💖 Unleash the Power of Generosity: Join Us for Giving Tuesday!

The holiday season is often marked by shopping sprees on Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. But right after all the consumerism, there is a day dedicated entirely to the act of giving: Giving Tuesday.

This global movement, held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, serves as a powerful reminder that generosity can transform communities. It's a day that shifts our focus from getting to giving, proving that collective action can lead to profound local impact.

What is the Impact of Giving Tuesday?

Giving Tuesday is more than just a 24-hour fundraising drive; it's a movement that promotes "radical generosity," recognizing that every single act of kindness matters. The impact on our community is immense and far-reaching:

• A Lifeline for Local Nonprofits: For our Grandview nonprofit organizations, this day is often a critical boost to their end-of-year fundraising efforts. The funds raised help sustain vital programs and services right here in our town.

• Fueling Local Programs: Donations made on Giving Tuesday directly support local initiatives, from providing food for the hungry and shelter for the vulnerable to funding educational programs and community arts. When you give local, the impact stays local.

• Building Community Solidarity: Giving Tuesday is a day of unity. It brings together individuals, businesses, and organizations to work toward a common goal—making Grandview a better place for everyone.

• Encouraging All Forms of Giving: While financial donations are crucial, Giving Tuesday champions all forms of generosity, including:

  • Volunteering your time and skills.

  • Donating goods or essential items.

  • Advocating for a cause you care about.

  • Performing small, everyday acts of kindness for a neighbor or a stranger.

Support Our Grandview Chamber Nonprofit Members!

As an organization dedicated to the prosperity of Grandview, the Chamber is proud to support our local nonprofit organizations. On Giving Tuesday, we encourage you to consider supporting these dedicated Chamber members who work tirelessly to serve our community.

Whether you choose to donate, volunteer, or simply spread the word about their mission, your support is invaluable!

• Art House 808 - Art House 808 is a space dedicated to providing opportunities and support to local artists across all disciplines, ensuring that their talents and creativity are used to inspire and cultivate lasting change in our community. We are here to foster innovation, collaboration, and artistic growth for the good of Grandview, MO. We seek to create a vibrant and inclusive environment that fosters innovation, collaboration, and artistic growth by providing opportunities for artists with varying backgrounds and styles.

• Big UCE - We make a big IMPACT in families and communities by supporting youth through mentorship. We specialize in successfully connecting with youth, especially those who are often given up on. (Pacific Islanders/Minority/BIPOC, underprivileged, troubled, or at-risk youth & young adults) We are vessels of God’s unconditional love.

• Caring for Kids Network -The Caring for Kids Network is a non-profit organization serving school districts by engaging community organizations in collaborative partnerships to serve a neighborhood school.

• Catholic Charities of Kansas City - St. Joseph - Catholic Charities empowers at-risk people to create a pathway out of poverty by alleviating their immediate crises, create stability & providing robust support to lift them to dignity & self-reliance

• Clear Tomorrow KC - Clear Tomorrow KC seeks to address both the immediate needs of individuals dealing with the consequences of their criminal records and the larger systemic issues that maintain those barriers.

• Community Assistance Council -The mission of the Community Assistance Council (CAC) is to empower individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency through direct emergency assistance, education, and advocacy. This is accomplished by providing services to meet immediate needs like food and housing, while also connecting people with resources and guidance to promote long-term stability and financial independence. 

• Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City - Community Blood Center (CBC) is one of the largest community-based, non-profit blood collection and distribution organizations in the United States. Community Blood Center (CBC), established over 60 years ago, serves hospitals in the Greater Kansas City metropolitan area, as well as eastern Kansas and western Missouri.

• Cornerstones of Care - Cornerstones of Care is a behavioral and mental health nonprofit dedicated to partnering with children and families to build safe and healthy communities. For more than 150 years, our passionate team members have been creating safe healing spaces for those impacted by trauma in Kansas, Missouri, and beyond. Although we are headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, our reach extends far beyond as our lasting impact touches the lives of children and families in various settings, including offices, classrooms, and homes across the region.

• Flourish Furniture Bank - Flourish is the only non-profit furniture bank in Kansas City and we serve the entire metropolitan area. Flourish partners with over 80 social service agencies to provide an entire home of furniture and furnishings for individuals who are becoming housed. Those we serve have experienced being unhoused for a number of reasons. We serve those who have experienced domestic violence, have aged out of the foster care system, have been a refugee, have experienced job loss or extreme poverty, and many other traumatic experiences on their road to rebuilding their life and seeking stability through housing. We are a major piece of that puzzle by providing approximately $5,000 worth of necessary household items that help them move forward and create a functioning home space where they can create family memories, host friends, and rest.

• Grandview Assistance Program - Our Mission is to cultivate a community of care by offering support and instilling hope to our neighbors facing adversity. Our Vision is to initiate and implement a variety of programs and services that meet our clients' immediate and long-range needs. We realize that this is possible only through the financial support and the volunteer services provided by the community.

• Grandview Education Foundation - The Grandview Education Foundation (Grandview School District Foundation) was established in 1997 to partner with the Grandview C4 School District and community to enhance educational opportunities for the district's students and staff. Through the continued hard work of our leaders and the generous support and donations of all stakeholders, the Foundation will continue our mission through premier literacy events, including our Cover to Cover Summer Reading Program, which provides free books to over 1700 students in the district to maintain their reading skills during the summer months. These students are excited to pick out their own books, which they get to keep forever, building home libraries that can impact multiple generations. Because of our generous donors, we can support teachers with grants that provide funding for learning through the arts and cultural experiences, and provide opportunities that expand the traditional classroom learning experience.

