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The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation is proud to announce that the 2011 grants were presented at the Chamber Coffee held November 3, 2011 at the River Room downstairs location. The following non-profit organizations were awarded FSACF grants for their dedication to improving the quality of life in the Fort Scott area:

  • Be the Match for the National Bone Marrow Transplant Registry
  • Friends of Fort Scott National Historic Site
  • Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Bourbon County
  • CASA
  • Tri Valley Developmental Services
  • Lowell Milken Center
  • Bourbon County Coalition
  • Dr. Pratt and Pauline Irby Grant awarded to First United Methodist Church for Feeding Families in His Name
The FSACF Board of Directors congratulates each group and wishes them the best for the upcoming year.



FSACF Funds updated as of April 27, 2012:

Combined Non-permanent funds: $4,536

Combined Endowment Funds: $194,526

Pledges: $88,500


2012 Grant Application Information

The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation 2011 Granting Cycle is now complete. Applications for the 2012 Granting Cycle will become available in the summer of 2012.

Honoring the Past and Impacting the Future

The mission of the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation is to partner with and be a resource to organizations whose goal is to improve the quality of life in the Fort Scott area. Like the image of the Fort Scott brick in our logo, which represents the historic brick streets of Fort Scott, Kansas, FSACF strives to create connections between donors and a variety of many worthwhile causes.



Lee’s Paws and Claws Animal Shelter
Receives FSACF Surprise Grant

At a Chamber Coffee on April 26, 2012, the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation recognized a need in the community that is not within the FSACF regular granting cycle timeframe. Thanks to Fort Scott Rotary’s Dancing with Our Stars donation to the Foundation, FSACF was able to award a surprise grant to Lee’s Paws and Claws for operating expenses. Fort Scott’s newest Animal Shelter was built in October, and is located at 721 240th St., Fort Scott, Kansas. An anonymous donor will match up to $2,000 for all funds the animal shelter can raise during the month of April. As a result of the matching funds, the $600 FSACF grant will grow to $1200 for the shelter. Carla Bryant Farmer (right), FSACF vice chairperson, is shown presenting the grant to Doloris Sonntag of Lee’s Paws and Claws.

Photo by Jason Silvers/Fort Scott Tribune


Fort Scott's Stars Dance & Donate

Cindy Bartelsmeyer and Santos Manrique danced a salsa entitled "Mi Gente" from the movie El Cantate in the second annual "Dancing with Our Stars" event hosted by the Fort Scott Rotary Club February 11, 2012. Their $599 in funds received as votes for the "People’s Choice" Award were given to the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation. Rotary also contributed another $50, for a total of $649. Thanks to Cindy, Santos, and Rotary!

Photo by Gary Palmer/Captured Images








The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation was launched in August 2007 to meet the needs of Fort Scott, Kansas and the surrounding area. FSACF encourages philanthropy and provides benefactors with a variety of giving options.

The Fort Scott Area Community Foundation assists donors in meeting their charitable goals by creating a giving and granting environment that addresses the immediate and long-term needs of the Fort Scott area.