To spur more capital investment opportunities and bridge the funding gap for the makers, doers, and dreamers in the heartland, the Kauffman Foundation in 2016 launched a scholarship program with Kauffman Fellows, the independent, two-year venture capital and leadership program based in Silicon Valley.

This past summer, Kansas City’s education community got an injection of unusual talent in areas such as data analysis, operations, and finance.

Why has entrepreneurship declined so drastically in America? What works best to empower entrepreneurs and reverse that decline? Answering these questions requires a fresh approach to research—and the right talent on the team.

The Foundation makes significant investments to help our key city assets increase long-term financial stability, most recently through a grant to the Truman Library Institute.

We need to focus on creating more college graduates, not just creating more college students.

It’s time to challenge the assumption that innovation is something education is not.

For the 101st anniversary of Mr. Kauffman’s birth, we revisit a vintage clip of him on the 1960s Jeanne Palmer show sharing advice on his uncommon approach to success.

Community members and associates recognize the necessary balance of solving for today’s challenges while preparing for the promise of tomorrow.

The Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship recognizes faculty members in the United States conducting significant research in the field of entrepreneurship.

Supporting access to the best possible public schools cuts across all debates and ideologies to get to the heart of what matters for students and families.