2025 Grant Opportunities Now Open
We are excited to announce that grant opportunities are now available for nonprofit organizations! Please review the descriptions below to explore each opportunity and determine which best aligns with your organization's mission and current needs. If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to contact Alicia VanWalleghem at 785-272-4804 or vanw@topekacommunityfoundation.org
Greater Topeka Fund
The Greater Topeka Fund is a grant program to support nonprofit organizations serving Topeka and Shawnee County. Established to enhance the quality of life in the region, this grant focuses on funding specific programs and projects that address community needs and enhance quality of life in our area. In 2024, we awarded more than $120,000 from this grant fund to local nonprofits.
Grants will be awarded up to $10,000 dollars and the focus is the nonprofit's work contributing to a socially and economically prosperous Shawnee County and does it address a clear and compelling need/opportunity.
Only completed and qualifying applications will have the potential to be shared with Topeka Community Foundation donors and then onto the committee to review.
Better Together
The Topeka Community Foundation’s Better Together grants program, part of the Foundation’s broader mission to enhance quality of life in Shawnee County, awarded more than a half million dollars in 2024 to local nonprofit organizations. These grants focused specifically on the social determinants of health initiatives, which address the social, economic, and environmental factors that impact the health and well-being of individuals and communities. Social determinants of health include access to affordable housing, education, nutritious food, healthcare services, mental health services and a safe environment—all of which influence a person’s ability to live a healthy life. The Better Together grants aim to fund projects that address these key areas, creating lasting change and promoting long-term community health.
The Topeka Community Foundation encourages organizations to reach out and discuss their project ideas surrounding these areas. Grants will be tailored to the scope and needs of the initiatives, with the Foundation eager to support creative and impactful solutions.
Only completed and qualifying applications will be reviewed by the grants committee, with the potential for them to be shared with other Topeka Community Foundation donors for additional support.
For more information or to apply, please contact Alicia VanWalleghem at the Topeka Community Foundation.
Other Opportunities
Below, you'll find a list of other opportunities available through the Topeka Community Foundation. Please review each opportunity for specific details and instructions on how to apply.
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Building Families Fund is a designated fund of the Topeka Community Foundation established to provide financial assistance to benefit individuals and couples desiring to complete domestic and international adoptions. Successful grant applications will receive a maximum of 1/2 of verified adoption costs, including but not limited to the agency fee, orphanage donation, a homestudy and reasonable travel. Personal items including but not limited to physical exams necessary for adoption, postage, photocopying, and gifts to the birth mother will be excluded from the total of adoption costs. Income tables in accordance with the IRS regulations allowing for an adoption deduction will be followed to determine if less grant money will be awarded. Grants will be sent directly to the agency facilitating the adoption.
See application for more details: Application
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Kansas Blood Services Fund with the Topeka Community Foundation provides continuing education scholarships for individuals in the medical field of blood banking or a related field. Scholarship is available to professionals in the following counties: Shawnee, Douglas, Lyon, Jackson, Jefferson, Nemaha, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley and Wabaunsee.
See application for more details: Application
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These scholarships are available for any current University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus physician, nurse or other healthcare-specific employee who will be attending a conference, meeting or class that will then result in continuing education credits applicable to their current position. Scholarships are not applicable for classes that will result in a degree.
Please specify "General" or "Radiology" when completing your application
See application for more details: Application