Our partners
Funding partners
MCAC began with a $1 million grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. MU also provides financial support along with in-kind support to MCAC. Our program continues to enjoy diverse funding support from multiple external funders over the years, to include the funders listed below.
MCAC is grateful to all the funding partners for helping make a difference in the lives of our students with their generous support of our program:
- Alden Family Foundation
- AmeriCorps State* and AmeriCorps Competitive
- Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
- Briar Foundation
- College Access Challenge Grant Program
- College Bound
- Community Foundation of the Ozarks
- Dent County Community Fund
- Edward F. Swinney Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee*
- Give Direct Fund
- Greater Kansas City Community Foundation (GKCCF)*
- H&R Block Foundation
- Hall Family Foundation
- Hispanic Development Fund of Kansas City
- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
- Kansas City Power & Light
- Kauffman Foundation (Ewing Marion)*
- Linscomb Foundation (Irven E. and Nevada P.)*
- Maxwell Fund (Stanley L.) (GKCCF)
- McGee Fund (Frank and Margaret)
- Miscellaneous Gifts
- Missouri Department of Higher Education (MDHE)
- Missouri Scholarship and Loan Foundation*
- National Center for Family Literacy (funding provided by Met Life Foundation) (NCFL)
- National College Advising Corps*
- Rising Above (with John O'Leary)
- Smith Education Fund (Edward K. and Beth K.) (GKCCF)
- Social Innovation Fund, through the Pathways Fund of New Profit, Inc.
- Speas Foundation (Victor E.) (Bank of America)
- Sprint Foundation
- Stupp Foundation (Norman J.)
- Texas Guarantee Public Benefit Program (TG)
- The Corps Network
- Truman Heartland Community Foundation*
- United Way of Greater Kansas City
- University of Missouri (MU)*
- University of Missouri System (UM)
- William T. Kemper Foundation
* Denotes current funding partners.
School partners

Partner schools are selected on the basis of where college advisers are most needed and can make the greatest impact. A number of factors are considered in combination when selecting partner schools and colleges:
- Percentage of students going to college, with priority given to schools with a college-going rate at 10 percent lower than the state average.
- Percentage of students eligible for free and reduced lunch, with priority given to schools with 50 percent or greater of students eligible;
- Percentage of students taking the ACT, with priority given to schools with an ACT completion rate 10 percent or more less than the statewide average;
- Difference in percentage of students taking the ACT and enrolling in college, with priority given to schools with 10 percent or more differential in the two;
- Percentage of student populations underrepresented in colleges and universities, with priority given to schools with minority populations more than 20 percent above the state average; and
- Percentage of students who would be first in their family to complete college, with priority given to schools located in counties where fewer than 12 percent of the adult population has completed a college degree.
When possible, we attempt to select schools that are not being served by other college access programs.
College advisers are currently serving in these schools and districts:
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Kansas City area
- Belton High School, Belton District, Cass County
- Central High School, Kansas City Missouri School District, Jackson County
- Center Senior High School, Center School District, Jackson County
- Northeast High School, Kansas City MO School District (KCMSD), Jackson County
- East High School, KCMSD, Jackson County
- Fort Osage High School, Fort Osage School District, Jackson County
- Harrisonville High School, Harrison District, Cass County
- North Kansas City High School, North Kansas City School District, Clay County
- Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts Schools, KCMSD, Jackson County
- Raytown High School, Raytown School District, Jackson County
- Raytown South High School, Raytown School District, Jackson County
- Ruskin Senior High School, Hickman Mills School District, Jackson County
- Southeast High School, Kansas City MO District, Jackson County
- Van Horn High School, Independence Public School District, Jackson County
- William Chrisman High School, Independence Public School District, Jackson County
- Winnetonka High School, North Kansas City School District, Clay County
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St. Louis area
- Bayless High School, Bayless School District, St. Louis County
- Carnahan School of the Future, St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis City
- Central Visual & Performing Arts High School, St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis City
- Cleveland NJROTC Academy, St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis City
- Gateway Institute of Technology, St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis County
- Hancock High School, Hancock Place School District, St. Louis
- Jennings High School, Jennings School District, St. Louis County
- McCluer High School, Ferguson-Florissant School District, St. Louis County
- McCluer North Senior High School, Ferguson-Florissant School District, St. Louis County
- McCluer South-Berkeley High School, Ferguson-Florissant School District, St. Louis County
- Normandy High School, Normandy School District, St. Louis County
- Riverview Gardens High School, Riverview Gardens School District, St. Louis County
- Ritenour High School, Ritenour School District, St. Louis County
- Roosevelt High School, St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis City
- Soldan International Studies High School, St. Louis Public Schools, St. Louis City
- Warrenton High School, Warren County R-III School District, Warren County
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South Missouri
- Cape Central High School, Cape Public School District, Cape Girardeau
- Central High School, Springfield School District, Greene County
- Hillcrest High School, Springfield School District, Greene County
- Kennett High School, Kennett School District, Dunklin County
- Lebanon High School,Lebanon R-III School District, Laclede County
- Marshfield High School, Marshfield R-I School District, Webster County
- New Madrid County Central High School, New Madrid School District, New Madrid County
- Parkview High School, Springfield School District, Greene County
- Poplar Bluff High School, Poplar bluff School District, Butler County
- Potosi High School, Potosi R-III School District, Washington County
- Salem High School, Salem R-80 School District, Dent County
- Sikeston High School, Sikeston School District, Scott County
- St. Clair High School, St. Clair R-XIII School District, Franklin County
- Sullivan High School, Sullivan School District, Franklin County
- West Plains High School, West Plains School District, Howell County