Mariah Fund
The Mariah Fund is a 501(c)3 Private Foundation, formed to provide capital funding to non-profit organizations in Dodge City, Kansas and other communities of Western Kansas, for the exclusive purpose of enhancing regional tourism through both targeted and collaborative efforts.
Typical applications for grant funding will be solicited from organizations that are actively involved in projects that need capital or matching funds for attraction development projects. For example, a museum may request funding to build additional facilities that will display and preserve their collection of horse-drawn carriages of the 1880’s. Mariah’s funding may be available to meet a matching requirement to another larger grant opportunity.
Other funding applications may be for regional projects that will affect several organizations and communities. As an example: Wild West Country, the Southwest Kansas Tourism Region which includes members from 22 counties who work as a team to promote travel within the area. Members are as diverse as the communities represented. They may apply collectively to Mariah to fund development of regional tour routes, highlighting a portion or all of their members. Such a project may include brochures, advertising, billboards, and illustrate day-trips that encourage local and regional visitations, including Dodge City.