Keith Williams is the Chairman/President: Keith lettered in three sports and was a stand out football star at Northeast high school with aspirations to play football at the University of Nebraska. Due to injuries he held out and returned to start a long career in Operational/Facilities development. Keith has 19 years experience in inner city compliance and community activist social issues. He has aided many Community Centers in working with kids as well as mentoring through out the Kansas City school district. His passion for developing teens/kids has led him to start this Non for-profit organization. 

Mike Nash is the vice president/officer of Community relations: Mike Nash was born and raised on the North Side of Kansas City, Missouri. Always an outgoing athletic person, Mike found refuge at local community centers, the Salvation Army and Don Bosco. With dreams and aspirations of becoming a great athlete, Mike found his niche in the game of Basketball. By the time he was in the 8th grade, mike became known through out the city for his basketball skills.

Tragedy struck in 1995, when Mike’s mother Passed away. After going through   some tough situations, Mike managed to graduate high school in 1999 and was able to receive a scholarship to Peru State University (Neb.) for basketball. After 1 year at Peru, Michael Transferred to Missouri Western State University in the spring of 2002. While still perusing his dreams of going to the NBA, Mike would always give back to his community by helping out with food drives, starting tutoring programs at the Salvation Army Community Center, working at Basketball Camps hosted by his former Coaches Calvin Wainwright, and Joe Johnson. After leaving Missouri Western, Mike went back to his roots and Became Community Center Athletic Director for the Salvation Army in the summer of 2007.

Marcia Williams is the Secretary/officer of Operations: Marcia begain working at the Jackson County Courthouse under Bruce R, Watkins in the Circuit Clerk’s Office in February of 1967. Marcia takes pride in herself for being the first African American woman to clerk for a judge; In April of 1967 she began working for the Hon. Donald L. Murphy in Div. 11 as a Division Clerk.  Judge Murphy retired in approximately 1986.  She then worked for the Hon. Gene R. Martin and clerked for him until both Judge Martin and Marcia retired in July of 1996. Marcia Joined Covenant Memorial Baptist Church in April of 1987.  When she retired from the courthouse, began working as a full-time church secretary for CMBC.  Marcia worked one year; left the office for one year, and began working part-time for Forest Hill Cemeteries for one year.  After retirement she returned to the church to begin working full-time as the day-school and church secretary. 

My motto has always been that if we motivate, stimulate and create then growth will happen automatically.

 First, you should support whatever foundation that is true to your heart; always remember to give because you want to make a difference in someone’s life. If you cant donate money, donate your time and talent to a worthy cause. Commitment to building character in teens, teaching them how to function in life and the supporting of neighboring community centers is why you should support us. seventy percent's of the parent’s do not know what their kids are doing in the streets, and the same percentage has no clue as to what a community center can offer. NorthSide supports those community centers and bring in new innovative ideas to stimulate the growth of not only teens but whoever would like to participate. Although we are a separate entity from community centers, we pride our selves in working on one accord with the community centers.

A non-profit organization is a group organized for purposes other than generating profit and in which no part of the organization's income is distributed to its members, directors, or officers. Non-profit corporations are often termed "non-stock corporations." They can take the form of a corporation, an individual enterprise (for example, individual charitable contributions), unincorporated association, partnership, foundation (distinguished by its endowment by a founder, it takes the form of a trusteeship), or condominium (joint ownership of common areas by owners of adjacent individual units incorporated under state condominium acts). Non-profit organizations must be designated as nonprofit when created and may only pursue purposes permitted by statutes for non-profit organizations. Non-profit organizations include churches, public schools, public charities, public clinics and hospitals, political organizations, legal aid societies, volunteer services organizations, labor unions, professional associations, research institutes, museums, and some governmental agencies.

Non-profit entities are organized under state law. For Non-profit corporations, some states have adopted the Revised Model Non-Profit Corporation Act (1986). For Non-profit associations, a few states have adopted the Uniform Unincorporated Non-Profit Association Act (See Colorado §§ 7-30-101 to 7-30-119 (http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/sl1994/sl.222.htm)). Some states exempt non-profit organizations from state tax and state employment programs such as unemployment compensation contribution. Some states give non-profit organizations immunity from tort liability (see Massachusetts law (http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/mgl/231-85w.htm) giving immunity to a narrow group of non-profit organizations) and other states limit tort liability by enacting a damage cap. State law also governs solicitation privileges and accreditations requirements such as licenses and permits. Each state defines non-profit differently. Some states make distinctions between organizations not operated for profit without charitable goals (like a sports or professional association) and charitable associations in order to determine what legal privileges the respective organizations will be given.

For federal tax purposes, an organization is exempt from taxation if it is organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, public safety, literary, educational, prevention of cruelty to children or animals, and/or to develop national or international sports. Social security tax is also currently optional although 80 percent of the organizations elect to participate.

Keith Williams is a sensitive, yet strong man that has overcome many obstacles in his life. With the prayers of his mother, and his diligence to never give up, he has become what we lack in society today. Keith understands the way of the blue-collar, lower income working families and has turned his misfortunes into fortunate vibes for others. Not always the saint, he has had run ins with just about every type of human being & organization out there. After his son was born, Keith saw that his purpose in life is to motivate teens and to steer them into a new direction. While remembering were they came from.