November 14, 2006
News Release

for Immediate Release
Contact: James Moore, (316) 264-4880

2006 MURDOCK GRANTS

The Victor Murdock Fund has made grants to local nonprofit organizations totaling $33,913.00. Recipients were:

  • Arts Partners, Inc.: $3,353 to underwrite the creation of an arts curriculum database for school teachers.
  • Breakthrough: $5,305 for a convection oven in their new facility to improve food service to clients and staff.
  • Episcopal Social Services: $4,500 to purchase a new, multifunctional copier.
  • Healthy Options for Planeview: $5,115 to reconfigure a former play yard into medical offices.
  • Mental Health Assn. of Kansas: $4,960 to purchase 31 memory chips to upgrade donated staff computers.
  • Orpheum Performing Arts Centre: $3,680 to purchase a hard wired intercom system for the theatre.
  • Shepherd’s Staff Ministries: $2,000 for office equipment subject to demonstrating sufficient funds to hire an additional credit counselor.
  • Wichita Children’s Home: A $5,000 challenge grant to reconfigure the teen boy’s area in the Home.

 

 

Wichita Community Foundation
200 W. Douglas, Suite 250
Wichita, Kansas 67202

Phone: (316) 264-4880
Fax: (316) 264-7592

e-mail: wcf@wichitacf.org