The Norene Ketcherside Endowment for the Arts hosted educators from across Kansas for its annual Symposium and Teachers Workshop, held July 24–25 at the McPherson Opera House. The event offers a free, arts-based professional development opportunity for K–12 teachers across the state. Since its launch in...
If you’ve served on a charity’s board of directors, you know that the role demands much more than simply showing up for meetings. Charities benefit from board members’ active engagement, strategic oversight, and a deep commitment to the organization's mission. Indeed, board members are fiduciaries...
Last month, we announced that our Childcare Task Force was selected as a recipient of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and All in for Kansas Kids Child Care Zones grant. Today, we’re excited to share that $150,000 will be made available to...
This will be the home of all things Mastermind for the 2025 sessions. This will include files of each community and the county and the videos of each presentation. 2025 Presentation Dates: These prestation's will be followed by a community discussion. These discussions allow for the MCCF...
In 2024, the McPherson Industrial Development Company (MIDC) received a $10,000 grant from the McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) to assess the city or McPherson's readiness for further industrial development. The funding allowed MIDC to partner with Global Location Strategies (GLS), a nationally respected site selection...
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, after the House of Representatives approved the Senate’s changes to H.R. 1, which passed the House by a narrow margin in May. The OBBBA, with nearly 900 pages of...
This week we’ve received a few picture updates from some grants completed or are in progress. Today we’d like to share some of those updates with you… The Smoky Valley Arts & Folklife Center has broke ground on their bathroom renovation project. The renovation aims to...
Tooth pain is often described as one of the most disruptive types of pain a person can experience, relentless, difficult to ignore, and hard to manage. For children, it can be especially overwhelming. Rising insurance costs, the price of dental exams and care, and limited access...
The McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) and the Moundridge Community Foundation will begin accepting applications for their 2025–26 grant cycle starting July 1. Grant rounds are held on a bi-monthly schedule. Applications are due by the 15th of the first month in each cycle and are...
At the McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF), we’re honored to work with our donors and fund holders to achieve a wide range of charitable giving priorities often involving multiple charitable giving vehicles. It’s not uncommon, for example, for an individual’s or couple’s “portfolio” of philanthropy...