Charity Partners

Kansas City Restaurant Week, led by founding partners Visit KC and the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association. Through the generosity of Kansas City restaurants and their diners, more than $3.3 million has been raised for local causes in KCRW’s 14-year history.

2024 KC Restaurant Week Beneficiaries

Kanbe's Markets

Kanbe's Markets

Kanbe’s Markets is a nonprofit organization dually focused on eliminating food waste while eradicating Kansas City’s food deserts. 400,000 Kansas Citians face food insecurity yet 40 percent of the U.S. food supply ends up in landfills each year. Exploiting existing gaps of the local food economy, Kanbe’s works with local farmers and partners, regional grocery stores, and national produce wholesalers to sort and distribute food—which would have otherwise ended up going unused—providing access to fresh, affordable and healthy foods in neighborhoods where it is lacking. By sorting and redirecting produce to those who need it most, we’re not just fighting for food justice—we’re creating a more sustainable future.

Visit KC Foundation

KC Regional Destination Development Foundation

The Visit KC Foundation is a 501(c)3 entity associated with the region’s destination management organization. Through programming such as Kansas City Restaurant Week and The Community Meals Project, the Foundation enhances the quality of life for the Kansas City region through tourism advocacy and workforce development.

 

Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

Administered by the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association, the Foundation seeks to promote the restaurant industry in the greater Kansas City area by offering scholarships to students pursuing a career in the hospitality industry.