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The team at the McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) is honored to be your “go-to” resource for all components of your philanthropy. We enjoy talking regularly with individuals, families, and businesses about goals for charitable giving, tax strategies, ways to support favorite nonprofits, getting children...

Your fund at the McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) can be an ideal recipient of estate gifts through a will or trust, or through a beneficiary designation on a qualified retirement plan or life insurance policy. Bequests of qualified retirement plans can be extremely tax-efficient. This...

If you’re a business owner, odds are you already give back to your community. Like many charitably-minded people, your business likely sponsors events, makes in-kind donations, and donates cash to favorite organizations. Many local business owners work with the McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) to give...

It was announced this week that the McPherson County Community Foundation has received a $70,000 grant to be used as a match for it’s organizations endowments. The Foundation will utilize the $70,000 to help cover the $150,000 total match from this years Match Week. In...

Dec. 2000, Manhattan, KS - A young Carrie Brock walked into Kedzie hall apprehensive at the conversation she needed to have. Brock, a native of Topeka, KS came to Kansas State University fully set on the idea of becoming a broadcast journalist, but after one semester...

As you contemplate your legacy and adjust your estate plan over the years, it's natural to focus on your children and family as the primary beneficiaries in your will and trust. If you’re like an increasing number of charitably-minded individuals, though, you might find that...

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve briefly discussed the priorities that were found in our Mastermind McPherson County Survey. First through how we categorize the priorities and then with how our granting has addressed them. Now we can break down some of the interesting...

The McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) has announced their grant recipients for Apr. This cycle the Foundation released over $418,000 to organizations across the county. These distributions came from four different community funds, including the yearly grants over $10,000 from the David J. Nutt Fund...

Many community-minded individuals have served on the boards of directors of charitable organizations in our region. If you’ve served on a charity’s board (or several!), you are no doubt familiar with the concept of an endowment. Many charities establish endowment funds and reserve funds at...

In our last article, we saw how our Mastermind McPherson County categories and priorities can be applied to our regular grants cycle. While we’d like to fund every request that could have a community impact, we are still limited by funding. During our fiscal year...