Ottawa County
Community Foundation
519 Delia
Minneapolis, KS 67467
785.392.3205
ottawa@gscf.org
The Ottawa County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Greater Salina Community Foundation, whose office is at 113 North Seventh Street, Suite 201 in downtown Salina. The president and executive director is Betsy Wearing. Call the Greater Salina Community Foundation at 785-823-1800.
Mission
Our mission is to meet charitable community needs through leadership, grants and services.
The Foundation achieves its mission by:
- Building a permanent endowments which benefit local communities
- Inspiring and e nabling donors to fulfill their charitable desires
- Facilitating prudent management and care of funds
- Increasing the capacity of nonprofit organizations to fulfill their individual missions
- Advocating for issues which promote community philanthropy
- Facilitating grants, awards, and scholarships
Logo
Why a rope? Our logo design incorporates our belief that as a community we are stronger than we are as individuals."The idea of a rope -- individual fibers braided together to make a stronger whole -- inspired this design. The same principle applies in a community: many individuals and groups working together to do what cannot be done alone. The Community Foundation provides a "rope" for this area, enabling projects and furthering creative ideas that might unravel without community help and support." – Pamela Harris, Designer
Board of Directors
The Ottawa County Community Foundation is operated by a local volunteer board. Their dedication, collective knowledge, and passion for the community are what drives the Community Foundation.
| Mark Freel, Chariman | Bobby Hudson |
| Dr. Kermit Wedel, Vice-Chairman | Jeff McHenry |
| Cindy Rupert, Secretary/Treasurer | Merl Parde |
| Deana Betts | David Stanley |
| Cheryle Hardesty | Dwayne Walls |
| Leslie Hargis | Dr. Kenneth Wedel |
Founding Donors
We are forever grateful for the support of these generous donors who heard the story and believed in the vision of the Ottawa County Community Foundation.
| INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES | BUSINESS ENTITIES |
| Steve & Patricia Baccus | Bank of Tescott |
| R.B. Barefield | Bennington State Bank |
| Hal & Eleanor Berkley | G.L. Huyett |
| Mark & Jane Berkley | Ottawa County Bank |
| Mike Berkley | Rupert Land & Cattle Co. |
| Kevin & Sandra Cline | |
| Fred & Leslie Hargis | |
| Dean & Illa Rae Johnson | |
| Robert Martin | |
| In Memory of Mason Carl McHenry | |
| Timothy & Carol O'Keeffe | |
| Dardanelle E. Wedel | |
| Kenneth Wedel, M.D. | |
| Kermit & Kathleen Wedel Trust |