Foundation announces latest Recognition Grant recipients

WICHITA, KAN. - Through its Spring 2011 cycle of Recognition Grants, the Kansas Health Foundation has provided nearly $750,000 in grants to help organizations across the state accomplish 41 projects that intend to improve the health and wellness of Kansans.

Recognition Grants expand the Foundation's support to a broad range of health-related organizations throughout the state. While the majority of the Foundation's funding is through invited proposals, the Recognition Grants program is designed to fund unsolicited requests. It is targeted for organizations and agencies proposing meaningful and charitable projects that fit within the Foundation’s mission of improving the health of all Kansans.

Using a competitive application process, the Foundation allocates up to $2 million every year for the Recognition Grants program. Application deadlines for the two cycles are March 15 and September 15 each year. Any tax-exempt, nonprofit organization using the money for charitable purposes and proposing a project meeting the Foundation's mission to improve the health of all Kansans is eligible.

To arrange interviews with Kansas Health Foundation staff members, call Chase Willhite, communication officer, at 316-262-7676 or e-mail him at cwillhite@khf.org.

Below, please view a list of the Spring 2011 recipients. For more information on all these grants, please visit www.kansashealth.org.

• SIDS Network of Kansas, $22,750
• Newman University, $13,000
• ALS Association, Keith Worthington Chapter
• University Congregational Church of Wichita, $20,000
• Families Together, $23,463
• American Red Cross, Midway Kansas Chapter, $24,944
• Episcopal Social Services, $19,200
• Faith Chapel, $11,750
• Botanica, $25,000
• Roots and Wings, Inc., $21,000
• Boys and Girls Club of Topeka, $11,250
• Safe Kids Kansas, $18,580
• Kansas Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped, $21,000
• LifeHouse Child Advocacy Center, $12,000
• Kansas Family Partnership, $12,550
• Stormont Vail Foundation, $10,000
• TDC Learning Centers, $18,500
• Van Go Mobile Arts, $25,000
• Lawrence Arts Center, $16,065
• Family Promise of Lawrence, $3,000
• GaDuGi SafeCenter, $20,000
• Kansas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, $25,000
• USD 233 Olathe Public Schools, $25,000
• Children’s Therapeutic Learning Center, $25,000
• El Centro, $25,000
• MoKan 20/20 Vision, $25,000
• Menorah Legacy Foundation, $25,000
• Cancer Action, Inc., $5,000
• Rosedale Development Association, $16,836
• Families and Communities Together, $14,960
• Health Ministries Clinic, $25,000
• City of Hillsboro, $25,000
• Horses of Hope Riding Center, $19,870
• Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
• Kansas State Research and Extension-Meade County, $5,000
• Leavenworth Youth Achievement Center, $21,675
• Iroquois Center for Human Development, Greensburg, $25,000
• City of Goodland, $24,500
• USD 398 Peabody-Burns, $5,510
• Elk County, $13,850
• RSVP of the Flint Hills, $12,903