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23 May Mastermind McPherson County Summit and breakout sessions announced

Posted at 15:32h in News

*RSVP by sending an email to Betsy@McPhersonFoundation.org* The Mastermind McPherson Community Summit will be hitting the road this year. In order to better reach the communities of McPherson County the McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) will be traveling to each community to share the results of...

16 May Grant Spotlight: McPherson Opera House

Posted at 15:50h in News

When it comes to old buildings maintenance and repair are key to their preservation. Words the McPherson Opera House are all to familiar with. The Opera House, built in 1889, closed for operation in 1983 after almost 100 years of operation. Later that decade, thanks mostly...

09 May Chamber Revamps Volunteering

Posted at 16:17h in News

Volunteers are the lifeblood of many non-profits across the country, those who are willing to commit their time to accomplishing good for their community. In Kansas and McPherson County volunteering is as common as windy days. According to AmeriCorps Kansas ranks 8th in the country...

09 May Foundation Scholarship Recipients Announced

Posted at 14:17h in News

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02 May McPherson Scholastic Chess Club Fund

Posted at 16:48h in News

[gallery ids="5549,5550,5551,5552,5553,5554,5555,5556,5557,5558,5559,5560,5548"] Last week the Lincoln Elementary Chess program held their end of school year celebration. The program has long been supported by the McPherson Scholastic Chess Club fund here at the Foundation. Grants from the fund have often gone towards the procurement of supplies, including...

02 May We’ve been busy!

Posted at 16:32h in News

Over the last week we’ve had plenty of chances to present our ‘Big Check’ to a few of our April Grant recipients. We also took the opportunity to talk them about the importance of their upcoming projects. If you missed it: We've already posted this on our...

18 Apr Stories from Impact Investing: Carrie Brock

Posted at 15:27h in News

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...

11 Apr Mastermind McPherson communities and their priorities.

Posted at 16:20h in News

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...

11 Apr Foundation to release $418,000 In Apr.

Posted at 13:53h in News

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...

04 Apr Give 365: A way YOU can help solve the funding gap.

Posted at 17:06h in News

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...