Donations & Memorials to our Endowment Funds

We have established several endowment funds with Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas (CFSEK). The endowment funds provide consistent, dependable funding for maintaining our community projects such as Franklin Community Park, Miners Hall Museum, and Dragline Park.

(1) Deliver your donation to the CFSEK office at 100 S. Broadway, Suite 100, Pittsburg, KS (lower level of Commerce Bank Building)

(2) Mail your check to CFSEK at P.O. Box 1448, Pittsburg, KS 66762

(3) Mail or bring your donation to Miners Hall Museum, 701 S. Broadway, Franklin, KS 66735.

Please make checks payable to: CFSEK and write which fund you would like to donate to in the memo line. Donations are fully tax-deductible. Charitable gift receipts will be sent. We thank you for helping us carry out our mission.  

Additional Ways to Help

By “Bequest” in your will and estate planning.

By “Gift of Life Insurance”

By “Donation in Memory of a deceased loved one” Donating to a charity has long been a powerful and meaningful way to honor the memory of a loved one and express sympathy and condolences to their family.

Call 620-347-4220 to leave a message and a Trustee will return your call to assist with these types of bequests and donations. For funeral services, you can designate Miners Hall Museum, Franklin Community Park, or Dragline Park for memorials at services for deceased family members.

to our General Funds, Franklin Community Park, or Dragline Park

Leave a paver at the Franklin Memorial Gardens

Create a permanent tribute to your family, loved one, alumni, or business who have played an important part in the development of the community of Franklin, KS. Makes a beautiful gift for a special occasion. Call 620-347-4220 to request an order form.

Choose from three sizes:

4” x 8” - $125  (maximum 3 lines-12 spaces per line)

8” x 8” - $150  (maximum 5 lines-12 spaces per line)

12” x 12” - $275  (maximum 7 lines-18 spaces per line)

Note: In 2019 Franklin Community Council, Inc. (FCCI) and Miners Hall Museum Foundation (MHM) merged the two corporations. All Franklin properties are now owned and managed by the MHM Board of Trustees. All donations are for the benefit of the community of Franklin.