The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. has announced that 10 grants totaling $98,109 have been awarded to local nonprofit agencies and groups in the Foundation's fourth 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.
Fourth quarter competitive grant recipients include:
- Albany Christmas Committee received $2,500 (from the Jane Harrell Buckles Fund) to defray the cost of "An Albany Christmas," a free annual event sponsored by a committee of citizens and the Town of Albany. The event will feature family activities and entertainment and will provide holiday toys and food baskets to local families in need.
- Beyond I CAN received $1,000 to defray the cost of a new computer and software to replace a system damaged by a power surge.
- Bridges Community Services, Inc. received $17,209 to defray the cost of new furniture, a lawn mower, and three water heaters for the organization's Transitional Housing units. Funds will also be used to stock new units in the "Second Wind" housing project for homeless fathers with children and single women.
- Ball State University Department of Theatre and Dance received $5,000 (from the Joseph and Janet Wilson Fund) to defray the cost of a touring children's theatre group comprised of Ball State University Theatre Education majors. The group will perform Schoolhouse Rock and an original adaptation of three Dr. Seuss stories for ten area elementary schools.
- The Center for Middletown Studies received $4,700 (from the John and Janice Fisher Fund) to defray the cost of an oral history project that documents economic development efforts in Muncie in recent decades. The project will give local leaders and residents an understanding of past development efforts and generate a record of the impact of deindustrialization on the Muncie community.
- Daleville Junior/Senior High School Parent-Teacher Organization received $1,500 to defray the cost of one public presentation and two school convocations titled, "No More Victims," a musical that focuses on the issue of bullying in schools.
- Minnetrista received $10,950 (partial funding from the Martin and Helen Schwartz Fund) to defray the cost of school and public presentations by Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a survivor of the Holocaust. She will be sharing first hand accounts of her time spent in Nazi concentration camps. These presentations will coincide with the Minnetrista exhibition, Anne Frank: A History for Today.
- Muncie Community Schools received $5,250 (from the Mutual Federal Foundation Fund) to defray the cost of sound equipment rental and sheet music for the 2007 Community Christmas Sing.
- White River Watershed Project received $25,000 to defray the cost of implementing water quality best management practices and educational activities throughout Delaware County to realize water quality improvements and educate and empower citizens to make decisions that reduce their contribution to local water pollution.
- YMCA of Muncie/Camp Crosley received $25,000 (partial funding from the Morris Youth Fund) to defray the cost of the Camp Crosley's North Teen Village, featuring facilities and programming specifically designed for teens ages 13-17.
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 $26 million has been awarded to improve the lives of the residents of Muncie and Delaware County.
The next application deadline is January 11, 2008. The Foundation respectfully requests that all grant applications for greater than $25,000 be submitted in this first competitive cycle of the year.
For more information, contact Suzanne Kadinger, Community Foundation Program Officer, at skadinger@cfmdin.org or by calling 747-7181.
