The Kern Kiwanis Foundation
The club's charitable arm. It builds a fund for the projects that come before the club and accepts tax-deductible gifts.
Scholarships for local students
Kiwanis offers scholarships to help local students take the next step after high school. Kiwanis scholarships look beyond grades to perseverance, hard work, leadership, and character.
- Can support a university, community college, or trade school path
- Students in our KIWIN'S, K-Kids, and Builders Clubs are encouraged to ask
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Ask about scholarshipsGrants for local nonprofits
The Foundation makes grants to Kern County organizations that serve children and their families. We give priority to start-up and all-volunteer nonprofits that need support to keep going.
Past grant recipients
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Ask about a grantGive to the Foundation
Your gift funds scholarships, Take a Kid Fishing, Easter baskets, and grants to local nonprofits. The Kern Kiwanis Foundation is a 501(c)(3), so gifts are tax-deductible. Many members give in memory of a friend, in lieu of flowers.
Online
The quickest way to give, from any phone or computer.
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By check
Make it payable to Kern Kiwanis Foundation and mail it to:
P.O. Box 2533Bakersfield, CA 93303-2533