Donor Recommendation Form

Making a grant from your donor advised fund is very easy.  Simply fill out the donor recommendation form below and either mail or email it to our office.  Once we receive your form, our office will mail the grant along with a letter to your charity of choice.

Grants are typically made within one week and will be distributed from our host, the Greater Salina Community Foundation.  If you need it processed sooner than that, please call our office, 785-531-0470

Donors can also make grant requests online through their Donor Portal account.  Don’t have one set up?  Contact the Foundation and we will set up one for you.

Donor Recommendation Form
Donor Advised Guidelines

Mail to:
Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation
P.O. Box 265
Ellsworth, KS 67439

Email to:
smokyhills@gscf.org

Recent News

Community foundation awards over $73,000 in spring grants

May 17th, 2021

Community foundation awards over $73,000 in spring grants ELLSWORTH, Kan.— During its spring grant cycle, the Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation awarded over $73,000 to 12 projects throughout Ellsworth County. The following organizations received funding: Wilson Economic Development Corporation, $4,500 for the annual clean up project. Feeding the Children of Central Kansas, $5,183 to expand the summer food service program. Paul Aylward American Legion Post 174, $6,000 for building and handicap door upgrades. Ellsworth Child Care & Learning Center, $15,000 to help fund fencing for a new playground. Ellsworth County Fair Association, $5,726 for county fair upgrades. City of Holyrood, $9,891 to purchase new trash cans throughout the[...]

Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation accepting grant applications.

January 15th, 2021

Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation accepting grant applications. ELLSWORTH, Kan.—The Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation is now accepting applications for spring grants. Online applications are due Monday, March 15, 2021. Last spring, the charitable foundation awarded the Ellsworth County Fair Association with funding to provide a better and safer county fair. The fair experience was enhanced for both spectators and attendees.   This funding allowed the fair association to upgrade the sound system with additional speakers and make repairs to the bleachers. This allowed them to project sound to more areas of the fair barn so participants could follow the progress of classes and spectators[...]