Million-dollar corporate gift puts $25M Negro Leagues capital campaign on the board; now you’re...

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."A historic age of impact is under way, said Bob Kendrick, as Kansas City’s Negro Leagues Baseball Museum unveiled plans for a new, state-of-the art campus backed by a $1 million grant from Bank of America.


Rendering of a new 30,000-square-foot Negro Leagues Baseball Museum facility, which is set to be located nearby — next to the former Paseo YMCA, now the Buck O’Neil Education and Research Center; rendering courtesy of Pendulum

“Our growth from a one-room office to becoming America’s National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has been an amazing journey. Now, we’re building an organization that will continue to preserve and celebrate the triumphant story of the Negro Leagues — but also fortify our position as one of the nation’s most important civil rights and social justice institutions,” said Kendrick, who serves as the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Officials made the announcement Tuesday at the museum’s current site in the historic 18th and Vine District, noting Bank of America’s $1 million contribution kicks off a $25 million capital campaign. The museum effort is expected to culminate with a new 30,000-square-foot facility, which is set to be located nearby — next to the former Paseo YMCA, now the Buck O’Neil Education and Research Center."...