A Designated Fund is a restricted, endowed fund held by the Foundation in which the donor specifies fund beneficiaries at the time the fund is established. The designated fund is invested for long-term growth and distributes annual grants to those charities named by the donor. Designated funds offer a simple way to support your favorite charities in perpetuity. Grants can be made in your name, or in anonymity.
The Dean C. Banker Fund for the Russell County Historical Society
The Friends of the Deines Cultural Center Emma M. Gaines Memorial
The David Goddard Fund for the Russell Boy Scouts
Max and Whilmetta Horn Designated Fund
The Ethel A. John Fund for the Natoma Community Center
The Ethel A. John Fund for Peace Lutheran Church, Natoma
Hazel A. Olson Trinity United Methodist Church Fund
Helen Polcyn St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Gorham Cemetery Fund
The Russell Backpack Fund
Joel Stull Memorial Agricultural Scholarship Fund
Kansas Health Foundation Operating Fund for Russell County (This fund was established with matching dollars from the Kansas Health Foundation’s GROW II program. It will provide an annual gift to the Russell Administrative Fund to allow the Foundation to continue its charitable efforts in the Russell County area.)
Keep the Dream Alive (to be used for the upkeep, renovation and improvement of the Russell Arts Council’s Dream Theater)
Natoma Heritage Seekers Pohlman Building Fund
Natoma Presbyterian Church Preservation Fund
V. Frankie & Reba M. New Fund
Pay it Forward Scholarship Fund
Russell City Cemetery Fund
David M. Shumaker Memorial Geology Fund
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Gorham, KS, Building & Grounds Fund