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Russell County Area
Community Foundation
P.O. Box 172
507 N. Main
Russell, Kansas 67665-0172
785.445.3611
rcacf@eaglecom.net

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Organization Fund Grant

Fund for a Better Russell County Area Grant
The Fund for a Better Russell County Area is an unrestricted community grant fund. The Fund was created by the generosity of individuals who have contributed money to the Foundation for charitable uses, to be determined by the Foundation. From this endowed fund, the Foundation board annually designates the amount of available funding for these community grants.

The Foundation’s Fund for a Better Russell County Area accepts applications once during the year, usually during the spring. The grant cycle will be announced to the public when it is determined.

Applications are not limited to a particular issue or target population. Successful applications assist the Foundation in fulfilling its mission to improve the quality of life for our communities. For-profit organizations are not considered as grant recipients unless the request is for a charitable project. Non-profit organizations and individuals or groups of individuals are considered. Grants are limited to projects that fall within the Russell County area defined as: Russell County and the surrounding area.

Below is a link to a simple grant application form. Those applying for a grant should note the limit on additional pages and that the Foundation will not accept any supplemental materials with the applications such as brochures, letters of support, annual reports, etc. Thirteen (13) copies of the application in its entirety must be submitted. All applicants should use the grant application form as the cover page.

The Foundation board reviews applications and makes recommendations according to the Foundation’s grant guidelines. (See below.)

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Foundation office at 785-445-3611.

Thanks for your interest in making Russell County and the surrounding area a better place to live.

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Grant Guidelines
Russell County Area Community Foundation
Applications for the Russell County Area Community Foundation are sought once a year from the general public. Traditionally, grants from this unrestricted community fund have not been targeted to a specific cause or population.

It is the responsibility of the Board of Directors to determine prior to each grant cycle whether or not they wish to target dollars from the Fund for a Better Russell County Area for a specific area of interest or target population.

When reviewing applications for grants from the Fund for a Better Russell County Area, the review committee will consider the following:

What type of support is being requested?

  • Project or program support -- supports specific projects or programs. Project grants tend to be discrete and are linked to an organization’s service.

  • Operating or general support -- supports the work of an organization. While it often covers the day-to-day personnel, administration and other expenses, it can be used as the grantee sees fit, including covering program costs.

  • Endowments -- intended to be kept permanently and invested to provide income for continued support of an organization.

  • Seed money -- to establish or initiate a new project, program or organization. Seed money can cover salaries and other operating expenses of a new project (also known as start-up funds).

  • Capacity building -- activities that strengthen an organization and help it better fulfill its mission, such as equipment and staff, facility purchase and renovation, training, publications, and convening.

  • Capital -- supports construction or renovation of a facility.

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The board can choose to grant to any of the above type requests. However, unless it were a specific initiative, it is unlikely that the committee would use Foundation unrestricted funds to support an Endowment project.

Although the Foundation will consider operating or capital grants, preference will be given to grants that fall into the three remaining categories: project, seed money, or capacity building.

The Foundation will also give consideration to grants that support a variety of funding opportunities including programs or projects that support:

  • Health and Human service needs

  • Arts, including visual and performance

  • Education

  • Spirituality

  • Environment

Other considerations:

Is the program, project, or organization for which funding is requested sustainable? In other words, is there confidence that the initiative will continue after Foundation support ends?

Grants may be made to charitable organizations (501(c)3 designation), or to individuals, groups or others that are requesting funding for a charitable project.

Grants should benefit the greater good of the population or the community.

Grants are restricted to benefit the Russell County.

Although the review committee will consider a request for funding that is the same or similar to a previously approved grant, preference will be given to new and innovative grant requests.

The Foundation will not consider grants to the following:

  • Incomplete /incorrect/late applications

  • Political projects of any kind

  • Organizations or projects that practice discrimination by race, color, creed, sex, age or national origin

  • Operating deficits or retirement of debt

RCACF Grant Application & Budget Page (PDF)
RCACF Grant Application & Budget Page (Word.doc)

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Kansas Health Foundation Children's Fund
The primary purpose of the Fund shall be to provide support to improve the health and well-being of children living in the Russell County area.

Kansas Health Foundation Children's Fund Grant Application (PDF)
Kansas Health Foundation Children's Fund Grant Application (Word.doc)

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Russell Area Youth Activities Fund
The Russell Area Youth Activities Fund is designed to promote the health and well being of children and to encourage health lifestyles through involvement in extra-curricular activities, including athletics, performing arts, visual arts, and literacy programs.  Primary consideration will be given to applicants in the pre-teen age group; secondary consideration to applications in the teenage group; and finally consideration will be given to adults working with youth in extra-curricular activities.  Grants may be requested for athletic equipment, participation fees, sports uniforms, music, art and acting lessons, instrument rentals, camp fees, coaching clinics, parenting clinics, etc. 

Russell Area Youth Activities Fund Grant Application (PDF)
Russell Area Youth Activities Fund Grant Application (Word.doc)

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Russell Schools Apple Seed Fund
The Russell Schools Apple Seed fund was established to promote and enhance the education of public school students within the city of Russell. Grants will be made in September of each year to public schools in the city of Russell (presently USD 407 schools) to be used for one or more of the following student benefits:

  • Items and events which directly benefit the students of the Russell schools and which would not be considered a normal or necessary budget item for basic education.
  • Educational trips or experiences, excluding a senior class trip.
  • Programs of significant or cultural and/or educational value not otherwise available to students.
  • Equipment and materials with significant cultural and/or educational value, otherwise not available to the students.

Russell Schools Apple Seed Fund Grant Application (PDF)
Russell Schools Apple Seed Fund Grant Application (Word.doc)

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Organizational Fund Grant Requests
Nonprofit organizations that have a fund with the Foundation can use this form to request grants from their fund. For more information on organization funds, go to Types of Funds.

Organization Fund Grant Application (PDF)
Organization Fund Grant Application (Word.doc)

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