K.C. Burton is a Senior Associate of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private philanthropic organization dedicated to building better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. His responsibilities include small and family foundations, place-minded high net worth donors and African American and other ethnic philanthropy. Prior to joining the Foundation, KC was the executive director of the Baltimore City Child

A man that naturally evokes the spirit of philanthropy, KC has
served on more than 50 non-profit boards and committees in

Baltimore, Maryland since 1975. These include the Maryland 4-H Foundation, the Towson YMCA, Sojourner Douglass College Foundation, Advocates for Children and Youth, the House of Ruth, the Maryland Juvenile Justice Advisory Council and the Community Initiatives Committee of the United Way of Central Maryland among others.

KC has a B.A. degree (1971) in political science from Shaw University (Raleigh, N.C.), studied toward an M.A. degree in urban planning and public policy analysis at Morgan State University (Baltimore, Md.) and was awarded a PhD (2001) from Sojourner-Douglass College (Baltimore, Md.).