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Men’s Giving Circle expands membership and impact

Menocause, a component fund of Valley Center Community Foundation, has grown and sustained membership of 101 men in 2021 and 2022. In February they awarded $25,250 in grants to local charities and invested $25,500 in their endowment.

One of the grant recipients, the Youth Horizons Wren House, serves at-risk girls in Sedgwick County. According to Spike Anderson, Menocause founder and board member, the Menocause Grant Review Committee felt compelled to support the Wren House, a first-of-its-kind project which opened in Valley Center in 2022. He hopes Menocause grant will help give the program a solid start.

Visit the CKCF Blog to continue reading about the Wren House.

Check presentation to Youth Horizons’ Wren House. From left; John Adams, Ted Wilbur, Jennifer Isaacs with the Wren House; Tony Wilbur and Brice Turner, Menocause members.

2023 CKCF AFFILIATE SUMMIT RECAP

On March 2, 2023, Central Kansas Community Foundation (CKCF) hosted the annual CKCF – Affiliate Summit entitled Lead. Match. Grow. Our Guest Speaker was Ed O’Malley, President and CEO of Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) and formerly with Kansas Leadership Center, created an environment of inspiration for the nearly 50 attendees at the Sand Creek Event Center in Newton, Kansas. His message encompassed the vision Kansas Leadership Center exemplifies with a basic tenet that everyone has a leadership position, and the best results and achievements are experienced when leadership is exercised by all. He shared highlights from his latest book, When Everyone Leads: How The Toughest Challenges Are Seen And Solved, to guide his genuine message calling our group of board members and staff to be active in our work serving communities.

(Recap continues on the CKCF Blog)

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MATCH OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCED!

In 2023, the Patterson Family Foundation will generously match up to $70,000 in gifts made to each local community foundation located within the Patterson Family Foundation's catchment. The details of this altruistic effort can be found at the link below. This new program is just one example of the Patterson Family Foundation’s efforts to walk alongside rural leaders to strengthen their communities and set the stage for success.

Many of CKCF’s community-based affiliate partners will be eligible to benefit from this match. We encourage you to watch our ‘events page’ for information about upcoming match events within our area.

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DONOR CONNECTION - MAR.2023

Private foundations and donor-advised funds: Debunking three myths

If you’ve been involved with charitable giving for a few years, you’ve no doubt become familiar with both private foundations and donor-advised funds and their popularity as charitable giving tools. As is often the case with tax and estate planning-related topics, the differences between private foundations and donor-advised funds are sometimes the subject of confusion and misunderstanding.

As you work with your advisors and the team at the community foundation to establish your immediate and long-term charitable giving plans, take a few minutes, use the button below to read the full article (and more) in this month's Donor Connection to debunk these three common myths:

Myth #1: Donor-advised funds are all the same and only private foundations can be customized

Myth #2: Deciding whether to establish a donor-advised fund or a private foundation mostly depends on size

Myth #3: Donor-advised funds and private foundations are mutually exclusive

DONOR CONNECTION | MAR.2023

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