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Southern Star Cares announces 2025 grant recipients
Southern Star Cares is excited to announce the 2025 grant recipients for field locations. More than $235,000 was awarded to support 47 nonprofit organizations in Kentucky, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Wyoming!
Check out the table below for a breakdown of this year’s grant recipients.
Click here to view photos of this year’s winners!
Kansas Grant Recipients
| Atletico Liberal Futbol Club | $500 | Liberal, KS | FosterAdopt Connected | $2,000 | Wichita, KS |
| Sunflower House | $4,553 | Shawnee, KS | Hope Fostered | $4,003 | Wichita, KS |
| COF Training Services | $2,233 | Ottawa, KS | Shepherd’s Way | $4,000 | Wichita, KS |
| Veterans Outdoors Foundation | $2,233 | Paola, KS | Newton Senior Center | $3,000 | Newton, KS |
| Basehor-Linwood Assistance Services | $250 | Basehor, KS | Furever Friends of Grant County | $2,400 | Ulysses, KS |
| JT’s Giving Hands | $1,236 | Kansas City, KS | Grant County Community Foundation | $950 | Ulysses, KS |
| Monarch Formals | $1,500 | Leavenworth, KS | Grant County Senior Center | $2,400 | Ulysses, KS |
| Tonganoxie USD 464 Education Foundation | $1,418 | Tonganoxie, KS | Kismet Public Library | $350 | Kismet, KS |
| Friend and Kin | $9,212 | Coffeyville, KS | Satanta Grade School | $2,525 | Satanta, KS |
| Hope Chest | $9,000 | Baxter Springs, KS | Colby Public Schools | $1,949 | Colby, KS |
| St. Rose Philippine Duchesne School | $1,500 | Garnett, KS | Washington Grade School PTO | $354 | Ellis, KS |
| Pregnancy and Family Center | $1,103 | Iola, KS | Medicine Lodge Jr. High Booster Club | $838 | Medicine Lodge, KS |
| Boy Scouts of America | $1,600 | Great Bend, KS | Wichita Homeschool Robotics | $455 | Hesston, KS |
| Heart to Heart Child Advocacy Center | $2,768 | McPherson, KS | Lyons Fire Department | $1,000 | Lyons, KS |
| Children First | $5,000 | Wichita, KS | Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center | $600 | Scott City, KS |
Kentucky Grant Recipients
| OASIS | $50,000 | Owensboro, KY | Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club | $6,970 | Owensboro, KY |
| H.L. Neblett Community Center | $37,593 | Owensboro, KY | U of L Foundation (Community Dental Clinic) | $3,240 | Owensboro, KY |
| Boulware Mission | $25,000 | Owensboro, KY | Alive Community Outreach | $3,200 | Owensboro, KY |
| Dream Riders | $13,416 | Owensboro, KY |
Missouri Grant Recipients
| Veteran’s Outdoors Therapy | $2,208 | Fulton, MO | Peterson Outdoors Ministries | $4,585 | Webb City, MO |
| The Foundry | $2,000 | Granby, MO | Set Ranch & Prosperity Club | $1,500 | Webb City, MO |
Oklahoma Grant Recipients
| Alva Goldbug Education Foundation | $2,500 | Alva, OK | Oklahoma Adaptive Sports Association | $4,253 | Edmond, OK |
| Northern OK Youth Services Center & Shelter | $3,164 | Ponca City, OK | Oklahoma Youth Hockey Association | $1,000 | Oklahoma City, OK |
Wyoming Grant Recipients
| COMEA House & Resource Center | $1,079 | Cheyenne, WY | Threads of Hope | $1,300 | Cheyenne, WY |
All recipients were chosen based on information provided on their applications, a review by the Southern Star Cares Board of Directors, team member focus groups, and a vote from employee donors who contributed to the organizations’ fundraising campaign.
“It’s so exciting to support so many wonderful organizations across the Southern Star system,” said Heather Clark, Board President of Southern Star Cares. “We can’t wait to see the impact these groups will make for our community and neighbors as our nonprofit program continues to grow.”
Grants are funded from team members’ contributions. All funds raised go directly to our grant recipients with no administrative fees or deductions. Southern Star Cares will continue its grant program in 2026. Details will be announced at a later date. For more information, please visit www.southernstarcares.org.
Media contact:
Karen Goedde
Director, Communications and Public Relations
karen.goedde@southernstar.com
(270) 852-4495
About Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
Southern Star is a leading transporter of natural gas to America’s heartland, with approximately 5,800 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline in the Midwest and Mid-Continent regions of the United States. Our pipeline system, facilities and employees are located in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska and Texas, with our headquarters in Owensboro, KY.
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