Power of the Purse Grant Program

The Power of the Purse Grant is offered through the Power of the Purse Fund associated with Legacy Regional Community Foundation. Power of the Purse, also referred to as POP, is a women's giving circle that pools donations in order to make grants to worthy projects. The giving circle seeks to strengthen the community by encouraging connections among its members and the people they serve, educating participants and increasing awareness of local needs, and building a network capable of catalyzing positive change. For the current funding opportunity, qualified nonprofit organizations and service clubs are invited to submit grant requests. The purpose of the Power of the Purse Grant is to support projects benefiting women and children in the Cowley County area. The stated goal for the current grant cycle is to fund projects that are innovative and have an immediate impact on women and children in that geographic area. Applicants should therefore demonstrate that the proposed project responds to the needs of women and children in Cowley County and that the proposed work can produce an immediate impact. The funder's stated objectives also emphasize community, awareness of local needs, and positive change. Funding is intended for eligible projects rather than general organizational expenses. Operating funds and overhead requests will not be considered. Applications seeking higher education scholarship funding are also ineligible, as are requests designed to fund one specific family, individual, or situation. The source does not state an award minimum, award maximum, total amount available through the Power of the Purse Fund, anticipated number of awards, grant period, or other specific spending limits. It also does not state that applicants must provide matching or cost-share funds. The separate statement provided regarding a collective effort to raise $200,000 to leverage a $100,000 Patterson Family Foundation match is not identified as a requirement of the Power of the Purse Grant and therefore is not treated as a POP applicant matching requirement. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) organizations, quasi-governmental entities, and service clubs that are willing to team up with a qualified organization. Organizations that promote a particular religious or political ideology will not be considered. The source does not provide additional details concerning fiscal sponsorship arrangements, eligibility of 501(c)(4) or 501(c)(6) organizations, social enterprises, organizational size, operating history, or other capacity requirements. Geographic program impact is specifically focused on women and children in the Cowley County area. Applicants must use the revised Power of the Purse 2026 Grant Application form. The notice expressly states that only applications using the revised form will be considered. The completed request must be received at the Legacy Regional Community Foundation office at 1216 Main Street, Winfield, Kansas, by Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. The source does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide the individual questions or required attachments contained in the revised application form. The source does not provide separately stated scoring criteria, a formal evaluation rubric, an award notification date, or a performance period. However, applicants can align their proposals with the explicitly stated funding priorities by emphasizing an innovative project with immediate impact on women and children in the Cowley County area while avoiding requests for operating expenses, overhead, higher education scholarships, or assistance limited to one particular family, individual, or situation. Questions may be directed to Legacy Regional Community Foundation by telephone at 620-221-7224. No individual program contact or program email address is identified in the provided material. The final application deadline is September 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.; no recurring schedule or next grant cycle is explicitly stated.

Use only the revised POP 2026 Grant Application form. Center the request on an innovative project with immediate impact on women and children in the Cowley County area. Do not request operating funds or overhead, higher education scholarship funding, or funding for one specific family, individual, or situation. Organizations promoting a particular religious or political ideology will not be considered.