The Manhattan Fund – Caroline F. Peine Charitable Foundation provides grants to improve the quality of life in the City of Manhattan, Kansas, to benefit the KONZA Prairie and to provide for recreational development in the town of Keats, Kansas.
Donor Name: Caroline F. Peine Charitable Foundation
State: Kansas
City: Manhattan
Town: Keats
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Foundation will consider funding projects from local organizations that include, but are not limited to; the KONZA Prairie, the Regional Crisis Center, the Sunset Zoo, the Special Olympics, and the UFM. In general, submissions should reflect an intent to improve the quality of life in the City of Manhattan, Kansas, benefit the KONZA Prairie, or provide recreational development in the town of Keats.
Program Types
- Arts, Culture, & Humanities
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Education
- Employment
- Environment
- Food, Agriculture, & Nutrition
- Health
- Housing & Shelter
- Human Services
- Youth Development.
Funding Information
- Apply now for a Small grant – $25,000 or less, or
- Apply now for a Large grant – $25,001 or more.
Criteria
The Foundation will also consider funding projects from any other Manhattan nonprofit organization involving the arts (including theater), energy assistance for low-income individuals and/or family facilities, historical preservation, libraries, parks and recreation, services for the elderly and handicapped, and subsidized child care which enables a parent or parents to be employed or be educated. In addition, grants will be considered for recreational development in the town of Keats. Caroline Peine designated a five-person committee to make grant decisions and is charged to be sensitive to the social, cultural, recreational, and historic needs of the community.
The Foundation does not consider requests for the following:
- Operating costs to maintain the City of Manhattan, Kansas or any of its facilities
- Industrial development
- Organized athletics
- Church or religious purposes.
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