Search Through Cycling Grants in Kansas in the U.S.

Who We Are

Since 1983, the Topeka Community Foundation has worked to improve the quality of life in our region through an active partnership with donors and others who believe, as we do, that positive change occurs through effective charitable giving. Today, the Community Foundation manages almost 400 charitable funds established by individuals, families, and businesses and nonprofit organizations. Together, these funds represent ordinary people who have made extraordinary commitments to our community.

Impact Topeka Grant

In 2023, Shawnee County ranks 79th of 104 Kansas counties in overall health. Non-profit organizations who are interested in addressing the root causes of a community's poor health, i.e. the social determinants of health in new and innovative ways through partnerships and collaboration, that effectively change policy, environment, or systems are invited to schedule an initial interview with Topeka Community Foundation leadership.

Our Mission Statement

To wisely invest dollars in community efforts that will help impact (in measurable terms) individuals in our society who are dependent on the charitable support of others. We believe the most effective way to do that is to invest our contribution dollars and volunteers in strategic efforts that help those at risk reach their functional capacity as successful, independent citizens.

QuikTrip believes in investing in the communities in which our employees live and work. Every year, QuikTrip donates 5% of our annual net profit to qualified 501c3 non-profit agencies, which includes our United Way campaign match, support for National Safe Place agencies, Folds of Honor scholarships and many other agencies that support at-risk youth and early childhood education.

Types of Support

• Coupon, Gift Card and Product Donations
• Fundraiser/Event Sponsorship
• Grants
• Volunteers

At-Risk Youth and Early Childhood Education

QuikTrip partners with non-profit organizations that work with at-risk youth, to help end the generational cycle of poverty. We believe that education is the key to reaching this goal. QuikTrip believes that all youth, regardless of their economic situation, deserve the chance to become successful, independent citizens. To that end, QuikTrip partners with non-profit organizations that provide at-risk youth opportunities to grow and succeed.

Urgent Needs Grant Guidelines

The Urgent Needs Fund was originally established to provide immediate assistance to nonprofit organizations that struggled with immediate lost revenue, non-recoverable expenses, and/or increased programming due to the COVID-19 crisis. Since that time, the Urgent Needs grant has been opened to any request for funding that is considered of urgent importance to the applicant and that warrants application outside of regular application deadlines. Additionally, this process can be utilized during times of community-wide crisis, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic, to address the needs listed above, and to provide funding that will span gaps not covered through state or federal emergency assistance. 

The Western Kansas Community Foundation accepts Urgent Needs Grant applications outside of typical grant cycles. Because of the nature of emergency requests, Urgent Needs grants are continually available with no set application deadline dates. As such, applications will be reviewed and awarded in as timely a manner as possible.

Total Urgent Needs funding per agency will not exceed $3,500 for the calendar year. Organizations may apply as many times as needed until their funding maximum has been met. Agencies that were awarded Urgent Needs funding in the prior year will begin each new year with a $0 balance toward their annual $3,500 maximum. 

The Menorah Heritage Foundation is guided by the following principles in awarding grants:

• Perpetuate the Jewish Community
• Anticipate and adapt to changing needs
• Invest in transformational change
• Address critical/severe needs
• Support meaningful programs that benefit the Greater Kansas City Community

The Menorah Heritage Foundation seeks to support organizations who:

• Maintain a history of compassion and excellence
• Address the needs and represent the interests and viewpoints of their clients
• Possess the leadership, management, efficiencies and resources necessary to achieve the organizational objectives
• Collaborate with other providers whenever feasible and appropriate
• Establish financial stability and present a sense of awareness regarding the details of operations

Healthy For Life Cycle

Our Healthy for Life Cycle supports strategies that proactively improve health and wellness by fostering transformational change in individual and community behaviors, with a particular focus on disparities in under resourced communities.  The ideal grant in this category would address at least one identified social determinant of health and holistically impact mind, body and spirit. Successful grant applications include programs or projects which remove barriers to self-actualization and often reflect different types of social entrepreneurship.

In this cycle, we provide seed money to early-stage and/or innovative strategies to develop impact and supporting data necessary to draw other philanthropic and/or governmental resources as the strategies mature.  Healthy for Life grants serve as a limited term source of financial support for the creation and initial establishment of such proactive initiatives.  Organizations who are interested in applying in our Healthy for Life Cycle should contact our Program Officer, Kim Lewis, to schedule a preliminary conversation.

