Smoky Hills Community Foundation

Smoky Hills Community Foundation Smoky Hills Community Foundation is an affiliate of Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation.

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ. ๐—”๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‡ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€Weโ€™re proud to recognize three outstanding st...
06/03/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ. ๐—”๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‡ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€

Weโ€™re proud to recognize three outstanding students from the Wilson, Kansas area who have been selected to receive this yearโ€™s Geraldine L. Anschutz Memorial Scholarship through the Smoky Hills Community Foundation:

๐ŸŽ“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น
๐ŸŽ“ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜†๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ฝ
๐ŸŽ“ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป

Each recipient reflects the values this scholarship and its legacy represent. We look forward to seeing the impact theyโ€™ll make in the years ahead.

Thank you Sylvan-Lucas Unified Schools and Russell USD 407!

To learn more about our local scholarship opportunities, visit www.smokyhillscf.org.

The Smoky Hills Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation.

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐ณ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ค ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ!We are pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of th...
06/02/2026

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‡๐š๐ง๐ณ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ค ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ!

We are pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of the Mary Hanzlicek Memorial Scholarship, awarded to outstanding students who are members of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Wilson, Kansas.

This scholarship is administered through the Smoky Hills Community Foundation and helps continue Mary Hanzlicekโ€™s legacy by investing in the educational journeys of local students who reflect the values and spirit of our Ellsworth County communities.

Congratulations to:

โญ๏ธ ๐™๐™–๐™ž๐™ก๐™ฎ๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ช๐™ ๐™ช๐™ฅ
โญ๏ธ ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ข ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ
โญ๏ธ ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™š ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ
โญ๏ธ ๐˜ผ๐™—๐™ž๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ก ๐˜ฟ๐™ก๐™–๐™—๐™–๐™ก
โญ๏ธ ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™ฃ

Each of these scholars is recognized for their commitment to service, faith, community, and academic excellence. We are proud to celebrate their accomplishments and look forward to the positive impact they will make in the years ahead!

Thank you Sylvan-Lucas Unified Schools and Russell USD 407!

To learn more about scholarship opportunities and our mission to invest in local youth, visit www.smokyhillscf.org.

The Smoky Hills Community Foundation is proud to be an affiliate of the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation.

๐ŸŽ“ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ!Weโ€™re proud to recognize three outstanding Sylv...
06/01/2026

๐ŸŽ“ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ!

Weโ€™re proud to recognize three outstanding Sylvan-Lucas Unified Schools and Russell USD 407 students from the Wilson, Kansas area who have each been awarded the Fran Malir Memorial Scholarship through the Smoky Hills Community Foundation:

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ก ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐‘๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง๐ง๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฉ
๐’๐š๐ฆ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ง

This scholarship honors the memory of Fran Malir and is awarded to students who demonstrate promise, character, and a commitment to their future. We wish these students the very best as they take the next step in their journey!

๐Ÿ”น ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐ฒ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐œ๐Ÿ.๐จ๐ซ๐ .

The Smoky Hills Community Foundation is a proud affiliate of the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation.

This is a wonderful grant writing opportunity presented by our friends at K-State Extension, Midway District and Grow El...
05/22/2026

This is a wonderful grant writing opportunity presented by our friends at K-State Extension, Midway District and Grow Ellsworth County! Grant writing is a skill that helps propel every organization. Knowing how to target (locally, statewide or nationally) and competitively write a grant is exactly how your community impact is maximized!

Deadline extendedโ€ผ๏ธ

You won't want to miss out on this grant writing workshop! Join us to learn more about sources of data for grants, where to find grants, and the elements of a great grant proposal.

We are so closing to having the minimum number of participants registered, so don't delay! Register todayโ€ผ๏ธhttps://kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_85QvsvI610cxT3o

Thanks to our sponsors Grow Ellsworth County, Russell County Economic Development, and Russell Area Chamber of Commerce!

See you June 2!

