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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 updates as of September 30, 2011:

Combined Non-permanent funds: $12,405

Combined Endowment Funds: $142,771

Pledges: $133,600


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.



FSACF Chosen by Fort Scott Community Gala

Fort Scott Community Gala Steering Committee Co-chair Carla Bryant Farmer (left) presents a check to Aileen Pollock, chairwoman of the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation Asset Development Committee, at the Fort Scott Area Chamber of Commerce Coffee Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Iron Star Antiques and Such. Proceeds from the annual Gala, held August 27, 2011, totaled $11,301. With a 50 percent match provided by the Kansas Health Foundation, the committee's total gift to the foundation was $16,952. Also pictured are Fort Scott Community Gala Steering Committee Co-chair Ken Lunt (right) and other members of the Gala Steering Committee.

Photo by Jason E. Silvers/Fort Scott Tribune


On November 3, 2011 Fort Scott Area Community Foundation grants were awarded to eight non-profit organizations at the Chamber Coffee held in the downstairs River Room. FSACF is pleased that the board members of these non-profits are wearing smiles as they accept their checks – and many of their clients will soon find life a little better in the Fort Scott area! Photo by Aileen Pollock



FSACF has granted $20,775.49 to non-profits in the area since 2007

FSACF Board members show total amount FSACF has granted to non-profits in the area since 2007.





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.