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RESILIENCE PHASE: CREATING STABILITY FOR THE FUTURE Through the resilience phase, The Foundation will work with a variety of community partners to encourage and support nonprofit organizations in our community to plan, prepare and take action to create a stronger and more sustainable future. The idea for an initiative that focuses on nonprofit organization institutional strengthening was developed through a planning grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. in 2019. We anticipate an additional grant to develop and implement the initiative will be awarded this summer, and program development to commence this year. The initiative is still in its most conceptual phase, but at its core, it will be designed to help nonprofit organizations serving our community to become healthier and stronger organizations. Through the initiative, the Foundation will revise grantmaking to provide more flexibility in funding to vital community organizations, allowing them the ability to respond to opportunities and challenges quickly and more effectively. The initiative will also work with community partners to build a structure for organizational strengthening that includes things like shared services, training and development, and relationship building. We are excited to share more about this initiative as details are developed. The Foundation is here to meet the community’s needs today, tomorrow, and always. Our three-phase response approach follows the same format. While there continue to be emergency needs, the Foundation will look for opportunities to address them quickly. Supporting recovery in our community will lead to a brighter tomorrow. A focus on the resilience of the nonprofit community will enhance the quality of life in Delaware County for always.
Ross Community Center prepares for a drive-in market to replace their weekly walk-up market. Community members received boxes of groceries and other necessities.
2020 SECOND QUARTER COMPETITIVE GRANTS THE FOUNDATION AWARDS 11 GRANTS TOTALING $200K We are pleased to announce that $217,716 has been awarded to 11 nonprofit organizations during the second Quarterly Competitive Grant cycle of 2020.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT, CHERYL DECKER!
Cheryl Decker retired from The Community Foundation after more than 15 years of service on April 30. Cheryl provided a warm welcome to every guest who walked through the door of the Foundation’s office. As Administrative Services Officer, Cheryl worked closely with the Foundation’s Investment and Finance Committees, oversaw and reconciled accounts, ensured grant checks and other payments were mailed, and managed human resources. She watched the Foundation grow from three staff members to six and provided valuable insight to new staff on how the past impacted the Foundation’s present. Cheryl was a tremendous asset to the Foundation team and will be greatly missed. We wish her all the best in retirement!
City of Muncie received $25,516 for phase one of improvements to Cooley Park, which includes safety and ADA compliance renovations to the restroom facilities. Crossroads of America Council, Boy Scouts of America received $10,000 to provide after-school STEM Scout programming to more than 100 children at Northview, Southview, Royerton, and Yorktown Elementary Schools.
East Central Indiana Regional Partnership, Inc. received $10,000 to promote the 10-county East Central Indiana region, including Muncie-Delaware County, for new business investment and talent attraction. Little Red Door Cancer Agency received $12,500 for the Nutrition Supplements Program, which provides supplements to cancer patients to mitigate the negative effects of chemo and radiation treatments like fatigue, unhealthy weight loss, and loss of independence. Motivate Our Minds, Inc. received $20,000 to support quality academic instruction for more than 200 children in Muncie and Delaware County.
Muncie Arts and Culture Council received $23,000 to provide organizational capacity support. Muncie Delaware Senior Citizens Council, Inc. received $21,700 to replace aging refrigerators and freezers at the Senior Center.
Muncie Home Ownership and Revitalization received $20,000 to defray the cost to build a home in partnership with Muncie Area Career Center Building Trades students that will provide a homeownership opportunity in Muncie’s McKinley Live Learn Neighborhood. Psi Iota Xi Charities, Inc. received $30,000 to restore the Wolfe Home facility, which houses The Bargain Box. Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana, Inc. received $20,000 for Forward S.T.E.P.S., an initiative that builds relationships and connections across the community to increase the economic stability and vitality of under-resourced households. TeenWorks, Inc. received $25,000 to support wages of 60 Delaware County teens participating in the Summer Employment Program. Second Quarter Competitive Grants have been awarded from The Unrestricted Fund of The Community Foundation and the following funds: Stefan and Joan Anderson Unrestricted Fund, Ball Corporation Community Betterment Fund, Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Fund, Esther Ball Fund, Bassett Family Fund, J. Robert and Joanne N. Baur Fund, Jane Harrell Buckles Fund, Gordon and Pam Cox Fund, John and Janice Fisher Quality of Place Endowment Fund, John and Janice Fisher Unrestricted Endowment Fund, Linda and Connie Gregory Fund, Jane E. Hughes Fund, Roni Johnson Fund, KAKATU Foundation/ David and Joanna Meeks Fund, Francis Lafferty Fund, Jeff and Beth Lang Fund, Mid-West Metal Products Fund, Bill and Nancy Mitchell Living Well in Delaware County Fund, MutualBank Charitable Foundation Fund, Jim and Mary Rosema Fund, Martin D. and Helen B. Schwartz Unrestricted Fund, Jeanne and John Smith Fund, Jeanne and John Smith Unrestricted Fund, Nancy J. Smith Fund, Charles and Claudia Sursa Unrestricted Named Endowment Fund, David and Mary Jane Sursa Fund, Faye Wingate Fund, Youth as Resources Fund.
