Community Champions
Fund for Reno County Endowment
The Fund for Reno County Endowment is our community’s endowment for grantmaking. It was established in 1990 by our founding Board of Directors as a permanent resource for the changing needs of Reno County. The endowment has awarded over $5 million to more than 170 area organizations and agencies. Each year nearly $500,000 in grants are awarded from the fund to organizations serving Reno County. We have a bold goal to grow the endowment to $20 million by 2030 so that we may award $1 million in grants annually. That’s $1 million to spur innovation and transformational collaboration, address root causes, and better the economy and quality of life in Reno County.
Meet our Community Champions
These Community Champions have given $10,000 or more to the Fund for Reno County since its inception. Many of these generous donors have given smaller amounts over multiple years to reach the Community Champion designation and then they keep giving because they see the power of endowment and want more of that for Reno County. Thank you, Community Champions!
Marilyn & Bill Atkinson
The Beach-Edwards Family Foundation
Shirley Brandyberry
Camille & Dave Claxton
Genevieve Cramer
William Drew Critser
Dee & David Dillon
Angel & Steve Dillon
Mary & Bill Dondlinger
Janet & Richard Ellis
Bonnie & Frank Fee
Meam Floyd
Martha & Dick Hamilton
Sue Catherine Harris
Helen & Oliver Hester
Lois & Avory Johnson
Hal Judy
Helen W. Lang
Polly Lowe
Pam & Buck Lyle
Barbara & Peter Macdonald
Sandra & Joe McMullen
Meyer Charitable Trust
Mollie Mitchell & John Wilson Foundation
Debbie Mosier
Kay Parker Perry
Grace Paul
Shirley Hinkel Pauls
Mary Jo & Merlin Preheim
Linda Rasek
Virginia Rayl
Bernice Reinhart
Susan Richardson
Menno & Doris C. Schmidt
Charles D. Schmucker
Schroll Family
Frances & Bob Shears
Roberta B. & Dennis E. Shogren
Phyllis J. Snyder
Peg & John Stephens
Lydia Streeter
Patsy & Charles Studt
Dianne & John Stutzman
Ronald Werner
Donald Wiggins
Edna Williams
Barbara & Keith Zody
2024 Fund for Reno County Endowment Donors
- Corri & Ralph Allen
- Kristen Armstrong
- Kristen & Stephen Armstrong
- James Baker
- Carol & Ed Berger
- Catherine Bible
- Carla Bickel
- Chuck & Sarah Blake
- Lori & Derek Bower
- Shirley Brandyberry
- Charles Briscoe
- Anna Brown
- Jay Brown
- Carol & Richard Brown
- Todd Brunner
- Susan & Sam Buttram
- Charles W. Studt Trust
- Jill & Michael Chisam
- Terry & Rex Christner
- Mary Coplen
- Sue & Bob Courser
- Amy & Nick Crockett
- Mary Kay & Steve Dechant
- Ryan Diehl
- Paul Dillon Memorial
- Terri & Steve Eisiminger
- Janet & Richard Ellis
- Jane & Dick Falter
- Denise & Keith Ferguson
- First National Bank of Hutchinson
- Meam Floyd
- Lisa & Jim French
- Kris Friesen
Christine Terrill & Jamie Funke - Karen & Jim Gilliland
- Francis Habiger
- Judy & Roger Hawk
- Karen & Francis Hawks
- Rae Hederstedt
- Janice Hedges
- Emily & Zach Hemmerling
- Linda & Randy Henderson
- Higgins Water, Inc.
- Shirley Hinkel Pauls
- Bette & Ron Hirst
- Sharon & Warren Hixson
- Susan & James Hubbard
- Hutchinson Clinic, P.A.
- Rachel & Chris Nelson
- Sheridan Irick
- Janis & Craig Jackson
- Dawn Johnson
- Bryana & Russell Kelley
- Maria & James Kicklighter
- Kimberley Kincaid
- Lynnette Krieger-Zook
- Patty & Don Kueck
- Kourtney & Daniel Lane
- Judy Langley
- Sarah Liebl
- Jodene & Donald Macklin
- Kari & Phillip Mailloux
- Annette & Randy Mathias
- Council Mattoon
- Jackie Mayhew
- Linda & Charley McCue
- Sheila Metzger
- Meyer Charitable Trust
- Elizabeth Meyer
- Cindy & Kim Moore
- Esmeralda Tovar-Mora & Michael Mora
- Erin & Evan Patterson
- Aubrey & Lance Patterson
- PEO Chapter HP
- Mary Jo & Merlin Preheim
- Russell Reinert
- Janice & Jon Richardson
- Susan Richardson
- Marilyn Schrock
- Karen & Lynn Schwartzkopf
- Dell Marie Shanahan Swearer
- Pat & Jim Shearman
- Tom Sheldon
- Wendy Skellenger
- Nancy Soldner
- Madeline & Dave Sotelo
- Anthony S. Stapleton Senor
- Jason Steele
- Peg Stephens
- Dianne & John Stutzman
- Betty & James Taylor
- Vincent Terrill
- Denise & Jeff Thode
- Libertee & Mark Thompson
- Kathy & Will Tobin
- Helen Unruh
- Gale & Barry Wall
- Crystal Wells
- Charlene Wesley Memorial
- Clark Wesley
- Cynthia & Jerry Wiens
- Beverly K. Wilson & Patrick H. Halstead
- Mollie Mitchell & John Wilson
- Nancy & Gary Witham
- Lu Ann & Karlan Yager
- Mark Yamauchi
- Lisa & Jay Yoder
- Jane Lee & Charles Yunker
- Donna & Les Zimmerman
