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FOUNDATION CONNECTION ZOOM NOV 7

FOUNDATION CONNECTION

Join us at NOON the First Friday of each Month during 2025 for “Foundation Connection.”

Each month we will host these zoom meetings on a variety of topics. The November 7 topic will be about Alternative Grant Awards – Competitive, LOI, Designated.

This is a great time for Q & A so please join us to learn more and to ask questions!

Other upcoming dates and topics include:

December 5th – Appreciation – Volunteers, Donors, Partners

JOIN ZOOM MEETING

SCHOLARSHIP HIGHLIGHTS

ASHLEY UNRUH

Recipient of the Donna Schadler Scholarship Scholarship

We’re honored to play a part in students’ educational journeys, and it’s incredibly meaningful to see the difference these opportunities make. Below, one of this year’s scholarship recipients, shares a heartfelt message of thanks—a powerful reminder of the real impact your support has.

“Thank you for awarding me with the Donna Schadler Scholarship for the school year of 2025-2026 while I am at Emporia State University pursuing Elementary Education and minoring in Psychology. This scholarship will be helpful in completing my educational goals over the years and will help me become the teacher and eventually the counselor I hope to become. Thank you again for your generous donation for my future.”

-Ashley Unruh

PFF MATCH CAMPAIGNS

CKCF and ten of its affiliates have been awarded the opportunity to raise up to $100,000 each in matching fund grants through the Patterson Family Foundation (PFF) during 2025, this is a $30,000 increase from the previous years. Fredonia Area Community Foundation, Elk County Community Foundation, Halstead Community Foundation and North Newton Community Foundation have all hosted their match events and exceeded their $100,000 goal!

During the month of October, the Hillsboro Community Foundation raised a total of $290,077. Congratulations to HCF on a successful campaign!

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Central Kansas Community Foundation

Nov 3 – Dec 3

FINAL MATCH CAMPAIGNS….

Peabody Community Foundation

Nov 25 – Dec 25

Goessel Community Foundation

Dec 2 – 31

HAPPENING NOW! CKCF MATCH MONTH: NOV 3 – DEC 3!

VIEW LIST OF FUNDS

GIVING TUESDAY FEATURE

GIVING TUESDAY

CONFERENCE RECAP

Hillsboro Associate Director, Chad Hughbanks attended the GivingTuesday Community Gathering Conference in Detroit, MI, September 7- 9, 2025. This was a great opportunity to learn about GivingTuesday efforts happening throughout the United States.

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. It was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. GivingTuesday is in 104 countries and there are OVER 330 community movements across the US! Learn more at the link below.

LEARN MORE ABOUT GIVING TUESDAY!

BURRTON SMALL TOWN SHINDIG

November 15 – Burrton Community Foundation Small Town Shindig

The Burrton Community Foundation is hosting a Small Town Shindig on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at Son Wray Ranch, Newton. Doors open at 4:30pm. This annual fundraiser will support the Burrton Impact Fund and will go towards outdoor enhancements for the community (e.g. pickleball courts, murals, and a dog park). There will be a silent and live auction by Nick Holzrichter, a meal catered by Blue Moon Caterers, and dessert by Wild Whisk. The entertainment is Whiskey South 40 band.

Ticket Costs: $100 per person; a Table of 6 for $575; or a table of 8 for $750.

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LEGACY GIVING FEATURE / WAYNE WILLIS

WAYNE WILLIS WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

In 1992, former Kansas Governor Mike Hayden, Community Leaders in Kansas, and the Willis family created the Wayne Willis Scholarship Fund, later known as the Wayne Willis Wildlife Foundation.

Managed since 2012 by CKCF and supported by the annual Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt and auction, scholarships are awarded annually. Scholarships were established to support university students enrolled in Wildlife Management programs.

Since establishment in 2012, the Wayne Willis Wildlife Foundation has awarded $37,530.00 In scholarships.

CONTACT CKCF TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LEGACY GIFTS

DONOR CONNECTION – NOVEMBER

Imagine the future.

Your community foundation helps bring your charitable goals to life.

Hello from the community foundation!

We hope you enjoyed the final days of summer. The team at the community foundation certainly appreciated hearing from so many of you over the last few months as you spent time with family and friends and the conversations turned to charitable giving. It was a busy mid-year as donors and their tax advisors scrambled to understand the new tax laws against a backdrop of increasing community needs.

Here’s what’s trending at the community foundation:

–Many families spend time over the holidays focusing on their charitable giving priorities. If your family is among them, now is a good time to consider how both long-term and short-term planning can be important components of a comprehensive philanthropic strategy. The community foundation can help!

–The questions keep coming–thank you! We appreciate many donors asking our team to explain just the basics of the new tax laws, with a particular focus on what might impact charitable giving plans through the remainder of 2025. Our team is happy to provide a quick overview.

–Donor-advised funds are just one of many vehicles available through the community foundation to help you structure your charitable giving and support the causes you care about. This is a great time to review the many reasons to consider establishing your donor-advised fund at the community foundation.

We’re honored to work with so many individuals, families, and businesses to make a difference in the causes you care about. Thank you for the opportunity to work together. As always, please reach out anytime!

With gratitude,

Angie Tatro,

CKCF CEO

READ THE FULL ISSUE: NOVEMBER 2025