Press Release Archive

CFSEK awards over $214,000 for 2025 Mount Carmel Foundation Legacy grants

The inaugural Mount Carmel Foundation Legacy grant cycle has awarded $214,660 in grants to promote healthcare projects in Southeast Kansas in 2025! This grant cycle is for nonprofit healthcare agencies across the region to help with projects benefiting SEK residents. With over $210,000 granted, this makes the MCF Legacy Grants CFSEK’s largest annual grant cycle … Continue reading →

CFSEK Launches 2025 Get Busy Livin’ Grant Cycle

The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) has officially launched the 2025 Dylan Meier Get Busy Livin’ Foundation (GBL) grant cycle, continuing a successful and multifaceted community partnership that has supported youth volunteerism throughout the region since 2016. Since 2011, GBL has sought to uplift young people that embody the spirit Dylan brought to his … Continue reading →

Honoring the Past, Looking to the Future

On April 14, 1903, the Mount Carmel Hospital in Pittsburg opened its doors. For over 100 years, the hospital was a cornerstone of healthcare in the Southeast Kansas community. The name, Mount Carmel, means much to the community. The Mount Carmel Foundation (MCF) was formed in 1983 to ensure everyone in Southeast Kansas had access … Continue reading →

2025-2026 scholarship applications are open through March 31 [UPDATE: Closed]

UPDATE: Scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 school year were due March 31, 2025. The original version of this post follows: 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 … Continue reading →

Join us for the SEK Nonprofit Marketing Workshop September 19

The Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK) is hosting a free Nonprofit Marketing Workshop on Thursday, September 19th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. With presentations from Andra Stefanoni, Director of Media Relations at Pittsburg State University, CFSEK is offering this free workshop for nonprofit staff and volunteers to help increase their marketing capacity and skills. “We are … Continue reading →