Ten grants totaling $79,900 have been awarded to local nonprofit agencies and groups in the Foundation's third competitive grant cycle of 2010.
The grants are awarded in five areas of interest: arts and culture, human services, economic development, education, and community betterment.
Third quarter grant recipients include:
- Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) received $2,000 (from the Gordon and Pam Cox Fund) to defray the cost of the Pet Pals Program, an initiative to pair a homeless ARF animal waiting for adoption with a resident in an assisted living facility in a foster-type relationship.
- Ball State University received $2,275 (from the Jeanne and John Smith Fund) to defray the cost of appropriate footwear to help low-income individuals learn to dress appropriately for the workplace and interview settings.
- City of Muncie received $32,625 to defray the cost of a land bank designed to acquire, maintain, and dispose of blighted structures and lots in the City of Muncie.
- College Mentors for Kids, Inc. received $5,000 to defray the cost of transportation, curriculum, training, and volunteer screening for the organization's mentorship program serving first through eighth graders in Delaware County.
- Cornerstone Center for the Arts received $20,000 to defray the cost of the organization's Art Education Program.
- Daleville Lions Club, Inc. received $1,500 (from the Bassett Family Fund) to defray the cost of a replacement HVAC system in the Daleville Lions Club building.
- East Central Indiana Chamber Orchestra received $3,000 (from the Louisa and Waldo Beebe Fund) to defray the cost of four free concerts.
- Gaston Lions Club received $1,500 (from the Bassett Family Fund) to defray the cost of renovations to the shelter house at the Gaston Lions Club Fairgrounds.
- Muncie Downtown Development Partnership received $10,000 (from the John and Janice Fisher Fund) to support the organization's initiatives to stimulate development of a thriving downtown.
- Youth Opportunity Center received $2,000 (from the Hamer D. and Phyllis C. Shafer Fund) to defray the cost of providing extra-curricular activities and clubs for residents who attend on-grounds school at YOC.
The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc., celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, 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 $31 million has been awarded to enrich the lives of the residents of Muncie and Delaware County.
The next application deadline is October 8, 2010.
Our Grant Guidelines, Grant Applications, and Post-Grant Report forms are now available in an electronic Fill-in version.
For more information, contact our Community Foundation Program Officer or by calling 747-7181.
