Last month, we announced that our Childcare Task Force was selected as a recipient of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and All in for Kansas Kids Child Care Zones grant. Today, we’re excited to share that $150,000 will be made available to...
2025 Survey results: McPherson County Survey Results City of Canton Survey Results City of Galva Survey Results City of Inman Survey Results City of Lindsborg Survey Results City of Marquette Survey Results City of McPherson Survey Results City of Moundridge Survey Results Compare these results to 2024 here 2025 videos: McPherson County Survey Presentation City of Canton...
In 2024, the McPherson Industrial Development Company (MIDC) received a $10,000 grant from the McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) to assess the city or McPherson's readiness for further industrial development. The funding allowed MIDC to partner with Global Location Strategies (GLS), a nationally respected site selection...
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, after the House of Representatives approved the Senate’s changes to H.R. 1, which passed the House by a narrow margin in May. The OBBBA, with nearly 900 pages of...
This week we’ve received a few picture updates from some grants completed or are in progress. Today we’d like to share some of those updates with you… The Smoky Valley Arts & Folklife Center has broke ground on their bathroom renovation project. The renovation aims to...
Tooth pain is often described as one of the most disruptive types of pain a person can experience, relentless, difficult to ignore, and hard to manage. For children, it can be especially overwhelming. Rising insurance costs, the price of dental exams and care, and limited access...
The McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) and the Moundridge Community Foundation will begin accepting applications for their 2025–26 grant cycle starting July 1. Grant rounds are held on a bi-monthly schedule. Applications are due by the 15th of the first month in each cycle and are...
At the McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF), we’re honored to work with our donors and fund holders to achieve a wide range of charitable giving priorities often involving multiple charitable giving vehicles. It’s not uncommon, for example, for an individual’s or couple’s “portfolio” of philanthropy...
In the summer of 2012, McPherson County welcomed six students from Northern Ireland as part of the Ulster Project, an initiative aimed at building bridges between Catholic and Protestant teens from Northern Ireland. During their stay, the students experienced life in a small American town...