The Heartland Community Foundation s fifth annual Twice As Nice campaign in February raised $410,145 for Ellis, Rooks and Trego counties, surpassing its goal, that organization has announced.
Sarah Meitner, HCF s executive director, expressed gratitude to its supporters in those counties in a news release April 5.
“We were unsure how the economic climate might impact giving, but the communities exceeded our expectations,” she said.
HCF, an affiliate of the Greater Salina Community Foundation, since 2007 has been connecting donors with philanthropic causes in Ellis, Rooks and Trego counties.
The money raised will be invested into HCF’s county grant endowment funds, which make funds available to award as grants to local nonprofits, charitable programs and projects. The money raised in each county stays in that county.