Belle Plaine Community Foundation (BPCF) accepting Fall Youth Grant applications
Sumner/Cowley County (KS), September 7, 2022: The Belle Plaine Community Foundation – an affiliate of Legacy Regional Community Foundation – is currently accepting grant applications from area nonprofit organizations for Fall Youth Grants. Grants are limited to projects benefitting youth in the Belle Plaine and Mulvane areas. The deadline for submission is October 20, 2022.
Lanore Bishop left a legacy to the Belle Plaine and Mulvane communities. With her gift to the Belle Plaine Community Foundation, Mrs. Bishop insured that students in the Belle Plaine and Mulvane communities studying to become teachers would be able to apply and receive scholarships from the Lanore Bishop Scholarship Fund. In addition, a large number of youth projects in the Belle Plaine and Mulvane communities are provided grants funded from Lanore Bishop's Youth Grants.
The Belle Plaine Community Foundation (BPCF) was founded in 1996 to be a legal vehicle for local residents to make charitable gifts back to their community. With established policies and procedures for prudent investment and stewardship of money under their direction, the Belle Plaine Community Foundation board of directors has an accomplished record of good fund management. The Foundation awards between $35,000 to $40,000 each year to local scholarships, projects and programs. Area residents currently serving as the BPCF Board: Linda Stinnett (Chair), Julie Gooch, Loree Hisken, and Robin Macy.
The Fall Youth Grant application may be downloaded from the BPCF website www.belleplainecommunityfoundation.org. Contact Legacy at (620) 221-7224 with questions.
