Downloadable grant application form and guidelines

Purpose:

The Women's Community Fund (WCF), founded in 2000, gives area women a way to engage in philanthropy. Their contributions support projects that benefit citizens in the Newton, Kansas, area...and make a powerful impact on the future of Harvey County.

Structure:

As the WCF is a donor-advised fund of the Newton Community & Healthcare Foundation, all contributions to the fund are tax-deductible. Such affiliation also ensures professional management of all donations. Establishing the fund through the foundation helped simplify the process and save a significant amount on start-up costs.

Procedure:

Any woman is welcome to participate by contributing $500 per year. In doing so, each participant is eligible to vote at the annual meeting and serve on the Grants Committee.

Grants:

2003

• Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Harvey County, $3,500
• Health Ministries of Harvey County, $5,000
• Harvey County Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Task Force, $5,000

Each year a rotating Grants Committee presents the membership with a list of possible grant recipients developed from member suggestions and grant applications. Final approval on grant recipients is given by the Newton Community & Healthcare Foundation.

Grant recipients are chosen based on the following guidelines:

• Urgency or immediacy in addressing a critical need
• Excitement...because it is a bold new venture
• Creativity in providing new solutions to time-worn problems

For a Grant Application:

Call us at the Newton Community & Healthcare Foundation office, 316-804-6007, or click here to download an application.

For More Information:

...on becoming a WCF supporter, contact Jan Saab, 316-283-3482, or Kathy Stucky, 316-283-4262.

Downloadable grant application form and guidelines