Newton Community and Healthcare Foundation: What's New

Newton Ccommunity and Healthcare Foundation

Women's Community Fund Announces Grants

Members of the newly-developed Women's Community Fund (WCF) have announced the recipients of their first grant distribution.

The fund, with 21 contributors donating $500 each, gave a total of $10,500 to the following area organizations:

Health Ministries Clinic of Harvey County, $5,000

THUMBC Respite Care, $2,500

Harvey County Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Task Force, Inc., $3,000

The WCF operates as a component donor-advised fund of Newton Community & Healthcare Foundation (NCHF).

The Grants Committee of the WCF made grant recommendations to the Newton Community & Healthcare Foundation board, which gave final approval on the grants.

The WCF's mission is to provide an avenue for area women to engage in philanthropy, creating a fund for projects which will benefit citizens in the Newton area.

"We're feeling very good about our first year," said Nancy Craig, WCF executive board member. "We hope to double our membership next year, and accomplish even more for our community.

"We had seven grant applications this year, and we had a hard time choosing...all applicants were deserving of grants," she added.

Any woman is welcome to support the WCF. A year's commitment to the fund is $500 and includes:

An opportunity to vote at the annual meeting or by mail

An opportunity to serve on the Grants Committee

The partnership with NCHF allows all fund donations to be
tax-deductible.

Each year a rotating Grants Committee presents the membership with a list of possible grant recipients, developed from member suggestions and grant applications.

The following guidelines have been established for grant requests:

Urgency or immediacy to address a critical need

Excitement because it is a bold new venture

Creativity in providing new solutions to timeworn problems

For more information on becoming a member of the Women's Community Fund, call Nancy Craig, 283-6128, or Suzie Luginbill, 283-5698. To receive a grant application, call Ruby at the Foundation, 316-804-6007, or contact us by email.