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About the Foundation

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The Smith County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Greater Salina Community Foundation, whose office is at 113 North Seventh Street, Suite 201 in downtown Salina. The president and executive director is Betsy Wearing. Call the Greater Salina Community Foundation at 785-823-1800.

Mission
Our mission is to meet charitable community needs through leadership, grants and donor services.

The Foundation achieves its mission by:

Building permanent endowments which benefit local communities;
Inspiring and enabling donors to fulfill their charitable desires;
Facilitating prudent management and care of funds;
Increasing the capacity of nonprofit organizatiosn to fulfill their individual missions;
Advocating for issues which promote community philanthropy;
Meeting needs through grants, awards, and scholarships.

Vision Statement (adopted March 2010)

Within six years, we will grow the Smith County Community Foundation into a leading charitable organization with an endowment of more than a million dollars. Our focus is to improve public health, education and support other community projects and improvements in Smith County, Kansas.

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Logo
Why a rope? Our logo design incorporates our belief that as a community we are stronger than we are as individuals.

"The idea of a rope -- individual fibers braided together to make a stronger whole -- inspired this design. The same principle applies in a community: many individuals and groups working together to do what cannot be done alone. The Community Foundation provides a "rope" for this area, enabling projects and furthering creative ideas that might unravel without community help and support."
– Pamela Harris, Designer

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Governing Board
The Smith County Community Foundation is operated by a volunteer board of 9-15 members. Their dedication, collective knowledge, and passion for the community are what drives the Community Foundation. Joan Nech is currently acting as Director for the Community Foundation.

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Founding Donors
We are forever grateful for the support of these generous donors who heard the story and believed in the vision of the Smith County Community Foundation.

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