Organizations Receive Recognition Grant Funding

WICHITA, KAN. - Through its Fall 2011 cycle of Recognition Grants, the Kansas Health Foundation has provided more than $1,000,000 in grants to help organizations across the state accomplish 58 projects that intend to improve the health and wellness of Kansans.
Recognition Grants expand the Foundation's support to a broad range of health-related organizations throughout the state and are targeted toward organizations and agencies proposing meaningful and charitable projects that fit within the Foundation’s mission of improving the health of all Kansans.

Using a competitive application process, the Foundation allocates up to $2 million every year for the Recognition Grants program. Application deadlines for the two cycles are March 15 and September 15 each year. Any tax-exempt, nonprofit organization using the money for charitable purposes and proposing a project meeting the Foundation's mission to improve the health of all Kansans is eligible.

To arrange interviews with Kansas Health Foundation staff members, call Chase Willhite, communication officer, at 316-262-7676 or e-mail him at cwillhite@khf.org.

Below, please view a list of the Fall 2011 recipients. For more information on all these grants, please visit www.kansashealth.org.

Special Olympics Kansas (Pittsburg Affiliate), $7,600
Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation, $25,000
Tecumseh United Methodist Church, $10,000
Positive Directions, $25,000
Kansas City Urban Youth Center, $21,260
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Wichita, $13,000
DCCCA, $6,080
USD 466 Independence, $24,296
Air Capital AMBUCS, $25,000
Lawrence Public Library, $25,000
Wilson Elementary School, $3,000
USD 369 Burrton, $3,000
Rooks County Health Center, $6,102
Kansas Families and Schools Together, $25,000
Southeast Kansas Library System, $21,700
Medical Service Bureau, $9,813
La Leche League of Kansas, $8,300
Marian Clinic, $3,951
Sunflower House, $23,813
Accessible Arts, $25,000
USD 223 Barnes-Hanover-Linn, $600
East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging, $23,194
Family Conservancy, $18,000
Bread of Life Distribution Center, $18,800
Hesston College, $24,895
Wichita State University, $20,200
Ashland Fitness Center, $25,000
United Way of the Plains, $21,862
Union Rescue Mission, $7,840
Harvey County Community Partnership, $25,000
McPherson Family Life Center, $25,000
Project Teen-Safe, $25,000
Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas, $24,830
Real Men, Real Heroes, $16,800
Castle Rock Health and Fitness, $12,420
USD 350 St. John, $5,548
Wichita Educational Foundation, $20,377
Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy, $25,000
City of Liberal, $22,560
Mid-West Educational Center, $15,240
Safehome, $25,000
National Alliance for Mental Illness Kansas, $16,311
USD 489 Hays, $3,990
USD 495 Larned, $10,900
Labette Center for Mental Health Services, $25,000
Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, $25,000
Ford County Kids Count, $11,952
Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters, $24,963
Western Kansas Community Foundation, $25,000
Scott Community Foundation, $22,000
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, $25,000
Thrive Allen County, $23,730
Pawnee County, $11,000
Salina Art Center, $20,700
Young Women on the Move, $25,000
Kansas African American Museum, $24,514
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, $24,969
Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority, $23,650