Norton County Community Foundation

06/01/2026

Welcome, Payton!

We're so excited to have Payton interning with us this summer, as part of the Nex-Generation Round Up for Youth program. She is already adding so much value to our office and preparations for Match Day. Looking forward to a great summer!

05/28/2026

Our office is closed today (Thursday, May 28). We're at the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation office in Bird City! Feel free to leave a message at 785-874-5106, or email [email protected].

05/26/2026

In addition to the scholarships awarded to graduating seniors at the NCHS Senior Awards Assembly, the Norton County Community Foundation also administers several scholarship funds that support students throughout their college journey.

Congratulations to Jaelyn Rumback, Rylie Linner, and Traxton Ragland on receiving the Gladys M. Harper Memorial Scholarship! This scholarship supports NCHS graduates who are continuing their education and entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year of college. Recipients must be enrolled full-time and remain in good academic standing.

We are proud to support these students as they continue pursuing their educational goals!

05/22/2026

An incredible opportunity close to home! Students, check out Lovewell day camp - spots open in Phillipsburg!

You can still make your summer great with a week at Lovewell! Sign up today for the Phillipsburg day camp!

05/21/2026

We were proud to provide a $5,000 grant in support of the Logan Rural Fire District’s Firehouse Project. (Logan Community Development Foundation, Inc.)

The Logan Rural Fire District provides fire protection and emergency response services to nearly 100 residents and multiple landowners throughout Norton County.

This partnership is also meaningful because nearly one-third of the department’s members are Norton County residents, and two of the five members on the Rural Fire District Board also call Norton County home.

Thank you for all you do to help keep our communities safe!

05/20/2026

This year's MATCH is $150,000! 🎉

Make plans for June 24 to come in person to the Heaton Building or donate online to support your favorite charitable organizations and help them take advantage of this generous matching opportunity!

05/14/2026

MATCH DAY INFO

If you are a past Match Day participant, you should have received an email about this year's event. If you didn't, or if contact information for your Fund has changed, please contact the office (785-874-5106) or [email protected]

If you are interested in participating as a NEW participant, please reach out to the office (see above for contact info).

We are looking forward to another amazing community event. Can't wait!

05/12/2026

Just delivered a grant check to the Almena City Library for new books and display shelves! We can't wait to come back and see them all. Congratulations!

05/12/2026

Congratulations Beyond the Match Foundation on receiving grant funding! Based in Norton County, their programming will support disrupted adoptions with financial grants and emotional support services.

They have also established an endowment fund and will be participating in Match Day (June 24)!

We want to give a HUGE thank you to the Norton County Community Foundation and the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation for supporting Beyond the Match Foundation with a grant to help build our very first disruption grant award. 🖤
Their investment in our mission means we are one step closer to providing meaningful financial and emotional support to adoptive families navigating the heartbreak of a failed adoption. The Norton Community Foundation does so many incredible things for our community, and Norton continues to thrive because of organizations like theirs that are committed to giving back and creating lasting impact. We are also honored to share that Beyond the Match Foundation is now part of their Endowment Fund Program, and we are excited to participate in Match Day this June! 🎉
Thank you, Norton Community Foundation, for believing in our mission and helping us support families through some of life’s hardest moments.
Learn more about the amazing work of the NCCF and GNWKCF here:
https://www.nortonccf.org/ ; https://gnwkcf.org/about-us/

05/08/2026

Thank you to these volunteers for their help with the North Star Nutrition program during the last 9 weeks of school! We truly appreciate your time and efforts:

Jill Lively
Sharon Smothers
Cheri Renner
Glenda Maurer
Jordan Sprigg
Remi Dreher's FACS class
Janelle Morel

This was our first year of the program, which provides a healthy snack to each Kindergarten student every day of the school year. Needless to say, the kiddos LOVED the program and were always so excited to find out what the day's snack was!

The intention was not just to provide JOY, but also nutritional education, collaboration (with the HS FACS class), and community support (volunteers). We also hoped to eliminate one financial and logistical stressor for families.

Because the fund is endowed, we'll be able to continue it next year! And eventually we'd love to expand the program to include more grade levels.

If you'd like to make a donation to the program, please plan on doing so on Match Day (June 24) so your impact can go further!

THANK YOU!