How Does Legacy Regional Community Foundation Work?
  • Generous people contribute to Legacy Regional Community Foundation. It can take the form of money, stock or other assets. At the time of the gift, donors tell us about how they would like the money to be spent, what interest, cause or organization they wish to benefit.  Legacy sets up a fund for the donor honoring his or her interest.


  • This main gift is endowed, meaning that it is never spent. Instead it is permanently invested to provide income. Investments are overseen by the Legacy investment committee, a committee made up of local bankers, accountants and lawyers as well as interested community members.

  • Distributions (also called grants) are made from the earnings off the investment through a Grants committee consisting of Legacy Foundation board members and interested community leaders.

  • Gifts to Legacy Regional Community Foundation continue to benefit the area forever.

  • Current assets of over four million dollars are managed by Legacy Regional Community Foundation.  See the gifts page for a list of supported organizations and fields of interest.

Meet the Board

A wise man plants trees under which he will never sit”  - Chinese Proverb

“This statement may be just a saying but at Legacy, Regional Community Foundation we believe it.  At our heart we believe that by our work we actually make a difference for the future.”  Marcia Stultz, past Chair.

Board Members

  • Phil Jarvis, Chair
  • Steven Hill, Vice-Chair
  • Greg Thompson, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Judy Clark
  • Doug Hisken
  • Carol House
  • Scott McClure
  • Dared Price
  • Sid Regnier
  • Terry Sisson
  • Tom Wallrabenstein
  • Karen Zeller
  • Pam Moore, Executive Director

Meet the Staff

Pam Moore, Executive Director of Legacy Regional Community Foundation, has been actively involved in community development for a lifetime.  Her qualifications include development work, fundraising, and planned giving. Pam has been director of Legacy Regional Community Foundation for more than ten years.

Pam works to connect donors with the causes they care about.  She spends time with local nonprofit organizations, encouraging growth and sustainability planning.  Pam also works to bring prosperity though philanthropy to the entire region. 


 



Andrea McNown is Business Administrator at Legacy Regional Community Foundation. She is the first point of contact for donors to Legacy. She handles all bookkeeping through our specialized community foundation software, Community Pearl. Born and raised in Cowley County, she is very familiar with the area and all that it has to offer. As a former retail business owner, she knows the importance of community involvement and support that a business needs. Her customer service skills are an asset and she is glad to help you in anyway that she can. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sarah Stevens is Program Director for Legacy Regional Community Foundation. Sarah's responsibilities include facilitation of the grant committee and the annual scholarship application process as well as communications activities for the Foundation such as press releases and the website. Since having come to Cowley County seven years ago, she has learned a lot about the charms and the needs of a small town in rural Kansas and is enthusiastic about helping this area flourish.