The Girard Area Community Foundation (GACF) is proud to announce the recipients of their 2024 GACF Grant cycle! Since 2014, GACF has awarded over $450,000 in grants during its grant cycles, supporting more than 140 grants to the Girard area and across Crawford County.
“Our community is so fortunate to have the Girard Area Community Foundation,” said GACF President Danielle Randall. “This is my 8th year on the GACF board of trustees, and I love driving around town and seeing new projects getting done and knowing that is has been funded by the work of the Girard Area Community Foundation and its grants. Without these grants, a lot of non-profits wouldn’t be able to take on the projects that they do.”
The 2024 GACF Grant recipients and projects are:
- Angels Among Us- Financial Assistance to Cancer Patients in Need
- Community Food Pantry Fund- Milk Money
- Crawford County Fair Association- Enhanced Facility Security
- Crawford County Fire District #4- 2024 Fire Prevention and Safety Program
- Friends of Crawford State Park (via Kansas Wildscape Foundation)- Operation AED
- Girard Youth Activities, Inc.- It’s All LIT Up Again
- Girard Youth Activities, Inc.- Fee Reduction
- Hospital District 1 Crawford County Foundation- Portable Immunization Storage for Outreach
- Ozark Trails Council, boy Scouts of America- 2024 Girard Recruitment and Youth Support
- Special Olympics Kansas- Sports Equipment
- St. Aloysius Historical Society- Front Door Maintenance
- Wildcat Extension Education Foundation- Crawford County 4-H Shooting Sports Trailer
“The Girard Area Community Foundation is dedicated to serving the families that live in our area,” said Louie Weimer, GACF Grant Committee Chairman. “We thrive on providing funding to help support local causes and organizations that help make a difference in the communities that we serve. The grants that we awarded this year will be vital in preserving our traditions and the strength of our community for future generations.”
The Girard Area Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas. If you have any questions regarding the grant application process, please contact Louie Weimer or call 620-231-8897.