2008 Grants for Greater Manhattan
EAA Chapter 1364 (Don Dodge Youth & Aviation Endowment) Wing Nuts Kids $6,498.12
Toys for Manhattan Gifts for Job Corp Parents $1,000.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Manhattan Working Person Lunch Club $1,400.00
RSVP of the Flint Hills MVP Mentoring Program $1,500.00
Friends of Sunset Zoo Seniors Understanding Nature Program $2,200.00
Boys and Girls Clubs New Facility Arts and Crafts Room supplies $5,000.00
Northview Elementary School Sewing Club After School Program $2,500.00
Youth for Christ (Lois Blackman Endowment) Teen Parents Program $149.83
Pawnee Mental Health Services Redesign SED Room $1,500.00
Riley County EMS Safety seats for low income families $2,105.00
UFM Community Learning Center Flint Hills Community Radio Project $1,178.00
Fairy Godmothers Fund Women Helping Women Mentoring Program $3,500.00
St. Joseph Village Long-term residents exercise equipment $643.00
Manhattan Arts Center, Inc. MACademy Presentations for Children $2,160.00
Midwest Educational Center, Inc. Hooked on Clubs $4,000.00
Youth Leadership Foundation Heart of a Champion Leadership and Sports Camp $2,500.00
Head Start/Early Head Start The Power of Caring $4,624.00
Shepherd's Crossing Prescription Medications $3,000.00
UFM Community Learning Center Fire Escape Replacement Project $1,500.00
Friends of Konza Prairie Konza Environmental Education Program $4,286.00
GMCF Childcare Endowment Start Up Childcare Endowment $12,306.05
Total Grants for Greater Manhattan  $63,550.00
2008 Kids Who Care
Northview Elementary "_____ " is my Anti-Drug $350.00
Manhattan High School Grim Reaper Day $300.00
Manhattan High School Seminar in Leadership/Critical Thinking $300.00
Total Kids Who Care  $950.00
2008 Youth Impacting Community
Friends of Tuttle Creek State Park Purchase equipment for youth activities $1,500.00
Manhattan Emergency Shelter Self-esteem program for youth living in the Shelter $1,000.00
Flint Hills Breadbasket Backpack of weekend food for summer school children in need $3,000.00
Total Youth Impacting Community  $5,500.00


Total GMCF Grants Given in 2008 


$70,000.00

2007 Grants for Greater Manhattan
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Manhattan Youth mentoring program $3,640.00
Coronado Area Council. BSA Youth recruitment & leadership materials $3,250.00
Friends of Konza Prairie Equipment for presenter's bureau $1,719.00
Garden Grove & Colorado Plaza Keyless entry $2,874.00
KS Publishing, Inc. Publish "140 Years of Soul in Manhattan" book $1,500.00
K-State Child Development Center Disaster preparedness kits $500.00
Manhattan Arts Center Riser and stair units for Grosh Performance Hall $3,000.00
Manhattan Daycare & Learning Center Classroom enhancement $2,000.00
Manhattan Emergency Shelter Insurance & registration costs for new vehicle $1,400.00
Manhattan Habitat for Humanity Equipment to enhance ReStore $3,290.00
Meadowlark Hills Caregivers Afternoon Out $700.00
Mid-West Educational Center, Inc. Hooked on Clubs, after school program for K-6th graders $4,000.00
Regional AIDS Project Purchase HIV/AIDS tests $1,000.00
Riley County EMS Child safety seats and children's bicycle helmets to low income families $1,125.00
Royal Family Kids Camp Manhattan Kid's Camp 2007 $1,500.00
Shepherd's Crossing Prescription medications for clients with cancer and diabetes $2,500.00
Leadership Foundation Heart of a Champion Leadership and Sports Camp scholarships $2,500.00
Boys and Girls Clubs of Manhattan Summer scholarships for low income families $4,000.00
Flint Hills Community Clinic Equip fourth medical exam room $2,500.00
Flint Hills Human Rights Project. Speakers for National Coming Out Day $500.00
Toys for Manhattan Purchase new toys & help with utility bills at distribution site $1,000.00
UFM Community Learning Center Furnishing for solar addition rehabilitation project $971.00
United Way of Riley County Presentation equipment $1,870.00
Riley County Fliers (funded by the Don Dodge Youth and Aviation Endowment) Manhattan Youth Aviation Initiative $1,700.00
EAA - Wing Nuts (funded by the Don Dodge Youth and Aviation Endowment) Wing Nuts Kids Program $4,300.00
Total Grants for Greater Manhattan  $53,339.00
2007 Kids Who Care
Northview Elementary Northview Camp Leadership program supplies $300.00
Manhattan Catholic Schools Meal to MESI clients and Habitat for Humanity workers $250.00
Manhattan High School Multi-cultural workshops with French Club $300.00
Total Kids Who Care  $850.00
2007 Youth Impacting Community
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Manhattan Subsidize background checks for prospective mentors $2,160.00
Catholic Charities Subsidize counseling services to children/youth of low-income families $1,000.00
Coronado Area Council, BSA Extend BSA program to Boys & Girls Clubs of Manhattan youth $1,975.00
Manhattan Daycare & Learning Center Build a tricycle path for the Douglass Center site $484.00
Oak Grove School Purchase new play structure for preschool play yard $881.00
Total Youth Impacting Community  $6,500.00


