WKCF: Community Grant ( previously Operating Grant and Core Grant)

From Western Kansas Community Foundation

Enriching Western Kansas life through philanthropy, leadership, and collaboration.

Type of Support

Overview

The WKCF Community Grant program aims to support a wide range of organizational needs, from operating expenses to programmatic efforts, or a combination of both. This grant seeks to fund projects that align with its mission and fulfill several key objectives: improving the quality of life for many within its service area, addressing community issues, leveraging additional support, encouraging community participation, initiating innovative or enhanced programs, responding to changing or emerging needs, ensuring sustainability, and promoting collaboration for greater impact.

Eligibility

Organization's Location
USA
Program Location
KS (Finney County, Grant County, Gray County, Greeley County, Hamilton County, Haskell County, Kearny County, Lane County, Meade County, Morton County, Scott County, Seward County, Stanton County, Stevens County, Wichita County)
Organization Type
Organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other exempt organizations/groups
Government equivalents (public schools, city/county/state entities, churches, etc.)
Other
  • Serve Kansas counties served by the Western Kansas Community Foundation
  • Specifically, Finney, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Meade, Morton, Scott, Seward, Stanton, Stevens, and Wichita County
  • Limited to one Community Grant request per organization, per funding period

Ineligibility

Grants to individuals
Capital campaigns
Medical research
Internal studies or research
Educational scholarships or fellowships
Membership fees
Ticket sales for fund-raising efforts
Religious organizations for religious purposes
Capital debt reduction, including construction or real estate loan payments
Political lobbying, advocacy, or legislative activities
Endowment establishment or enhancement
Umbrella funding of organizations
Give-away items for prizes/incentives
Projects that discriminate based on race, color, national origin, gender, age, physical ability, sexual orientation or identity, or political preference
Organizations not eligible for the next cycle without full expenditure of previously awarded funds and submission of all final reporting.
up to 10k

Submission

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