Welcome to the Parsons Area Community Foundation!

General Information for the Parsons Area Community Foundation

The Parsons Area Community Foundation (PACF) was established in 1994 as a 501c3 non profit charitable organization for the benefit of those living in the communities of this area. Funded solely by contributions, it provides the vehicle for individuals to give back to the community where they have grown up, raised their family, or worked and made their living, and to provide enrichments for today and generations to come. More specifically, the community foundation is a unique charity encompassing all aspects for community improvement. It provides donors a flexible, accountable, and impactful way to make current charitable gifts as well as gifts through their wills, and is governed by a board made up of a cross section of involved citizens who know the community’s needs and its nonprofits. Gifts may be made to support specific charities, multiple charities, a field of charitable interest, or to unrestricted funds used by the board for grants addressing identified community needs. All gifts, from the simplest to the most complex, can benefit from the knowledge, direction and oversight of the Foundation. Let us show you how.

How Can You Make a Difference?

Through the community foundation, your gift may support the charitable cause most important to you, or be pooled with other contributions to impact the community through an annual competitive grant cycle promoting improvements to health, education, parks, recreation, the arts and social services in this area. Please see our types of funds and donor stories to understand the many opportunities for giving. Our granting history lists the recipients of over 1.2 million dollars invested in the community since the Foundation's inception.

We are a member of the Kansas Association of Community Foundations, www.kansascfs.org, as well as the National Council on Foundations, www.cof.org. Both provide support and counsel to their members. In addition, PACF is contracted with the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation for financial services, legal counsel, and assistance in day to day operations and is a Supporting Organization. The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation is certified by the Council on Foundations as meeting National Standards for Community Foundations, and through our affiliation, Parsons Area Community Foundation has implemented bylaws, policies and procedures to also meet the National Standards.

   The Parsons Area Community Foundation believes the strength of our communities is the same today as it was in the early years. Today we see this strength exemplified by neighbors giving to neighbors to enhance the quality of life in the communities in which we live. The Community Foundation provides the opportunity to build on that strength.

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