Opportunity Overview
Open now. The Trusler Foundation, administered through the Emporia Community Foundation, has a remaining 2026 grant deadline for projects serving Lyon, Chase, and Coffey counties, Kansas. The Foundation states that its funds may be used for charitable, religious, scientific, literary, and educational purposes, with emphasis on the economic development impact of the proposed project. Priority is given in the order Emporia, Lyon County, Chase County, and Coffey County.
Funding and Deadline
The current remaining deadline is November 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM. The official source page and application do not state a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. The Foundation requires a minimum grant request of $10,000. Current official materials do not publish a universal maximum request amount or total November cycle funding pool. Only one application per organization per year is permitted.
Eligibility and Required Materials
The current application requires a copy of the applicant organization’s 501(c)(3) determination letter, most recent financial statement or Form 990, a list of officers and board members with principal occupations, a one page project budget showing proposed revenues and expenses, and a list of partnering organizations and contact information when applicable. Applicants relying on any other exempt structure should confirm eligibility with the Foundation before proceeding.
The narrative asks applicants to address the economic development situation or opportunity, population served, timeline, project activities, organizational management and financial history, similar successful initiatives, matching funds or other support if any, sustainability, historical funding, seed money potential, visible economic development impact, expected outcomes and measurement, and proposed recognition of the Foundation.
Match and Submission
No mandatory match requirement is stated. The application asks applicants to describe matching funds or other traditional sources of support when applicable. Completed applications may be emailed to emporiacf@emporiacf.org or delivered to the Emporia Community Foundation at 527 Commercial Street, Suite B, Emporia, Kansas 66801. The advisory committee may request an on site tour.
The application PDF currently linked by the Foundation is titled “2023 Grant Application,” but its submission section expressly lists the 2026 deadlines of March 2, August 3, and November 2, 2026. Applicants should use the current form linked from the Foundation’s live grant page and confirm any form version question directly with ECF.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 76/100. This is a credible locally controlled opportunity with a meaningful minimum request and a broad charitable and scientific purpose, but the strongest proposals must demonstrate a visible economic development benefit within the eligible geography and satisfy a comparatively substantial organizational documentation burden.
N9+ Fit: 55/100 conditional. A project involving the Nonagon N9+ device and platform could be relevant only if an eligible local nonprofit has a verified healthcare project in which remote physical examination, guided examinations, vitals, or telehealth enabled clinical encounters materially support the project and the applicant can demonstrate a defensible economic development benefit. The published materials do not expressly establish medical technology or platform costs as allowable, so those costs must be confirmed before budgeting. QC Healthcare fit is likewise conditional. Dr. Miltie is not being advanced as a direct applicant.
Recommended Next Action
An eligible local organization should confirm its 501(c)(3) documentation, define the specific project and economic development impact, assemble the required financial and governance attachments, verify allowability of any technology or professional service costs, and submit the current application by November 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
Official sources: Emporia Community Foundation — Available Grants and the current Trusler Foundation application.