Central Kansas Community Foundation

MISSION The Central Kansas Community Foundation (CKCF) exists to Build Stronger Communities through Charitable Giving. HISTORY The CKCF based in Newton, Kansas is thriving as a viable community foundation serving Newton while also being host to numerous affiliate community foundations throughout central Kansas. The Central Kansas Community Foundation was originally founded in 1995. Following a stable history serving a tri-county area the foundation merged in 2009 with the well-established Greater Newton Community Foundation. Today, the CKCF continues to demonstrate a commitment to strengthening communities across the entire Central Kansas region. WHAT WE DO CKCF acts as a steward, protecting your charitable dollars and watching out for your interests even after you’re gone. We get to know you, as well as your philanthropic interests and concerns, in order to ensure that the gift you leave to your community through the foundation is always used in the manner you intended, and to the best possible effect. The Foundation provides: Personalized services, tools and resources that fit donor aspirations and community needs; Solutions to make giving an easy, flexible and effective process; Local expertise and in-depth understanding of community challenges and needs; and Community leadership in meeting those challenges and needs. The long-term goal of our community foundation is to build permanent funds supported by many donors. Currently, the 72-and-counting members of the Kansas Association of Community Foundations have more than $2.1 billion in assets. In 2012 alone, foundation professionals and board members oversaw the reinvestment of $245 million into communities across the state. Through grants to various organizations and causes, community foundations truly make a difference in the lives of Kansans.