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The Kansas Health Foundation is a private philanthropy dedicated to improving the health of all Kansans. Our funding comes from an endowment created by the sale of Wesley Medical Center, and our asset base remains strong thanks to a dedicated team of advisers and investment managers. We do not solicit or accept donations. Instead, we seek opportunities to invest our resources in people and projects that meet our mission and create long-term, sustainable health improvements.
To be effective, we must focus our work. The Kansas Health Foundation is committed to supporting strategies that will make Kansas a healthier place in the long run instead of funding temporary fixes for immediate health problems. Our six focus areas are:
- Promoting the healthy behaviors of Kansans
- Strengthening the public health system
- Improving access to health care for Kansas children
- Growing community philanthropy
- Providing health data and information to policymakers
- Building civic leadership
View the Foundation's latest news below:
Wichita, Kan. – Seven organizations throughout Kansas have been awarded $25,000 planning grants through the Kansas Health Foundation’s Healthy Community Design Initiative. The initiative is part of a broader effort by the Foundation to improve nutrition and physical activity among Kansans.
The seven selected organizations were:
- Western Kansas Community Foundation
- Golden Belt Community Foundation
- Community Foundation of Dickinson County
- Thomas...
Wichita, Kan. – Five communities throughout Kansas have been awarded $25,000 planning grants through the Kansas Health Foundation’s Access to Healthy Foods Initiative. The initiative is part of a broader effort by the Foundation to improve nutrition and physical activity among Kansans.
The five selected communities were:
- Douglas County
- Manhattan
- Wichita
- Johnson County
- Brown County
“Consuming healthy foods and focusing on...
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...
Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Health Foundation announced plans for a new building designed to bring together Kansans for multiple purposes. The building will have additional meeting facilities for the Foundation to gather grantees for conferences and larger group meetings.
The building will serve as a new statewide headquarters for the Kansas Leadership Center currently located in temporary, leased space at 300 North Main Street in Wichita. The Foundation launched the Kansas Leadership...
WICHITA, KAN. - Through its Spring 2011 cycle of Recognition Grants, the Kansas Health Foundation has provided nearly $750,000 in grants to help organizations across the state accomplish 41 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. While the majority of the Foundation's funding is through invited proposals, the...
WICHITA, Kan. – Through its Fall 2010 Recognition Grants Program, the Kansas Health Foundation has given $1.088 million to help organizations across the state accomplish 59 projects that intend to improve the health and wellness of Kansans. Our Fall 2010 Recognition Grants range in size from $1,400 to a maximum of $25,000.
The grants benefiting the entire state are:
- $25,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Wichita, Inc. to provide...
WICHITA, Kan. – The Kansas Health Foundation is pleased to announce that it recently selected the second round of community foundations to participate in the second chapter of the Giving Resources to Our World Healthy Kansas Initiative (GROW II). GROW II is focused on strengthening the community foundation field in Kansas and building endowments to underwrite solutions to local health issues.
“We look forward to this new phase of helping community foundations across...
