The Francis Family Foundation Grants is sponsored by The Francis Family Foundation. Funds post-doctoral fellowships in pulmonary research and supports lifelong learning, especially in early care and education, and arts and culture in the Kansas City area.

Francis Foundation | Supporting Arts & Culture, Pulmonary Research and Lifelong Learning Brighter futures for all generations The Francis Family Foundation envisions current and future generations of well-rounded individuals who are creative, lifelong learners striving to achieve their fullest potential and are well prepared to contribute to community and society in general.

The path to making this vision a reality is built upon strategies that target talented individuals and organizations that strive to provide excellent programs and services within their communities. Specifically, the Foundation will focus its strategies in the areas of pulmonary research and arts and culture.

In 2022, the Francis Family Foundation transitioned from a community board to a family board and the granting priorities and strategies changed with the transition to reflect the passion and interests of the three Francis Family members.

Small Arts Grants Program The Foundation supports and advocates for development of the greater Kansas City area as a creative regional hub for excellence in arts and culture, rich with expression of diverse cultures and affording access to all levels of creative participation.

Francis Family Foundation funding enables breakthrough solutions in pulmonary medicine leading to the development of enhanced treatments and cures for pulmonary diseases. Francis Family Foundation History In 1989, the Parker B. Francis Foundation merged with the Parker B.

Francis III Foundation to become the Francis Family Foundation. Today, three children of John B. and Mary Harris Francis – Ann F.

Barhoum, David V. Francis and J. Scott Francis – serve as the Francis Family Board of Directors.

The Parker B. Francis Fellowship Program The Francis Family Foundation funding enables breakthrough solutions in pulmonary medicine leading to the development of enhanced treatments and cures for pulmonary diseases. The Francis Family and the Foundation’s Board of Directors condemn racism in all its forms and call for our community to address the systemic racism affecting minority communities.

In 2022, the Foundation structure transitioned from a community board to a family board and the granting priorities and strategies changed with this transition. In 2022, the Foundation structure transitioned from a community board to a family board and granting priorities and strategies changed; however, our investment in the Small Arts Grants Fund continued unchanged. Francis Family Foundation 801 W.

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