Administrative Funds

Community awards over $50,000 in grants RUSSELL, Kan.— The Russell County Area Community Foundation (RCACF) is pleased to award $52,734 in grants to organizations that benefit the Russell County area, including support for education, public health and the arts. Funding comes from the Helen Hampl Student Aid Fund, USD 407 Appleseed Fund, Kansas Health Foundation Russell Health Fund and the Dane G. Hansen Foundation.  Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas, Mobile Vital Signs Equipment, $2,991 Lucas Arts and Humanities Council, Still Life on Lucas Main Street, $2,000 Luray American Legion Post 309, Roof Overlay, $15,000 Russell[...]

RUSSELL, Kan.— The Russell County Area Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2021-2022 school year. This year, over $378,000 is available to students in the Russell County area through the foundation’s 12 scholarship funds: Adolph Boehler Student Aid Scholarship, for graduating Russell High School seniors. David Ochs Memorial Scholarship, for graduating Russell High School seniors. Doran and Bina Dole Scholarship, for graduating Russell High School seniors with a disability or financial need. Elaine Hilger Scholarship, for graduating high school seniors or graduates of Russell High School with an interest in music or a career in the medical field. Ervin and Denzell Zimmerman[...]