ABOUT US
Grant County Community Foundation (GCCF) serves the residents of Grant County by connecting people who care with causes that matter and providing donors a flexible, accountable, and impactful way to make current gifts as well as gifts through their wills to groups and organizations they care about.
Gifts to GCCF can support specific charities, multiple charities, a field of charitable interests, or to make grants from your fund to the community’s identified greatest needs. All gifts, from the simplest to most complex, can benefit from the knowledge, direction, and oversight of the foundation.
Grant County Community Foundation is located at 123 W. Central Suite C, Ulysses, KS 67880 and is open Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00 AM-4:00 PM or by appointment.
Let us show you how to partner with the incredible work being done in our community.
2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Marcus Matkin
Past President Becky Zerr
Vice President Irene Velasquez
Secretary Cindy Borthwick
Treasurer Ken Keusler
Training Officer Susan Alexander
Cindy Davis
Dixie Flowers
Since 2029
Since 2020
Since 2014
Since 2023
Since 2012
Since 2020
Since 2019
Since 2017
Bradyn Bishop
Taunya Lindahl
Caleb Woods
Pam Patrick
Slater Heglin
Cathy Cavasos
Since 2022
Since 2022
Since 2019
Since 2020
Since 2024
Since 2024
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JUDITH (JUDY) KEUSLER
Lifelong Grant County resident, Judy became Executive Director of the Grant County Community Foundation (GCCF) in December 2017 when GCCF became an independent foundation. Judy is a graduate of Grant County Rural High SChool and Mundelein College, a branch of Loyola University in Chicago. She worked for 28 years in the lending department at Grant County Bank, the last 10 as Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer. Judy has a firm grasp of how a community foundation can benefit the community from serving six (6) years on the Board of Directors of the Western Kansas Community Foundation, one (1) year a Vice Present and one (1) year as the President. She was among the founders of Grant County Community Foundation, serving six (6) years on the board, two (2) as president and two (2) as secretary. Judy was named GCCF’s Community Coordinator in 2013 and served in that role until being named Executive Director in 2017.
Governance
Grant County Community Foundation is a tax-exempt public charity in accordance with Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. GCCF is governed by a volunteer board of directors made up of a diverse group of community leaders. The Board of Directors meets monthly with an annual meeting in November of each year.
As a 501(c)3 organization, GCCF files a Form 990 tax return with the IRS annually. The Form 990 is open to public inspection and may be obtained by contacting the foundation.
GCCF’s financial statements are audited annually by an independent public accounting firm. A summary of GCCF’s sources and uses of income for the most recent fiscal year is available. A copy of GCCF’s audited financial statements may be obtained by contacting the foundation.
The Board of Directors are committed to good governance practices, transparency, and accountability to the organization and donors we serve.
If you are interested in becoming a board member or receiving more information, please send us an email at grantccf@gmail.com