The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. has announced that 17 grants totaling $182,030 have been awarded to local nonprofit agencies and groups in the Foundation's second competitive grant cycle of 2007.
The grants are awarded in five areas of interest: arts and culture, human services, economic development, education, and community betterment.
Second quarter competitive grant recipients include:
- Young Musician's Club received $2,400 (from the Joseph & Janet Wilson Fund) to defray the cost of a summer music mentoring program for at-risk teenage musicians.
- East Central Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry received $5,000 (from the Gordon & Pam Cox Fund) to defray the cost of processing donated venison and beef to be provided to Second Harvest Food Bank.
- Family Services of Delaware County received $5,380 (from the Hamer & Phyllis Shafer Fund) to defray the cost of Dad's Night Out, a program that offers fathers and other role models the opportunity to increase interaction and improve communication with their middle school children.
- Heartland Stage Company received $1,250 (from the Endowment for the Arts Fund) to defray the cost of producing "Wandering...from Kentucky," an original play presented free to the public at Minnetrista.
- Hillcroft Services, Inc. received $7,300 (from the Mutual Federal Foundation Fund) to defray the cost of purchasing equipment and furniture needed to make Camp Isanogel ready for campers for the 2007 season.
- Indiana Council for Economic Education received $3,000 (from the Jane Harrell Buckles Fund) to defray the cost of ten Delaware County teachers attending a graduate credit workshop instructing them how to integrate the study of economics into the classroom.
- Motivate our Minds, Inc. received $15,000 (from the Morris Youth Fund) to defray the cost of providing educational services to underserved youth in Delaware County.
- Muncie-Delaware County Senior Citizens Center received $1,200 (from the Day Star Fund) to defray the cost of chairs and a chair caddy for use at the Center's social functions.
- Muncie Endurathon received $2,500 (from the Charles & Claudia Sursa Fund) to defray the cost of adding a sprint distance to the 2007 race.
- Muncie Mission received $25,000 (partial funding from the Ball Corporation Community Betterment Fund) to provide funding toward a capital campaign to build a new homeless rescue shelter for men.
- Muncie Symphony Orchestra received $5,000 (from the John & Janice Fisher Fund) to defray the cost of the 2007 Symphony on the Green and Festival of the Arts.
- Muncie-Delaware Clean and Beautiful received $3,300 (from the Ball Corporation Community Betterment Fund) to defray the cost of beautification efforts in the traffic median at North Wheeling Avenue and the North Rosewood split.
- Ross Community Center received $2,500 (from the Morris Youth Fund) to defray the cost of a free summer baseball program for children ages 3-16.
- Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana received $25,000 (partial funding from the Edmund F & Virginia B. Ball Fund) to provide funds for the organization's capital campaign to build a new facility.
- Sports and Hobby Development Group received $2,000 (from the Morris Youth Fund) to defray the cost of events surrounding the BPS Boys Baseball World Series in Muncie on July 25-29, 2007.
- United Way of Delaware County, Inc. received $75,000 to provide matching funds for the Leadership Giving Program during the 2007 United Way Campaign.
- WBST-Indiana Public Radio received $1,200 (from the Stefan & Joan Anderson Fund) to defray the cost of Bookspeak, a radio program in which readers can talk about their favorite books with a radio book review.
The Board also approved the following proactive grants.
- Robert P. Bell Education Committee received $13,500 to fund mini-grants to teachers with innovative ideas in Delaware County classrooms for the 2007-2008 academic year.
- Project Senior Sunshine received $3,500 (from the Edmund F. & Virginia B. Ball Fund) to fund a summer program allowing senior citizens from area nursing facilities to observe our community and socialize through a series of bus tours.
The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc., established in 1985, is a publicly supported philanthropic institution governed by a volunteer board of local citizens. The Foundation manages contributions donated by individuals, businesses and corporations as a permanent community endowment. Distributions from these funds are given back to the community in the form of grants to nonprofit organizations and agencies. To date, over $25 million has been awarded to improve the lives of the residents of Muncie and Delaware County.
The next application deadline is July 13, 2007.
For more information, contact Suzanne Kadinger, Community Foundation Program Officer, at skadinger@cfmdin.org or by calling (765)747-7181.