โญ๏ธ ๐€ $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐”๐’๐ƒ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐…๐€ ๐„๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐!Ellsworth FFA has a long, trusted, ...
05/18/2026

โญ๏ธ ๐€ $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐”๐’๐ƒ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐…๐€ ๐„๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐!

Ellsworth FFA has a long, trusted, and highly awarded tradition in Kansas. This chapter has helped shape students into leaders, speakers, workers, problem solvers, and future community builders.

Now, our community has a chance to build something permanent behind that tradition.

โœ… ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐’๐ƒ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐…๐€ ๐„๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ, ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ $๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ, ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ!

This endowment is designed to grow over time and provide annual resources for Ellsworth FFA students. Future distributions may help with equipment, hands-on learning materials, student travel, conventions, judging opportunities, official FFA jackets, advisor development, and other needs that strengthen agricultural education and leadership.

This is more than a fundraiser. It is a long-term investment in students, agriculture, rural leadership, and the future of Ellsworth County.

It is also a meaningful way to give locally. Whether through a personal donation, business gift, gift of grain, stock, estate gift, or required minimum distribution, this fund gives donors a charitable option that stays rooted in Ellsworth County and benefits local students for years to come.

Give online here:
https://gnwkcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=5587&sorg_id=1132

You can also visit www.smokyhillscf.org or scan the ๐๐‘ ๐œ๐จ๐๐ž on the flyer.

Checks may be mailed to:

Smoky Hills Community Foundation
PO Box 265
Ellsworth, KS 67439
๐Œ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ: ๐”๐’๐ƒ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐…๐€ ๐„๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐

Letโ€™s help this fund take root for the next generation of Ellsworth FFA members.

The Smoky Hills Community Foundation is a proud affiliate of the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation.

๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐…๐€!Wednesday evening, I was proud to be honored by the Ellsworth FFA Chapter with the Honorary Chap...
05/08/2026

๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐…๐…๐€!

Wednesday evening, I was proud to be honored by the Ellsworth FFA Chapter with the Honorary Chapter Degree on behalf of my work with Smoky Hills Community Foundation.

This recognition means a great deal because of the partnership we have been able to build with Ellsworth FFA through the creation of the new Ellsworth FFA Endowment.

Helping establish this endowment has been one of those projects that reminds us why local philanthropy matters. This fund is not just about today. It is about creating a lasting resource for future FFA students, future agricultural leaders, and the future of Ellsworth County.

Ellsworth FFA continues to prove what can happen when young people are given strong leadership, high expectations, and real opportunities to grow. Their vision, work ethic, and pride in agriculture are something our entire community can be proud of!

Thank you to the Ellsworth FFA Chapter for this meaningful recognition. SHCF has truly enjoyed every second of working with you, and we are excited to see what this endowment helps make possible for generations to come.

๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐›๐ฒ ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐
๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ

Smoky Hills Community Foundation is a proud affiliate of the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation.

This is such a great small town story about how generosity can touch generations!!Thank you, Geneseo Public Library!!
05/03/2026

This is such a great small town story about how generosity can touch generations!!

Thank you, Geneseo Public Library!!

For those that haven't seen it, the library made the news!
Thank you to Colby Richard from the Smoky Hills Community Foundation for this Wonderful piece about the library!

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ณ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐ โ€“ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌUnexpected medical costs can be overwhelming. The Heinze Endowm...
04/28/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐ข๐ง๐ณ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐ โ€“ ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ

Unexpected medical costs can be overwhelming. The Heinze Endowment Fund was created to help Ellsworth County residents ease the financial burden of medical expenses, including:

โœ… Medical bills
โœ… Medications
โœ… Travel expenses & hotel stays for medical visits

$650 ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐.

Established in memory of Charley and Blanche Barta Heinze, this fund provides relief for those facing financial hardship due to medical challenges.

๐Ÿ”น ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ?
Any Ellsworth County resident experiencing financial hardship due to unforeseen medical circumstances.

