Event Name: Forever for Kansas
Event Date: November 1-16, 2024
Total Match Funds: $70,000
Funding Source: Patterson Family Foundation

Objective

Empower local leadership to address needs for the long-term benefit of the community. 

Application Deadline

Funds must be signed up by September 15, 2024.
To sign up, complete the “Forever for Kansas” registration form and email it to Audrey Williams at [email protected] on or before September 15, 2024.

Eligibility

• KRCF Endowed Funds: Eligible to participate.
• KRCF Non-Endowed Funds: Can participate if they intend to build an endowment. KRCF requires a minimum balance of $5,000 for endowment. Non-endowed funds can use this match event to reach that minimum balance.

Matching Fund Details

• Maximum match amounts will vary based on the number and type of funds that sign up. More details will be available for participating funds after September 15.
• Funds are encouraged to endow before the event if possible. Current endowed funds and those that endow by September 15 will receive a higher maximum matching amount compared to non-endowed funds.

Restrictions*

• The $70,000 match funding from the Patterson Family Foundation cannot be used to fund:
  • Gun raffles
  • Political organizations
  • Fireworks
  • County/community fair events
• Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are not eligible for matching.

*KRCF Funds falling under these restricted categories may still be able to participate if they secure their own match funding; contact Audrey Williams for details.