Mission

Our mission is to enhance quality of life, today and in the future, by:

• Enabling donors to fulfill their charitable desires
• Building a permanent endowment
• Facilitating prudent management and care of funds
• Meeting needs through grants, awards, and scholarships

What Type of Support is Funded?

• Projects or programs that serve the community and/or advance the mission of the organization
• Seed money to establish or initiate a new project, program, or organization, including operating expenses
• Capacity building or activities that strengthen an organization to increase its ability to fulfill its mission, including technology & equipment, professional development & training, additional staff to implement a new program, etc.
• Capital improvements including new construction or renovation of a facility
• Endowment funds to provide permanent and long-term support for an organization or program

Cloud County Public Health Fund/Kansas Health Foundation for Cloud County

The Cloud County Public Health Fund was established in response to the Kansas Health Foundation’s second chapter of the Giving Resources to our World (GROW II) match grant challenge.

Grants from this fund support the public health of Cloud County. Public health is defined as the protection and promotion of the health and well-being of individuals and their communities through encouragement of healthy lifestyles, behaviors and environments.

Funding for this grant is also supported by the Kansas Health Foundation Fund for Cloud County.

The vision of the Commission is to empower all Kansans to meet community needs through service. The Commission, a program of the Kansas State Department of Education, directs effective national service programs, supports statewide mentoring efforts, and leads volunteer engagement training opportunities.

AmeriCorps Planning Grants enable organizations to plan a proposed AmeriCorps program and develop (or replicate) systems for successful implementation of an AmeriCorps operational grant application. Organizations use planning grants to become better prepared to compete for an AmeriCorps program grant in the subsequent grant cycle (2026-2027). 

Given the complexity of drafting an AmeriCorps budget, budgets are not required until an applicant’s planning grant application is approved. Once approved, applicants will work closely with the Commission to draft a budget that is in line with the applicant’s plan while also being in compliance with various state and federal rules.

The Commission’s priorities for this grant competition are:

• Education: Efforts that support improved educational and behavioral outcomes, school readiness and/or preparation for success in postsecondary educational institutions.  
• Poverty: Efforts that address the complexities of poverty, especially economic mobility as well as housing, food and health stability. 
• Rural Communities: Organizations that serve as an umbrella for rural communities with limited resources and organizational infrastructure. 
• Social Justice: Efforts that ensure equal rights and equitable opportunities for all.
• Youth Development & Mentoring: Efforts that empower youth through opportunities and support, positive relationships, and leadership development, particularly among youth in foster care.  

The Menorah Heritage Foundation is guided by the following principles in awarding grants:

• Perpetuate the Jewish Community
• Anticipate and adapt to changing needs
• Invest in transformational change
• Address critical/severe needs
• Support meaningful programs that benefit the Greater Kansas City Community

The Menorah Heritage Foundation seeks to support organizations who:

• Maintain a history of compassion and excellence
• Address the needs and represent the interests and viewpoints of their clients
• Possess the leadership, management, efficiencies and resources necessary to achieve the organizational objectives
• Collaborate with other providers whenever feasible and appropriate
• Establish financial stability and present a sense of awareness regarding the details of operations

The Menorah Heritage Foundation seeks to support organizations who:

• Maintain a history of compassion and excellence
• Address the needs and represent the interests and viewpoints of their clients
• Possess the leadership, management, efficiencies and resources necessary to achieve the organizational objectives
• Collaborate with other providers whenever feasible and appropriate
• Establish financial stability and present a sense of awareness regarding the details of operations

Unrestricted Operating Support Cycle

Our Unrestricted Operating Support Cycle provides mission-based operating support through unrestricted grants to organizations providing emergency assistance, shelter, safety-net health care, child welfare and youth services and other critical human services. This unrestricted funding may be used for organizational expenses which are part of a board-approved annual budget, including administrative salaries, employee benefits, utilities, office supplies and equipment, technology, rent and professional development. Eligible organizations must be based in and provide the majority of their services in the metro Kansas City area.  

