THE FOUNDATION AWARDS 9 GRANTS TOTALING $87K

2020 THIRD QUARTER COMPETITIVE GRANTS

We are pleased to announce that $87,746 has been awarded to 9 nonprofit organizations during the third Quarterly Competitive Grant cycle of 2020.

Beneficence Family Scholars received $6,000 to support a program expansion that provides residential options for single-parent households working toward post-secondary education attainment.

College Mentors for Kids, Inc. received $10,000 to provide mentoring opportunities by matching elementary-aged children from across Muncie and Delaware County with Ball State University student volunteers. This program may utilize a virtual or a hybrid model this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Destiny Christian Center International, Inc. received $15,000 for facility updates and improvements including replacement of childcare room furnishings, repairing damaged windows, interior wall repair and painting, playground equipment at the newly acquired Destiny Christian Academy-Central Childcare Center.

East Central Indiana Chamber Orchestra received $4,000 for the 2020-2021 season, including community concerts and scholarships to student participants. Rehearsals and concerts will be modified to protect and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Masterworks Chorale, Inc. received $6,900 for the “Brigadoon in Concert” performance for school children and other outreach and educational programming.

Muncie Action Plan received $11,096 to provide organizational capacity support including the Neighborhood Coordinator position.

Muncie Land Bank received $10,000 to acquire and maintain vacant, abandoned, and blighted properties in the City of Muncie for public and private development.

Whitely Community Council received $10,750 to support general operations.

Youth Opportunity Center, Inc. received $14,000 to create additional outdoor meeting spaces to allow for maintaining social distancing between youth and family programming.

Third Quarter Competitive Grants have been awarded from The Unrestricted Fund of The Community Foundation and the following funds:

5000th Charitable Fund, Inc. Fund, Gary Addison Fund, Stefan and Joan Anderson Unrestricted Fund, The Endowment for the Arts Fund, Ball Corporation Community Betterment Fund, Bassett Family Fund, Pat and Jane Botts Fund, Jane Harrell Buckles Fund, Patrick and Marilyn Cleary Fund, Gordon and Pam Cox Fund, John and Janice Fisher Quality of Place Endowment Fund, Mike and Cathy Galliher Fund, Julian and Suzanne Gresham Fund, Jane E. Hughes Fund, KAKATU Foundation/David and Joanna Meeks Fund, Laura Stanley Keppler Fund, Francis Lafferty Fund, Jeff and Beth Lang Fund, John and Katherine Littler Fund, Michael O. and Nicole T. Lunsford Fund, MutualBank Charitable Foundation Fund, Ontario Systems-Wil Davis and Ron Fauquher Fund, Jim and Mary Rosema Fund, Shafer/Muncie Power Products Legacy Fund, Jeanne and John Smith Fund, Jeanne and John Smith Unrestricted Fund, Daniel and Catharine Stewart Fund, Charles and Claudia Sursa Unrestricted Named Endowment Fund, Gary and Amy Thomas Fund, Wayne E. and Carolyn K. Thomas Fund, Joseph and Janet Wilson Unrestricted Endowment Fund, and Faye Wingate Fund