FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kansas Leadership Center announces recipients of 2025 Leadership Transformation Grants

Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) has selected 100 organizations across Kansas as 2025 Leadership Transformation Grant (LTG) partners. The grants will help the partner organizations create a culture that embraces change, tackles problems and seizes opportunities.

Kaye Monk-Morgan

“KLC has been awarding grants to civically engaged organizations around the state for the past 10 years and we look forward to helping them make lasting progress on their biggest challenges. We’re proud to see this program grow every year since we started offering these grants,” said Kaye Monk-Morgan, president and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center.

In 2025, KLC will partner with 100 unique organizations across Kansas and provide the opportunity for participants to learn, practice and engage with the KLC Framework. The program also utilizes KLC’s best-selling book, When Everyone Leads.

“Leadership isn’t about authority and position, it’s an activity where small actions are taken in moments of opportunity,” said Monk-Morgan. “When everyone leads, we make progress on our most important challenges. That’s what the Leadership Transformation Grants are all about – engaging people across the state to solve daunting challenges in their communities, organizations and professional lives.”

Organizations which receive a Leadership Transformation Grant will establish a core team of three to six individuals to take on the responsibilities of the grant. Organizations chosen will have one year to participate in KLC’s dynamic program experiences and utilize KLC resources and consultation.

Camille Scott

“The Leadership Transformation Grants provide access to programs on the KLC Path, a three-step sequence which teaches that leadership is an activity—not a position—and that anyone within an organization can exercise leadership effectively. These programs offer a framework by which organizations can share a common language and skills to approach their challenges and empower employees to mobilize others to create progress in their organization and communities,” said Camille Scott, KLC partner manager.

In the 10 years of awarding these grants, KLC has given 700 grants, trained more than 15,000 people and partnered with more than 350 Kansas organizations and communities.

The following organizations have been selected as KLC’s 2025 Leadership Transformation Grant partners

Education Sector Partners

• Bethel College
• Emporia State University
• Fort Hays State University
• Friends University
• Greenbush – The Education Service Center
• International Affairs, University of Kansas
• Kansas Board of Regents
• Kansas Library Association
• Kansas State University Salina
• K-State Research & Extension
• Mo-Kan-Ne (Missouri-Kansas-Nebraska Chapter of The Educational Opportunity Association)
• Nazarene Theological Seminary/The Wynkoop Center for Women in Leadership
• Seward County Community College
• Southwestern College
• The Wichita State University Foundation and Alumni Engagement
• USD 308 Hutchinson Public Schools
• Wichita Collegiate School
• Wichita State University
• Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology (WSU Tech)

Faith Sector Partners

• Dellrose United Methodist Church
• The Presbytery of Southern Kansas
• Tri-Regional Partnership – Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
• Western District Conference (Mennonite Church U.S.A.)

Government Sector Partners

• 184th Wing
• 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
• City of Wichita
• Cowley County
• El Dorado Police Department
• Judicial Branch of Kansas Office of Judicial Administration
• Kansas Department for Children and Families
• Kansas Department of Corrections
• Kansas Historical Society
• Larned State Hospital
• Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
• Reno County
• Sedgwick County
• Shawnee County Community Corrections

Non-Profit Sector Partners

• American Academy of Family Physicians
• Capper Foundation
• Catholic Charities, Inc.
• Child Care Aware of Kansas
• Child Start
• Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kansas
• Community Housing of Wyandotte County
• Coronado Area Council, Scouting America
• Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness
• Destination Innovation, Inc.
• Douglas County CASA
• ECKAN – East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
• El Centro, Inc.
• Emberhope, Inc.
• Family Crisis Center, Inc.
• Foster Adopt Connect
• Four County Mental Health Center, Inc.
• Global Ties KC
• Goodwill Industries of Kansas, Inc.
• Habitat For Humanity of Kansas City
• Heartspring, Inc.
• HOBY Kansas
• Humankind Ministries
• Hutch In Harmony
• Hutchinson Community Foundation
• Hutchinson Regional Healthcare Center
• International Rescue Committee, Inc
• Ivy Home Foundation
• Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
• Kansas Food Action Network
• Kansas Head Start Association
• Kansas Pharmacy Foundation
• Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy
• KC United! Youth/Family Education & Sports Initiative
• Lead For America
• League of Women Voters of Kansas
• LMH Health
• LRM Foundation (Life Restoration Ministries)
• Mennonite Central Committee Central States
• Mulvane Community Foundation, Inc.
• Newman Regional Health
• Ottawa Recreation Commission
• Rainbows United, Inc.
• Real Men Real Leaders, Inc.
• Restoration Family Services
• Rotary Districts 5680 & 5710
• Saint Francis Ministries
• South Central Kansas Economic Development District
• Southwest Guidance Center
• Stormont Vail Health
• Sunlight Children’s Services
• The Center
• The Chamber in Hays, Kansas
• The Neighboring Movement
• Trust Women Foundation, Inc.
• Turner House Clinic D/B/A Vibrant Health
• United Ways of Kansas
• Van Go, Inc.
• W/ A Community of Young Professionals
• Wichita African Union
• William Newton Hospital
• Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas
• Wyandot Behavioral Health Network

In addition, mini grants were given to select organizations to send five people through KLC’s When Everyone Leads and Your Leadership Edge programs in 2025. Those are:

• C.O.F. Training Services
• City of Maize
• Holy Family Medical
• Hospital District No. 1, Marion County
• Neighbor To Neighbor Abilene
• Newton For Racial Justice
• Ottawa County
• PBS Kansas
• Safehope

Applications for Leadership Transformation Grants are accepted in the fall each year.

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About the Kansas Leadership Center

The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) is a first-of-its-kind nonprofit educational organization with a civic mission, national reputation and global reach. Founded in 2007 to foster leadership for stronger, healthier and more prosperous Kansas communities, KLC receives core funding from the Kansas Health Foundation (a private, philanthropic organization). It partners with nonprofit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, businesses and communities to build cultures that are healthy, productive and well-positioned to make measurable progress on daunting challenges and emergent opportunities. KLC Press publishes leadership books and The Journal, a nationally recognized, award-winning civic issues magazine.

Over the past 17 years, KLC has built a strong and respected institution in Kansas designed to deliver leadership development and culture change at unparalleled scale. Now, organizations across the country and around the world look to us to provide resources and consultation to support their own aspirations for mission-driven leadership education. Learn more at kansasleadershipcenter.org.

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Carrie Lindeman
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