City of Haven: $2,100 

Through its own Love Where You Live initiative, the City of Haven will host interactive events to gather feedback that will drive future community improvement initiatives. 

City of Haven: $2,500 

Funding to go toward a digital sign to communicate to Haven citizens the programs and activities happening within the city from various municipal entities.  

Hutchinson NAACP Youth: $1,700 

This project aims to enhance the Hutchinson NAACP Youth’s ability to participate in community outreach. Funding will supplement the costs of educational materials and marketing/engagement tools for outreach efforts, as well as supplies necessary for engagement activities. 

Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce: $2,500 

Funds committed for purchasing signage as a demonstration project to promote and improve vacant spaces in Downtown Hutchinson.  

Hutchinson Wesleyan Church: $2,500 

Funds will cover necessary startup costs for a monthly free community dinner at the Hutchinson Public Library with the aim of building community and developing relationships across Creekside, Midtown, Grace Arbor and College Grove neighborhoods.  

Sylvia Helping Hands: $2,460 

Funding allowed the Sylvia Helping Hands organization to increase the size of the community garden to better serve residents. 

Buhler Public Library: $8,000 

The library will use the grant to help fund an interactive wall mural and updated building awning. 

City of Hutchinson: $19,000 

Funding will help foster community pride through murals, light pole banners and business-led projects. 

City of Plevna: $1,500 

The grant will replace a piece of playground equipment destroyed by a tornado. 

Food Bank of Reno County, Inc.: $27,320 

Grant funds will support communications and development as the food bank expands to a new facility to better serve the community. 

Foundation of Life Ministries: $18,906 

This project provides overnight and wraparound services for unhoused individuals as an extension of the local shelter. 

Hutchinson Friends of the Zoo Inc.: $10,000 

The grant will support the addition of themed pedal boat rentals at the zoo. 

Hutchinson’s Historic Fox Theatre: $28,301 

Grant dollars will help fund the installation of a new boiler in the theater, helping ensure climate comfort year-round. 

Hutch Rec: $8,000 (year two of two-year grant)

Funding is supporting the establishment of a tenants’ association. The organization is exploring and developing an association with the goal of creating a system that is fair to tenants and landlords and provides education on tenant-landlord rights and responsibilities.

Hutch Rec: $5,000 (year two of two-year grant)

Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce: $50,000 

Hutch CF, alongside community partners, contributed funding from this strategic grant to the development of a five-year county-wide economic development strategic plan.  

Hutchinson YMCA: $25,000 (year two of two-year grant)

Funding is supporting the construction of the new YMCA building.

Pretty Prairie Community Food Pantry Association: $25,000 

The grant will help fund the construction of a community space that will house the food pantry. 

StartUp Hutch: $9,000 

Funds will support workshops and coaching sessions for entrepreneurs across rural Reno County. 

Hutchinson Emancipation Committee: $11,500 

Funding helped with the costs of inviting an in-state and an out-of-state marching band to participate in the annual Emancipation Parade in August. 

Family Community Theatre: $7,600 

Funding will help finish renovations of three restrooms in the Flag Theatre lobby. 

Hutch In Harmony: $20,000 per year for two years 

Funding will help launch the Hutch Pass: Hutchinson Cultural Passport Program, an interactive and educational experience encouraging residents to explore cultural, historical and artistic sites across the county. Participants will receive a physical or digital “passport” through a booklet and will be able to download an app that provides incentives for engaging with local cultural landmarks, businesses and events.  

Hutch Rec: $9,700 

This project will bring the Hutchinson Municipal Band to performances in Hutch Rec’s Healthy Neighborhood Initiative neighborhoods, as well as the Smallville Festival. The project aims to transform public spaces into lively cultural hubs and foster a deeper sense of community while also increasing the band’s audience and, potentially, supporters. 

Stage 9: $7,600 

Funding will help with the repair of the Stage 9 theater building façade. 

Cancer Council of Reno County: $7,500 

CCRC is undertaking a strategic marketing project with the objective to take their 28 years of work into the future by aligning what they have done, what they continue to do, and what they aspire to do into a cohesive marketing plan. 

City of Sylvia: $2,580 

The grant will pay for lightweight tables and chairs to replace dated, less mobile sets. 

City of Turon: $7,500 

Funding will assist in the repair and maintenance of the entrance and some windows of the 116-year-old Turon Community Building, which serves a variety of functions within the community, including for Friendship Meals, City Council meetings, birthday parties, family gatherings and as a polling place.  

