Total Grants Awarded in 2012 - $988,258.95

1st Cycle (February) Grants ($14,518)

• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
• Garden City Recreation Commission
• Shelton Memorial Christian Church Preschool

2nd Cycle (May) Grants ($16,454)

• First United Methodist Church - Circles of Hope
• Leave a Legacy Foundation
• Miles of Smiles
• Russell Child Development Center
• Southwest Kansas Live on Stage
• United Leaders & Heroes - Real Men Real Leaders

3rd Cycle (August) Grants ($20,504)

• Communities in Schools - Garden City
• Family Crisis Services, Inc.
• Families Together, Inc.
• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
• Rush County Conservation District
• Satanta Arts Council
• Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center
• Youth Entrepreneurs

4th Cycle (November) Grants ($25,412)

• Area Mental Health Center
• Cimarron City Library
• Communities in Schools - Grant County
• Finney Co. Community Health Coalition
• Finney County Public Library
• Smoky Hills Public Television

2012 Christmas Grants ($1,250)

• Edith Scheuerman - Tigerrific Sign Choir (Grant provided by the Robert A. Whippo Memorial Fund for the Arts)
• Emmaus House (Grant provided by the Carl and Carolyn Myers Fund for Health and Human Services)
• Ministry of Presence (Grant provided by the Max and Charlene Teare fund for Health and Human Services)
• Salvation Army - Toys (Grant Provided by the Our Children, Our Future fund for Children)

Year of Giving Grants ($3,000)

January

• Garden City Family YMCA

February

• Lee Richardson Zoo

March

• Peace House Ministries - Hugoton, KS.

April

• Satanta Arts Council - Satanta, KS. 

May

• National Fire and Safety Council2

June

• Garden City Recreation Commission - Drama Department

July

• Finney County Public Library

August

• Finney County Humane Society

September

• Miles of Smiles

October

• Stepping Stone Shelter - Liberal, KS.

November

• Grant County Community Foundation - Grant County Gives

December

• Kismet Public Library (Grant made from the Ralph and Marilyn Germann Fund for Education)

 

Donor Advised Fund Grants ($88,318)

Herman and Marjorie Cooper Fund

• Special Olympics

Phil and Sheryl Dick Fund

• Friends of Garden City Arts
• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo

Erdene Corley Fund

• Kansas Children's Service League

Finney County Farm Bureau Advised Fund

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County
• Finney County Extension - Southwest Master Gardeners
• Miles of Smiles

Dr. Luther and Ardis Fry Family Fund

• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
• Garden City Community College Endowment Association
• High Plains Public Radio
• Salvation Army
• WKCF Grant Program

Henry and Nellie Hall Fund

• Finney County Historical Society
• Garden City Community College Endowment Association
• Garden City Family YMCA
• Garden City Presbyterian Church
• McPherson College
• Spirit of the Plains, CASA

Lee Construction Fund

• United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries

Kent and Carol Nanninga

• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
• Miles of Smiles
• Russell Child Development Center
• St. Dominic School

Gary and Carolyn Salyer

• Finney County Humane Society

Agency Fund Grants ($15,601)

Builders of Hope

• Builders of Hope

Emmaus House Fund

• Emmaus House

Finney County Humane Society Fund

• Finney County Humane Society

Finney County Public Library Fund

• Finney County Public Library

Garden City Arts Fund

• Garden City Arts, Inc.

Garden City Public Schools Fund

• Garden City Schools - USD 457

KHF Leadership Garden City Fund

• Leadership Garden City

KHF Leadership Garden City Children's Fund

• Leadership Garden City

Designated Fund Grants ($64,125)

Benincasa House Fund

• Benincasa 

Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center Fund

• Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center

Dan and Chris Fankhauser

• Garden City Family YMCA

Jeanne B. Corley Hospice Fund

• St. Catherine Hospital Hospice

Cecil and Frances O'Brate Fund

• Youthville

Dorothy M. and Louise Wampler - Finney County Library Fund

• Finney County Public Library

Garden City Family YMCA Fund

• Garden City Family YMCA

Field of Interest Fund Grants ($300)

Dr. Max and Charlene Teare Fund

• Garden City Community College Endowment Association

Scholarship Funds ($13,226.52)

