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06/04/2026
โฐ Reminder: Community Impact Microgrant Applications Are Open!
There's still time to apply! Applications for our Community Impact Microgrants will be accepted through June 30, with grant recipients selected and funded by July 31.
We're also asking for your help spreading the word. Do you know a nonprofit, community group, volunteer organization, school project, or local initiative that could benefit from a microgrant?
๐ Tag them in the comments or share this post so we can connect with as many impactful organizations as possible.
Together, we can support projects that strengthen and enrich our community. ๐
More info and apply: https://www.cffindy.org/community-impact-grant-application
06/02/2026
๐ฌ Did you receive your Invitation to Give?
Our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students who participated in Growing Up Giving have been helping us fundraise for next year's program by creating handmade Invitations to Give for community members.
These students were so excited to help ensure future students have the same opportunity to learn about philanthropy, generosity, and giving back to their community.
We're still fundraising for the 2026-2027 Growing Up Giving Program and would love your support as we begin planning for November!
๐ป Donate online:
https://donorbox.org/growing-up-giving
๐ฌ Mail a check to:
P.O. Box 1003, Independence, KS 67301
Did you receive one of the students' cards? Let us know in the comments! โค๏ธ
05/25/2026
Today, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. Wishing everyone a meaningful and reflective Memorial Day.
05/22/2026
Our office will be closed May 25โ29 as our team takes a little time for rest and relaxation. โ๏ธ
Weโre grateful for the opportunity to recharge so we can come back refreshed, energized, and ready to continue serving our community beginning June 1. โค๏ธ
Thank you for your understanding, and we hope you have a wonderful week as well!
Today is our BIG kickoff for fundraising for the 2026โ2027 Growing Up Giving Program! ๐โค๏ธ
As part of Growing Up Giving, students donโt just learn about philanthropy โ they become part of it.
After learning about local charitable organizations, discussing community needs, and making real grant decisions with โCFFI Bucks,โ the students wanted to help make sure other kids get the same opportunity in the future.
So they created โInvitations to Giveโ for us to share with donors and community members to help support the program.
And honestlyโฆ this is where the full-circle moment really hit us.
The students were SO enthusiastic about helping other kids experience Growing Up Giving. They took their time creating artwork, carefully thinking about what they wanted to say, asking thoughtful questions, and getting excited knowing their creations would go out into the community to help others.
You could truly see the spark.
It feels like Growing Up Giving is doing exactly what we hoped it would do โ encouraging young people to become the kind of people who show up, care deeply, and give back however they can. But every time we leave a classroom, we are profoundly touched by just how naturally these students embrace generosity, compassion, and philanthropy with so much joy and excitement. ๐ฅน
This week, weโll be mailing out their handmade Invitations to Give along with more information about CFFI and the Growing Up Giving Program.
If youโre able, please consider donating to help us keep this program strong and growing as we begin planning for November!
๐ป Donate here:
https://donorbox.org/growing-up-giving
๐ฌ Prefer to mail a check?
CFFI, P.O. Box 1003, Independence, KS 67301
Want to make sure YOU receive one of the studentsโ handmade cards? Message us and weโll send you one! ๐
The kids were so excited to help that many of them made 2 or 3 cards because they wanted as many people as possible to receive them and support the program.
We canโt wait to share their hard work with all of you. โค๏ธ
Last November, we launched our Growing Up Giving Program as a way to engage local youth and teach students about philanthropy, charity, and giving back to their communities. โค๏ธ
This year, we had the opportunity to work with 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students at St. Andrew Catholic School, Zion Lutheran School & Preschool, and Jefferson Elementary School !
As part of the program, CFFI provided students with โCFFI Bucksโ (real grant dollars!! ๐ต). The students learned about each of our charitable partner organizations, discussed causes they cared about most, and worked together to come to a consensus on which TWO organizations would receive their class donations.
Then CFFI matched those donations to make an even bigger impact!
This month, things really came full circle for us. Many of the organizations who received donations reached out and sent THANK YOU videos back to the students. We were able to take those videos into the classrooms and share them with the kids โ and the amount of joy and excitement it brought them was incredible. ๐ฅน
A huge thank you to:
๐ฉต Montgomery County Sheriff K-9
๐ฉต Southeast Kansas Veteran Providers Coalition
๐ฉต IGC - Sporting Heritage Center
๐ฉต Community Crisis Team
๐ฉต Central Park Sports Complex
To help bring the experience home even more, we also invited the students to help raise funds to keep this program going for the 2026โ2027 school year โ and hopefully even expand it to reach more students!
Tomorrow, weโll be sharing a special video showcasing all of their hard work and officially kicking off fundraising efforts for the next year of Growing Up Giving. Stay tuned for thatโฆ and in the meantime, enjoy this sneak peek of the wonderful Thank You videos the students received! ๐ฅโจ
05/19/2026
๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! ๐จ
The Community Foundation for Independence is currently accepting applications for our ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ โ and we want to make sure this opportunity reaches the people and organizations who could truly benefit from it.
These microgrants (๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ $๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ) are designed to support projects that create a visible, meaningful impact in our community. ๐ก๐ฟ๐ค
๐ Applications are open now through June 30
๐ฐ Grant selections and funding will be completed by July 31
We know there are amazing groups, volunteers, schools, churches, nonprofits, clubs, and community-minded individuals doing great things in Independence โ and ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ.
๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐!
Whether itโs:
โจ Beautification projects
โจ Youth activities
โจ Community events
โจ Public art or creative ideas
โจ Neighborhood improvements
โจ Projects that bring people together
โwe would love to hear from them.
๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ช๐จ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ! ๐
Community Impact Grant Application โ Community Foundation For Indy Community Impact microGrant ApplicationAbout the Community Impact Microgrant ProgramGrant Application Cycle: May 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026โ โ Grants Awarded: By July 31, 2026โ โProject Completion: By June 30, 2026The Community Foundation for Independence is proud to offer the Community Impact ...
05/14/2026
Weโre officially 2 weeks into the ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ application cycleโand weโve already loved seeing the creative ideas coming forward! ๐ก
But thereโs still plenty of time to apply before the ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ.
The Community Foundation for Independence is offering ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ผ $๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐๐น ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐.
๐ช๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐:
โจ Bring people together
๐ฟ Improve or beautify community spaces
๐จ Support arts, youth, or education
๐ก Address a local need in a creative way
๐ค Encourage community involvement or connection
Whether youโre an individual, school, nonprofit, or community group, we encourage you to apply. Small projects can make a BIG difference in Independence.
๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฌ
If you have an idea that could positively impact our community, weโd love to hear it!
๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ https://www.cffindy.org/community-impact-grant-application
05/14/2026
๐ธ Throwinโ it back to the 80s โ helping our community in style! ๐บโจ
Remember the good old days when the hair was big, the music was louder, and nobody cared if your windbreaker matched? Letโs go back to them for one night only! ๐ค๐ถ
IGC - Sporting Heritage Center, one of our amazing partner organizations is hosting an 80โs Party on May 30, and the best part? Profits and non-perishable food items collected will support the Independence Community Access Center โค๏ธ๐ฅซ
So grab your neon, tease that hair, and moonwalk your way to a night of fun for a great cause. Because helping our community never goes out of style. ๐๐ผ
Throwin' it back to the 80's - helping our community in style!
Come help support the Independence Access Center (food bank)
05/13/2026
๐ช๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ข ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐โ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒโ๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐! ๐
If you enjoy following along and seeing what CFFI is doing in our community, ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ?
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๐๐ฒ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ญ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ฝ!
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