Examples of General Community Core funding might include the following:

• Audit expenses
• Rent
• Utilities
• Office Equipment
• Technology Upgrades and Training
• Benefits and Insurance

The Menorah Heritage Foundation is guided by the following principles in awarding grants:

• Perpetuate the Jewish Community
• Anticipate and adapt to changing needs
• Invest in transformational change
• Address critical/severe needs
• Support meaningful programs that benefit the Greater Kansas City Community

The Menorah Heritage Foundation seeks to support organizations who:

• Maintain a history of compassion and excellence
• Address the needs and represent the interests and viewpoints of their clients
• Possess the leadership, management, efficiencies and resources necessary to achieve the organizational objectives
• Collaborate with other providers whenever feasible and appropriate
• Establish financial stability and present a sense of awareness regarding the details of operations

Jewish Community Cycle

Our Jewish Community cycle includes grants for the following:

• Health focused grants programs which promote short-term and long-term physical or mental health. This category also includes healthcare-related social services. Examples include: nutrition counseling and food assistance, health education, medication assistance, social work services, support for providers of physical or mental health services. MHF maintains specific sources of funding set aside for health focused programs.
• Programs which foster or maintain a vibrant Jewish community. Examples include: Jewish education programs, transportation to Jewish communal social activities, initiatives focused on Jewish persons age 33 and younger, efforts that promote a literate and educated Jewish community, programs that serve older adults.
• Core support for organizations in the Jewish Community (maximum grant request of $10,000). Applicants for core support may not submit program grant requests.

Program Grants: In order to determine the appropriate grant request amount, our Program Officer will contact you to schedule a site visit and discuss your grant. In prior years, grantees had to contact MHF, but we expect this to simplify our process.

Core Operating Support Grants: $10,000 maximum grant request

Purpose

The Kansas EMS Education Incentive Grant Program provides funding for licensed ambulance services in rural, frontier, and densely settled rural areas of Kansas to help with recruiting, training, and certifying ambulance EMS providers.

Grant money may be requested based on the following three criteria:

• First priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of recruiting EMS providers and cost of the initial courses of training for EMS providers.
• Second priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of continuing education for EMS providers.
• Third priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of education for EMS providers who are obtaining a post-secondary education degree.

Funding Amounts

• Initial Course of Instruction – The following figures are the maximum allowed per student for KBEMS approved Initial Course of Instruction through this grant program:
  • EMR – $320.
  • EMT – $1,150.
  • AEMT – $1,500.
  • Paramedic – $5,110.
• Continuing Education – Funds requested for KBEMS approved or CAPCE approved Continuing Education purposes will be awarded at a maximum of $7.50 per hour of approved continuing education per EMS provider (with appropriate documentation) up to $70.00.
• If the actual costs are less, the smaller amount should be used when requesting funds.

Purpose

The Kansas EMS Education Incentive Grant Program provides funding for licensed ambulance services in rural, frontier, and densely settled rural areas of Kansas to help with recruiting, training, and certifying ambulance EMS providers.

Grant money may be requested based on the following three criteria:

• First priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of recruiting EMS providers and cost of the initial courses of training for EMS providers.
• Second priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of continuing education for EMS providers.
• Third priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of education for EMS providers who are obtaining a post-secondary education degree.

Funding Amounts

• Initial Course of Instruction – The following figures are the maximum allowed per student for KBEMS approved Initial Course of Instruction through this grant program:
  • EMR – $320.
  • EMT – $1,150.
  • AEMT – $1,500.
  • Paramedic – $5,110.
• Continuing Education – Funds requested for KBEMS approved or CAPCE approved Continuing Education purposes will be awarded at a maximum of $7.50 per hour of approved continuing education per EMS provider (with appropriate documentation) up to $70.00.
• If the actual costs are less, the smaller amount should be used when requesting funds.

Rooted in rural.

Committed to your community.

The Patterson Family Foundation, based in Kansas City, Missouri, is a family-led foundation that extends the legacy of Neal and Jeanne Patterson. The Foundation’s mission, “Working together to help rural communities thrive,” is carried forward through strategic grantmaking and other collaborative initiatives that serve rural counties across Kansas and western Missouri. 

Our Mission

Working together to help rural communities thrive.

Strategies for Thriving Rural Communities

At the Patterson Family Foundation, we believe that thriving rural communities aren’t just about the numbers—they’re about the people who choose to live there. A strong and engaged community is built on essentials like access to good jobs, quality healthcare, educational opportunities, and a sense of belonging. But keeping rural communities strong doesn’t happen on its own—it takes all of us working together. That’s why we focus on working with local leaders, businesses, and organizations to invest in the areas that matter most, ensuring that rural places don’t just get by but thrive for generations to come.

