related focus

External links

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation website


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