2007 Third Quarter Competitive Grants

MUNCIE, IN - The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. has announced that 13 grants totaling $127,748 have been awarded to local nonprofit agencies and groups in the Foundation’s third competitive grant cycle of 2007.

The grants are awarded in five areas of interest: arts and culture, human services, economic development, education, and community betterment.

Third quarter competitive grant recipients include:

• Boy Scouts of America, Crossroads of America Council received $22,000 (from the Edmund F. & Virginia B. Ball Fund, the Mutual Federal Foundation Fund, and the Hamer & Phyllis Shafer Fund) to defray the cost of expanding the Scoutreach program in Delaware County, a program designed to bring scouting to inner city, at-risk youth.
• College Mentors for Kids! Inc. received $5,000 to defray the cost of the organization’s mentoring program on the Ball State campus. The program pairs local 1st through 4th graders with college student mentors to expose the children to the opportunities and resources available through higher education.
• Cornerstone Center for the Arts received $19,835 (from the Morris Youth Fund) to defray the cost of the Cornerstone Arts Adventure Program. The program offers classes in visual arts, dance, martial arts, theatre, music and more to residents of Delaware County. Grant funding will provide program support as well as scholarships and financial aid for participants
• Delaware County Coordinating Council received $5,484 to defray the cost of the Red Ribbon Week Drug Prevention Campaign.
• East Central Indiana Chamber Orchestra received $3,000 (from the Mary Jane Sursa Fund) to defray the cost of a series of free public concerts for the citizens of East Central Indiana.
• Energize-ECI received $25,000 to defray the cost of construction, implementation and maintenance of the organization’s comprehensive website to encourage regional economic development initiatives.
• Harvest Moon Film Festival received $5,000 (from the John & Janice Fisher Fund) to defray the cost of the first annual Harvest Moon Film Festival, a four day celebration of films from the Midwest.
• Smart Living Project received $2,500 (from the Stefan & Joan Anderson Fund) to defray the cost of outreach programs to educate the community about resource-efficient living.
• TEAMwork for Quality Living received $7,500 (from the Ball Community Betterment Fund) to defray the cost of continuing an initiative to eliminate poverty in Delaware County.
• United Day Care Center received $20,029 to defray the cost of dividing the infant/toddler room into two rooms to serve more children.

The Board also approved the following proactive grants.

• CASA of Delaware County received $900 (from the Louisa & Waldo Beebe Fund) to defray the cost of brochures and educational programs designed to educate youth workers about identifying child abuse and the process of reporting suspected abuse.
• Bells are Ringing received $1,000 (from the Day Star Fund) to offer local senior citizens the opportunity to make free long distance phone calls during a week in December. Call sites will be located throughout Delaware County.

In addition, The Foundation Board approved a $10,500 grant for scholarships to be awarded by The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. The Foundation will award a $500 scholarship to each of the nominees not selected to receive the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.

The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc., established in 1985, 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 $26 million has been awarded to improve the lives of the residents of Muncie and Delaware County. The next application deadline is October 12, 2007.

Grant guidelines and applications, as well as post-grant reports, are available online at www.cfmdin.org.

For more information, contact Suzanne Kadinger, Community Foundation Program Officer, at
skadinger@cfmdin.org or by calling 747-7181.

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