Childcare

Supports new and existing childcare providers to expand capacity, improve facilities, and increase affordability for working families.

Rooted in rural.

Committed to your community.

The Patterson Family Foundation, based in Kansas City, Missouri, is a family-led foundation that extends the legacy of Neal and Jeanne Patterson. The Foundation’s mission, “Working together to help rural communities thrive,” is carried forward through strategic grantmaking and other collaborative initiatives that serve rural counties across Kansas and western Missouri. 

Our Mission

Working together to help rural communities thrive.

Strategies for Thriving Rural Communities

At the Patterson Family Foundation, we believe that thriving rural communities aren’t just about the numbers—they’re about the people who choose to live there. A strong and engaged community is built on essentials like access to good jobs, quality healthcare, educational opportunities, and a sense of belonging. But keeping rural communities strong doesn’t happen on its own—it takes all of us working together. That’s why we focus on working with local leaders, businesses, and organizations to invest in the areas that matter most, ensuring that rural places don’t just get by but thrive for generations to come.

High School Career and Technical Education

Funding for the expansion and modernization of Career & Technical Education programs that prepare high school students for high-demand industries in rural communities.

Committed to your community.

The Patterson Family Foundation, based in Kansas City, Missouri, is a family-led foundation that extends the legacy of Neal and Jeanne Patterson. The Foundation’s mission, “Working together to help rural communities thrive,” is carried forward through strategic grantmaking and other collaborative initiatives that serve rural counties across Kansas and western Missouri. 

Our Mission

Working together to help rural communities thrive.

Strategies for Thriving Rural Communities

At the Patterson Family Foundation, we believe that thriving rural communities aren’t just about the numbers—they’re about the people who choose to live there. A strong and engaged community is built on essentials like access to good jobs, quality healthcare, educational opportunities, and a sense of belonging. But keeping rural communities strong doesn’t happen on its own—it takes all of us working together. That’s why we focus on working with local leaders, businesses, and organizations to invest in the areas that matter most, ensuring that rural places don’t just get by but thrive for generations to come.

Innovation in Education

The Patterson Family Foundation invites creative proposals aimed at improving education in rural communities. We’re looking to fund projects that explore new ideas with the potential for long-term impact and growth. 

Rooted in rural.

Committed to your community.

The Patterson Family Foundation, based in Kansas City, Missouri, is a family-led foundation that extends the legacy of Neal and Jeanne Patterson. The Foundation’s mission, “Working together to help rural communities thrive,” is carried forward through strategic grantmaking and other collaborative initiatives that serve rural counties across Kansas and western Missouri. 

Our Mission

Working together to help rural communities thrive.

Strategies for Thriving Rural Communities

At the Patterson Family Foundation, we believe that thriving rural communities aren’t just about the numbers—they’re about the people who choose to live there. A strong and engaged community is built on essentials like access to good jobs, quality healthcare, educational opportunities, and a sense of belonging. But keeping rural communities strong doesn’t happen on its own—it takes all of us working together. That’s why we focus on working with local leaders, businesses, and organizations to invest in the areas that matter most, ensuring that rural places don’t just get by but thrive for generations to come.

Preventative Care Access

Funding for initiatives to launch and/or expand healthcare delivery models that are increasing access to care, including but not limited to, mobile integrated health, community paramedicine, community health workers, telehealth delivery, and mobile health.

Rooted in rural.

Committed to your community.

The Patterson Family Foundation, based in Kansas City, Missouri, is a family-led foundation that extends the legacy of Neal and Jeanne Patterson. The Foundation’s mission, “Working together to help rural communities thrive,” is carried forward through strategic grantmaking and other collaborative initiatives that serve rural counties across Kansas and western Missouri. 

Our Mission

Working together to help rural communities thrive.

Strategies for Thriving Rural Communities

At the Patterson Family Foundation, we believe that thriving rural communities aren’t just about the numbers—they’re about the people who choose to live there. A strong and engaged community is built on essentials like access to good jobs, quality healthcare, educational opportunities, and a sense of belonging. But keeping rural communities strong doesn’t happen on its own—it takes all of us working together. That’s why we focus on working with local leaders, businesses, and organizations to invest in the areas that matter most, ensuring that rural places don’t just get by but thrive for generations to come.

