Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Donates $26 million to Metropolitan Kansas City Performing Arts Center.Business Editors/Education Writers KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2003 The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City announced Wednesday a $26 million commitment to support a proposed Metropolitan Kansas City Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . The Center, which will be an important anchor in the redevelopment of Kansas City's downtown, is being designed by internationally renowned architect Moshe Safdie Moshe Safdie, C.C., B.Arch., LL.D. , F.R.A.I.C., FAIA (b. July 14, 1938) is an architect and urban designer. He was born in the town of Haifa, Israel. He moved with his family to Montreal, Canada when he was a teenager, a move he disliked as a dedicated Zionist and socialist. . The monies for this $26 million commitment will be drawn from a portion of the funds created from the sale of the Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium. baseball team by its late owner, Ewing Kauffman Ewing Marion Kauffman (September 21, 1916 - August 1, 1993) was an American pharmaceutical magnate, philanthropist, and Major League Baseball owner. Born near Garden City, Missouri, Kauffman grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. . In the early 1990s, Ewing Kauffman developed a history-making succession plan designed to keep the baseball team in Kansas City after his death and ensure the proceeds of its sale went to local charities to benefit the city. "Mr. Kauffman wanted Kansas City to be a vibrant city made increasingly attractive by the quality of its business, educational and cultural life," said Carl J. Schramm, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Kauffman Foundation. "Now he's done it from baseball to ballet. This Performing Arts Center is one of the most exciting civic projects under way in America, and without question, will stimulate economic development as it enriches the region with the performing arts." Schramm specifically cited the leadership of Julia Irene Kauffman, daughter of Ewing and Muriel Kauffman. As president and chairman of the board for the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation, Ms. Kauffman has worked hard with the Performing Arts Center board to ensure that the Center becomes a valued community resource as well as a regional and national leader in the performing arts. The Center, estimated to cost $304 million, is designed in Safdie's cutting-edge style, with dramatic curves, simple geometric patterns, and ample use of windows and open spaces. The stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. , pre-cast concrete and glass structure resembles a modernistic shell. From the north, the center's stainless steel walls are a series of vertical circle segments. From the south, the roofline roof·line n. The profile of or silhouette made by a roof or series of roofs. crests and falls away in a sloping curve before changing to glass and offering a panoramic view of Kansas City sites. The Royals sale proceeds, from which the $26 million donation is being drawn, are separate from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's core endowment. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City works with partners to advance entrepreneurship in America and improve the education of children and youth. The Kauffman Foundation was established in the mid-1960s by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman. Information about the Kauffman Foundation is available at www.kauffman.org. |
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