October 29, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Kansas Leadership Center selects 69 organizations for 2027 Common Good Partnerships
Wichita, Kan. –
The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) has selected 69 Kansas organizations as recipients of its 2027 Common Good Partnerships, providing grant-funded opportunities for partner organizations to build leadership capacity and make lasting progress on their biggest challenges.
Through this long-running program formerly known as Leadership Transformation Grants, KLC has trained more than 16,596 people, awarded 852 grants, and partnered with 447 Kansas organizations and communities over the past 12 years.
Camille Scott
“Every organization selected brings its own challenges, opportunities and people who care deeply about improving their communities,” said Camille Scott, partner manager at the Kansas Leadership Center. “That’s what makes these partnerships exciting. We get to bring our mission to life by helping organizations tap into the potential of their people and create a culture of leadership that embraces change, tackles problems and seizes opportunities.”
Organizations selected for a Common Good Partnership receive one year of grant-funded access to KLC’s dynamic program experiences, resources and consultation. Each partner organization will establish a core team of three to five individuals to lead implementation of its Common Good Partnership, which is open to civically engaged Kansas organizations in the education, faith, government and nonprofit sectors.
The following organizations have been selected for a KLC 2027 Common Good Partnership:
Education Sector Partners
- Butler Community College
- Donnelly College
- Emporia State University Honors College
- Greenbush
- K-State Extension
- Maize USD 266
- MO-KAN-NE Chapter of the Educational Opportunity Association
- Newman University
- The Independent School
- University Of Kansas Medical Center – Project Eagle Head Start
- Wichita State University
- Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
- Wichita State University Foundation
Faith Sector Partners
- Tri-Regional Partnership Initiative
Government Sector Partners
- City of Lawrence
- City of Wichita
- Coffey County
- Kansas African American Affairs Commission
- Kansas Judicial Branch Office of Judicial Administration
- KS Dept of Commerce – Office of Rural Prosperity
- Lawrence Public Library
- Miami County, Kansas
- Reno County
- Sedgwick County
- The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Non-Profit Sector Partners
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation
- Breakthrough | Episcopal Social Services
- Child Care Aware of Kansas
- Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kansas
- COF Training Services
- Connections to Success
- CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness
- EmberHope
- Florence Crittenton Services
- FosterAdopt Connect
- Four County Mental Health Center, Inc.
- Goodwill Industries of Kansas
- Gove County Medical Center
- Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City
- Heartspring, Inc.
- HumanKind Wichita
- Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System
- Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas
- Kansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Kansas Black Farmers Association
- Kansas Boys State
- Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc.
- Kansas City Public Library
- Kansas Parents as Teachers Association
- Kansas Pharmacy Foundation
- LMH Health
- McPherson County Community Foundation
- Mennonite Central Committee Central States
- Mulvane Community Foundation, Inc.
- Newman Regional Health
- Omni Circle Group
- Playa Lakes Joint Venture
- Restoration Family Services
- Rooks County Health Center
- Rotary District 5710 and Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters
- SENT Inc.
- Stormont Vail Health
- TARC, Inc.
- The Center for Counseling and Consultation
- The Chamber in Hays, Kansas
- The Neighboring Movement
- University of Kansas Health System – Great Bend
- Wyandot Behavioral Health Network
In addition, the following organizations have received smaller seat allocations and are mini grantees of the 2027 Common Good Partnership:
- Boys & Girls Club of Manhattan
- Greater Salina Community Foundation
- iREC
- Just Food of Douglas County
- Kansas Oil Museum
- Rainbows United
- SACK (Self Advocate Coalition of Kansas)
- Safehope
- Saint Francis Ministries
- Social Innovation Laboratory, Inc.
- The 316 Church
- United Way of the Flint Hills Inc
- Wichita Art Museum
- Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas
Applications for Common Good Partnerships 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, KLC inspires and equips people, together, to do difficult things for the common good. Through leadership development programs, coaching, research, publications and partnerships, KLC works with individuals, organizations and communities in Kansas and beyond to build leadership capacity, make progress on complex challenges and create better places to live and work. KLC Press publishes leadership books, research reports and The Journal, a nationally recognized, award-winning civic issues magazine. KLC receives core funding from the Kansas Health Foundation, a private philanthropic organization. Learn more at kansasleadershipcenter.org.
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Carrie Lindeman
316-393-1076
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