Trades Workforce Development

Provides funding for skilled trades training, apprenticeships, and workforce upskilling in high-demand fields including HVAC, electricians, plumbers, welders, diesel mechanics, healthcare, the legal profession, etc.

Rooted in rural.

Committed to your community.

The Patterson Family Foundation, based in Kansas City, Missouri, is a family-led foundation that extends the legacy of Neal and Jeanne Patterson. The Foundation’s mission, “Working together to help rural communities thrive,” is carried forward through strategic grantmaking and other collaborative initiatives that serve rural counties across Kansas and western Missouri. 

Our Mission

Working together to help rural communities thrive.

Strategies for Thriving Rural Communities

At the Patterson Family Foundation, we believe that thriving rural communities aren’t just about the numbers—they’re about the people who choose to live there. A strong and engaged community is built on essentials like access to good jobs, quality healthcare, educational opportunities, and a sense of belonging. But keeping rural communities strong doesn’t happen on its own—it takes all of us working together. That’s why we focus on working with local leaders, businesses, and organizations to invest in the areas that matter most, ensuring that rural places don’t just get by but thrive for generations to come.

Innovation in Education

The Patterson Family Foundation invites creative proposals aimed at improving education in rural communities. We’re looking to fund projects that explore new ideas with the potential for long-term impact and growth. 

Purpose

The Kansas EMS Education Incentive Grant Program provides funding for licensed ambulance services in rural, frontier, and densely settled rural areas of Kansas to help with recruiting, training, and certifying ambulance EMS providers.

Grant money may be requested based on the following three criteria:

• First priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of recruiting EMS providers and cost of the initial courses of training for EMS providers.
• Second priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of continuing education for EMS providers.
• Third priority shall be given to ambulance services submitting applications seeking grants to pay the cost of education for EMS providers who are obtaining a post-secondary education degree.

Funding Amounts

• Initial Course of Instruction – The following figures are the maximum allowed per student for KBEMS approved Initial Course of Instruction through this grant program:
  • EMR – $320.
  • EMT – $1,150.
  • AEMT – $1,500.
  • Paramedic – $5,110.
• Continuing Education – Funds requested for KBEMS approved or CAPCE approved Continuing Education purposes will be awarded at a maximum of $7.50 per hour of approved continuing education per EMS provider (with appropriate documentation) up to $70.00.
• If the actual costs are less, the smaller amount should be used when requesting funds.

El Dorado Grants

The El Dorado Community Foundation (ECF) is excited to announce the opening of its 2025 Grant Cycle, designed to promote community service, projects, programs, and events that enhance the El Dorado community. This year, approximately $10,000 is available to award, sourced from the following charitable funds:

Kansas Health Foundation Fund – Butler County: Supports local health initiatives in Butler County, KS, promoting healthy lifestyles, behaviors, and environments.

Funding requests should not exceed $1,500.

Kansas Health Foundation Fund – El Dorado: Provides funding for public health promotion and protection in El Dorado, KS, fostering healthy living.

Funding requests should not exceed $1,500.

El Dorado Prairie Port Festival Fund: Supports community events that strengthen family relationships by bringing together residents and former residents of El Dorado.

Grants from this fund typically range from $1,000.

George Trimble Special Needs Charitable Fund: Assists organizations with projects promoting welfare and safety by:

• Responding to disasters (e.g., fire, flood, natural disasters).
• Supporting public health, education, safety, or other cultural activities.
• Providing general assistance to those in need.
• Funding requests should not exceed $2,500.

Knights of Columbus Endowment Fund Grant Basics

The Knights of Columbus was founded by Father Michael J. McGivney in 1882 on principles of charity, unity, and fraternity with the intent to bring financial aid and assistance to the sick, disabled, and needy and their families. For decades, the Pittsburg Council of the Knights of Columbus carried out that mission by operating the Knights of Columbus Tower, providing low-income housing and other forms of assistance for local residents. After that building was sold in 2021, council members established an endowment with the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas.

The Knights of Columbus Endowment Fund continues the council’s mission through an annual grant cycle. Grants are available for programs and projects that accomplish any of the following for the elderly, handicapped, and low-income families and individuals of Pittsburg, Kansas, and the surrounding area:

• Provide housing-, rent-, and utility-needs assistance;
• Provide health and human services to meet their educational, social, physical, spiritual, and psychological needs;
• Promote their health, security, happiness, and usefulness; or
• Improve community services for them.

