Focusing on its three pillars of giving—Education, Human Services, and Healthcare & Medical Research—plus its flagship scholarship program, the McGowan Fund sought to ease poverty and transform lives through nearly $7.1 million in grants in 2017. The grant-making...
How does misinformation affect democracy, especially in the phenomenon of “fake news”? Do journalists have an ethical responsibility to report the truth? What is “fake news,” anyway? These and other questions dealing with ethics in journalism formed the backbone of...
New Horizons is our occasional series on trends, discoveries, and tips for nonprofits. When researchers put out a call for subjects to participate in a new health study in Reno, Nevada, last year, 10,000 citizens responded within 48 hours, boosting the first-ever...
The Early Education Funders Collaborative, which includes The McGowan Fund, has announced $3.7 million in grants supporting nine non-profit organizations and initiatives serving children ages birth to 5 in the six-county Kansas City metro area. The goal of the early...
The McGowan Fund has joined nine other philanthropic organizations to establish a new fund aimed at improving early childhood education in the six-county metro area around Kansas City. The primary target: programs that support teacher and leader development, parent...
