Business Council
All Business Council members enjoy these benefits
- Free garage parking
- Free admission to special exhibitions
- Reserved tables in Rozzelle Court Restaurant
- Exclusive events
- Free annual guided tour
- Corporate Family Days
- Listing in museum and Kansas CIty Business Journal
The Nelson-Atkins Business Council, founded in 1985 by Henry Bloch, is made up of nearly 100 local companies and represents the diversity of our local business landscape. The Business Council demonstrates the important role Kansas City’s corporate community plays in supporting the arts.
By providing support today, you can help the Nelson-Atkins thrive while unlocking exclusive access for your company and employees.
Business Council Steering Committee
The Business Council Steering Committee serves as the representative body of the corporate community by providing guidance and strategy as it relates to securing philanthropic dollars from corporations locally, regionally, and nationally/internationally, and as ambassadors and advocates for the museum within the corporate community.
Our members
The following Business Council members generously invest in expanding access to art by supporting free admission. Thank you!
(As of Jan. 1, 2025)
Chair
President
Director
Leader
Partner
American Century Investments
Arvest Bank
Bernstein-Rein Advertising, Inc.
BlueScope
Blue Cross Blue Shield
BOK Financial
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Burns & McDonnell
CBRE: Global Commercial Real
Estate Services
Compass Minerals
Country Club Bank
Crossroads Hotel
Design Resources/Branded
Custom Sportswear
FCS Family Office
Ferrell Capital, Inc.
Forvis Mazars
Gensler
Gerson Family Foundation
Gibbens Drake Scott, Inc.
Gilmore & Bell, PC
Global Prairie
Henderson Engineers, Inc
Hotel Savoy
HNTB Corporation
H&R Block, Inc.
Hunt Midwest
International Architects Atelier
Jones Development Company
Kansas City Chiefs
Karbank Real Estate Company
KC Current
Labconco Corporation
Lippert Mechanical Services
Mazuma Credit Union
McCarthy Auto Group
MRIGlobal
Multistudio
Platform Ventures
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
The Raphael Hotel
RJM & Company
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
SpecChem
Spencer Fane
Stinson LLP
Suburban Lawn & Garden
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Tnemec Company, Inc.
The Truitt Hotel
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
UMB Financial Corp.
US Bank
Zimmer Companies, Inc
Associate
Allison Rank, Realtor
Charlie Hustle
City Barrel Brewing Company
Copaken Brooks
Ehinger Properties
Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
International Relations Council
Marlene’s Kaleidoscope
McQuaid Brothers Remodeling Company
Packaging Equipment Solutions
University of Saint Mary
About membership
Tax information
All membership levels have some amount of tax deductibility dependent on the fair market value of benefits received.
Tax information is included on your official receipt. If you’d like another copy of you receipt, contact us at 816.751.1278 or membership@nelson-atkins.org.
Refunding or transferring membership
Memberships are a tax-deductible gift; therefore, they are not refundable or transferrable.
How to use your card
Your company’s primary contact received a welcome email from alerts@museumanywhere.com with access to the digital member card. If they did not receive this email, please contact the museum’s membership team at membership@nelson-atkins.org.
Adding a card to your digital wallet
Digital member cards can be downloaded to your mobile device’s wallet, no app required.
Follow our how-to guide to download your Business Council member card to your phone or tablet’s digital wallet.
Using your card
Digital member cards allow you to quickly and conveniently apply your membership benefits — whether that’s scanning in the parking garage, at museum and special exhibition entrances, for discounts in museum retail and dining locations.
Each member card features a member ID number, membership level, and membership expiration date.
Sharing with other Business Council members
Your company’s primary contact may share the digital membership card with colleagues.
The primary cardholder can forward the welcome email containing their access link to other members on the account.
If you added the company digital card to your wallet, you can text the link to the colleagues.
Membership updates and renewals
Your digital card will automatically update when your membership information changes, so you only need to download your card once.
Please note that if you renew early, your new expiration date will refresh once your current membership ends.