Arts Council Supporters
The Arts Council appreciates the generous support it receives from foundations, corporations, and individuals. This support helps to maintain all of our programs including the ArtsKC Fund. Below is a company profile of this year's ArtsKC Futurist Sponsor and a partial list of our supporters. A complete list is available on the Arts Council's annual report.
UMB Financial Corporation, ArtsKC 2010 Futurist Sponsor:
UMB Financial Corporation is a financial services holding company headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., offering complete banking,
asset management, health spending solutions and related financial services to both individual and business customers nationwide. Its banking subsidiaries own and operate 134 banking centers throughout the Midwest.
UMB recognizes that a vibrant and rich arts culture enriches our communities and quality of life. The bank’s commitment to the arts includes: a business center for non profit arts organizations, a fine art collection that is exhibited throughout their banking offices, and ongoing sponsorships of arts organizations and events throughout the year. “Banking on art” has long been an important part of UMB’s legacy.
In 2009, UMB received national distinction as the second-best bank in the country by Forbes Magazine, recognition by the Business Committee for the Arts as one of the 10 Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America, and received a No. 5 ranking in a "stress test" conducted by SNL Financial to determine the best capitalized bank holding companies nationally. UMB was a founding ArtsKC Fund and Art/Work participant and a 2009 ArtsKC pARTnership Award recipient. UMB is proud to serve as the 2010 ArtsKC Futurist Sponsor.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, ArtsKC 2011 Visionary Sponsor:
Blue KC is the largest health insurance provider in the Kansas City area, offering health empowerment and trusted support to more than one million members. For more than 70 years, Blue KC members have relied on healthcare benefits and personalized services to help them achieve lifelong health and wellness. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City's mission statement: We will use our role as the area’s leading health insurer to provide affordable access to healthcare and to improve the health of our members.
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DST Systems, ArtsKC 2011 Visionary Sponsor:
DST Systems, Inc. provides sophisticated information processing and computer software services and products that help clients improve productivity, increase efficiency, and provide higher levels of customer service.
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More Supporters:
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Francis Families Foundation
Norman & Elaine Polsky Family Supporting Foundation
Missouri Arts Council
Bank of America Foundation
Sprint Foundation
HR Block Foundation
American Century
UMB Financial Corporation
Truman Medical Center
State Street
HR Block Corporation
McCown Gordon Construction
Garmin Industries
KPMG
Kansas City Power & Light
Stinson Morrison & Hecker
Epic Entertainment
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Hallmark Cards
Kansas City Southern
The Kansas City Star
U.S. Bank
CitiCard
American Century Investments Foundation
Burns & McDonnell
Bank of Blue Valley
Black & Veatch