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Kid Future CPS raises $2 million; Cincinnati Children’s expands school health and chronic‑condition pilots with CPS
Summary
Kid Future CPS exceeded its FY26 fundraising goal with $2 million raised and announced plans to align philanthropic investments to district priorities; Cincinnati Children’s presented data‑driven school health partnerships and pilots addressing chronic conditions and attendance in targeted neighborhoods.
The board heard two community‑partner updates on May 4 showing private philanthropy and clinical partnerships playing a growing role in Cincinnati Public Schools’ strategy.
Kid Future CPS — the fundraising and community investment partner formerly known as ABC/Activities Beyond the Classroom — reported exceeding its FY26 fundraising goal, raising $2 million for programs aligned to district strategic priorities such as academic excellence, whole‑child wellness and beyond‑the‑classroom activities. Charlie Frank, Kid Future board chair, and interim executive director Rachel Stallings outlined $510,000 already deployed to student programs and $1.5 million ready to allocate by alignment with district priorities.
"We have exceeded our goal of raising $2 million for fiscal year 26," Rachel Stallings said, emphasizing plans to transition the organization publicly to the Kid Future CPS brand and to scale donor alignment to district goals.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital described ongoing collaborations focused on reducing chronic absenteeism and expanding equitable clinical access. The hospital’s Office of Population Health said targeted efforts in communities such as Avondale and Price Hill have shown early attendance improvements — for example, a multi‑quarter drop in chronic absenteeism in a named cluster — and outlined school‑based clinical services and pilots for asthma, diabetes and sickle‑cell care at selected schools.
Children’s representatives described a data‑driven approach: identifying care gaps in neighborhoods, improving primary‑care completion rates where many appointments had been no‑shows, and co‑locating clinical services where feasible. The hospital said it had completed thousands of scheduled visits this calendar year across its mobile, telehealth and school‑based programs and is exploring further expansion at Pleasant Hill and Midway.
Ending: Kid Future said it will work with the district to allocate unspent commitments to priority programs for FY27; Cincinnati Children’s said it will continue targeted pilots and data sharing to support students with chronic health needs.
