Elk County Community Foundation

On March 17, 2014 the Elk County Community Foundation affiliate was formed. Please contact us if you would be interested in contributing to any of our established funds or wish to create your own. For more information, check out the Elk County Community Foundation Brochure.

Advisory Board of Directors

Foundation Funds

• Elk County CF Operating Fund
• Elk County CF Scholarship Fund
• Elk County Community Impact Fund
• Elk County Youth Fund
• Elk County Response Fund
• EmpoWEr Fund
• Ernest Frank Horn, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund
• Howard City Pool Fund
• Historic Bank Building Fund
• Jim & Steve Cunningham Nursing Scholarship Fund
• Wayne & Irene Keast Family Charitable Fund
• Longton Community Impact Fund
• Tim Perkins Memorial Scholarship Fund

Grant History

2017 Grants

• Howard United Methodist Church
• City of Grenola

2018 Grants

• K-State Research and Extension-Rolling Prairie Extension District
• Elk County Ministerial Alliance

2020 Grants

• Historic Howard Bank Building Fund
• Howard City Pool Fund

2021 Grants

• Tri-Valley Developmental Service, Inc.
• Longton Historical Society

2022 Grants

• Youth Baseball Programs in Longton, Grenola, Severy & Howard
• Howard City Pool
• Longton Historical Society
• Long Ball Association
• Elk County Food Pantry
• Harvest House Food Pantry
• Elk County Community Response Fund
• Elk Co Emergency Management

2023 Grants

• Elk County Wrestling Club
• Longton Public Library
• Longton Volunteer Fire Department
• Longton Historical Society Museum
• Harvest House Food Pantry of Severy
• Grenola Senior Center
• Howard Senior Center
• Howard City Library
• Elk County Ministerial Alliance
• Elk Valley Schools
• Paul Jacot Memorial Youth Center of Moline
• Longton Senior Center
• Greenfield Township Community Building
• Elk County Community Development
• City of Moline/School Building Project
• Historic Bank Building Fund
• Howard City Pool

2024 Grants

• Junior Patriot Football
• Elk County 4-H
• Elk County Wrestling
• Patriot Baseball Club
• Junior Patriot Basketball
• Longton Ball Association
• Little Lions Daycare
• Elk Valley USD 283
• WEEPATS
• Elk Falls Calvary Chapel
• Elk County Community Development
• Wellness Warriors
• Harvest House Food Pantry
• Severy Community Activities organization
• Severy Fire Department
• Longton Historical Society
• Longton Library
• Longton Senior Center
• City of Longton
• Longton Community Connections
• City of Elk Falls
• Shaffer House Museum
• Moline Chamber of Commerce
• Greenfield Township Community Building
• Grenola Senior Center
• Howard Senior Center
• Howard City Library
• Friends of the Howard City Library

Scholarship History

2023 Scholarship Recipients

• Kaylee Coble – Jim & Steve Cunningham Nursing Scholarship
• Wyatt Fechter – Ernest Frank Horn Jr. Scholarship

2024 Scholarship Recipients

• Jayda Wright-McDonald – Jim & Steve Cunningham Nursing Scholarship