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

“๐Ÿฉต MATCH MONTH IS HERE!”

๐—ข๐—–๐—ง๐—ข๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐— ๐—”๐—ง๐—–๐—› ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—›! ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—š๐—œ๐—™๐—ง. ๐Ÿฐ๐—ซ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—œ๐— ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐—ง. ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ – OUR – ๐—›๐—ข๐— ๐—˜! Since 2000, your generosity has helped more than 105 organizations across Ellsworth County fund projects,

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“๐Ÿฉต GATHER FOR GOOD!”

๐†๐€๐“๐‡๐„๐‘ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐†๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ! * ๐’๐€๐•๐„ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ƒ๐€๐“๐„ * This November, weโ€™re inviting the entire community to Gather for Good! ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž Smoky Hills Community Foundation ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ• ๐š๐ญ

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“โญ๏ธ A VISION REALIZED โญ๏ธ”

๐Ÿ’ซ ๐€ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ญ ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’™ Today, Ellsworth County Medical Center celebrated the grand opening of its new Health and Wellness Center expansion. In 2025, Smoky

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Colby Richard

Executive Director

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

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