The Kids Can Do! fund awards $200 grants to non-profit organizations and classrooms. Grants that are funded include those that allow children under 18 to get involved in a major way. This is a great way to get your youth organization involved or for a teacher to bring a service-learning project to the classroom. This fund is open to any individual and/or organization interested in Thomas County community betterment with major youth participation.  Applicants must be at least 15 years of age and must have adult supervision. 

This fund is distributed twice a year. Once during the fall semester and once during the spring semster.

1. For the SPRING Grant, applications must be completed and returned to the TCCF no later than March 1st.  Awardees will be chosen soon thereafter and the project must be completed in time to submit a final grantee report by May 31st.
2. For the FALL Grant, applications must be completed and returned to the TCCF no later than September 30th.   Awardees will be chosen soon thereafter and the project must be completed in time to submit a final grantee report by December 31st.

Some Helpful Project Ideas:

• Planting flowers at the hospital, care home, or place of business
• Clean-up of any kind
• Reading visitations
• Kids welcome packets

**Projects must be executed with major youth participation.**

Grant Recipient Obligations

• Public acknowledgement of the Foundation's support.
• Expenditure of the moneys within the time frame outlined in the grant proposal and for the purposes stated in the proposal.
• Repayment of any portion of the amount granted that is not used solely for the purposes stated in the grant application.
• Completion of an evaluation report by the designated date.
• Any special conditions as mutually agreed upon.

Contributions may be made to this fund by

anyone and at anytime.

If you'd like to receive a Grant Application or would like more information on this fund, please contact

Melinda Olson, Executive Director, at the TCCF office.

785-460-9152

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