Enriching western Kansas life through
philanthropy, collaboration and leadership.
In 1996,
a small group of people dreamed of
a way to encourage people to invest
in the welfare and future of our community,
they began the Western Kansas Community
Foundation.
It was decided to expand the small group
to include well-known and respected members
of the community to assist in establishing
the objectives and to identify and contact
those individuals who would make up the
founding board.
The expanded group then set about to identify
individuals who were committee oriented,
well respected, and willing to work toward
accomplishing the establishment of a foundation
that would benefit southwest Kansas forever!
The original board set high ideals and
lofty goals and established the criteria
to become a founder, with levels of accomplishment
that would require many contacts and broad-based
community support, yet one that would
provide an adequate base of funding to
support the necessary administrative costs.
The initial
$10,000 founder level that was established
was much higher than other recent new
Kansas foundations, however in 2003, the
goal of raising $500,000 was realized
and the fund capped.
What a great vision they had! We are here
to help individuals and businesses fulfill
their philanthropic goals. What a great
way to leave something worthwhile to our
community.
Let us help you. The WKCF belongs to all
of us and together we can make a difference,
not only today, but for many years to
come.
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