Sunflower Foundation
TOPEKA, Kan. — Sunflower Foundation recently awarded nearly $1.5 million in grants to help support the core operating capacities of 65 organizations serving nearly two-thirds of Kansas counties so they can better meet the critical health needs of their communities. This initiative strengthens the capacity of nonprofits to fulfill their missions, serve their communities and bolster their impact.
The foundation received 267 applications through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The funding opportunity focused on grantees serving diverse populations and providing a wide range of services, including health care, housing, community safety, economic development, education, food security, social cohesion, social justice, and transportation. Grant awards were capped at $25,000.
The foundation prioritized applicants that demonstrated they were meeting a need critical to individual or community health, as well as those that have limited resources and assets or have been historically overlooked by other grant opportunities due to lack of capacity or reduced access to resources or connections.
The foundation has invested in capacity building grants since 2002. Since that time, the foundation has provided more than $13.4 million in direct funding to support the capacity needs of nearly 400 nonprofit organizations across Kansas.
Hutch Post area awardees include:
Central Kansas Community Foundation, Newton ($16,000)
Kansas Recovery Network, Inc., Hutchinson ($18,900)
Kansas Rural Center, North Newton ($25,000)
Kansas Sampler Foundation, Inman ($23,733)
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