The foundation's mission is to help individuals attain economic independence by advancing educational achievement and entrepreneurial success, consistent with the aspirations of its founder Ewing Marion Kauffman. To fulfill the mission, the foundation: 1) Identifies opportunities where application of the foundation's people, ideas, and capital can benefit society in significant and measurable ways; 2) Develops innovative, research-based programs leading to practical, sustainable solutions that are widely accepted and implemented; 3) Treats the Kansas City region as a program incubator where feasible, in which new approaches can be tried and tested before being disseminated nationally; and 4) Partners with others to leverage its resources and capabilities while avoiding the creation of dependency.
titles from this organization
Benchmarking Foundation Learning and Evaluation Practices 2023
Oct 5, 2023
Publisher(s): Center for Evaluation Innovation
Harnessing Evaluation and Learning for Equity and Impact Insights for Foundation Executives
Nov 1, 2022
Publisher(s): Engage R+D
Evaluators as Conduits and Supports for Foundation Learning
Mar 1, 2019
Publisher(s): Equal Measure; Engage R+D; Simmons University
Being the Change: 12 Ways Foundations Are Transforming Themselves to Transform Their Impact
Apr 1, 2018
Publisher(s): FSG
Working Paper, Rents and Inefficiency in the Patent and Copyright System: Is There a Better Route?
Aug 1, 2016
Publisher(s): Center for Economic and Policy Research
Entrepreneurship Policy Digest: Stimulating Entrepreneurial Growth
Feb 19, 2014
Publisher(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Beyond Metropolitan Startup Rates: Regional Factors Associated with Startup Growth
Jan 27, 2014
Publisher(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Contributions of Immigrants to Cancer Research in America
Feb 25, 2013
Publisher(s): National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP)
Big Data Directions in Entrepreneurship Research: Researcher Viewpoints
May 28, 2021
Publisher(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Economic Engagement of Mothers: Entrepreneurship, Employment, and the Motherhood Wage Penalty
Jan 14, 2021
Publisher(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
No Bars: Unlocking the Economic Power of the Fomerly Incarcerated
Nov 29, 2016
Publisher(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Kauffman Index: Startup Activity National Trends - 2016
Aug 4, 2016
Publisher(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Will They Stay or Will They Go? International STEM Students Are Up for Grabs
Jul 11, 2016
Publisher(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Economic Impact of High-Growth Startups
Jun 7, 2016
Publisher(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Kauffman Index: Startup Activity - Metropolitan Area and City Trends 2015
Jun 2, 2016
Publisher(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
The Kauffman Index 2016: Growth Entrepreneurship - State Trends
Jun 1, 2016
Publisher(s): Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation