A Grant Writing Seminar was held Friday, September 9th in partnership with Harvey County United Way. It was a huge success. The Porch venue in downtown Newton was utilized to host this well attended event of nearly 50 participants. Kaely Burgess with Health Ministries provided the presentation and did a phenomenal job. Her presentation included the importance of building relationships with funders, the art of storytelling, key dos and don’ts of grant writing, a process to vet requests for proposals, and funder research techniques. A lot of valuable information was shared by Kaely as well as participants in the room.
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CKCF WELCOMES BETHEL INTERN
Introducing:
Cristobal Goldberg
“I’m an international student from Chile. I attend Bethel College, where I play for the Men’s Soccer team, and I’m studying Business Management and Social Work. I’m a Senior, and I’m doing my internship, for both degrees, at Central Kansas Community Foundation. I received a scholarship offer from Bethel in 2019 to come here to play soccer and study, originally I was only studying Business, but I found myself liking and enjoying Social Work classes, so with the help of an amazing professor I decided to double major.”
Newton Public Library Close to Goal
Newton Public Library Foundation, a CKCF affiliate, has reached 90 percent of its goal for the WHERE COMMUNITY CONNECTS Campaign to help construct a new Newton Public Library to benefit Newton and surrounding communities.
The campaign, with an October deadline, has a goal of $2.7 million to augment funding from the City of Newton and Newton Public Library for the $10 million project. The new library will be built adjacent to the existing library, and is designed to be a place for reading, learning, creating, and connecting. Features such as an updated children’s library, a dedicated teen area, private study rooms, an additional meeting room, and an indoor/outdoor seating area will provide an inviting space for traditional library experiences and new opportunities. By making the library accessible, up-to-date, and inviting, we can ensure that Newton Public Library can continue to provide quality service for generations to come.
If you wish to explore alternative ways of giving, please contact Angie Tatro, CEO, to learn more about IRA gifts, gifts of securities, tax credit opportunities and more. She can be reached at angie@centralkansascf.org or 316-239-9451.
2022 Second Quarter at a glance
Check out CKCF’s 2022 second quarter report. Together, we are building stronger communities through charitable giving. Thank you!
For current CKCF financial information, please visit Foundation Quarterly Reports. There you will find “At a Glance” reports published each quarter.
Hillsboro Community Foundation Names Director
August 1, 2022, Max Heinrichs will be joining Central Kansas Community Foundation (CKCF) as the Director for the Hillsboro Community Foundation (HCF). HCF is an affiliate of CKCF.
Max retired in June from USD 410 after a 6-year tenure as Superintendent. In all he worked 39 years in education, 29 of those working in some capacity for USD 410.
Though not born in Kansas, Max has lived in Hillsboro for most of his life and considers it his hometown. He graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1979 and from Tabor College in 1983 with a physical education degree. He received three additional master’s degrees: educational psychology from Emporia State University (1987); leadership/administration from Kansas State University (2000); superintendent from ESU (2008).
A bridge to this position is his involvement with Hillsboro Community Foundation as a member at large and, for the past 3 years, Chairman of the Board. This experience will provide the community a director that already has established relationships and familiarity with the work of the foundation.
Max and his wife Krista have three grown daughters and 2 granddaughters and 3 grandsons.
Max Heinrichs, HCF Director, can be reached at director@hcfoundationks.org.
Peabody Community Foundation Engages Housing Issue
The Peabody Community Foundation (PCF) is exploring community improvement, especially as it relates to housing, as part of an opportunity through the Kansas Association of Community Foundations experiment to apply the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in the rural Kansas context. PCF is one of five community foundations in the state to participate in the SDG project.
The effort is being led by five local influencers, selected for their community involvement and leadership: Tom Spencer, Peabody Mayor; Ron Traxson, PCF board member; Becky Nickel, PCF Director; and community leaders, Lynn Berns and Susan Mayo. This group is making housing their primary focus and anticipates procuring funds for research and the implementation of housing projects.
In addition to conducting dozens of stakeholder interviews, the SDG Team hosted a public meeting facilitated by WSU’s Community Engagement Institute on July 11, all in an effort to solicit input about the housing needs and priorities in Peabody.
“Our SDG Team is energized about the potential of working within the SDG framework to address our community’s needs. There are 17 SDG goals and we’ve narrowed our focus to Goal 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities,” said Nickel. “Each goal has several targets under it. The first target under Goal 11 is adequate, safe and affordable housing which is a real need in Peabody.”
At its April planning session, the PCF Board of Directors named community improvement as a goal for the foundation, which aligns with the SDG goal for Sustainable Cities and Communities. The Board anticipates close collaboration with the SDG Team and the Peabody City Council toward this goal.
The SDG project is supported by the C. S. Mott Foundation and implemented by the Kansas Association of Community Foundations in partnership with the WSU Community Engagement Institute. PCF, an affiliate of Central Kansas Community Foundation, is a member of the Kansas Association.