Clothed in Compassion: $6,993 

Grant will provide supplies for Kitchen Hero Academy, a 10-week summer cooking course for middle school students. 

Early Education Center, Inc.: $6,500 

This grant will go toward a strategic planning retreat for the education center. 

Food Bank of Reno County Inc.: $7,500 

To accomplish the Food Bank’s goal of reducing food insecurity and improving services for children and families, it is in the process of developing a long-term plan, and part of that plan will require a more spacious and reconfigured facility. Funding will cover part of the project management costs of the project. 

Hutch Rec: $1,500 

This grant proposal aims to ensure the long-term sustainability of the community’s music culture by exploring a strategic partnership with the Hutchinson Municipal Band, Reno County Choral Society and the possible restart of the Hutchinson Symphony. Funding will provide a stipend to people who serve on the exploration task force.  

Hutchinson School of Tae Kwon Do: $7,500 

This project will allow for the purchase and installation of new training equipment and upgraded lighting to enhance the safety, accessibility and overall learning experience for underprivileged families, thereby fostering personal growth and strengthening the community.  

Hutchinson Wesleyan Church: $2,500 

This hands-on project, which includes coaching and training, will help participants develop the relational and organizational skills needed to serve The Big Table community dinner events and start their own throughout Hutchinson and Reno County.  

Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation: $7,500 

Funds will go toward a two-day retreat for the Kansas State Fair board and key staff members to develop a strategic plan. 

Kansas Food Bank Warehouse, Inc.: $5,000 

This project provides weekend food packs to food insecure children in kindergarten through eighth-grade in Reno County who may not have access to nutritious meals when school is not in session. 

Love Hutch Daily: $2,719 

Funding will contribute to the purchase of a 15-passenger van to pick up students from area schools and deliver them to after-school care. 

New Beginnings: $5,000 

Funding will allow for replacement of six obsolete lab computers at New Beginnings, which are used by low-income individuals and families for education, communication and applying for jobs. 

Rise Up Reno Prevention Network: $4,200 

Rise Up Reno staff will work with a trained facilitator of strategic review and planning processes to evaluate current programs and attitudes toward the work they do, and in turn, prepare for the most important priorities they will face moving forward. 

The Salvation Army: $7,500 

The Salvation Army’s Pathway of Hope initiative is an evidence-based program that strives to break the cycle of poverty by guiding low-income parents with children beyond crisis to stability. Funding will support the salary and benefits of the program’s case manager. 

Trinity United Methodist Church: $1,000 

Funds will provide materials and resources so that Circles Reno County can expand its community outreach. 

City of Arlington: $20,000 

This project will restore heat to the Arlington Community Building gymnasium through installation of two 60-foot radiant tube heaters and a center-circulating fan, allowing youth to enjoy open gym time.  

ESSDACK: $4,500 

Many Reno County students living outside of Hutchinson are unable to attend school daily at the Reno County Learning Center inside of the Hutchinson Mall because of lack of funds to purchase gas. Some students travel 80 miles a day round trip. Funding will help provide gas cards for those students so they can attend school. 

Girls on the Run Heart of Kansas: $5,400 

In this program, trained, caring and qualified coaches deliver a life-skills curriculum during out-of-school times by guiding small teams of girls through twice-weekly lessons that promote social-emotional learning alongside physical activity. 

Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters Serving Reno County: $5,500 

Funding will assist in providing large-scale match activities between Bigs and Littles.  

Kansas Children’s Service League: $5,275 

Funds will provide transportation assistance to those enrolled in the Healthy Families program, helping relieve a frequent stressor for families working toward resilience. 

Reno County Education Cooperative: $2,300 

This proposal will fund training 20 special education teachers in the PAX Good Behavior Game during a summer session.  

USD 312-Haven: $7,613 

This project aims to initiate the rebuilding of the school library collection with current nonfiction books and quality fiction books starting with reading levels for students in kindergarten through third grade. 

Wisdom in Motion: $12,500 per year for two years 

This organization serves at-risk and high-potential youth, fostering a sense of connection, empowerment and community engagement through structured mentorship, experiential learning and family-focused initiatives necessary for long-term success. Funds will help cover the costs of experiential learning initiatives, workshops and community engagement to help increase the impact on youth while also creating awareness of and engagement with the organization and programming.