General Funds

Every year in the summer, the Community Foundation’s Grant Review Committee funds programs focusing on Basic Human Needs, Youth Activities, and Arts & Culture. Since 2004, the funds directly managed by the Community Foundation have provided hundreds of thousands of dollars to many Southeast Kansas nonprofit projects. General funds grant applications are typically available during June.

The mission of CFSEK is to serve the SEK region by encouraging charitable giving benefiting the common good and the quality of life. We inspire leadership with programming that is responsive to the interests and needs of those we serve now and in the future.

In 2023, up to $160,000 will be available to fund projects as follows:

• Youth Activities: $90,000
• Basic Human Needs: $67,800
• Arts & Culture: $2,200 

In 2022, the Community Foundation awarded $150,000 to 41 nonprofit recipients out of 64 applications through its General Funds Grant cycle. Awards averaged $3,256 and ranged from $500 to $11,000. Projects in 15 counties serving SEK received funding as well as CFSEK affiliate community foundations.

About Us

The SkillBuilders Fund was created in 1983 by the late Marjorie Powell Allen, a civic leader and philanthropist, who championed women’s causes and education, as well as many other community-building activities.

The SkillBuilders Fund is committed to preparing women and girls for a future that honors their individual potential. Our goal is to support organizations that are aware of the barriers that keep women and girls from achieving their full potential and design programs that will systematically improve women and girls’ lives.

Funding Priorities

This private foundation is especially interested in innovative means to help women and girls gain self-sufficiency, build their capacity to function in our society, and become responsible citizens. SkillBuilders Fund funds projects that exclusively serve women and girls in the Kansas City region. The Fund favors projects that provide educational opportunities, build entrepreneurial skills, and cultivate and foster women and girls’ leadership. Proposals from new as well as traditional organizations will be considered.

Funding

Grants will typically range from $20,000 – $50,000 and may on rare occasion exceed $50,000. Multi-year grants will not be considered.

Background

Aging in community is a concept that promotes interconnected relationships and supports for older adults to safely remain living in their chosen home and community to avoid prematurely entering institutional care due to the need for modest additional resources.

Our Aging in Community Cycle provides three types of grants to organizations and programs that support older adults aging in community. First, we award unrestricted operating grants to organizations which exclusively or primarily support older adults aging in community by providing social and civic engagement, home adaptations/repairs, access to healthy food, physical activity and/or learning opportunities. This unrestricted funding may be used for organizational expenses which are part of a board-approved annual budget, including administrative salaries, employee benefits, utilities, office supplies and equipment, technology, and professional development.

Second, we award grants to programs which exclusively serve older adults aging in community, even though the sponsoring organization is not primarily senior focused. This funding must be used only for the specific program supporting aging in community.

Third, from time to time and by invitation only, we award special project grants to provide seed money to early-stage and/or innovative strategies which address specific challenges of aging in community in the KC metro area. Organizations who are interested in applying for a special project grant should contact our Program Officer, Kim Lewis, to schedule a preliminary conversation.

The Menorah Heritage Foundation is guided by the following principles in awarding grants:

• Perpetuate the Jewish Community
• Anticipate and adapt to changing needs
• Invest in transformational change
• Address critical/severe needs
• Support meaningful programs that benefit the Greater Kansas City Community

The Menorah Heritage Foundation seeks to support organizations who:

• Maintain a history of compassion and excellence
• Address the needs and represent the interests and viewpoints of their clients
• Possess the leadership, management, efficiencies and resources necessary to achieve the organizational objectives
• Collaborate with other providers whenever feasible and appropriate
• Establish financial stability and present a sense of awareness regarding the details of operations

Older Adult Cycle

Our Older Adult Grants include special initiatives and core operating support.

Special Initiatives are invited proposals only that seek to convene regional stakeholders addressing the important issues facing older adults who wish to age in community. These issues include housing, care giving, transportation, and social/civic enjoyment.

Our Older Adult core operating grants support core operating expenses for organizations that provide programs and services promoting social and civic engagement of older adults. Core operating support is defined as expenses incurred for day-to-day operations such as: Utilities, accounting services, audit, technology, facility maintenance, professional development.

