Kingdom Konnections Named 2026 Nonprofit of the Year

The Columbia chamber recognized the foster care family support nonprofit at its quarterly membership breakfast alongside four other finalists.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Philanthropy

Kingdom Konnections Named 2026 Nonprofit of the Year

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The Columbia Chamber of Commerce named Kingdom Konnections its 2026 Nonprofit of the Year on a Tuesday morning at the chamber's quarterly membership breakfast at the Hilton Garden Inn. Four other finalists were also recognized at the event.

Why it matters

The award highlights a local organization that helps biological parents and families navigate the foster care system, focusing on reunification, preservation and parenting education. Its growth from serving 12 families in 2022 to more than 200 families and children last year reflects demand for those services in the Columbia area.

Kingdom Konnections served more than 200 families and children last year, up from 12 families in 2022, while operating with four staff members. The source does not report the organization's budget or how it plans to sustain that caseload growth.

The players

Columbia Chamber of Commerce

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce is the local business organization that represents member businesses and hosts community recognition events such as its annual nonprofit awards.

Kingdom Konnections

Kingdom Konnections is a Columbia nonprofit that supports biological parents and families in the foster care system, founded four years ago by Shanelle Moore.

The details

Kingdom Konnections was founded four years ago by Shanelle Moore after she recognized a gap in services for biological parents. The organization supports families navigating the foster care system with a focus on family reunification, preservation and parenting education.

Founded four years ago
2022: served 12 families
2025: served more than 200 families and children
2026-11-10
named 2026 Nonprofit of the Year

Philanthropy Context

The chamber's annual Nonprofit of the Year award recognizes one local organization each year from a field of finalists at its quarterly membership breakfast. This year's recognition of a foster care family support group adds to the chamber's pattern of honoring nonprofits that address local social service gaps.

Columbia residents interested in supporting foster care families can look to Kingdom Konnections as one local option among the area's nonprofits. The source does not list donation or volunteer details for the organization.

The takeaway

Local nonprofits that support families through the foster care system have seen rapid demand, and community recognition can help draw attention to services that might otherwise go unnoticed. Readers interested in this work can look for ways to support these groups in their own communities.