Students from throughout Southeast Kansas will receive support for their education thanks to the 2025 scholarship cycle at the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) and its affiliates in Columbus, Fort Scott, and Girard. Scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 school year became available January 15 and will remain open until 11:59 p.m. March 31. CFSEK … Continue reading →
The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) and Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas (CHC/SEK) are hosting Foundations of Grant Writing: Making Every Proposal Count at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. The event will be hosted in person at the John U. Parolo Education Center at 3015 N Michigan St, Pittsburg, KS 66762. … Continue reading →
The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) is proud to announce that their 9th annual Match Day raised $264,066 in community donations for 43 area nonprofits! CFSEK’s affiliate foundations in Columbus, Fort Scott, and Girard raised over $155,000 collectively. In total, community donations along with matching funds resulted in over $650,000 raised through Match Day, … Continue reading →
UPDATE: Match Day is live! Give now to support your community at SEKGives.org! The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas is hosting its ninth annual Match Day on December 3, 2024, National Giving Tuesday! Thanks to the generous support of the Nancy Parker Miller Memorial Fund and Patterson Family Foundation, we’re offering a record $100,000 to … Continue reading →
Women’s healthcare in Southeast Kansas will receive a boost thanks to the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund at the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK). The Women’s Health Fund (WHF) is granting $59,205 to 13 nonprofit organizations across the region. The Women’s Health Fund and the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas congratulate the following … Continue reading →