Applicant organizations should:
• Be a 501(c)(3) community foundation or an affiliate of a 501(c)(3) community foundation (of any asset size).
• Be located in and serving a county or community within the Patterson Family Foundation's catchment in Kansas or Western Missouri.

Applicant organizations do not need to be members of the Kansas Association of Community Foundations to apply for this opportunity. 

• A 1:1 match will be provided with a maximum match of up to $70,000 per community foundation, allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

• The match grant from this program will match only the original donor gift. Community foundations may choose to participate in additional matches offered by other organizations, however, this program will not match those additional amounts.

If you have any questions about this program, please contact:

Lori Huber, Finance and Operations Manager
Kansas Association of Community Foundations
lori@kansascfs.org
Kansas Association of Community Foundations (kansascfs.org)

Sara Hackett, Program Officer
Patterson Family Foundation
sara@pffkc.org

The purpose of this grant is to empower local leadership to address community needs. Match funds may be distributed at the discretion of the community foundation's leadership. The Patterson Family Foundation and KACF reserve the right to suggest changes to funding use in the event there are concerns regarding distribution strategies.

Grant recipients are responsible for completing a report to KACF following their event.

The application window for this program is closed.

All applicants will receive a response within two weeks of application submission. This response will come from KACF.

After your Match Event is completed, your organization will be asked to provide a report containing the information outlined below. A check for match funds will be issued within two weeks of the submission of your organization's report. Report submissions will be accepted until February 28, 2024.

• Organization name
• Assets as of December 31, 2022
• Board size
• Board President name
• Executive Director name (if applicable)
• Staff size
• The amount raised (excluding all matches)
• Match event fundraising total (with all matches)
• Number of community foundation match event participating nonprofits
• Number of nonprofits in each of the following categories: health, education, economic development, other
• Funds allocated to category of nonprofits: health, education, economic development, other (include amount for each applicable category)
• Number of large donations over $1,000
• Number of the match event donors
• Fields of interest supported through the match event: Health Care, Education, Economic Opportunity, Other (you will be asked to specify)

KACF will issue a check within two weeks of receipt of the completed outcomes report, as outlined above.