A total of $106,000 is being distributed to nine nonprofits from the George R. Tiller, M.D. Memorial Fund for the Advancement of Women’s Health at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF). The Tiller Memorial Fund seeks to aid nonprofits serving Kansas to continue Dr. Tiller’s vision of helping women help themselves. The awarded grants will provide...

The Knight Foundation Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF) is supporting a wide array of placemaking projects in 2019 – from installing art in alleyways Downtown to placing permanent hammocks on Wichita State University’s campus. The grants, totaling $229,300, will benefit Downtown Wichita, Harvester Arts, Horizontes and Wichita State University...

The Victor Murdock Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF) is awarding $60,000 to Breakthrough Episcopal Social Services to create a 12-month pilot program targeting high-risk individuals frequently visiting Wichita emergency rooms. “This project is about system change,” said Breakthrough Episcopal Social Services Executive Director Barbara...

Wichita, Kan. – In response to a growing need for an increase in further philanthropic impact, the Wichita Community Foundation has promoted James Woods to the newly-created position of director of nonprofit services and hired Portia Portugal as the manager of donor services. “As the Foundation has transitioned to transformational, long-term impact...

Wichita, Kan. – In response to recent recommendations from Project Wichita and the Century II Citizens Advisory Committee, community organizations and their leadership are stepping forward to take the next step to create a comprehensive master plan and vision that connects projects and both banks of the Arkansas River. Calling it the Riverfront...

Wichita, Kan. – Westar Energy, an Evergy company, is establishing a $1 million fund at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF) to serve residents in zip codes 67208, 67214 and 67219. Grants from the Evergy Community Investment Fund at WCF will focus on two key areas: community and environment enhancement and youth enrichment and development. The company...

Wichita, Kan. – The Wichita Wagonmasters will award 29 local nonprofits grants up to $1,000 each from the Wichita Wagonmasters Good Life Grants Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF).  Administered by WCF, the Good Life Grants Fund focuses on benefiting the quality of life for people in the Wichita area. The fund serves a wide range of...

Wichita, Kan. – Long-time Wichita philanthropist Colby Sandlian has gifted $1 million to the Wichita Community Foundation to establish an endowed fund to benefit the Wichita Art Museum (WAM) in perpetuity. The Colby Sandlian – WAM Art Access Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation (WCF) will provide an annual grant distribution to WAM. Through the...

Wichita, Kan. – A $55,300, five-year investment from the Knight Foundation Fund at the Wichita Community Foundation will create a short-term, high-visibility retail incubator program. The goal of the program is to accelerate talent retention and offer a low risk, low barrier-to-entry opportunity for entrepreneurship in Wichita. The Garage at Cleveland...

Wichita, Kan. – The Wichita Community Foundation will grant $25,000 to 10 USD 259 high school and middle school student groups as part of WCF’s Next Generation of Philanthropy (NGP) grant competition.   In its third year, NGP teaches students about philanthropy. Students developed an idea for a school project that addressed one of four...