2011 3rd Quarter Competitive Grants Awarded

2011 Third Quarter Competitive Grants

The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. has announced that nine grants totaling $96,500 have been awarded to local nonprofit agencies and groups in the Foundation’s third competitive grant cycle of 2011.

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:

• College Mentors for Kids, Inc. received $5,000 (from the Bassett Family Fund) to support and expand the mentoring program at Ball State’s chapter of College Mentors for Kids.

• Cornerstone Center for the Artsreceived $20,000 (from the Ed & Virginia Ball Fund) to defray the cost of the organization’s Art Education Program.

• East Central Indiana Chamber Orchestra received $3,000 (from the Stefan & Joan Anderson Fund) to defray the cost of three community concerts.

• First Choice for Women, Inc. received $10,000 (from the Faye Wingate Fund) to support a program for Delaware County teens to education them on sexual health and empower them to make healthy decisions by choosing to remain abstinent until marriage.

• Muncie Children’s Museum, Inc. received $15,000 (from the Morris Youth Fund) to provide funding for the remodeling of Tot Spot, an interactive exhibit for children from birth to five years old.

• Muncie Civic Theatre received $20,000 to defray the cost of fire safety upgrades to the building.

• Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce received $5,000 to provide workshops at all Delaware County high schools in the 2011-2012 school year to assist high school seniors in completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms.

• Second Harvest Food Bank received $15,000 (from the Jeanne & John Smith Fund) to defray the cost of food distribution to food-insecure residents through a drive-thru program.

• Wes-Del Community School Corporation received $3,500 (from the Mary Kate Pingry Fund) to provide support for a community anti-bullying convocation and a character development and leadership program for at-risk 9^th graders.

The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. 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 $33 million has been awarded to enrich the lives of the residents of Muncie and Delaware County.

The next application deadline is October 14, 2011.

Grant guidelines and applications, as well as post-grant reports, are available on this website.  For additional information, contact Suzanne Kadinger, Community Foundation Program Officer, at skadinger@cfmdin.org or by calling 747-7181.