2026 Women's Community Foundation Grant Cycle

The Central Kansas Community Foundation is pleased to announce a grant opportunity through its affiliate, the Women’s Community Foundation. This grant cycle supports organizations and projects that directly impact communities throughout Harvey County. Grant requests may not exceed $3,000, and organizations are limited to one application per grant cycle. Funding is provided by the following Women’s Community Funds: Ann McIntosh Adrian, Colleen McCullough, Ida “Skip” Rhoades, Jan Elizabeth Saab, Marilyn Kemme Sjogren, and Sue Harper Ice.

Eligibility Eligible applicants must:

• Be a 501(c)(3) organization, a qualifying tax-exempt entity such as a school, church, city, or county, or operate under an eligible fiscal sponsor

• Serve or propose a project that benefits the Harvey County Community.

• Be managed by reliable, ethical, and experienced personnel. • Requests no more than $3,000 • Have submitted all required Grant Impact Reports that are currently due.

Priority will be given to projects that embodying one or more of the following:

• Address an urgent or immediate critical need.

• Offer an exciting, bold, or new venture.

• Provide a creative solution to a longstanding problem.

Priority will also be given to organizations that have not received WCF funding in previous years.

Applications open September 1, 2026, and must be submitted online by 5:00 p.m. on September 30, 2026. To apply go to https://centralkansascf.org/non-profit-organizations/grant-list/.

Project Period: Projects may begin after awards are announced, anticipated in October 2026, and must be completed by June 1, 2027.

Grant Impact Report: Funded organizations must submit a report upon project completion or by June 1, 2027. Extensions must be requested before the deadline. Organizations with overdue reports may be ineligible for future CKCF funding.