The McCook Community Foundation Fund is working to make McCook and Southwest Nebraska an even better place to call home. Since its formation in 2001, the Fund has granted nearly $1 million to community organizations. The grants have benefitted McCook and the surrounding area in many ways, from youth programs to services for the elderly, from education and cultural activities to large and small community projects.
From the beginning, our grants have continued to reflect our focus on people. MCFF has helped young people with scholarships, funded leadership opportunities and promoted healthy families. Additionally, MCFF has developed a focus on arts and culture through programs with the McCook Arts Council, thanks to the generosity during the Sehnert Challenge.
MCFF has taken on additional roles in the community, leading sessions with organizations for their mission, vision and values; restarting the McCook Philanthropy Council with a focus on gift planning; and participating in many community discussions about the future of the community.
Vision
Making McCook an even better place to call home
Mission
MCFF is connecting and impacting our community through intentional investment of time and financial resources.
Values
Stewardship | MCFF will wisely use all of its resources, believing in honesty, integrity, confidentiality.
Respectful | MCFF values people and will work to be inclusive and accepting, making sure both growing up and growing old are priorities.
Grit | MCFF will support those who are resilient, passionate, resourceful, and courageous.
Collaboration | MCFF will connect organizations, individuals and programs to benefit the community, weaving partnerships and relationships along the way.
Leadership | MCFF invests resources in people who take the initiative to help others, who are optimistic and innovative.
Posterity | MCFF will strive to provide for generations to come and to secure the future of McCook and Southwest Nebraska.
Community Grants
The McCook Community Foundation Fund invests in innovation, economic and educational opportunities, quality community leadership, cultural arts and healthy families and lifestyles. Organizations that work in these areas are encouraged to apply for a Community Grant. McCook Community Foundation Fund will place priority on projects that will have a broad impact on the quality of life for a significant number of people, propose creative ways to address community needs, engage young people in the community, or support innovative approaches to economic development.
All applications must be received by 5 p.m. CDT on April 1 or October 1.
For additional information, contact Ronda Graff at (308) 340-3412 or mcffund@gmail.com.
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Accounts
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General Operating Account (Includes Big Give McCook/In Memory Of/In Honor Of)
An account used by the local Fund Advisory Committee to support and maintain the affiliated fund’s activities within the community.
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Unrestricted Endowment
A permanent account whose assets are invested to generate an ongoing source of income year after year. Investment earnings from the endowment are used to support community improvements and programs. The Fund Advisory Committee determines how the money generated from the endowment will be used to benefit the community now and in the future.
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Birdella Nelson Endowment for the Library Account
A permanent endowment in memory of Birdella Nelson for the purpose of supporting the McCook Public Library in McCook, Nebraska.
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Bison Alumni & Newsletter
To benefit and sustain the Bison Alumni Newsletter.
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Celebrate McCook Account
An account to support the charitable activities related to the promotion of the community of McCook, Nebraska and its surrounding southwest area.
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Community Chest of McCook Account
An account to raise funds to provide grants to 501(c)(3) organizations or governmental entities which serve humanitarian and social service needs of the communities in southwest Nebraska.
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Community Hospital Endowment Account
To build an endowment fund to support the Community Hospital Health Foundation, a Sec. 501(c)(3) organization, in McCook, Nebraska.
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Frank and Marion Weiland Scholarship Account
The Account shall be used for scholarship to students meeting the following criteria:
- Graduate of McCook High School
- Enrolled in or intending to enroll in a two-year degree programPreference shall be given to candidates who demonstrate:
- Involvement in sports or music
- A career interest in education
- Financial need
- Community engagement through volunteer service and leadership
- Interest in returning to Southwest Nebraska -
Heritage Square
To raise funds to support McCook, Nebraska’s Heritage Square.
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Hillcrest Nursing Home Foundation Endowment
A permanent endowment that provides funds to support the Hillcrest Nursing Home Foundation, Inc., a Sec. 501(c)(3) public charity located in McCook, Nebraska.
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HomeTown Competitiveness (HTC) Youth Task Force
To support charitable activities related to the engagement and retention of youth and young adults in the McCook community.
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HTC – Youth Advisory Council Endowment
To provide funds for grantmaking by the McCook Community Foundation Fund Youth Advisory Council. Grants will be made to enhance the quality of life for youth and young adults in the McCook and surrounding area.
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Kansas Nebraska Good News Broadcasting Corporation Endowment Account
To support the operations and mission of the Kansas Nebraska Good News Broadcasting Corporation, a 501(c)(3) organization in McCook, Nebraska.
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Lemoine E. & Geraldine Anderson Endowment
Unrestricted endowment.
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McCook College Foundation Endowment
A permanent endowment that provides funds to support the McCook College Foundation, Inc., a Sec. 501(c)(3) public charity located in McCook, Nebraska.
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McCook Educational Foundation Endowment
To support the McCook Education Foundation, a Sec. 501(c)(3) organization, whose mission is to help enhance educational opportunities and scholarships for students and graduates of the McCook Public Schools in McCook, Nebraska.
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McCook Learn and Return Scholarship Account
An account to be used for scholarships for graduates of McCook High School who intend to return to McCook following completing of their postsecondary education program.
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McCook Toy Box
To raise funds to support the McCook Toy Box, a program that provides Christmas toys to the underprivileged in and around McCook, Nebraska.
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McCook Volunteers Account
An account to support volunteerism in McCook, Nebraska which may include such activities as creating and maintaining a website and database for local community associations and individuals involved with philanthropy and marketing and outreach of the McCook Volunteers group.
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Memorial United Methodist Church Endowment
A permanent endowment that provides funds to support the Memorial United Methodist Church of McCook, Nebraska or its successor for purposes other than general operations.
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Myron Mingo Memorial Account
To contribute an annual payout to support the Men’s Basketball Program at the McCook Community College in McCook, NE in memory of Myron Mingo. Myron was a former McCook Community College basketball player.
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Swimming Pool Account
An account to help raise funds to support the McCook swimming pool. Project costs with may be funded by this account include feasibility studies; architectural, design and engineering costs; construction costs; furnishings and equipment; and, to the extent funds remain, operations and establishment of a quasi-endowment to support this project.
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YMCA Endowment Account
To build an endowment fund to support the YMCA of McCook, a Sec. 501(c)(3) organization, in McCook, Nebraska.
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Youth Change Reaction Account
An account to support the charitable activities and programs of Youth Change Reaction, the “Youth Foundation” of the McCook Community Foundation Fund.
Fund Details
- Opened: July 2001
- Related Towns: McCook
- Related Counties: Red Willow
Contact Info
- Email: mcffund@gmail.com