Our Statement

As COVID-19 continues to impact our region, Norton County Community Foundation (NCCF) recognizes that all residents are being called upon to make changes and sacrifices in their daily lives to ensure the health and security of our communities. 

 

The NCCF office will begin virtual operations effective March 18, 2020. We want to assure the public that although our physical office will be closed, our staff will continue regular functions remotely in order to meet the needs of our donors and nonprofit partners. 

 

Contact information for staff is:

• Tara Vance, Executive Director, tara@nortonccf.org

• Bethany Shirk, Director of Operations and Communications, bethany@nortonccf.org

• Staff can be reached through the normal business phone line: 785-874-5106

 

Please also keep in touch with us through our website, Facebook, and Twitter accounts. 

 

Note that all meetings previously scheduled to take place in the Heaton Building in downtown Norton will be cancelled until further notice.

 

Additionally, in an effort to assess how we can use available funds to meet the most urgent needs in our community, we are sending a survey to all nonprofits and charitable organizations. We will share results from that survey as soon as possible so that community members can direct their assistance to specific areas. 

 

We encourage all Norton County residents to follow the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) guidelines on social distancing. 

 

Please keep in touch with us, and take care of yourselves and one another.

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Emergency Grant Funding Program

We know that many nonprofits and charitable organizations in Norton County are continuing to serve our community during these uncertain times. We want to support these efforts, so we launched the Emergency Grant Funding program.

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Emergency Grant Funding applications will be accepted from Norton County nonprofits and charitable organizations.  These emergency assistance grant awards are expected to be $2,500.00 or less. Applications will be reviewed weekly.

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If you’d like to join us, you can make an online contribution to the Emergency Grant Funding program. 100% of your gift will be awarded in Norton County. (Please note that clicking the "Donate Here" button will take you to Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation's website. Rest assured that as long as you select "Norton County" in the drop-down menu, your donation will come directly to Norton County.