Phillips County Community Foundation Inc pairs county-level community grants with scholarship support. In the recent grant record, the largest awards are grouped under “Various Grants” and “Scholarships for Students,” showing a pattern that reaches both local organizations and postsecondary learners. The foundation also operates as a conduit for private and family foundations, giving it a role beyond direct grantmaking in Phillips County and nearby Northwest Kansas communities. Its program list shows multiple ways to fund local work. The Dane G. Hansen Community Grants program supports projects in Phillips County, while the Unrestricted Endowment Project Grant Program is aimed at projects that improve quality of life in the county. The Mini-Grant Program offers small awards for charitable projects, and the Community Grants and GNWKCF portal connect applicants to additional county-specific opportunities. Scholarships are part of the mix as well, with recurring support for students in the community. Across these channels, the foundation funds community development, education, health and safety, beautification, arts and culture, and local quality-of-life work. The structure suggests a grantmaker that combines administered funds, endowed programs, and scholarship administration within a defined local service area.
Community development is a major theme in the foundation’s program menu. The Dane G. Hansen Community Grants program supports projects in Phillips County, and the Unrestricted Endowment Project Grant Program funds projects that improve quality of life in the county, including public space improvements and community enhancement. Education appears in both community and scholarship giving. The Community Grants program includes education and leadership among its funded areas, and the recent scholarship awards show support for students through a separate scholarship track. Health and safety also show up in the grant portfolio. The Mini-Grant Program includes health and safety among its eligible purposes, and the Project Grant Program names public health and safety and health care initiatives among its focus areas. Arts and culture are represented as well through community grant opportunities that include arts, beautification, and culture.
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Typical grant size is $17,225 at the 25th percentile, $75,094 at the median, and $153,774 at the 75th percentile. The recent record includes both large bundled grant-schedule payments and smaller scholarship awards, which suggests multiple grant mechanisms rather than a single award type. The grantmaking pattern is repeated across 2023, 2024, and 2025, with annual grants of $506,358 and assets of $2,875,420 on file. The foundation does not fund individuals generally, but it does support scholarships for students through its scholarship program.
Grantmaking is local and entirely in Kansas: 100% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Phillipsburg appears in the recent grants record as the location for the foundation’s bundled grant-schedule and scholarship payments. Program geography is concentrated in Phillips County, with additional county-specific funds and portals serving Northwest Kansas. The funded areas named in active programs also include Cheyenne County and Sheridan County, each tied to separate grant funds.
The foundation supports community development, education, philanthropy, and grantmaking, with active programs also naming health and human services, arts and culture, beautification, community growth, leadership, and public health and safety. Scholarships for students are part of its giving profile as well.
Yes. The GNWKCF Regional Grants Portal, Dane G. Hansen Community Grants, Mini-Grant Program, Cheyenne County Impact Fund, and Unrestricted Endowment fundraising matching program all indicate that they accept unsolicited applications.
The grant-size distribution centers at $17,225 at the 25th percentile, $75,094 at the median, and $153,774 at the 75th percentile. That spread sits alongside smaller program-specific awards such as the Mini-Grant Program’s $0–$1,000 range and the Fundraising Event Matching Grant Program’s $0–$500 range.
Yes. The recent grants list includes scholarship awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the foundation’s topic taxonomy names postsecondary student scholarships, educational access and affordability, and scholarship program administration.
Its giving is local and concentrated in Kansas. The recipient country distribution is 100% US, and the recent grants record shows Phillipsburg, KS as the location for the largest grant-schedule and scholarship payments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
No grant history is available for this foundation yet.
Current and upcoming funding from Phillips County Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants must meet GNWKCF grant eligibility requirements and be in the designated geographic area.
Deadline: Open for accepting applications; see portal for current deadline details.
Who can apply: Applicants must meet GNWKCF grant eligibility requirements and be in the designated geographic area.
Deadline: Open for accepting applications; see portal for current deadline details.
Who can apply: Applicants must meet GNWKCF grant eligibility requirements and be in the designated geographic area.
Deadline: Open for accepting applications; see portal for current deadline details.
Who can apply: Applicants must meet GNWKCF grant eligibility requirements and be in the designated geographic area.
Deadline: Open for accepting applications; see portal for current deadline details.
Who can apply: Applicants must meet GNWKCF grant eligibility requirements and be in the designated geographic area.
Deadline: Open for accepting applications; see portal for current deadline details.
Who can apply: Applicants must meet GNWKCF grant eligibility requirements and be in the designated geographic area.
Deadline: Open for accepting applications; see portal for current deadline details.
Who can apply: Applicants must meet GNWKCF grant eligibility requirements and be in the designated geographic area.
Deadline: Open for accepting applications; see portal for current deadline details.
Who can apply: Applicants must serve Cheyenne County, Kansas. Eligible applicants are organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(3), educational institutions, governmental institutions, and religious institutions. Grants are not made to individuals or businesses. Funds cannot be used for general operations, endowment, matching incentives, or to replace tax-supported programs.
Deadline: Last day of every month, end of day; applications are reviewed the following month.
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