Impact on the Plains

Celebrating nonprofits with bright ideas

Impact on the Plains is a ‘Shark Tank’-style social innovation competition in pursuit of bold solutions to complex community issues.

United Way awarded $105,000 in grants to four entrepreneurial nonprofit programs to transform how social issues are addressed in our focus areas of health, education, financial stability and basic needs at a live event on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Read the event press release here.

Group photo of 2023 Impact on the Plains recipients.

2023 WINNERS

FIRST PLACE: $40,000
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD: $5,000

Financial Stability

Culture Creations logo. BeyondFoster – Restorative Justice Youth Circles for Kansas Foster Youth Transitioning to Adulthood
Transitions young people out of foster care with the support, education and resources that lead to holistically healthy lives while empowering them on their journey toward independent adulthood.

SECOND PLACE: $30,000

Education

Aspire Academy, a division of Women Aspire, logo.Aspire Academy Childcare Center
Delivers enhanced self-sufficiency skills through quality early education for children and resources for parents seeking advanced employment opportunities

THIRD PLACE: $20,000

Health

Medic All logo.

HealthBridge Initiative: Connecting Communities to Comprehensive Care
Provides improved access to quality healthcare for low-income and uninsured individuals with a cost-free pathway that eliminates financial, geographical, documentation and linguistic barriers through telemedical consultations.

FOURTH PLACE: $10,000

Basic Needs

Children First CEO of Kansas logo.

Journey Home – Homeless Family Housing Program
Helps stabilize homeless families with financial assistance and wrap around services that include family peer support.

EVENT SPONSORS

Logo of Berry Companies.
Hutton logo.
Logo for Textron Aviation.
Kansas Star Casino logo.
Spirit AeroSystems logo.
Table Sponsors:

6 Meridian
Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C.
Bank of America
Bombardier Learjet
Camarena Adelante Foundation
Capitol Federal
Cordell Wealth Management
Credit Union of America
Eby Construction
EY
GLMV
Kansas Health Foundation
Kansas Leadership Center
Lee Aerospace
Mid-Continent Instruments & Avionics
Meritrust Credit Union
NWI Aerostructures
P.B. Hoidale
Stand Together

QUESTIONS?

Headshot of Abel Frederic.

Abel Frederic
Vice President of Community Impact
afrederic@unitedwayplains.org
(316) 267-1321 ext. 4211

Contact for questions regarding health programming. 

Headshot of Heather Crump.

Heather Crump
Community Impact Manager for Education
hcrump@unitedwayplains.org
(316) 267-1321 ext. 4234

Headshot of Michelle Presnell, United Way Community Impact Manager for Financial Stability.

Michelle Presnell
Community Impact Manager for Financial Stability
mpresnell@unitedwayplains.org
(316) 267-1321 ext. 4232

Headshot of Matt Lowe, United Way Community Impact Manager for Basic Needs.

Matt Lowe
Community Impact Manager for Basic Needs
mlowe@unitedwayplains.org
(316) 267-1321 ext. 4233