ACRUXKC Mission Statement

“We champion a healthier future for Kansas City by providing support to medical access and empowering health education to uplift our community.”

Fundamental Strategic Direction

Pursue a growth mode to develop the next generation of the foundation’s work, with similar focus as today but with growth in terms of demand and numbers served, attract and raise more funds, and thereby invest more funds (beyond our endowment) in our mission.

Length of Term

Each Director shall serve a two-year term. Directors may serve three successive two-year terms. Directors must be off the board for one year before they are eligible to be re-elected to the board. Current Directors may remain on the Board to fulfill their present term. There shall be a staggered rolling-off of present board members as their final term is completed.

Board Committees

Each Director shall serve on at least one of The Foundation's four committees:

• AccessKC Impact Committee

• Health Education Committee

• Finance Committee

• Governance Committee

 Executive Committee

The Executive Committee consists of Board Officers and Committee Chairs. Board Officers--Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Immediate Past Chair are elected to one-year terms. Vice Chair will move to Chair, Chair will remain on the Executive Committee as Immediate Past Chair. The Executive Committee members are subject to their natural term limits.

Time Commitment Required

• Each Director shall have the ability to devote the time required to be an effective board member, including serving on one or more committees and preparing for meetings by advance reviewing of materials.

• The Finance Committee meets semi-annually or quarterly at the direction of the Finance Committee Chair. The Finance Committee members are encouraged to attend at least one EMA or HE Committee meeting annually in an effort to be knowledgeable of the overall mission and work of The Foundation.

• On an annual basis, each Director must attend at least 60% of all board meetings and 60% of the committee meetings for which the Director is a member.

• Participation via telephone constitutes attendance. Failure to meet the attendance requirement will result in an automatic removal of the Director at the first board meeting after which the Director's attendance falls below 60%. The Board does have the ability to waive the attendance requirement if the Director demonstrates good cause as to his or her failure to attend meetings.

Duty of Care

Each Director is expected to exercise reasonable and prudent judgement in the process of making informed decisions to carry out the mission. All Directors must be willing to consider new ideas and changes in historic practices, consistent with the mission, principles and values of The Foundation.

Financial Support

During each calendar year, there are several opportunities to provide financial support. All Directors will consider the Foundation as a philanthropic priority. Directors are expected to attend/contribute to the annual major fundraiser and contribute at least one other time to The Foundation during the year. The Foundation expects to have 100% of its Directors make an annual contribution that is commensurate with his/her capacity.

Donor Cultivation Events

Throughout the year, The Foundation holds a variety of community events and activities. Each Director is expected to participate in at least one of these events throughout the calendar year.