Older Adult Special Initiative Grants are limited to invited, collaborative proposals that convene Kansas City metro area stakeholders addressing important issues facing older adults who wish to age in community. These issues include, but are not limited to, access to community based services (healthcare, housing, care management, transportation, etc.) and social/civic engagement.

About FSACF

The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK). FSACF’s mission is to partner with and be a resource to organizations whose goal is to improve the quality of life in the Fort Scott area. FSACF strives to create connections between donors and a variety of many worthwhile causes.

FSACF was launched in August 2007 to meet the needs of Fort Scott and the surrounding area. FSACF encourages philanthropy and provides donors with a variety of giving options. The Foundation assists donors in meeting their charitable goals by creating a giving and granting environment that addresses the immediate and long-term needs of the Fort Scott area.

We provide funding for nonprofits

FSACF offers funding for Bourbon County nonprofit organizations, including churches, schools, public charities, and government agencies. The Foundation is home to designated funds, field-of-interest funds, and donor-advised funds that provide grants to such organizations according to the instructions of the person who established the fund with us.

Plus, we host an annual competitive grant cycle during which eligible organizations can request funding. And through an agency fund, we can manage and grow nonprofits’ own resources to support their continued success.

Grant applications

We accept grant applications during August, evaluate them during September, and award them during the last week of October. We consider proposals based on how they improve the quality of life for residents in the Fort Scott area. 

About

The Community Foundation offers a wide range of funding tools to help support churches, schools, nonprofit organizations, and government programs in Southeast Kansas and throughout the United States.

Our designated, field-of-interest, and donor-advised funds provide grants to nonprofits according to the fund creator’s instructions. Several of our funds hold annual grant cycles during which eligible organizations can apply for funding.

Our mission

The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas serves the region by encouraging charitable giving benefiting the common good and the quality of life. We inspire leadership with programming that is responsive to the interests and needs of those we serve now and in the future.

Future Fund Giving Circle

The Future Fund is a philanthropic giving circle comprising friends and family of the Pittsburg area who pool their resources to make a difference in Crawford County. Contributors’ gifts make grants in the Crawford County, Kansas, area possible for nonprofit organizations, schools, and religious and governmental institutions.

Since 2006, the Future Fund Giving Circle has awarded over $179,000 in grants, including $18,478 in 2023 alone. Future Fund grant applications are available during August.

Central Kansas Community Foundation

Mission: The mission of CKCF is Building Stronger Communities Through Charitable Giving. Located in Newton, CKCF is a host foundation to 19 affiliates in the central Kansas region, supporting rural philanthropy.

The CKCF based in Newton, Kansas is thriving as a viable community foundation serving Newton while also being host to numerous affiliate community foundations throughout central Kansas. The Central Kansas Community Foundation was originally founded in 1994. Following a stable history serving a tri-county area the foundation merged in 2009 with the well-established Greater Newton Community Foundation. Today, the CKCF continues to demonstrate a commitment to strengthening communities across the entire Central Kansas region.

2025 Women's Community Foundation Grant

The Women’s Community Foundation, an affiliate of Central Kansas Community Foundation, is now accepting applications for its 2025 grant cycle. This opportunity is open to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving Harvey County, Kansas. Grants of up to $3,000 will be awarded to projects that demonstrate urgency, innovation, or creativity in addressing community needs. WCF was founded to empower women in philanthropy and foster impactful giving through collective action. 

Herington Community Legacy Grant

The Herington Community Legacy Fund was established in 2019 to assist nonprofits in the Herington area. Nonprofits that meet the required eligibility may simultaneously apply for the Herington Legacy Grant and the Community Foundation's Grant Cycle. 

Areas of Funding

• Arts and Culture
• Civic improvements/affairs
• Community development
• Education
• The environment, health, and human services

Funding Priorities

The Community Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Dickinson County, Kansas. Funding priorities include projects that:

• Develop or test new solutions to community problems
• Address prevention as well as remediation
• Provide assistance to underserved community resources
• Provide leverage for generating other fund and community resources, both financial and volunteer
• Provide a sustained and transforming effect for a substantial number of residents
• Build organizational capacity and improve the effectiveness or efficiency of nonprofit groups
• Provide a favorable ratio between the amount of money requested and the number of people served
• Facilitate cooperation and collaboration among organizations without duplicating services
• Encourage volunteerism, civic engagement, and development