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Grants

We offer a range of grant opportunities to qualified charitable organizations, including 501c3 nonprofits, educational, governmental and religious institutions.
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Scholarships

We offer scholarships to assist and encourage promising students, including those challenged by educational costs. Application deadline is April 1.
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Donors

Together, we can create a bright future for Kansas and the people who call Ellsworth County area home. We take the time to understand what is important to you, so that we can provide expert advice to maximize your charitable giving.
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News from the Community Foundation

SPRING GRANTS ARE OPEN!

๐Ÿ”ต๐Ÿ”ต ๐Ÿ”ต ๐“๐–๐Ž ๐–๐„๐„๐Š๐’ ๐‹๐„๐…๐“!! ๐Ÿ”ต๐Ÿ”ต๐Ÿ”ต ๐๐ข๐  ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ! ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ! ๐Ÿš€ The Smoky Hills Community Foundation has expanded funding to help bring larger, transformational projects to life. ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ

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RECORD DONORS FOR 2024!

๐€ ๐‘๐„๐‚๐Ž๐‘๐ƒ ๐๐”๐Œ๐๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐ƒ๐Ž๐๐Ž๐‘๐’ ๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐‹๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“๐’ ๐Œ๐€๐“๐‚๐‡ ๐Œ๐Ž๐๐“๐‡! We’re honored to share that our community truly came together for this yearโ€™s Match Month, helping us achieve an incredible $๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ•,๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• in

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New Inpatient Therapy Room for ECMC!

๐‘ฌ๐’๐’๐’”๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’•๐’š ๐‘ด๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ช๐’†๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’” ๐’‚ ๐‘ต๐’†๐’˜ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’‘๐’š ๐‘น๐’๐’๐’Ž! We are pleased to share that a $10,680.34 grant from the Smoky Hills Community Foundation has helped the Ellsworth County Medical

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Colby Richard

Executive Director

Office: 519 Prairie Lane Mail: PO Box 265 Ellsworth, KS 67439

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