How much funding does Growing Greenwood Fund Grant provide?

Growing Greenwood Fund Grant provides Up to US $1,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Growing Greenwood Fund Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Growing Greenwood Fund Grant

Emporia Community Foundation

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Grants for Education Community Development Grants Healthcare Grants

Funding Amount

Up to US $1,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Funding excludes operational expenses such as salaries and utilities.
Not eligible: Operational expenses will not be funded such as salaries, utilities, or rent.

Overview

The Growing Greenwood Fund, managed by the Emporia Community Foundation, provides essential financial support for education, community development, health care, and recreation projects in Greenwood County. This fund aims to enhance the quality of life for local residents by funding innovative programs that meet changing community needs. Organizations seeking assistance should be non-profit and not directly tax-supported. Funding excludes operational expenses such as salaries and utilities.

The Growing Greenwood Fund (GGF) exists to provide additional financial support to education-related activities, community development projects, health care projects, economic development projects, recreational projects and other non-profit organizations in the Greenwood County service area, which promotes a better quality of life for its citizens.
GGF 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.

Ineligibility

Operational expenses will not be funded such as salaries, utilities, or rent.

What Emporia Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 67
Total given: $3.49M
Median grant: $18K
Range: $5,196–$842K

By dollars: Kansas 98%, Virginia 1%, North Carolina <1%. Top recipient cities: Emporia, KS; Manhattan, KS; Cottonwood Falls, KS.
1% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Newman Regional Health · Emporia, KS

support the arts

$842K
Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness · Emporia, KS

support art programs

$395K
Symphony in the Flint Hills · Cottonwood Falls, KS

support internships for conservation

$348K
Olpe Community Improvement Inc · Olpe, KS

support disaster relief

$131K
USD 252 · Hartford, KS

support USD 284 programs

$109K