GRAND TOTAL WKCF & AFFILIATE GRANTS 2020 - $1,509,143.28

Total WKCF Grants - $1,486,498.61

Urgent Needs Fund Grants ($97,835.33)

• American Cancer Society
• American Red Cross
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fi. & Ke. Counties
• Catholic Charities of SW KS
• Families Together
• Family Crisis Services
• Finney County Community Health Coalition
• Finney County Historical Society
• Finney County RSVP
• Finney County Senior Center
• Garden City Arts
• Genesis Family Health
• Great Plains MakerSpace
• High Plains Housing Development
• Kansas Children's Service League
• Leave a Legacy Foundation
• Melven O. Kuder Senior Center
• Mosaic
• Prairie Independent Living
• Real Men Real Leaders
• Russell Child Development Center
• Salvation Army
• Seeds of Hope Jail Ministry
• Shepherd of the Plains
• TFI Family Services
• Tumbleweed Festival
• USD #457, Garden City Public Schools
• Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center

1st Cycle (March) Grants ($70,265)

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of FI. & Ke. Counties
• Core community Meade County
• Dudley Township Library
• Finney County Humane Society
• Garden City Arts
• High Plains Housing Development
• Kansas Children's Service League
• Lane County Economic Development
• Melven O. Kuder Senior Center
• Miles of Smiles
• Mosaic of Garden City
• Satanta Area Arts Council
• Shepherd of the Plains Foundation
• Smoky Hills Public TV
• Southwest Kansas Community Concerts
• Tumbleweed Festival
• Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center
• Western Kansas Community Foundation
• Wichita County Amusement Association

2nd Cycle (July) Grants ($37,992.50)

• Great Plains MakerSpace
• USD 457, Garden City Public Schools
• Community Day Care Center
• St. Catherine Hospital Development Foundation
• Finney County Childcare and Early Learning Network
• Kansas Children's Service League
• Miles of Smiles

3rd Cycle (November) Grants ($28,510)

• Kansas Children's Service League
• Kansas Food Bank
• Sprit of the Plains, CASA
• Syracuse Christian Academy
• USD #457, Garden City Public Schools

Christmas Grants ($7,750)

• ABC Pregnancy Care Center
• Cimarron City Library
• Dominican Sisters Ministry of Presence
• Dudley Township Library
• Family Crisis Services
• Finney County Public Library
• Friends of Grant County Library
• Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland
• Greeley County Public Library
• Hamilton County Library
• Haskell Township Library
• Kearny County Library
• Lane County Library Foundation
• Liberal Memorial Library
• Meade County Library
• Morton County Library
• Real Men Real Leaders
• Santa Fe Trail Council - BSA
• Scott County Library
• Stanton County Public Library
• Stevens County Library
• Wichita County Library

MayDay! Grants ($5,823.61)

• American red Cross
• Benincasa
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fi. & Ke. Counties
• Community Day Care Center
• Emmaus House
• Family Crisis Services
• Finney County Historical Society
• Finney County Humane Society
• Finney County Public Library
• Finney County Senior Center
• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo
• Garden City Arts
• Garden City Rotary Club
• Great Plains MakerSpace
• Kansas Children's Service League
• Leave a Legacy Foundation
• Miles of Smiles
• Russell Child Development Center
• Salvation Army
• Shepherd of the Plains Foundation
• Spirit of the Plains, CASA

MatchDay Grants ($398,482.17)

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fi. & Ke. Counties
• Community Day Care Center
• Emmaus House
• Family Crisis Services
• 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 Family YMCA
• Great Plains MakerSpace
• High Plains Public Radio
• 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
• Tumbleweed Festival
• USD #457 School Foundation
• Wichita County 4-H & Fair
• Wichita County Economic Development
• Wichita County Health Center
• Wichita County Municipal Golf Course
• Genesis Family Health
• Salvation Army

Donor Advised Fund Grants ($476,310)

Clifford Family Fund

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Finney County Farm Bureau Association - Donor Advised Fund

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Ed & Nelda Lewis Fund

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Eltrude Elliot Hall Fund

• Sublette Public Schools Foundation

• Pride of Life

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

• Plymouth Preschool Learning Center

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

James & Christina Becker Fund

• Spirit of the Plains, CASA

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

• Benincasa

• Finney County Historical Society

• Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo

• High Plains Public Radio

• Meals on Wheels

• Russell Child Development Center

• Spirit of the Plains, CASA

• Stauth Memorial Museum

• Western Kansas Low Vision

• Western Kansas Community Foundation

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

Tony Englert Memorial Fund

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

Agency Fund Grants ($37,820)

