WKCF: Community Grant ( previously Operating Grant and Core Grant)

Update: As of January 2024, the WKCF's Operating and Core grant applications have been combined to form the WKCF Community Grant Application. The Community Grant application is suited for any organizational need, whether operating, programmatic, or a combination of both.
The Foundation encourages grant requests that:

• Fall in line with the WKCF mission statement - "Enriching Western Kansas life through philanthropy, leadership, and collaboration."
• Will have a broad impact on the quality of life for a large number of people within the WKCF service area.
• Propose ways to address community issues and problems.
• Leverage other sources of support.
• Stimulate others to participate in addressing community issues.
• Are innovative, a new initiative, or an enhancement of an existing program.
• Are responsive to changing or emerging community needs.
• Are sustainable over time.
• Are collaborative with other organizations for a broader impact.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• The Foundation restricts its support to 501(c)(3) or other exempt organizations/groups or the government equivalent (i.e. public schools, city/county/state entities, churches, etc.), who serve Kansas counties which are also served by the Western Kansas Community Foundation.
• These counties include Finney, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Meade, Morton, Scott, Seward, Stanton, Stevens, and Wichita County.
• The WKCF will accept one Community Grant request per organization, per funding period.

Ineligibility

• The WKCF will not give consideration to funding Community Grants for:
  • Grants to individuals
  • Capital campaigns
  • Medical research
  • Internal studies or research (i.e. Studies conducted by the applicant organization are not eligible. Studies conducted by a third-party for the applicant, such as impact studies, or a study to help form a strategic plan, are eligible.)
  • Educational scholarships or fellowships
  • Membership fees
  • Ticket sales for fund-raising efforts
  • Religious organizations for religious purposes
  • Capital debt reduction, including construction or real estate loan payments
  • Political lobbying, advocacy, or legislative activities
  • Endowment establishment or enhancement
  • Umbrella funding of organizations that would distribute requested funds at their own discretion
  • Give-away items for prizes/incentives
  • Projects that discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, physical ability, sexual orientation or identity, or political preference
• Organizations that are awarded a Community Grant are not eligible for the next Community Grant cycle unless previously awarded funds have been fully expended, AND, all final reporting has been submitted.