To honor those who volunteer to make our communities better, the McPherson County Community Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce nominations for the Philanthropist of the Year award are now being accepted. Three grants totaling $2000 will be awarded to honor volunteers nominated by...
McPherson, KS. September 4, 2013 – The McPherson County Community Foundation has announced grant funds for educational, entrepreneurial, community initiatives, healthy living or leadership development of women are now available. In January 2013, McPherson County women collaborated to develop a fund with an emphasis on funding...
Nearly $40,000 was raised during the 7th annual Lisa Waldhauer Memorial dinner, auction and golf tournament August 11 and 12. Proceeds from the tournament will be placed in the Waldhauer Education Fund which was established in August 2006 in memory of Lisa Waldhauer, former MHS...
Applications are now being accepted for the Baldwin Family Fund. Up to $21,000 in funds are available for organizations providing services in Canton, Galva, McPherson, Lindsborg, Marquette, Roxbury, Windom and Geneseo. When applying, please indicate how the funds will help residents in these communities. Postmark deadline for...
The McPherson County Community Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the successful completion of the 12 in 12 endowment campaign. In May 2010, the board officially kicked off an endowment campaign with a goal to reach $12 million through donations and planned gifts...
Nonprofit organizations and other grantseekers in McPherson County looking for funding sources now have access to a valuable new collection of resources at McPherson County Community Foundation which has become a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center of New York. Cooperating Collections provide under-resourced and underserved...
Volunteers are the cornerstone of many organizations and the wonderful services provided to our community. Sometimes, however, recruiting volunteers can be an enormous undertaking for an already overworked staff. We would like to help solve your problem. The McPherson County Community Foundation is offering a...
Edward R. Butler, 76, of McPherson, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013, surrounded by his family at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was a retired college professor and administrator, having worked at Emporia State University, McPherson College, and Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Ed...
Sir Winston Churchill once said “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” The Philanthropist of the Year award began in 2008 to recognize individuals for their volunteer efforts to support local organizations. To be nominated, organizations were...
As the 2012 graduates begin the next phase of their continuing education, the McPherson County Community Foundation board of directors and staff would like to congratulate the scholarship winners from endowed funds administered by MCCF. The scholarship fund, amount received and recipients are: Bob Hooper McPherson...