In addition to working locally, the five Kansas SDG teams are learning about efforts around the world where the SDG goals are being applied to issues like poverty, education, and hunger. PCF, like many community foundations, is already working to reduce poverty and promote healthy lifestyles by granting funds to local charities with programming in these areas. The SDGs provide a blueprint for asset development, community engagement, and investment strategies.
The two-year Kansas SDG project began in September 2021. Learnings from the Kansas experiment will be shared with community foundations across the nation, as well as abroad, to inform and encourage more community foundations to incorporate SDGs into their work, regardless of their size or location. The other Kansas foundations participating in the project are Rice County Community Foundation, Legacy-A Regional Community Foundation, Western Kansas Community Foundation, and Bird City Century II Community Foundation.
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2022-2023 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
THE STATISTICS
65 Total Scholarships
118 Scholarship Recipients
Scholarhip Ammounts:
$250 – $5500 each
Total Amount Awarded:
$127,700
“This year’s scholarship cycle was finalized in May. The scholarship award letters have been sent out and it has been fun to see what the recipients have chosen to do in the next phase of their lives. We wish them all the best as they move forward!” -Kim Stahly, CKCF Scholarship Program Officer.
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If you have more interest in how CKCF assists with scholarship programs, please contact Kim Stahly, CKCF Program Officer, Scholarships.
Here is the 2022-2023 Scholarship Awards List across all CKCF Affiliates.
Scholarship Awardees 2022-2023
Augusta CF
Chelsea Gerbitz Scholarship
- Halle Ramsey
- Jaiden Ingram
- Kassie Kinniburgh
- Tristan Olive
- Joshua Manahan
- Abby Strouth
- Isabelle Loucks
- Kendal Vinson
- Hunter Jones
- Jake Brown
May Gruver Scholarship
- Tommie Schaffner
Sally Annette (Souder) Puckett Scholarship
- Tristan Olive
Vada-Vida Fletcher/Ketch Business Scholarship
- Sydney Scott
Walter and Sidney Ewalt Scholarship
- Tommie Schaffner
Central Kansas Community Foundation (CKCF)
Andover Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
- Cara Brockmeyer
- Nicole McIlvain
Margaret L Smith Decker Scholarship
- Amie Yoder
Seeds of Opportunity: Richard and Leah May Ross Memorial Scholarship for Continuing Education
- Hannah Agee
- Christopher Ward
Douglass CF
Dellsea Nachbor Memorial Scholarship
- Natalie McCosh
Galen Haaga Memorial Scholarship
- Brianna Wasson
Jeremy Allen Taylor Memorial Scholarship
- Justin Martin
- Brady Roberts
Rusty Allen Inkelaar Scholarship
- Kaitlyn Seiwert
El Dorado CF
Collin and Sally Rowell Memorial Scholarship
- Erin Johnson
- Ethan Manke
Clifford and Rubye Angleton Scholarship
- Leslie De La Rosa
- Jaysi Mertz
- Victoria George
- Jillian Rockley
George Trimble Special Need Scholarship
- Victoria George
- Kara McLaren
- Presley Johnson
- Ethan Manke
Jenny Sundgren Baker Memorial Scholarship
- Trena Garcia
Wayne Willis
- Kiowa Stark
- Audrey Van Zelfden
- Caleb Hinck
- Christopher Cain
- Lily Hilgenfeld
- Erin Johnson
Elk County CF
Ernest Frank Horn Jr, Endowed Scholarship
- Alanna Walker
Florence CF
Florence High School Association Endowed Scholarship
- Gracie Mackey
Fredonia CF
Fredonia High School Class of ’63 Legacy Project Scholarship
- Erin Frenk
- Shaley Sommer
- Jordan Smith
- Ian Sommer
Goessel CF
JNCCC
- Rachael Zogleman
- Kaleigh Guhr
Nelson Galle Scholarship Endowment
- Caiden Duerksen
Dustin Thiesen Student Opportunity Fund for Goessel High School –
- David Johnson
- Chevy Gagnon
- Dominic Englestad
- Chole Smith
Halstead CF
Bernice Wedel Memorial Scholarship
- Leah Weber
Charlsen Insurance Agency Scholarship
- Leah Weber
- Isabelle Loucks
Delores Sexton Memorial Scholarship
- Isabelle Loucks
Fleetwood Scholarship
- Leah Weber
- Coleton Herman
- Chandler Drake
Halstead Public Service Scholarship
- Daizy Wilkinson
Larry and Alma Herl Scholarship
- Shea Inlow
Nightingale Family Scholarship
- Leah Weber
Robert B Baumann Memorial Scholarship
- Duncan Haury
- Christopher Ward
Rupp Lawson Scholarship
- Korbin Black
Hesston CF
Donna Schadler Scholarship
- Harley Ferralez
Excel Industries, Inc. Scholarship
- Andrew Barron
- Coleman Eason
G51 Scholarship
- Faith Elliott
- Brynn Johnston
- Max Werner
Hillsboro CF
CM Sextro Memorial Math Scholarship
- Malorie Hein
Demarius Lives Scholarship
- Frank Wichert
- Duncan Duell
- Malorie Hein
Earl and Mary Lee Wineinger Memorial Scholarship
- Mickelly Soyez
Free Press / Joel Klaassen Journalisn Scholarship