• Grandview-Hickman Mills Elks Lodge #2088 - Elks invest in their communities through programs that help children grow up healthy and drug-free, meet the needs of today's veterans, and improve the quality of life.

• Great Jobs KC - The mission of Great Jobs KC is to provide access to college scholarships and tuition-free job training, along with employment assistance to secure family-sustaining jobs for low- to modest-income individuals in the Kansas City Area.

• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church & Pre-School - Holy Trinity has been in the Grandview community since 1957. We offer traditional worship services on Sunday mornings at 9:00 am. Our Preschool runs September - May on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 9 am to 12 pm. Our Children's Midweek ministry is held on Wednesday evening, September - May, at 6:30 pm.

• House of Compassion - House of Compassion has pushed the boundaries of what quality care and treatment should be for youth needing support. Our unique homelike environment is highly regarded by the most important part of our mission: the youth that we serve.
  HOC’s mission is to provide quality care to youth by identifying potential, setting performance goals, and offering consistent emotional and mental support.
  With a collective effort to provide quality care and treatment in a homelike environment, our team can stabilize behaviors, improve performance in school, foster positive relationships, and reduce stigma towards youth struggling with mental health diagnoses.

• International House of Prayer - The International House of Prayer is an evangelical missions organization that is committed to praying for the release of the fullness of God’s power and purpose, as we actively win the lost, heal the sick, feed the poor, make disciples, and impact every sphere of society—family, education, government, economy, arts, media, religion, etc. Our vision is to work in relationship with the wider Body of Christ to engage in the Great Commission, as we seek to walk out the two great commandments to love God and people.

• Job One - Since 1967, Job One has been a forward-thinking leader in providing employment and community support services for individuals with disabilities in the Kansas City area. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit social enterprise, meaning we operate revenue-generating business units to support our mission, but we also rely heavily on contributions from the community. This funding is critical to our mission of building skills, creating connections, and engaging our community to expand job choices for people with disabilities. This population too often goes overlooked, underserved, and left without a sense of belonging. At Job One, see past disabilities to imagine the “poss-abilities” and create a more inclusive workforce.

• Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium - The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium, with its world-class exhibits and exceptional programs, attracts visitors from around the world and families from close to home. The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium connects all people to each other and the natural world to promote understanding, appreciation, and conservation.

• KC South Rotary Club - The mission of the Kansas City South Rotary Club is to serve the local community and support local, regional, and international causes by providing humanitarian service, promoting integrity, and advancing world understanding, goodwill, and peace through fellowship and action. The club is a group of neighbors, community leaders, and global citizens who unite for the common good. 

• Minding the Gap - We bridge academic and emotional gaps in the lives of children by teaching reading skills, building self-esteem, and promoting healthy connections to caring adults. Minding the Gap is an expression of love to our community. We serve others so that they can flourish, succeed, and experience better lives because of our labor. We interact with the community in a way that demonstrates full sincerity, honesty, and follow-through on our commitments, building a reputation that can be trusted. Investing in children creates lasting change and profoundly shapes the course of their lives. By empowering a child today, we build a stronger, more hopeful future for all.

• New Vision Christian Center - We exist to REACH with courage, RESTORE with love and RELEASE with faith. We want people to experience the Hope of Jesus for themselves. We will be a place that shines the light of Jesus so that people can find hope. We will help to spread hope to those around us so that their lives can be changed forever by the hope that Jesus brings. 

• ReDiscover - ReDiscover is a nonprofit community mental health agency that offers a full spectrum of programs and services for people whose lives have been affected by serious mental illness and/or substance use. ReDiscover helps men, women, and children, including those who have limited income, no insurance, or who are under-insured.

• Salvation Army - Booth Manor - Booth Manor Senior Housing in Grandview, Missouri, is an established and affordable independent living community operated by The Salvation Army – Midland Division. It offers a secure, welcoming environment for adults aged 62 and older (or those with qualifying mobility impairments) who meet federal income limits. As a HUD-subsidized, Section 202/8 property, the community ensures that rent is calculated at 30% of the resident's adjusted monthly income, making quality housing accessible to low-income seniors.

• The Medina Clinic Inc. - The Medina Clinic, established in 2009, is a not-for-profit charitable primary care medical clinic located in Grandview, Missouri. Our goal is to provide high-quality primary care, especially for adult patients with chronic medical conditions. We prioritize delivering expert medical attention in a friendly, affordable, and supportive community-based setting. Office visits are for a flat fee of $35, regardless of health insurance status. The vast majority of our patients do not have health insurance. We care for chronic conditions that include Hypertension and Diabetes, as well as other primary care conditions. We prescribe medications and help patients get a range of laboratory tests at very affordable prices. Most importantly, we pride ourselves on a team approach that provides friendly care and that gives patients the attention and time that they need.

• Wayside Waifs - Preparing pets and people for the bond of their lives. As Kansas City’s largest and most comprehensive no-kill pet adoption campus, Wayside Waifs is committed to finding homes for all adoptable pets. Wayside will serve nearly 40,000 pets and people this year through pet adoptions, youth education, canine training programs, and community outreach. We do not euthanize adoptable animals, and there are no time limits for animals in our care. Only animals suffering from significant medical issues or those that pose a danger are humanely euthanized. We are proud to be a part of Kansas City’s no-kill community. Wayside is a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity with regional and national reach.

Please Note: This list includes nonprofit members of the Grandview Chamber of Commerce, but it is not exhaustive of every organization participating in Giving Tuesday. We encourage you to visit the individual websites of these members for specific Giving Tuesday campaigns and ways to help!

This Giving Tuesday, let's harness the spirit of our community. Let's show the world that in Grandview, giving is not just a seasonal event, it's part of who we are.

How will you choose to be generous this year?