The Independent’s Top Ten Events of 2024
THE TOP FIVE TOURNAMENT EVENTS OF 2024
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City: Trent Green Golf Classic – $293,225
- Down Syndrome Innovations: Step Up for Down Syndrome Golf Tournament – $290,465
- First Tee Greater Kansas City: Day for Kids with Tom Watson – $194,220
- Braden’s Hope For Childhood Cancer: Callyn’s Course for Hope – $171,521
- Heart of America Council, Boy Scouts: Sporting Clays Tournament and Auction – $146,372
THE TOP FIVE BREAKFAST/LUNCHEON EVENTS OF 2024
- Women’s Employment Network: WEN Annual Luncheon – $336,327
- Metropolitan Organization Countering Sexual Assault, MOCSA: Community Luncheon – $300,295
- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: C100 Luncheon – $278,283
- Jackson County CASA: Light of Hope Breakfast – $195,051
- Life Unlimited: Hats Off to Mothers – $172,829
THE TOP FIVE MULTI-DAY EVENTS OF 2024
- Children’s Mercy Kansas City: Big Slick – $3,085,499
- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art: ShuttleCork – $1,879,644
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City: Most Wanted Auction – $1,324,663
- Fore the Kids Foundation: Fore the Kids Golf Tournament – $1,116,623
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City: Bowl for Kid’s Sake – $697,982
THE TOP FIVE WALK/RUN EVENTS OF 2024
- Head for the Cure Foundation: 22nd Annual Head for the Cure 5K – Kansas City – $566,982
- Wayside Waifs: Strutt With Your Mutt – $223,556
- Down Syndrome Innovations: Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk – $222,275
- Ability KC: Groundhog Run 2024 – $205,574
- Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired: CCVI Trolley Run – $155,837
THE TOP TEN IMPACT PLAYERS OF 2024
- Truman Heartland Community Foundation: Toast to our Towns Gala – $169,806
- Alphapointe: Boots & Pearls – $117,265
- Growing Futures Early Education Center: Harvesting Hope – $115,560
- Powell Gardens: Fleur-ette – $96,230
- Answering the Call: 5th Annual ATC Trivia Night – $94,473
- Giving Hope & Help: The 12th Anniversary and Scholarship Awards Gala – $84,710
- The Pet Resource Center of Kansas City: The Fairy-Tails Ball – $83,041
- Reach Out & Read Kansas City: For the Love of Books Luncheon – $68,792
- Girls on the Run Serving Greater Kansas City: Every Girl Evening – $52,040
- Growing Futures Early Education Center: Run for the Roses Kentucky Derby Fundraiser – $19,951
THE TOP TEN NATIONALLY SPONSORED EVENTS OF 2024
- Breakthrough T1D Kansas & Missouri: Dream Gala Kansas City – $1,494,290
- American Heart Association: Kansas City Go Red for Women Luncheon – $931,793
- American Heart Association: Kansas City Heart Ball – $709,553
- Variety of Greater Kansas City Tent 8 (Variety KC): Variety KC’s Heart of Inclusion Gala – $691,726
- American Cancer Society: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Kansas City – $618,200
- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: Light The Night – $490,841
- Alzheimer’s Association Kansas City: Walk to End Alzheimer’s – $470,637
- American Heart Association: Kansas City Heart Walk – $390,070
- Breakthrough T1D Kansas & Missouri: Breakthrough T1D Walk Kansas City Metro 2024 – $338,027
- Variety of Greater Kansas City Tent 8 (Variety KC): Hy-Vee Golf Scramble benefiting Variety KC – $118,196
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