- Samantha Saunders
Gehring Family Tech Scholarship
- Thomas Smith
Rod’s Tire and Service Scholarship
- Eli Dalke
- Jaxxon Hanschu
Newton CF
Brian Arellano Scholarship
- Madelynn Hamm
Denise Lynn Oursler Memorial Scholarship
- Hallie Watkins
E.S. Sanderson Scholarship
- Kaden Anderson
- Caleb Garber
- Nikolas Lampman Thompson
Jean and Virginia Coleman Scholarship
- Kaden Anderson
Katherine Hanna Education Trust Endowment
- Kaitlyn McMullin
Newton Area Women of the Year Scholarship
- Savannah Hunsucker
- Kaitlyn McMullin
- Lauren Anton
Newton Lions Club Scholarship
- Lauren Anton
Nygaard Family Scholarship
- Hayley Loewen
- Jordyn Regier
Snapp Family Scholars
- Ethan Neufeld
- Kaitlyn McMullin
- Benjamin Friesen Guhr
Peabody CF
Ewert Family Scholarship
- Noal Reynolds
Keith and Marilyn Harsh Scholarship
- Carly Deines
- Samantha Saunders
Marilyn and Keith Harsh Memorial Scholarship
- Noal Reynolds
Sharlene L Brooks Memorial Fund
- Talyn Stahlheber
Vernon and Laura Slocombe Memorial Scholarship
- Ariana Marcenaro
Remington CF
Edna and Mae Mertz Scholarship
- Lily Hilgenfeld
- Jackson Bumgarner
- Alli Willour
John Edwards Scholarship
- Ellie Van Zelfden
Keith Sommers Scholarship
- Evan Claassen
Larry Brown Memorial Scholarship
- Jackson Bumgarner
Pat Halabi Memorial Scholarship
- Willow Blackfox
RD Allen Scholarship
- Zach Jenkins
Tina Jo Wedel Burton Scholarship
- Alli Willour
- Lucy Brown
Valley Center CF
Riley Greenwood Memorial Scholarship
- Madison Moses
Marion County Leadership Program to begin in September
Thanks to funding from the Marion County Leadership Endowment held by CKCF, Marion County residents have an opportunity to participate in a county Leadership Program, a program designed to teach leadership skills while learning about the county’s needs. The eight-week program will be facilitated by the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) and include tours or the county, and discussions about how to apply learnings at KLC to opportunities and challenges in Marion County.
“The Marion County Leadership program holds great potential to enhance the county’s assets and address some of its challenges. CKCF is proud to partner with KLC in this endeavor to bring local leaders together and cultivate their skills,” said Angie Tatro, CEO of CKCF. She went on to share without initial financial support from the Kansas Health Foundation, this program would not be possible.
More info and an online application may be found at www.marioncoks.net under News and Announcements.
GOESSEL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS $3,100 IN GRANTS
(Goessel, KS) The Goessel Community Foundation, an affiliate of Central Kansas Community Foundation, is pleased to announce the recent awarding of four 2022 Community Grants. Through the generosity of community donations to our Impact Fund, the Foundation was able to “give back to the community” through these local non-profits. Awards were presented at a Spring Celebration & Recognition Dinner at Goessel Elementary School on April 30, 2022 hosted by the Foundation Board. A complimentary meal prepared by Goessel Grocery & Deli and a skit “Leave 5 in Goessel” given by Matt Lehman Wiens and Matt Voth were also part of the event.
$1,100—Bethesda Home $970 from the Goessel Senior Endowment and $130 from the Impact Fund to supplement expenses for the Friendship Meal Program. The recipients pay for one-third of the cost, with the remainder covered by grants, donations, and Bethesda.
$1,000—Goessel USD411 for Early Childhood Family Engagement Night from the Impact Fund for family engagement opportunities and education activities for parents of pre-school age children. It is an evening with many hands-on activities that allow families to get acquainted with resources which can assist educational needs early in life.
$500—Marion County Core Community from the Impact Fund for a “Getting Ahead Scholarship” for educational opportunities to find solutions for families facing poverty. Classes are offered to help end the cycle of generational poverty by building resources to lift themselves out of poverty.
$500—Marion County Dolly Parton Imagination Library from the Impact Fund which provides families with children ages 0-5 a free age-appropriate book each month until the child reaches age 6. The program provides books, directions, and activities so parents have the means to read, interact, and connect with their children.
Each year, our Impact Fund continues to grow. Our goal of reaching $125,000 for our Impact Fund, would allow for larger grants in the future. To help us reach this goal, donations should be sent to GCF, PO Box 244, Goessel, KS 67053 or on-line at bit.ly/donate-goesselcf.