Charles Helfrich Memorial Scholarship

• Miss Brittnee Rodriquez

Richard Jantz Scholarship

• Mr. Mike Morales

Katherine C. Jones Scholarship #1

• Mr. Mitchell Gaede
• Miss Mallory Komlofske

Katherine C. Jones Scholarship #2

• Miss Gabriela Armendariz
• Miss Tori Fairbank
• MIss Sarah Hill
• Miss Chloe Pfeifer
• Miss Nicole Sabourin
• MIss Samantha Wilken

Jan McLeland Scholarship

• Miss Sarahi Miramontes

Bernadine Sitts Scholarship

• Mr. Jared Dinkel
• Miss Shelby Heatwole

Bud Ward Family Scholarship

• Miss Hannah Hubert
• Mr. Ethan Jirak

Chase Mitchel Webber Memorial Scholarship

• Miss Daryan Whaler

Non-Permanent Fund Grants ($628,016.04)

Herb and Bonnie Clutter Memorial Scholarship

• Miss Sarah Hill

Exercise Like an Animal Fund

• Healthy Kids Challenge

Earl and Dora Fry Fund

• University of Kansas Endowment Association

GC Catholic Schools Alumni & Friends Association Fund

• St. Dominic School
• St. Mary School

Garden City High School Fund

• Garden City Schools - USD 457

Garden City Public Schools Fund

• Garden City Schools - USD 457

High Plains Grant Makers Fund

• Garden City Police Department - SWAT Team

Kansas Children's Service League Healthy Families Finney County Fund

• Finney County Health Department

M & S Fund

• Anonymous Donations

Neighborhood Improvement Project (N.I.P.) Scholarship

• Mr. Chris Gomez
• Miss Brittany A. Mesa

Cecil and Frances O'Brate Fund

• Youthville
• Mr. Kaleb P. Baxa (Scholarship Award)
• Miss Taylor Bleumer (Scholarship Award)
• Mr. Aaron Crotinger (Scholarship Award)
• Miss Janae Droste (Scholarship Award)
• Mr. Dean Millershaski (Scholarship Award)
• Mr. Landon Vanderree (Scholarship Award)
• Miss Michelle Wehkamp (Scholarship Award)
• Miss Christina Wyatt (Scholarship Award)

Lee and Joyce Stapleton Scholarship Fund

• Garden City Community College Endowment Association
• Mr. Leroy Loewen

Public Art Fund

• Baer Bronze

Women of Purpose Fund

• Garden City Family YMCA

Affiliate Grants ($97,534.39)

Grant County Community Foundation ($85,173.12)

Grant County Community Foundation Non-Permanent Operating Fund

• Grant County Gives Grant Awards ($77,708.12)
• Grant County Community Foundation to benefit various Endowed Funds
• American GI Forum of KS - Education Fund
• Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
• Communities in Schools of Grant County
• Domestic Violence Services
• DU Good Events
• Grant County Scholarship Foundation
• High Program, Inc.
• Loaves & Fishes Food Cupboard
• Parents as Teachers of Grant County
• United Methodist Mexican-American Ministries
• High Program, Inc.
• Ulysses Girl Scouts

Grant County Community Foundation Unrestricted Grant Fund

• Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
• Communities in Schools of Grant County
• Grant County Extension - Grant County Community Garden Organization
• Loaves & Fishes Food Cupboard
• Communities in Schools of Grant County

Grant County Women of Purpose Fund

• Grant County Extension Office

Kansas Health Foundation Children's Fund for Grant County

• Area Mental Health Center
• Smoky Hills Public Television

Wichita County Community Foundation ($12,361.27)

Community Grants ($2,296)

• Leoti Volunteer Fire Department
• Wichita County Health Department
• Wichita County Register of Deeds

Al Droste Memorial

• Wichita Co. Economic Development - Wichita Co. Arts Alliance

Community First

• Wichita County Health Center

Judy Biel Memorial Scholarship

• Mario Mancillas

Herndon Trust #1 - Christ Covenant Youth Fund

• Christ Covenant Youth - GAP

Herndon Trust #2 - Scholarship Fund

• Kelsey Bangerter
• Julia Hoeme

Wichita County Community Foundation Scholarship Fund

• Miss Naomi Brandt

Wichita County 4-H Council Fund

• Wichita County 4-H Council