Golden Belt Community Foundation recently completed the November competitive grant cycle and awarded a total of $14,058. The foundation supports programs or projects that are innovative, collaborative, proactive, measurable and sustainable.
Competitive Grant Awards for November, 2015 include:
Grants Funded Through the Kansas Health Foundation Youth Endowment Fund
$300 – Family Crisis Center – Spanish Translator
$1,000 – Central Kansas Dream Center – Daycare Furnishings
$1,200 – Kans For Kids Fighting Cancer Foundation – Recycling Containers
$10,000 – Ellinwood Rotary – Community Splash Pad
Grants Funded Through the Nutrition & Physical Activity Endowment Fund
$358 – Welcome Inn Leisure Center – Pedometers
Grants Funded Through the Amos Bayer Endowment Fund
$1,200 – City of Larned – Bicycle Self Fix Station
Grants Funded ThroughThe Albert Gumbir Charitable Designated Endowment Fund
Assists with services to the indigent by making grants to the following organizations:
$3,000 – Barton County Emergency Aid Association
$2,500 – Community Food Bank of Barton County
$500 – Catholic Social Service
$500 – Family Crisis Center
For questions, please call Golden Belt Community Foundation at 620-792-3000 or email gbcf@goldenbeltcf.org.   
Golden Belt Community Foundation
At $18.2 million in total assets and more than 157 funds under management, Golden Belt Community Foundation has been connecting people who care to causes that matter since 1996. Golden Belt Community Foundation exists to provide non-profit organizations in central Kansas with a permanent source of support and to serve as a vehicle for charitable giving for donors. GBCF serves the counties of Barton, Pawnee, Rush, and Stafford.  For more information about Golden Belt Community Foundation, call (620) 792-3000 or visit their website at www.goldenbeltcf.org.