๐Ÿ”น ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ?
Applications are available at these community partners:

๐Ÿ“ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก, ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก โ€“ (785-472-4045)

๐Ÿ“ ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก โ€“ Pastor Dennis Carter (785-472-4984)

๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ญ. ๐–๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก, ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง โ€“ Fr. Tony Kulandaijesu (785-658-3361)

๐Ÿ“ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ ๐‹๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก, ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง โ€“ (785-658-2252)

๐Ÿ”น ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ?
This endowment is a lasting resource for Ellsworth County. As it grows, so does its ability to assist those in need. Your ๐ˆ๐‘๐’ ๐ญ๐š๐ฑ-๐๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ helps ensure that more residents facing medical hardships can receive the support they need. To make a lasting impact, visit: โฌ‡๏ธ โฌ‡๏ธ โฌ‡๏ธ
https://gnwkcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund...

๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ:
๐Ÿ“ž Colby Richard, Executive Director โ€“ 785-810-1235
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
๐ŸŒ www.smokyhillscf.org

If you or someone you know needs assistance, donโ€™t wait, reach out today!

The Smoky Hills Community Foundation is a proud affiliate of the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation!

โญ๏ธ 1๏ธโƒฃ DAY LEFT! โญ๏ธ๐’๐๐‘๐ˆ๐๐† ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐“๐’ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐Ž๐๐„๐!This is your opportunity to turn vision into action for Ellsworth County.Ev...
03/30/2026

โญ๏ธ 1๏ธโƒฃ DAY LEFT! โญ๏ธ

๐’๐๐‘๐ˆ๐๐† ๐†๐‘๐€๐๐“๐’ ๐€๐‘๐„ ๐Ž๐๐„๐!

This is your opportunity to turn vision into action for Ellsworth County.

Every strong community is built on ideas that move from conversation to commitment. A safer space. A better program. A needed upgrade. A creative solution that makes life better for families, youth, seniors, and neighbors across our county.

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐„๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ข๐ญ!

Grant funding from Smoky Hills Community Foundation can help with:

โ€ข Improve community facilities and public spaces
โ€ข Expand educational and workforce opportunities
โ€ข Strengthen health, wellness, and essential services
โ€ข Increase tourism, recreation, and local vitality
โ€ข Launch practical ideas that create visible results

AND SO MUCH MORE!

This is about more than funding. It is about taking thoughtful plans off the shelf and putting them to work in our community.
Applications are open February 1 through March 31 at https://smokyhillscf.org/grants

Letโ€™s continue building a stronger, thriving Ellsworth County.

๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž.

The Smoky Hills Community Foundation is a proud affiliate of the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation.

โญ๏ธ LESS THAN 2๏ธโƒฃ WEEKS LEFT! โญ๏ธ๐ŸŽ“ ๐ˆ๐“'๐’ ๐’๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐€๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐! This is the time of year when local generosity turns into re...
03/19/2026

โญ๏ธ LESS THAN 2๏ธโƒฃ WEEKS LEFT! โญ๏ธ

๐ŸŽ“ ๐ˆ๐“'๐’ ๐’๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐€๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ ๐’๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐!

This is the time of year when local generosity turns into real opportunity for Ellsworth County seniors. Through the Smoky Hills Community Foundation families, businesses, and community leaders have created scholarship funds designed to help you take your next step with confidence.

๐ƒ๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž.

Students can quickly access the scholarship portal by visiting:
www.smokyhillscf.org/scholarships/

Final Deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

Start early. Ask questions. We are here to help.
Contact us anytime!
phone: 785-810-1235
email: [email protected]

The Smoky Hills Community Foundation is a proud affiliate of the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation

โ€œSEEDING THE NEXT GENERATIONโ€ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐š๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง is one of the most important issues facing rural communities today. This evening will focus on the future of our families, our operations, and the stewardship Read More ยป De...

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