ECF Announces 2022 Grant Recipients

Seven non-profit organizations in the greater Emporia area will start 2022 on a much brighter note as the Emporia Community Foundation’s (ECF) Grants Committee presents checks totaling $25,000.  The ECF Grants Committee, chaired by Jeff Williams, selected grants for innovative projects and programs that meet changing community needs in the area of health, social service, education, recreation and cultural affairs.  “We are able to help people in communities served by the ECF,” Williams said. “These grants help with various projects including recreation, nutrition, emergency housing, and education.” The grant applications were submitted last September and the checks were awarded on January 26, 2022 at Family Promise.

ECF grant recipients this year are:   

• $2,300– City of Lebo Park and Recreation Board for safety and lighting for tennis and basketball courts;
• $2,500 – Communities in Schools of Mid-America to provide direct basic students’ needs assistance (food, clothing, school supplies, and personal items);
• $5,000 – Family Promise of the Flint Hills to provide beds and ‘welcome home’ packs;
• $5,500 – Hartford Park Revitalization Project to replace picnic tables;
• $3,500 – Project Playscape for splashpad construction at Americus Jones Park;
• $5,000 – United Way to fund the Emergency Housing Project;
• $1,200 – USD #253-Logan Avenue for Sonday Let’s Play Learn system.

The ECF Grants Committee is proud that they able to support projects in the Greater Emporia Area. Funding for these grants comes from the fees ECF collects from maintaining funds. The amount collected is budgeted and approved by the ECF Board of Directors. Williams also encouraged people to set up a legacy fund for grants stating that it is regular folks who make a huge difference in our communities. For more information, contact Becky Nurnberg at the ECF office.