The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) is excited to announce General Funds grants totaling $170,000 have been awarded to 65 nonprofit organizations across 17 counties in Southeast Kansas. The areas of Basic Human Needs, Youth Activities, and Arts & Culture are the focus of the CFSEK General Funds competitive grant process. Proposals for projects in … Continue reading →
UPDATE: Applications for the 2024 Future Fund Giving Circle grant cycle were due August 31 and are no longer being accepted. The original version of this post follows: On behalf of the contributing members of the Future Fund Giving Circle, the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas is excited to announce that Future Fund grant applications … Continue reading →
Note: This is an excerpt from Cherona Bicknell’s feature story about Fostering Connections written for the July 2024 issue of Circle Conversations, the newsletter of the Rita J. Bicknell Women’s Health Fund. Thank you, Cherona, for helping us all learn more about this outstanding resource! Fostering Connections was founded by Lacy Nickelson and her husband Tom in 2017. After … Continue reading →
Note: CFSEK’s long-time Program Coordinator Sherri Stephens is retiring at the end of July! Sherri graciously wrote the article below as a reflection on her nine years with the Foundation. Thank you, Sherri, for everything you’ve done for SEK communities over the last decade! My first interview for the CFSEK Program Coordinator position was a snowy, … Continue reading →
The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) and its affiliates, the Columbus Area Community Foundation, the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, and the Girard Area Community Foundation are proud to announce the granting of scholarship funds and awards to 72 students totaling just under $165,000 for the 2024-2025 academic year. The scholarships administered by the … Continue reading →