GRAND TOTAL WKCF & AFFILIATE GRANTS 2021 - $1,778,697.39

Total WKCF Grants - $1,735,510.42

Urgent Needs Fund Grants ($18,255.50)

• Montezuma Township Library
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fi. & Ke. Counties
• Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas
• Melven O. Kuder Senior Cener
• Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center

1st Cycle (March) Grants ($74,686.42)

• Cimarron City Library
• Community DayCare Center
• Haskell Township Library 
• High Plains Public Radio
• Ingalls Recreation Comission
• Kansas Children's Service League
• Miles of Smiles
• Mosaic
• Real Men Real Leaders
• Santa Fe Trail Council
• Satanta Area Arts Council
• Smoky Hills Public TV
• Spirit of the Plains, CASA
• Stevens County 4-H
• West Plains Extension
• Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center
• Western Kansas Community Foundation
• Wichita Women's Initiative Network

2nd Cycle (July) Grants ($39,688)

• Cimarron City Library
• City of Liberal
• Genesis Family Health
• Haskell County Historical Society
• Haskell Township Library
• Kansas Association of Community Foundations
• Miles of Smiles
• Satanta United Methodist Church
• USD #102 - Cimarron Public Schools
• USD #214 - Ulysses Public Schools
• USD #457 - Garden City Public Schools

3rd Cycle (November) Grants ($65,208.50)

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fi. & Ke. Counties
• Core Community Meade County
• USD #457 - Garden City Public Schools
• Great Plains Christian Radio
• Great Plains MakerSpace
• Ingalls Recreation
• Kansas Children's Service League
• Magic's HOPE
• Miles of Smiles
• Morton County Library
• Perfect Fit Foundation
• Stevens County Library
• Church of the Nazarene
• Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center

Christmas Grants ($40,500)

• Dominican Sisters - Ministry of Presence
• Finney County Health Dept. 
• Grant County Health Dept.
• Gray County Health Dept. 
• Greeley County Health Dept. 
• Hamilton County Health Dept. 
• Haskell County Health Dept. 
• Kearny County Health Dept.
• Lane County Health Dept. 
• Meade County Health Dept. 
• Morton County Health Dept. 
• Scott County Health Dept. 
• Seward County Health Dept. 
• Stanton County Health Dept. 
• Stevens County Health Dept.
• Wichita County Health Dept. 

 

MatchDay Grants ($519,562)

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fi. & Ke. Counties
• Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas
• Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation
• Community Day Care Center
• Emmaus House
• Family Crisis Services
• Finney County 4-H Foundation
• Finney County Historical Society
• Finney County Humane Society
• Finney County Public Library
• Finney County United Way
• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
• Garden City Arts
• Garden City Community College
• Garden City Family YMCA
• Great Plains Christian Radio
• Great Plains MakerSpace
• High Plains Public Radio
• Humanities Kansas
• Leave a Legacy Foundation
• Magic's HOPE 
• Miles of Smiles
• Mosaic
• Real Men Real Leaders
• Russell Child Development Center
• Shepherd of the Plains Foundation
• Spirit of the Plains, CASA
• St. Catherine Hospital Benincasa House
• St. Catherine Hospital Development Foundation
• Tumbleweed Festival
• USD #457 School Foundation
• Wichita County 4-H & Fair
• Wichita County Economic Development
• Wichita County Health Center
• Wichita County Municipal Golf Course

Donor Advised Fund Grants ($468,490)

Clifford Family Fund

• Finney County Historical Society
• Real Men Real Leaders

Ed & Nelda Lewis Fund

• Community Congregational Church

Eltrude Elliot Hall Fund

• Dudley Township Library

• Pride of LIfe

• Sublette United Methodist Church

Erdene Corley Fund

• The distribution from this fund was directed to the pool of funds used for the Foundation's Community Grants and is represented in the cycle grant totals above.

