Deadline: 1-Mar-22
The Western Kansas Community Foundation is currently seeking applications for the Core Grants program-based requests or those that require specific items to impact the services an organization is providing to its patrons.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Foundation restricts its support to 501(c)(3) or other exempt organizations/groups or the government equivalent (i.e. public schools, city/county/state entities, churches, etc.), who serve Kansas counties which are also served by the Western Kansas Community Foundation.
- These counties include Finney, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Meade, Morton, Scott, Seward, Stanton, Stevens, and Wichita County.
- The Foundation encourages grant requests that:
- Fall in line with the WKCF mission statement – “Enriching Western Kansas life through philanthropy, leadership, and collaboration.
- Will have a broad impact on the quality of life for a large number of people within the WKCF service area.
- Propose ways to address community issues and problems.
- Leverage other sources of support.
- Stimulate others to participate in addressing community issues.
- Are innovative, a new initiative, or an enhancement of an existing program.
- Are responsive to changing or emerging community needs.
- Are sustainable over time.
- Are collaborative with other organizations for a broader impact.
Funding Ineligibility
Core grants will not consider to:
- Grants to individuals.
- Operating or maintenance expenses (including salaries).
- Medical or scholarly research.
- Membership fees.
- Banquet or luncheon expenses.
- Ticket sales for charitable fund-raising efforts.
- Religious organizations for religious purposes.
- Travel expenses for groups, such as school classes, clubs, or sports teams.
- Capital debt reduction.
- Political lobbying or legislative activities.
- Use of and payment for services of a fiscal agent.
- Endowment establishment or enhancement.
- Umbrella funding organizations that would distribute requested funds at their discretion.
- Marketing tools, such as water bottles, t-shirts, pens, etc.
- Give-away items for prizes/incentives.
Additional Consideration
- The Foundation will accept one core grant request per organization, per funding period.
- Organizations that are awarded a core grant are not eligible for the next core grant cycle unless previously awarded funds have been expended, AND, all final reporting has been completed.
- The Final Report is due after your program, or no later than one year from the original application date (i.e. a grant awarded with the March 1st cycle would have a final reporting deadline of March 1st the following year).
- Organizations may submit a Final Report for one grant in the same application period that a new grant is applied for, however, if the Final Report is not approved by the Grant Committee, the accompanying new request may not be reviewed by the Committee.
For more information, visit Western Kansas Community Foundation.
For more information, visit http://wkcf.org/grants-scholarships/grant-guidelines/core-grant-guidelines