Emmaus House Fund

• Emmaus House

Finney County Community Health Coalition Fund

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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

• Finney County United Way

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

• USD #457, Garden City Public Schools

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

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

• Spirit of the Plains, CASA

Sublette Public School Fund

• Sublette Public Schools Foundation

 

Designated Fund Grants ($145,110)

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

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Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center Fund

• Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center

Cecil & Frances O'Brate Fund

• Sara Mills

• Britlyn Beach

• Nicholas Beavers

• Timothy Gillen

• Easton Irsik

• Jasmine Maestas

• Hailey MInet

• Ransom Phlieger

• Kirsten Reist

• Brooks Tancayo

• Brandon Tremmel

• Brooklyn White

Carl & Willynda Holmes Fund

• USD #483

Dan & Chris Fankhauser Fund

• Garden City Family YMCA

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

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Lawrence F. Zant and Marjorie R. Williams Memorial Fund

• Finney County Humane Society

Mary Lou Spanier Fund

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Mosaic in Garden City

• Mosaic

Otis & Mary Lee Molz Fund

• Garden City Community College Endowment Association

Pat & Gene LeClerc Fund

• Women of Purpose

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

• Family Crisis Services

• Finney County Senior Center

 

Field of Interest Fund Grants ($510)

Unruh Family Fund

• Finney County Historical Society
• ABC Pregnancy Care Center
• Finney County Public Library

* 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 ($26,620)

Anne Campbell Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Faith Stahlecker

Bernadine Sitts Scholarship Fund

• Faith Stahleker
• Jade Valdez-Gomez

Bud Ward Family Scholarship Fund

• Corbin Boles

Charles Helfrich Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Hailey Minet

Chase Mitchel Webber Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Madeline Lee

D & L Hewes Scholarship Fund

• Arturo Elias
• Trudy Martens
• Brooklyn White

Duane Nichols Memorial Scholarship Fund

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Erdene Corley Scholarship Fund

• Garden City Community College Endowment Association

Garden City Wrestling Alumni Scholarship Fund

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Jan McLeland Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Houston Friend

Katherine C. Jones Scholarship #1

• Lauren Jones

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

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Non-Permanent Fund Grants ($153,470)

Buffalo Living Legacy 

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Conestoga Energy Partners, LLC Scholarship Fund

• Alec Johnson

Earl & Dora Fry Fund

• University of Kansas Endowment Association

Eatinger Family Fund

• American Civil Liberties Union
• Amnesty International
• Charity Navigator
• Doctors Without Borders
• Feeding America
• National American Red Cross
• PetSmart Charities
• Planned parenthood of KS & MO
• Polar Bears International
• UNICEF - USA

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

• USD #457 - Garden City Public Schools

Fry Family Trust Fund

• High Plains Public Radio

Horace Good Middle School Alumni Scholarship Fund

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Law Enforcement Explorers Program Fund

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

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O'Brate Scholarships

• Sara Mills

Ron Peek Memorial Scholarship Fund

• Grace Reagle
• Kaylee Bridges
• Tylee Biera
• Lincoln Biera

WKCF Operating Fund

• Living Water Ranch

WKCF Emergency Operating Fund

• Living Water Ranch

Women of Purpose Non-Permanent Fund

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Total Affiliate Grants ($22,644.67)

Wichita County Community Foundation ($22,644.67)

Community Grant Awards ($8,254.67)

• City on a Hill
• USD #467, Wichita County Schools
• Wichita County Library

Donor Advised Funds ($540)

Al Droste Memorial Fund

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Community First Fund

• Wichita County Economic Development

Designated Funds ($11,380)

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 ($)

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Field of Interest Funds ($1,500)

Heart Strings to Purse Strings Fund

• Wichita County Economic Development

* 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 ($970)

Herndon Trust #2 Scholarship Fund

Spring Semester

• Johanna Ridder

Fall Semester

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Jim & Judy Biel Memorial Fund

• Gabriel Hernandez

WCCF Scholarship Fund

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Non-Permanent Funds ($)

Heart Strings to Purse Strings Fund

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Tyler M. Graff Memorial Park Fund

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WCCF Non-Permanent Operating Fund

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Wichita County Track Fund

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(Page updated on 2/4/22)