Esther & Webb Smith-Bennett Fund

• Warriors for Youth

Finney County Farm Bureau Association - Donor Advised Fund

• Finney County 4-H Foundation

Gary & Carolyn Salyer Fund

• Finney County Humane Society

Gerald & Phyllis Greene Fund

• KSU Foundation

Henry & Nellie Hall Fund

• Garden City Presbyterian Church

• Garden City Community College Endowment Association

• Garden City Family YMCA

• Spirit of the Plains, CASA

• Finney County Historical Society

Herman & Marjorie Cooper Fund

• Family Crisis Services

• Garden City Arts

James & Christina Becker Fund

• Meals on Wheels

Kent & Carol Nanninga Fund

• St. Dominic School

• Fiends of Lee Richardson Zoo

• Finney County Humane Society

• Meals on Wheels 

Lee Construction Fund

• Genesis Family Health

Luther & Ardis Fry Donor Advised Fund

• Family Crisis Services

• Finney County Historical Society

• Finney County Humane Society

• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo

• Meals on Wheels

• Russell Child Development Center

• Stauth Memorial Museum

Matha Sherman Fund

• Garden City Piano Teacher's League

• Southwest Kansas Community Concerts

Mildred Henselman Fund

• Community Congregational Church

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County

• Emmaus House

• Finney County United Way

• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo

• Finney County Senior Center

• Garden City Community College Endowment Association

• Salvation Army

• Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland

Phil & Sheryl Dick Fund

• Family Crisis Services
• Garden City Arts

Tony Englert Memorial Fund

• The Land Institute
• National Alliance of Mental Illness, KS

Agency Fund Grants ($42,530)

Emmaus House Fund

• Emmaus House

Family Crisis Services Fund

• Family Crisis Services

Finney County Community Health Coalition Fund

• Finney County Community Health Coalition

Finney County Historical Society Fund

• Finney County Historical Society

Finney County Humane Society Fund

• Finney County Humane Society

Finney County Public Library Fund

• Finney County Public Library

Finney County United Way Fund

•  

Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo Fund 

• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo

Garden City Arts Fund

• Garden City Arts

Garden City Noon Lions Club Fund

• Garden City Noon Lions Club

Garden City Rotary Club Fund

• Garden City Rotary Club

Garden City Public Schools Permanent Fund

•  

High Plains Public Radio

• High Plains Public Radio

Leadership Garden City Fund

• Leadership Garden City

Leave a Legacy Foundation

• Leave a Legacy Foundation

Miles of Smiles

• Miles of Smiles

Real Men Real Leaders Fund

• Real Men Real Leaders

Russell Child Development Center Fund

• Russell Child Development Center

Satanta Lions Club Fund

• Satanta Lions Club

Shepherd of the Plains Foundation Fund

• Shepherd of the Plains Foundation

Spirit of the Plains, CASA Fund

•  

Sublette Public School Fund

• Sublette Public Schools Foundation

 

Designated Fund Grants ($204,800)

Anne Dew Brown Fund

• Wasatch Academy

• Lewis & Clark College

• Earlham College

• Friends Academy

• First Presbyterian Church

• Presbyterian Church, Garden City

• Western Kansas Community Foundation

Benincasa House Fund

•  

Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center Fund

• Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center

Berniece Fry Fund

• First United Methodist Church

• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo

• Garden City Community College Endowment

• St. Catherine Hospital Development Foundation

Carl & Willynda Holmes Fund

• USD #483

Cecil & Frances O'Brate Fund

• Regan Ast

• Tate Davis

• Estacy Garcia

• Justin Weber

• Cole Lehman

• Alexa Lightner

• Benjamin Meador

• Weston Millershaski

• Sarah Mills

• Obed Peregrino

• Julina Wall

• Kiley Whipple

Dan & Chris Fankhauser Fund

• Spirit of the Plains, CASA

Dorothy M. and Louise Wampler - Finney County Public Library Fund

• Finney County Public Library

Ellen H. Oswalt Fund

• Finney County Public Library

Garden City Family YMCA Fund

• Garden City Family YMCA

Garden City Catholic Schools Alumni & Friends

• Garden City Catholic Schools

Jeanne B. Corley Hospice Fund

• St. Catherine Hospital Hospice

KHF Leadership Garden City Fund

•  

Lawrence F. Zant and Marjorie R. Williams Memorial Fund

• Finney County Humane Society

Mary Lou Spanier Fund

•  

Mosaic in Garden City

• Mosaic

Otis & Mary Lee Molz Fund

• Garden City Community College Endowment Association

Pat & Gene LeClerc Fund

•  

Patsy Ruddick Memorial Fund

• Finney County Historical Society

• Garden City Community College Endowment Association

• First United Methodist Church

• Emmaus House

• Finney County Public Library

Robert Whippo Memorial Fund

•  

Women of Purpose Fund

• Family Crisis Services

• Miles of Smiles

• Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center

 

Field of Interest Fund Grants ($610)

Unruh Family Fund

• Garden City Family YMCA
• ABC Pregnancy Care Center
• Church of the Nazarene

* Multiple Field of Interest Funds assist with the quarterly Community Grants which are included in the totals above, those funds are:

