Greater Salina Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Greater Salina Community Foundation the Salina area of Kansas in the areas of the arts, community development, education, environment/beautification, health, human services, recreation, spirituality, technology, and youth.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts, community development, education, environment/beautification, health, human services, recreation, spirituality, technology, youth
IP TAKE: As the community largest foundation in Kansas, GSCF has a well-established grantmaking program and numerous funding opportunities throughout the year.
PROFILE: Established in 1999, the Greater Salina Community Foundation (GSCF) is a community foundation based in Salina, Kansas. A group of individuals created this philanthropic organization to promote endowment building. It is the largest community foundation in Kansas and administers over 600 funds. The foundation aims to “build permanent endowment funds and meet charitable community needs.” It funds local efforts for arts, community development, education, environment/beautification, health, human services, recreation, spirituality, technology, and youth.
The Greater Salina Community Foundation awards competitive grants annually in addition to donor-advised and designated fund grants. GSCF has four grant cycles per year, and it awards grants from various funds in each cycle, and some funds offer grants in each of the four cycles. GSCF awards project and program support, seed money, capacity building grants, capital support, and endowments. Certain funds held at GSCF have additional and more restrictive requirements than others when awarding grants. The foundation also has 14 affiliates that work in specific parts of north-central Kansas. These affiliates are as follows: Catholic Community Foundation of the Diocese of Salina, Community Foundation for Cloud County, Heartland Community Foundation (Ellis, Trego & Rooks counties), Jewell County Community Foundation, Osborne County Community Foundation, Ottawa County Community Foundation, Post Rock Community Foundation (Lincoln County and areas served by USD 298 & USD 299), Republic County Community Foundation, Russell County Area Community Foundation, Smith County Community Foundation, Smoky Hills Charitable Foundation, Smoky Valley Community Foundation (Lindsborg area), Solomon Valley Community Foundation (Mitchell County), and Washington County Community Foundation
Grants range between about $5,000 and $100,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the city of Salina and the surrounding smaller communities in Kansas. Past local grantees include Delphos Public Library, Ellsworth County Historical Society, and Flint Hills Discovery Center.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. It accepts applications online at any time and awards grants within four to six weeks of each grant deadlines. GSCF has grant cycles in August, October, December and February. Direct general questions to the staff at 785-823-1800 or to individual staff members by email.
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