Platforms for Human Potential
Riteway Development is a second-generation, Black-owned development and systems company rooted in Kansas City. We develop capacity by building systems, infrastructure, and execution models that allow opportunity to exist, scale, and endure.
Development is capacity, capital, and execution.
Development is the work of creating the systems, funding pathways, and operational discipline that allow capital to move, commitments to hold, and opportunity to endure over time.
Most people hear “development” and think real estate. When we say development, we mean infrastructure plus the systems that make opportunity sustainable. We build projects that hold up under real-world conditions: grant compliance, reporting, operations, community accountability, and long-term stewardship.
We are redefining what development means.
Development has been reduced to buildings, programs, or technology. We reject that framing.
Development is the creation of durable systems that make funding usable, operations reliable, and progress measurable. Riteway Development exists to design and operate that reality.
Legacy
Built on the business Mark and Ella McAfee owned and operated together. Riteway was raised on discipline, service, and operational excellence.
Innovation
We build modern infrastructure and internal systems that make execution cleaner, reporting easier, and outcomes measurable. Innovation at Riteway is practical. If a system does not improve execution, we do not build it.
Equity
Equity is the result of systems that work. Access without reliability is temporary. We build infrastructure that raises the floor and holds it there.
We build the operating system before we build the structure.
At Riteway, systems are not a layer of the work. They are the work. Most projects fail in the gaps: reporting, communication, compliance, coordination, and follow-through.
Riteway closes those gaps with internal workflows and automations that turn commitments into visible progress. This protects projects from failure and protects communities from broken promises.
The Vernon Center
The Vernon Center is not the product. It is an expression of our development model in action: physical infrastructure plus digital equity plus operational capacity.
The infrastructure you do not see
Riteway is powered by an internal automation engine built for real operations, not tech trends. This engine is how we fundraise, coordinate, report, and sustain work without relying on fragile human memory or ad hoc effort.
We design and run systems that manage compliance, reporting, communications, and partner coordination. In select cases, we extend these systems to partners who need operational lift and accountability.
What We Measure
Every claim connects to a proof point. These are the categories we track and report.
Households connected
Devices distributed
Digital literacy completions
Jobs created or supported
Local vendor spend
Program utilization and retention
Energy and operating efficiencies
Partner response times and compliance status
Capital deployed and leveraged
Who We Build With
We work with operators, organizations, and institutions that are serious about execution. Sector matters less than discipline. We do not take on work that cannot be operated, reported, and sustained.
Operators and Small Businesses
Leaders building real work who need systems, fundraising structure, and execution discipline.
Community Anchors
Institutions serving as long-term infrastructure for people, services, and access.
Public and Civic Entities
Agencies and municipalities seeking development models that move beyond compliance into durability.
Funders and Capital Partners
Foundations, donors, and institutions that want transparency, accountability, and measurable execution.
Builders of Capacity
Teams creating something new who need fundraising systems, operational structure, and execution support to move from idea to durable reality.