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AIMING FOR A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE OF THE FOUNDATION As our role within the community continues to evolve, we have moved beyond solely a grantmaking organization and into a community leader and partner. Staff build relationships with nonprofit leaders. Through these relationships, we make connections, direct resources, and work together to contribute to larger community goals that enhance Muncie and Delaware County’s quality of life. We shared this work in our latest annual report – Serving the Community.
READ THE REPORT ONLINE
cfmdin.org/press-room For nearly 35 years, we have done this work through fund administration fees and The Unrestricted Fund of The Community Foundation. But just as we encourage our nonprofit partners to develop a sustainability plan, our Board of Directors saw the need for a fund to support our internal
sustainability. The Board of Directors Endowment Fund was established in 2018 to capture GIFT VII matching dollars. In 2020, Foundation Board members made qualifying gifts resulting in a $100,000 board engagement grant from the Lilly Endowment to benefit this fund. Through the Foundation’s spending policy, The Board of Directors Endowment Fund will produce funding each year to support general operations. This added sustainability will ensure that the Foundation can maintain knowledgeable and skilled staff, manage additional funds and programs, continue convening and connecting community groups, and extend into emerging fields to meet the community’s evolving needs.
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We want the Foundation to continue; and to continue to evolve,” said Carol Seals, who ended her term as board chair last month. “As we grow, we want to help in other ways. To be a strong leader in the community, we have to support ourselves too. That’s why I had this idea of starting the Board of Director’s Endowment Fund.”
Carol was instrumental in establishing the Board of Director’s Endowment Fund and setting its purpose to support long-term sustainability for The Community Foundation. While contributions to the Foundation’s Unrestricted Fund continue to provide the most flexibility to meet the community’s changing needs, we are also inviting you to support the Foundation’s sustainability with a gift to The Board of Directors Endowment Fund. To learn more about how you can contribute to the sustainability of The Community Foundation today or in the future, contact Kelly K. Shrock, president, at 765-747-7181 or kshrock@cfmdin.org.
2021 SECOND QUARTER COMPETITIVE GRANTS THE FOUNDATION AWARDS 10 GRANTS TOTALING $186K
We are pleased to announce that $186,384 has been awarded to 10 nonprofit organizations during the second Quarterly Competitive Grants Cycle of 2021. Ambassadors for God’s Creatures
received $5,000 to address the pet overpopulation in Delaware County by offering financial assistance for spay and neuter services to low-income pet owners.
American Legion Post 19 received $24,089
to bring the restrooms in the facility up-to-code and handicap accessible.
East Central Indiana Regional Partnership, Inc. received $5,000 to market
the 10-county East Central Indiana region, including Muncie and Delaware County, for new business investment and talent attractions.
Indiana Youth Institute received $4,795 to provide professional development and networking opportunities to youth-serving professionals in Delaware County.
Little Red Door Cancer Agency received $12,500 to provide nutrition supplements to cancer patients in our community.
Second Quarter Competitive Grants have been awarded from The Unrestricted Fund of The Community Foundation and the following funds:
Motivate Our Minds received $25,000 to
Gary Addison Fund, Stefan and Joan Anderson Unrestricted Fund, Ball Corporation Community Betterment Fund, Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Fund, Bassett Family Fund, Louisa and Waldo Beebe Unrestricted Endowment Fund, Jane Harrell Buckles Fund, Gordon and Pam Cox Fund, John and Janice Fisher Quality of Place Endowment Fund, Linda and Connie Gregory Fund, Julian and Suzanne Gresham Fund, Jane E. Hughes Fund, KAKATU Foundation/David and Joanna Meeks Fund, Laura Stanley Keppler Fund, Ellen Lacey Fund for Companion Animals, Francis Lafferty Fund, Jeff and Beth Lang Fund, John and Katherine Littler Fund, Michael O. and Nicole T. Lunsford Fund, Mid-West Metal Products Fund, Jon and Barbara Moll 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, Daniel and Catharine Stewart Fund, Robert and Janet Stratton Fund, Charles and Claudia Sursa Unrestricted Named Endowment Fund, David and Mary Jane Sursa Fund, Gary and Amy Thomas Fund, Wayne E. and Carolyn K. Thomas Fund, and Faye Wingate Fund
Minnetrista received $30,000 to expand the Bob Ross Experience exhibit.
provide after-school academic enrichment programs and summer literacy programs to 175 children in Muncie and Delaware County.
Muncie Land Bank received $25,000 to offset costs associated with acquiring and maintaining vacant, abandoned, and blighted properties in the City of Muncie for public and private development.
TeenWorks, Inc. received $25,000 to support the wages of 75 teens in a summer program that provides paid work experience, professional development, life skills training, and career and college exploration.
YMCA of Muncie received $30,000 to provide summer day camp programming for elementaryaged children that focuses on learning loss and reducing the achievement gap suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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