GRAND TOTAL WKCF & AFFILIATE GRANTS 2019 - $1,276,750.33

Total WKCF Grants for 2019 - $1,228,716.50

1st Cycle (March) Grants ($42,046)

• Great Plains MakerSpace
• Compass Behavioral Health
• Lakin USD #215
• Friends of Grant County Library
• Dudley Township Library
• Finney County United Way
• Jana's Campaign
• City of Leoti
• Quilts of Valor
• Lane County Economic Development
• Great Plains Development
• Tumbleweed Festival
• Kansas Children's Service League
• Satanta Area Arts Council
• Smokey Hills Public Television
• Garden City Arts
• Finney County 4-H
• Community Daycare
• Rotary Club of Sublette
• St. Catherine Hospital Development Foundation
• Mosaic
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney County
• City of Liberal

2nd Cycle (July) Grants ($20,218.60)

• Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas
• Scott County Historical Society
• Stepping Up, Inc.
• Rolla Recreation Commission
• Real Men Real Leaders
• Cimarron City Library
• Western Kansas Child Advocacay Center
• Russell Child Development Center
• Kansas Children't Service League
• Magic's HOPE Therapeutic Horsemanship

3rd Cycle (November) Grants (62,277.07)

• Special Olympics of KS
• Scott County Rest Home
• Fraternal Order of Eagles
• Garden City Recreation Commission
• American Red Cross of Central & Western Kansas
• Shepherd of the Plains Foundation
• High Plains Public Radio
• Humanities Kansas
• ABC Pregnancy Care Center
• Mosaic of Garden City
• Wichita County Economic Development
• City of Cimarron
• Montezuma Township Library
• Kansas Children's Discovery Center
• Greeley County Public Library
• Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center
• USD #457, Garden City Public Schools
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Christmas Grants ($6,000)

• Salvation Army
• Scott City Misterial Alliance - for Hope's Closet
• Garden City Community College Campus Closet
• Hamilton County Food Pantry
• Greeley County Food Pantry
• Ministry of Presence

Match Day Grants ($422,100.28)

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

Roy P. Mersereau 2019 Grants ($46,000)

• Seeds of Hope Jail Ministry
• Spirit of the Plains, CASA
• Wycliffe Bible Translators
• Emmaus House
• Salvation Army
• ABC Pregnancy Care Center

Ruth V. Gordanier 2019 Grants ($43,000)

• Finney County 4-H Foundation
• Southwest Kansas Community Concerts
• Lakeside Methodist Center
• Emmaus House
• Salvation Army
• Real Men Real Leaders
• ABC Pregnancy Care Center
• EmberHope Youthville

Donor Advised Fund Grants ($163,273.94)

Clifford Family Fund

• Garden City High School

Finney County Farm Bureau Association - Donor Advised Fund

• Finney County 4-H Extension
• Leave a Legacy Foundation

Ed & Nelda Lewis Fund

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Eltrude Elliot Hall Fund

• Dudley Township Library

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

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Gary & Carolyn Salyer Fund

• Finney County Humane Society

Gerald & Phyllis Greene Fund

• Kansas State University

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

• Oasis of Peace Center

James & Christina Becker Fund

• Meals on Wheels

Kent & Carol Nanninga Fund

• St. Dominic School

• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo

• Finney County Humane Society

• Meals on Wheels

Lee Construction Fund

• Genesis Family Health

Luther & Ardis Fry Donor Advised Fund

• High Plains Public Radio

• Lee Richardson Zoo

• Stauth Memorial Museum

Matha Sherman Fund

• Garden City Piano Teacher's League

• Southwest Kansas Live on Stage

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

•  Oasis of Peace Center

Tony Englert Memorial Fund

• National Alliance of Mental Illness Kansas
• Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association

Agency Fund Grants ($12,878)

Builders of Hope Fund

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Emmaus House Fund

• Emmaus House

Finney County Community Health Coalition Fund

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Finney County Historical Society Fund

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Finney County Humane Society Fund

• Finney County Humane Society

Finney County Public Library Fund

• Finney County Public Library

Finney County United Way Fund

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Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo Fund 

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Garden City Arts Fund

• .Garden City Arts

Garden City Public Schools Permanent Fund

• Garden City Public Schools

High Plains Public Radio

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Leadership Garden City Fund

• Leadership Garden City

Miles of Smiles

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Russell Child Development Center Fund

• Russell Child Development Center

Satanta Lions Club Fund

• Satanta Lions Club

Sublette Public School Fund

• Sublette Public Schools Foundation

 

