Community Partner Awards


We recognize outstanding organizations and individuals in our communities through our Community Partner Awards program! The program aims to support ongoing projects and inspire others in these same areas to take active roles in the betterment of their communities. 

Nominations for Our 2024 Awards are closed! Winners will be announced mid-September.

How We Will Identify Our Award Recipients

Sunflower Bank employees and other community members in qualified counties of Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, and Washington submit nominations for award consideration between July 30 - August 23, 2024:

  • Organizations receiving the most nominations will be placed on an employee ballot
  • Nominees receiving the greatest number of employee votes in each market will receive a corresponding award.

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What Type of Community Partners Is Sunflower Bank Looking to Reward?

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Affordable Housing

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Community Services

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Economic Development

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Financial Education

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Inclusivity

What Awards Will the Winning Community Organizations Receive?

Sunflower Bank will donate a total of $80,000 through nineteen Community Partner Awards grants of $2,000 to $15,000 each. Winners will be awarded with check donation presentations through the end of the year.

In The Live We Touch Award

Creating Possibility Award

One $15,000 Award & One $10,000 Award 


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In The Lives We Touch Award

Five State Awards of $5,000 Each


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Bringing Out the Best Award

Six State Awards of $3,000 Each (Includes WA)


empowerment community partner award

Empowerment Award

Six State Awards of $2,000 each (Includes WA)


Congratulations to our 2023 Award Winners

In 2023, Sunflower Bank donated a total of $80,000 through seventeen Community Partner Awards grants of $3,000 to $15,000 each. 

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$15,000 Creating Possibility Award Recipient:

Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas – Salina, KS


Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas has touched the lives of 2,656 families and 5,741 individuals throughout Sunflower Bank communities in 2023. “Providing Compassionate Care across 31 Counties” in north central and northwest Kansas, Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas provides support across various service areas including: Financial and Housing Assistance, Counseling Services, Legal Support, Pregnancy Services, Food Distribution, Hygiene Support, and Diaper and Wipe distribution.

$10,000 Creating Possibility Award Recipient: 

Credit Coalition – Houston, TX


The Credit Coalition, a HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agency, member of the Greater Houston Housing Coalition, and Texas Foreclosure Prevention Task Force, provides free counseling and education to empower its clients to be able to make informed, reasonable, and responsible decisions in regard to their financial and housing-specific goals. By the end of 2023, the Credit Coalition will have served over 600 clients throughout the Houston, TX area, most of which have low to moderate income designations. Resources that are provided by the Credit Coalition include: Free Foreclosure Intervention Counseling, Financial and Homebuyer Counseling and Education, Financial Coaching, Reverse Mortgage Counseling, and Outreach Services among additional resources as well.

Credit Coalition Check Presentation for Community Partner Awards

In The Live We Touch Award

In The Lives We Touch Award Recipients: 

Five State Awards of $5,000 Each


Local First Arizona – Phoenix, AZ

Gateway Domestic Violence Services – Aurora, CO

Family Crisis Center – Great Bend, KS

Family Strengths Network – Los Alamos, NM

Black Women in Business – Austin, TX

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Bringing Out the Best Award Recipients:

Five State Awards of $3,000 Each


St. Vincent de Paul – Phoenix, AZ

Longmont Meals on Wheels – Longmont, CO

United Way of Central Kansas – Great Bend, KS

Communities In Schools of New Mexico – Santa Fe, NM

Chef to the Shelters – Dallas, TX

Empowerment Community Partner Award Graphic

Empowerment Award Recipients:

(Community-Nominated) 

Five State Awards of $3,000 Each


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