• Carl & Carolyn Myers Fund

• Kansas Health Foundation Public Health Fund

• Dr. Max & Charlene Teare Fund for Health and Human Services

• WKCF Public Health Fund

• Lee and Joyce Stapleton Fund for Children's Programs

• Our Children, Our Future Fund for Children's Programs

• GC Sunrisers Kiwanas Fund for Education 

• Orville & Pauline Patterson Fund for Education

• Ralph & Marilyn Germann Fund for Education

• Kansas Health Foundation - Children's Fund

 

Scholarship Funds ($42,020)

Anna & May Rosel Scholarship Fund

• Mia Rock

Anne Campbell Memorial Scholarship Fund

•  

Bernadine Sitts Scholarship Fund

• Kaiden Luna
• Jyothilakshmi Kalarikkal

Bud Ward Family Scholarship Fund

• Nicole Scheets

Charles Helfrich Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Ethan Salmans

Chase Mitchel Webber Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Brecken Webber

D & L Hewes Scholarship Fund

• Mariah Dechant
• Ethan Salmans
• Cole Lehman

Duane Nichols Memorial Scholarship Fund

•  

Erdene Corley Scholarship Fund

• Garden City Community College Endowment Association

Garden City Wrestling Alumni Scholarship Fund

• Anjelina Serrano

Garrett Doll Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Connor Cupp

Jan McLeland Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Ella Burrows

Katherine C. Jones Scholarship #1

• Addyson Bjurstrom

Katherine C. Jones Scholarship #2 - Continuing Education

•  

K.O. & Ruth Powell Scholarship Fund

• Garden City Community College Endowment Association

Tanner Dean Born Memorial Fund

•  

Tonya Wright Memorial Fund

•  

Non-Permanent Fund Grants ($219,160)

Buffalo Living Legacy 

•  

Cecil & Frances O'Brate Non-Permanent / Scholarship Fund

•  

O'Brate Scholarships

• Justin Webber

Conestoga Energy Partners, LLC Scholarship Fund

•  

Earl & Dora Fry Fund

• University of Kansas Endowment Association

Eatinger Family Fund

•  

Fry Family Trust Fund

•  

GC Catholic Schools Alumni & Friends Association Fund

•  

Garden City High School Non-Permanent Fund

•  

Garden City Public Schools Foundation, Non-Permanent Fund

• USD #457 - Garden City Public Schools

Horace Good Middle School Alumni Scholarship Fund

•  

Law Enforcement Explorers Program Fund

•  

Norbert "Kevin" Irsik Scholarship Fund

• Dakotah Sanders
• Janelyn Nichols
• Rae Groth
• Angela Soltero
• Eric Heiman

Ron Peek Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Tylee Biera
• Alexis Heckel

Women of Purpose Non-Permanent Fund

• ABC Pregnancy Care Center
• Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas

 

Total Affiliate Grants ($43,186.97)

Wichita County Community Foundation ($43,186.97)

Community Grant Awards ($25,786.97)

• City of Leoti
• Grow & Learn Childcare Center
• Kansas Children's Service League
• USD #467 Wichita County Schools
• Wichita County Economic Development
• Wichita County Health Center
• Wichita County Library
• Wichita County Senior Center

Donor Advised Funds ($730)

Al Droste Memorial Fund

• Wichita County Senior Center

Community First Fund

•  

Designated Funds ($13,440)

City of Leoti Fund

• City of Leoti

Herndon Trust #1 Fund

• Christ Covenant Youth - GAP

Joann's Fund

• USD #467 - Wichita County Schools

Wichita County 4-H & Fair Fund

• Wichita County 4-H & Fair

Wichita County Economic Development Fund

• Wichita County Economic Development

Wichita County Health Center Fund

• Wichita County Health Center

Wichita County Municipal Golf Course

• Wichita County Municipal Golf Course

 

Agency Funds ($)

•  

Field of Interest Funds ($1,730)

Heart Strings to Purse Strings Fund

• Wichita County Senior Center

* Multiple Field of Interest Funds assist with the WCCF Community Grants which are included in the totals above, those funds are:

Happy One of Leoti, KHF Wichita County Health Fund, and the Whole Health Fund

 

Scholarship Funds ($1,500)

Herndon Trust #2 Scholarship Fund

Spring Semester

• Waylon West

Fall Semester

•  

Jim & Judy Biel Memorial Fund

• Genesis Ponce

WCCF Scholarship Fund

•  

Non-Permanent Funds ($)

Heart Strings to Purse Strings Fund

•  

Tyler M. Graff Memorial Park Fund

•  

WCCF Non-Permanent Operating Fund

•  

Wichita County Track Fund

•  

 

(Page updated on 2/10/22)