Designated Fund Grants ($70,430)

Anne Dew Brown Fund

• Wasatch Academy

• Lewis & Clark College

• Earlham College

• Friends Academy

• First Presbyterian Church

• Western Kansas Community Foundation

Benincasa House Fund

• Benincasa

Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center Fund

• Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center

Cecil & Frances O'Brate Fund

• Garden City Community College

• Fort Hays State University

Carl & Willynda Holmes Fund

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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

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

Pat & Gene LeClerc Fund

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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

• High Plains Public Radio

Women of Purpose Fund

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fi. & Ke. Counties

 

Field of Interest Fund Grants ($)

Carl & Carolyn Myers Fund

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Unruh Family Fund

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

• 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 ($7,910)

Anne Campbell Memorial Scholarship Fund

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Bernadine Sitts Scholarship Fund

• Emmeline Gomez
• Taylor Sullivan

Bud Ward Family Scholarship Fund

• Tad HOlm
• Myka Kuhlman

Charles Helfrich Memorial Scholarship Fund

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Chase Mitchel Webber Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Brekken Hoffman

Duane Nichols Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Bailey Pauley
• MacCoy Stika
• Colby Reinhart

Erdene Corley Scholarship Fund

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Garden City Wrestling Alumni Scholarship Fund

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Jan McLeland Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Kristopher Wagner

Katherine C. Jones Scholarship #1

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Katherine C. Jones Scholarship #2 - Continuing Education

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K.O. & Ruth Powell Scholarship Fund

• Garden City Community College Endowment Association

Tanner Dean Born Memorial Fund

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Tonya Wright Memorial Fund

• Adan Gutierrez
   

Non-Permanent Fund Grants ($332,582.61)

Buffalo Living Legacy 

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Conestoga Energy Partners, LLC Scholarship Fund

• Erik Garciea
• Ramon Hernandez
• Kaden Classen

D & L Hewes Scholarship Fund

• Anna Teichroeb
• Cameren Bartlett
• Grace Greene
• Odalys Escobedo

Earl & Dora Fry Fund

• University of Kansas Endowment Association
• Santa Fe Trail Council, Boy Scouts of America

Eatinger Family Fund

• Kearny County Hospital

GC Catholic Schools Alumni & Friends Association Fund

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Garden City High School Non-Permanent Fund

• Unified School District #457

Garden City Public Schools Foundation, Non-Permanent Fund

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Fry Family Trust Fund

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Horace Good Middle School Alumni Scholarship Fund

• Zin Phyo
• Austin Underwood

Law Enforcement Explorers Program Fund

• City of Garden City

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

• USD #477 - Ingalls PUblic Schools
• EmberHope Youthville

O'Brate Scholarships

• Alec Bayer
• Ubaldo Mendez
• Aileen Gurrola
• Sabaha Hassen
• Goretti Mendez-Vallejo
• Odalys Escobedo
• Sara Mills
• Maci Klotz
• Lindsey Richmeier

Ron Peek Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Bailey Pauley
• Lincoln Biera

Women of Purpose Non-Permanent Fund

• Leave a Legacy Foundation
• Community Congregational Church
• Garden City Community College
• Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
• Russell Child Development Foundaiton
• First United Methodist Church

 

Total Affiliate Grants ($48,033.83)

Wichita County Community Foundation ($48,033.83)

Community Grant Awards ($)

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Donor Advised Funds ($300)

Al Droste Memorial Fund

• Wichita County Community Foundation

Community First Fund

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 Happy One of Leoti Fund

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Designated Funds ($4,880)

City of Leoti Fund

• City of Leoti

Herndon Trust #1 Fund

• Christ Covenant Youth - GAP

Joann's Fund

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Wichita County 4-H & Fair Fund

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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 ($)

Unrestricted Funds ($1,589.80)

WCCF Unrestricted Permanent Fund

• USD #467 Wichita County Schools

 

Field of Interest Fund ($310)

Heart Strings to Purse Strings Fund

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KHF Wichita County Health Fund

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Whole Health Fund

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Whole Health Fund

• USD #467 Wichita County Schools

Scholarship Funds ($)

Herndon Trust #2 Scholarship Fund

Spring Semester

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Fall Semester

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WCCF Scholarship Fund

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Non-Permanent Funds ($40,684.03)

Heart Strings to Purse Strings Fund

• Wichita County Economic Development

Tyler M. Graff Memorial Park Fund

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WCCF Non-Permanent Operating Fund

• City of Leoti

Wichita County Track Fund

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(Page updated on 7/21/20)