Post Rock Community Foundation Awards Nearly $100,000 in Spring Grants

The Post Rock Community Foundation is excited to announce that over $98,000 was awarded to twenty-two local projects during its Spring Grant Cycle. The following organizations received funding:

  • Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Community Church, $10,000.00 toward the Church Restoration and Historic Preservation Project.
  • Hunter Economic Development Corp, $8,500.00 toward a storage addition for the Hunter Community Center.
  • Sylvan Historical Society, $10,000 toward labor, equipment, and materials for the Yesterday House Museum Roof Repair Project.
  • Lincoln United Methodist Church, $5,000 to purchase fabric needed to complete 20 quilts for presentation on Veteran’s Day 2025 and Memorial Day 2026.
  • Luray Community Foundation, $4,650 to install Epoxy Flooring as the final phase of the LCF Kitchen Project.
  • USD #299 Sylvan-Lucas, $1,000 to cover the fee for 5th and 6th grade students to participate in the Nex-Generation AmeriTowne where students will run their own town for a day.
  • World’s Largest Things Incorporated, $3,000 toward the repair of the Roadside Sideshow Expo stone building repair.
  • City of Sylvan Grove, $1,912 to purchase trees as part of the Lincoln County Sylvan Grove Fairgrounds Project.
  • USD #299 Sylvan-Lucas, $4,239.52 to purchase round tables for use during school and community events.
  • USD #298 Lincoln, $13,000 to remove and replace dangerous asphalt with concrete to make a safer playground environment.
  • USD #299 Sylvan-Lucas, $758 to purchase four CPR-AED Training Mannequins.
  • USD #299 Sylvan-Lucas, $3,277.20 to purchase flooring materials for the weight room.
  • USD #298 Lincoln, $876.70 to purchase storage bins and sensory tools for use in elementary counseling sessions.
  • City of Beverly, $2,785 to purchase a multicolor scrolling LED sign.
  • Lincoln Community Church, $4,565 toward the purchase and installation of a new HVAC system for the Community Center.
  • USD #299 Sylvan-Lucas, $5,389 to purchase a new dishwasher for USD 299 Sylvan-Lucas.
  • USD #298 Lincoln, $4,298.93 to purchase a 12ft by 20ft Gazebo to provide shade on the playground.
  • USD #299 Sylvan-Lucas, $5,000 toward the purchase of equipment and supplies for the growing 5th-6th grade classrooms.
  • USD #298 Lincoln, $1,000 to purchase two sensory and light tables for the Little Leopard Learners.
  • USD #298 Lincoln, $3,000 to improve fencing around the grade school playground.
  • USD #299 Sylvan-Lucas, $1,178 to purchase a freezer for the FACS department.
  • VFW Post #7928, $5,000 toward flooring removal and replacement.

Funding for this grant cycle was provided by the Post Rock Community Action Fund, the Dane G. Hansen Community Grant Fund, the Patterson Family Foundation Fund, the Post Rock Healthy Living Fund, Kansas Health Foundation for Post Rock Fund, and the Sylvan Area Fund.

The next grant cycle will open Friday August 1, 2025 and close Wednesday October 1, 2025. Complete funding criteria and grant applications are available at http://postrockcf.org/search-apply-for-a-grant.

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