ECF Grants

ECF Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Emporia Community Foundation
Last Updated: August 15, 2025

Summary

The Emporia Community Foundation (ECF) provides grants to support innovative projects that address community needs in health, education, recreation, and cultural affairs. Targeting the counties of Lyon, Chase, Greenwood, Morris, Osage, Coffey, and Wabaunsee, ECF aims to enhance the quality of life for local citizens. Preference is given to initiatives not directly tax-supported, ensuring that community-driven efforts can thrive and contribute to a stronger, more connected region.

Overview

Our Mission To connect caring people with causes that build stronger communities within the Emporia area which includes Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Lyon, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties. What We Do The Emporia Community Foundation (ECF) connects the diverse citizens and communities of Lyon and its six contiguous counties through the charitable actions of a variety of funds established for the purpose of bettering the lives of individuals within its communities. There are several Types of Funds whereby donors may focus their interest. These funds are established by individuals, families, businesses, and other nonprofit organizations that have made unordinary commitments to the needs within the community. Their sole purpose is to make the "community" a better place for perpetuity. ECF Grants The Emporia Community Foundation makes grants for innovative and creative projects and programs that are responsive to changing community needs in the areas of health, social service, education, recreation, and cultural affairs.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. As a 501c3 Foundation, the ECF continues the traditional Kansas heritage of providing nonprofit service and supporting the charitable giving requests of donors who wish to enrich the quality of life of local citizens.ECF represents the Kansas counties of Lyon, Chase, Greenwood, Morris, Osage, Coffey and Wabaunsee.