Winfield-based Legacy Community Foundation has fulfilled two challenge grants from the The Kansas Health Foundation, the organizations announced Friday. One grant helped Legacy add more than $1 million to its endowment fund.
Legacy received $350,000 from the health foundation for achieving a goal of adding $700,000 to its endowment. The second grant, a 2 to 1 match for Legacy’s operating fund, provided $200,000 for day to day operations of the non-profit organization, says executive director Pam Moore.
In 2007, Legacy gave more than $150,000 children’s programs and other community efforts.
“In 2008 we look forward to giving more,” Moore says.
The Kansas Health Foundation is a private philanthropy dedicated to improving the health of all Kansans.
Based in Wichita, the Foundation strategically allocates approximately $23 million annually in four major funding categories: Children’s Health, Leadership, Public Health, and Policy.
Legacy Regional Community Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the impact of philanthropy in the region. For more information contact Legacy at (620) 221-7224 or (620) 442-1322 or visit www.legacyregionalfoundation.org.
