Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Twice a year
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Applications are accepted twice a year, with a strict limit of one application per organization annually.”

Overview

The Sadie Jones Fund Grant, managed by the Emporia Community Foundation, supports vision and hearing needs for children in Lyon and Chase counties. It also funds public health and safety projects aimed at benefiting local children. Applications are accepted twice a year, with a strict limit of one application per organization annually. This initiative seeks to enhance the well-being and safety of the community's youth.

NOTE: The Sadie Jones Fund has two grant periods. Applications for individuals, plus health and safety projects are at 5 p.m. the day of the deadline. (Only one application per organization per year, please.)
The original focus of the Sadie Jones Fund was to provide for vision and hearing needs for individual children in Lyon and Chase counties. This fund will continue to accept those applications. The fund now also has the ability to utilize the funds to provide resources related to public health and safety projects for children in Lyon and Chase counties.

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

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Youth programs
  • Hearing and vision
  • School health

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