Martin County Community Foundation Announces Grant Recipients of 2020 Impact Grant Cycle
The Martin County Community Foundation Board of Directors awarded $135,732 to twenty-one organizations through the 2020 MCCF Impact Grant Cycle. Grantee organizations received their awards from members of the board in October; videos of the presentations may be viewed at www.cfpartner.org.
The Community Foundation is governed by a volunteer board whose mission is to improve the quality of life in Martin County for this generation and generations to come. The Community Foundation accepts and manages individual and business contributions made to permanent endowments, some of which fund the annual grant cycle.
The Board awarded $25,000 to the City of Loogootee and $25,000 to the Town of Shoals for downtown projects. An additional $12,500 was awarded as a challenge grant to St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. John’s Catholic Church for a delivery van. Every dollar raised by the St. Vincent de Paul Society will earn a one-dollar match, with a maximum $12,500 award. Once the challenge amount is raised, the grant check is presented to the organization.
The MCCF Grants Committee is comprised of select board members and Martin County community representatives. Jerry Braun, 2020 MCCF Grants Committee Chair, said “The number of grant proposals were as high and diverse as they have ever been. The Grants Committee did an outstanding job in assuring that the selected grants address community needs and in many cases will help the organization be more efficient and self-sustaining.” He added, “I am excited about how the resulting activities will further improve the well-being and security of our community and anticipate that they will act as a catalyst for innovative ideas for future Impact Grant proposals.”
The 2020 grant cycle was funded by the Wendell Bough Family Fund, Joseph and Mary Lannan Family Fund, Ken and Juanita Crane Fund, Michael B. and Beth A. Lett Fund, Crane Credit Union Fund, Gregory Family Humanitarian Fund, Al and Helen Friesenhengst Fund, German American Bancorp Community Fund, John T. and Elizabeth J. Chattin Community Fund, Old National Bank Unrestricted Fund, Donald and Janett Walton Fund, George M. and Barbara Cropp Fund, Rich and Judy Kluesner Fund, Smithville Charitable Foundation Fund, Courter Family Fund, Jeff and Nancy Meyer Fund, Kenny and Ruth Greenwell Family Fund, Leo Harding Family Unrestricted Fund, Loogootee Community Performing Arts & Cultural Events Fund, Tri-Kappa of Loogootee-Shoals Community Grants Fund, and the Sarah Bowling Fuhrman Fund for Youth.
The Martin County Community Foundation is a public charity recognized by the IRS as 501(c)(3) whose mission is to be proactive in creating and growing an enduring source of charitable assets, and to identify and respond to the changing needs of Martin County. For more information about the MCCF, or to learn about how your gift to the Community Foundation can earn a matching gift from Lilly Endowment Inc., contact Curt Johnson, Director, at (812) 295-1022.