The Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas gives citizens of the area the opportunity to make a lasting gift to a community which has been good to them.
The Foundation pools the assets and represents the ideas and interest of people who want to increase the impact of their philanthropy. It is not a place to give money, but rather a method for giving money.
The Foundation receives and manages capital of all amounts from individuals, families, businesses and foundations. The income from this capital is applied to uses that serve the best interests of the community.
The Foundation offers a very personal way for any citizen to make a meaningful contribution to the quality of life in Southwest Kansas; a gift in perpetuity to charity or to a field of interest; the earnings of a gift which can be applied to charities which need it most; a memorial gift—gifts which will make Southwest Kansas a better place in which to live and work.