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14 May Baldwin Family Fund Request for Proposal

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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...

03 May 12 in 12 Goal Met!

Posted at 11:34h in News

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...

12 Apr McPherson County Community Foundation Joins Foundation Center’s National Network

Posted at 14:13h in News

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...

04 Apr Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Seminar

Posted at 16:14h in News

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...

26 Mar Ed Butler passes away March 24, 2013

Posted at 15:38h in News

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...

20 Nov Ediger Named as 2012 Philanthropist of the Year

Posted at 12:46h in News

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...

06 Aug 2012 Scholarship Winners

Posted at 11:38h in News

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...

06 May Waldhauer grants

Posted at 11:37h in News

The McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce nearly $15,000 in grant funds will be distributed to educational projects through the Lisa Waldhauer Educational Fund. The Lisa Waldhauer Memorial Fund provides a resource for educational enrichment opportunities to McPherson students. The...

01 May Ketcherside 2012 grant recipients announced

Posted at 23:12h in News

The McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce $5,000 in grant funds have been awarded to area organizations from the Norene Ketcherside Endowment for Fine Arts. The purpose of the grants is to fund McPherson County programs which provide an educational...

23 Oct Jim and Barb Greischar named the 2011 Philanthropists of the Year

Posted at 15:41h in News

James and Barbara Greischar have been instrumental in the Community Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinners. Jim makes sure things run smoothly and oversees transportation of supplies and equipment to and from the dinners. Barb organizes the volunteers, taking hundreds of calls, to scheduling each volunteer into...