HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Community Foundation awarded $25,560 to three area nonprofit organizations in its recent round of Fund for Hutchinson grants.
As previously announced, the Hutchinson Art Center is receiving $5,560 to bring a juried exhibition featuring artists of color to the community. The center wants to provide a space for unrepresented artists to showcase their work and the opportunity to be a part of the center’s permanent collection.
USD 310 Fairfield is getting $10,000 that will help continue and enrich the district’s after-school program, emphasizing the social, emotional, mental and physical health of students as well as providing a safe location for students who have no one at home immediately following school.
And the Salthawk Community Support organization is receiving $10,000 per year for two years to support the ministry program of Trinity United Methodist Church. The goal of the program is to work together to remove barriers to education for students at Hutchinson High School and Hutchinson Middle School-8 by providing programming – such as mentoring, character-development activities and financial education – alongside offering basic-needs supplies.
Established in 1990, the Fund for Hutchinson serves as a permanent resource for the changing needs of Reno County. More than $3.7 million have been awarded to more than 170 area organizations and agencies from the fund.
Proposals for the grants are accepted year-round, with awards decided in March, May, July, September and November.