Total GMCF Grants Given in 2007 


$60,689.00

2006 Grants for Greater Manhattan
Youth Leadership Foundation Heart of a Champion Leadership & Sports Camp $2,000.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters BBBS Chapter within MHS $3,000.00
Sunset Zoo and Americorps Go Green! $500.00
Sunflower CASA Project, Inc Additional Volunteer Training $200.00
Boys and Girls Club Summer Program Field Trips $3,000.00
Flint Hills Bread Basket Holiday Food Baskets $2,000.00
Friends of Konza Prairie Konza Environmental Education Program for K-12 Students $600.00
UFM Creative Classroom Space Enhancement $634.00
Manhattan Arts Center Purchase 2 Computer-controlled Kilns $1,652.00
Mid-West Educational Center Summer and Weekend Camps for 3-7 grades $2,700.00
KSU Child Development Center Remodel of Room to add an Infant Care Room $936.39
Junior League of the Flint Hills Books for Babies $2,160.00
RSVP of the Flint Hills Most Valuable Players Mentoring Program $1,110.00
Riley County EMS Providing Child Safety Seats to low income parents/families $2,000.00
American Red Cross School Safety Initiative $1,000.00
Shepherd’s Crossing Expansion of current Prescription Drug Assistance Program $2,000.00
Opportunity Preschool/Head Start Bags to expectant mothers & birth certificate for new Kindergartners $1,484.25
Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging Training qualifies retirees to be HUD-certified inspectors. $3,500.00
United Way of Riley County United Way Mild Program $3,000.00
Manhattan Ogden School Foundation Travel for 2 Students from Woodrow Wilson for National History Day $200.00
Total Grants for Greater Manhattan  $33,676.64
2006 Kids Who Care
Anthony Middle School Holiday Gift Bags to T. Russel Reitz Animal Shelter $100.00
Bergman Elementary Bergman Awesome Musicians (BAM) $300.00
Bergman, Marlatt & Woodrow Hometown Heroes $250.00
Lee Elementary Bracelets for cancer victims $200.00
Lee Elementary Garden Project $300.00
Manhattan High-East Campus Students Against Destructive Decisions "Grim Reaper Day" $300.00
Northview Elementary Camp Leadership $300.00
Roosevelt Elementary Adopt-a-Family $100.00
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary Adopt-a-Family $100.00
Total Kids Who Care  $1,950.00


Total GMCF Grants Given in 2006 


$35,626.64

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