W Fund

What Comes Next

Through the W Fund, young professionals can submit ideas and win funding to bring Wichita community projects to life.

Fuel the Fund

Community
Connection

Encourage us to be better together.
Our unity is Wichita’s strength.

  • Cultural Events
  • Community Roundtables and Gatherings
  • Participation Events
  • Food Festivals
  • Art Fairs
  • Concerts
  • Celebrations
  • Hackathons
  • Town Halls
  • Runs
  • Races
  • Block Parties

What’s your idea?

Community
Improvement

Make Wichita an even better place to live,
work and play. For now and generations to come. 

  • Moveability
  • Greenspaces
  • Health and Well-Being
  • Walking Trails
  • Bike Paths
  • Parks
  • Community Gardens
  • Community Exercise Programs
  • Nutrition Programs

What’s your idea?

Community
Enhancement

Bring out Wichita’s beauty—
its neighborhoods and its people. 

  • Art Experiences
  • Educational Programs
  • Sculptures
  • Murals
  • Literacy
  • Language
  • Technical Skills

What’s your idea?

SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS

Be Social

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@WYoungPros). Post your idea with the hashtags #WhatsNextWichita and #WFund and follow us. Or message us directly.

Slide Into Our Inbox

Tell us all about your project via email. Shoot us an email with the submit line Whats next Wichita.

wyoungpros@wichitachamber.org

Fuel the Fund

Through a small monthly donation, you can contribute to the next W Fund project.

Donate to the Fund

Rules of Engagement

By Young Pros

The project must be submitted by April 3 by an individual who is between 18 and 40 years old.

Wichita-Focused

The project must be structured to help make Wichita great and more desirable for young talent.

Budget-Aware

No project is too small. Project funding can be a small as $50, $500, or $2,000. Chosen projects will be awarded no more than $10,000. You must show us how that money will be put to good use.

The W Fund is a collaborative initiative between W and the Wichita Educational Foundation