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Marcella Dowling Oakes Art Scholarship Grant

Greater Salina Community Foundation

Foundation Grants for Arts

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Applicants must be in good standing qualifying for graduation from a high school within the service area of GSCF or an affiliate Community Foundation.

Other requirements

  • Applicants must have a strong skill in drawing and submit up to 3 examples of their work that demonstrates their drawing capabilities.
  • The work shall be representational to realism in nature, using traditional to contemporary 2D medium.
  • Relief art is not accepted.
  • Applicants must be pursuing a full-time post-secondary education in an art field including, but not limited to visual arts, fine arts education, digital/graphic arts, architecture or design.

Overview

Greater Salina Community Foundation
The Foundation achieves its mission by:

  • Enabling donors to fulfill their charitable desires
  • Increasing the capacity of nonprofit organizations to fulfill their individual missions
  • Facilitating prudent management and care of funds
  • Promoting community philanthropy through education
  • Providing affiliate services to neighboring communities
  • Meeting needs through grants, scholarships, and pass-through funds
  • Scholarship Program

The community foundation offers a wide variety of scholarships for students, provided by the generosity of local donors.
For students qualifying for graduation from a high school within the service area of GSCF or its affiliates with an intended major in an art field, including, but not limited to, visual arts, fine arts education, digital/graphic arts, architecture, or design.
Applicants must submit a personal statement about how they will utilize their drawing skills to accomplish their future career goals.
Renewals
This award is not renewable.

Eligibility

Applicants must be in good standing qualifying for graduation from a high school within the service area of GSCF or an affiliate Community Foundation.
Applicants must have a strong skill in drawing and submit up to 3 examples of their work that demonstrates their drawing capabilities.The work shall be representational to realism in nature, using traditional to contemporary 2D medium. Relief art is not accepted.
Applicants must be pursuing a full-time post-secondary education in an art field including, but not limited to visual arts, fine arts education, digital/graphic arts, architecture or design.If the applicants are of equal merit, the scholarship shall be awarded to the applicant with the most financial need.

What Greater Salina Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
328
Total given
$24.09M
Median grant
$14K
Range
$5,057–$4.27M
  • By dollars: Kansas 91%, Illinois 4%, District of Columbia <1%. Top recipient cities: Salina, KS; Concordia, KS; Hays, KS.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Bethany College · Lindsborg, KS

    Education

    $4.27M

  • Rolling Hills Zoo · Salina, KS

    Conservation & Environment

    $3.06M

  • Salina Presbyterian Manor · Salina, KS

    Human Services

    $2.37M

  • Teentown Inc · Salina, KS

    Youth Services

    $2.13M

  • Greater Salina Community Foundation · Salina, KS

    Internal

    $1.01M

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Arts

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