The Nexstar Charitable Foundation has announced that it will donate $10,000 to “One KC,” a one-day fundraising effort on the part of Kansas City area broadcasters.
The fundraiser is designed to benefit local residents affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
All of the money raised will go to the “Kansas City Regional COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund,” supporting dozens of local non-profit organisations to immediately meet the needs of the community.
The fund is set up and operated by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, the United Way of Greater Kansas City, LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) and the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC).
The Foundation is making the contribution on behalf of Nexstar Media’s broadcast and digital operations in Kansas City, MO, including WDAF-TV/FOX4, FOX4KC.com, and all of their local employees.
“In addition to providing outstanding local news coverage in the communities in which we operate, part of Nexstar’s core mission is to give back to them, helping wherever and whenever we can, especially when the need is so great,” said Perry Sook, Nexstar Media’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation.
“We’re proud that the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation can make this contribution to helping those in the Kansas City area who have been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.”
The Nexstar Charitable Foundation’s mission is to contribute to and work with public charities and non-profit organizations to improve the communities in which Nexstar Media and its subsidiaries do business.
The foundation was originally established in 1958 and it makes donations of approximately $350,000 annually.