Norton County Community Foundation - Match Day 2025

Crayons for Classrooms is hoping to raise enough funds to provide basic school supplies to all Eisenhower Elementary students and expand to the Norton Junior High and Norton Community High School to pay the students' computer tech fees.

Provides funds for economic impact projects in Norton County, specifically projects promoting or supporting childcare and housing.

Helps finance projects such as beautification, holiday celebrations, community promotion, and parks in Norton.

Supports charitable causes serving the City of Almena and its surrounding area.

Established to build sustainability for Leadership Norton County, which is a biennial leadership development program designed to educate, connect, and empower emerging and established leaders in Norton County.

Leap of FaithE is a Norton-based nonprofit that offers financial support to adoptive triads.

Provides support for the historic Heaton Building and Lyons House in downtown Norton, including maintenance, historical restoration and preservation, and gallery enhancements.

Funds annual scholarship awards for NCHS graduating seniors seeking to further their education.

Established in loving memory of Susan (Persinger) Flickner, this fund provides children in Norton County with healthy snack options to support their growth and development in and out of the classroom. Beginning in the 2025/2026 school year, the fund will provide healthy snacks to the Kindergarten and 1st Grade classrooms at USD 211.

Norton Cares is a nonprofit organization that provides free transportation to medical appointments within a 150-mile radius.

A BRAND NEW FUND at NCCF to ensure shotgun program sustainability.

Invests in the long-term future of Norton County Community Foundation's operations.

Supports county health and/or home health initiatives in Norton County.

Benefits the Historical Society's work, including the Museum and other projects, in Norton, KS.

Established for sustainability efforts and a variety of modernization projects at Norton County Hospital.

Aids the Resident Emergency Need Program, which provides assistance to individuals or families who find themselves in dire or unexpected financial situations.

Supports Norton Development Corporation's work with rural development efforts in the county. Its mission is to facilitate in giving grants, facilities, and loaning money to businesses to help improve rural development in Norton County.

Funds downtown beautification efforts in Norton, including the downtown flower pots, Aquatic Park, Washington Park, and the Rose Garden on State Street.

Assistance for the current and future volunteer-led revitalization efforts of the Grandstands in Elmwood Park.

Supports the volunteer-led initiative to build and maintain a go-kart track and racing program in Norton.

Donations will assist with the purchase of 15 new IV pumps for Norton County Hospital. These pumps will improve care across departments, especially in nursing and lab services.

Funds annual scholarships to Norton Community High School graduates who have actively engaged in community service during their high school career.

Supports the promotion of Norton County as a place of doing business and raising families.

Pays a contractual obligation to the Almena Irrigation District to maintain a recreational lake level at Keith Sebelius Reservoir.

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Supports Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas' work specifically in Norton County.

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Donations will go towards Sunshine Learning Center's necessary renovations at their new location.

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Provides funding to ensure the sustainability of arts initiatives in Norton County. 

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Donations will help purchase a commercial-grade ice machine for the Norton Theater concession stand.