MCCF Awards $166,335 At 20th Anniversary Celebration

 

At Monday’s annual community gathering, the Martin County Community Foundation awarded grants totaling $166,335, including a $20,000 non-profit grant drawing.  A sell-out crowd was present to celebrate the Community Foundation’s twentieth year of serving the residents and non-profit organizations of Martin County. 

Eighteen organizations were named recipients of the 2019 Martin County Community Foundation Impact Grant Cycle.  Funding for the open-call grant cycle was provided by unrestricted endowments held by the MCCF.  These funds include the Courter Family Fund,  Donald and Janett Walton Fund for the Betterment of Martin County, Wendell Bough Family Fund, German American Bank Community Fund, Michael B. and Beth A. Lett Fund, Gregory Family Humanitarian Fund, Crane Family Fund for Martin County, Tri-Kappa of Loogootee-Shoals Community Grants Fund, Leo Harding Family Unrestricted Fund, Al and Helen Friesenhengst Fund, Rich and Judy Kluesner Fund, John T. and Elizabeth J. Chattin Community Fund, Old National Fund, Smithville Charitable Foundation Fund, and the MCCF Unrestricted Fund.  Additional funding was available from the George and Barbara Cropp Fund for Martin County, Expectant Mothers Assistance Fund, Sarah Bowling Fuhrman Fund for Youth, and the Martin County Community Foundation Education Fund.

Recipients of 2019 Martin County Community Foundation Impact Grants:

  • Dover Hill Church of Christ in Christian Union, Happy Landings Part II, $900

  • Haysville Community Volunteer Fire Department, Dress to be the Best, $8,000

  • Hoosier Hills Food Bank, Holiday Purchasing, $1,500

  • Loogootee Community School Corporation, General Music Class, $1,615

  • Loogootee Musical, LCSC, Can You Hear Me Now?, $2,000

  • Loogootee United Methodist Church, Martin County Toy Store, $1,000

  • Martin County 4-H Club Council, Safety First, $3,595

  • Martin County 4-H Club Council, Project:  Accessible & Secure, $5,979

  • Martin County Community Corrections, Community Outreach and Education, $1,500

  • Martin County Council on Aging, Expanded Storage for Meals on Wheels, $2,264

  • Martin County Council on Aging, Right with the State, $3,300

  • Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Community Outreach Room, $589

  • Martin County SOAR, Promoting Family Literacy Program, $1,419

  • New Beginnings Community Church, Children’s Lunch, $2,000

  • Purdue Extension Martin County, Positive Strategies: Engaging and Building, $3,000

  • Retired Senior Volunteer Program, “Ready Set Go” Disaster Preparedness, $1,500

  • Samaritan Center, Shoals Students Get Schooled on Mental Health, $5,000

  • Town of Shoals, Shoals Beautification Board, $7,000

  • Shoals Church of the Cross, Community Safety, $1,299

  • Trinity Springs Mustering Elm, Park Improvements, $7,875

  • Youth First, Youth First in Martin County, $5,000

Four groups were presented $20,000 grants:

  • City of Loogootee, Parks Board

  • Loogootee Public Library

  • Shoals Public Library

  • Town of Shoals, Park Board

In addition, ten organizations were chosen for grants during the evening, nominated by attendees.  Recipients of a $2,000 grant were:

  • Friends of Shoals Public Library

  • Martin County Humane Society

  • Loogootee Elementary School

  • Shoals Church of the Cross

  • Loogootee Parks Board

  • Center for Women’s Ministries, Martin County

  • Loogootee High School

  • Shoals Senior Citizens

  • Shoals Scholarship Foundation (Dollars for Scholars)

  • Loogootee Public Library

Board member Jenell Hoffman and Dan Gregory, President of Community Foundation Partnership, Inc. and the Martin County Community Foundation, announced grants totaling over a quarter of a million dollars will be distributed in 2019.  The keynote speaker for the evening, NSWC Crane Technical Director Dr. Brett Seidle, encouraged attendees to serve their community and heralded the Community Foundation’s twenty years of serving the residents of Martin County.

Curt Johnson, Director, reminded the crowd that a Lilly Endowment GIFT VII initiative is under way.  Donations to MCCF unrestricted funds will be matched $2 to $1; gifts to other permanent endowments will be matched $1 to $2.

The Martin County Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to responsibly build endowed funds and provide grants to worthwhile projects, improving the quality of life in Martin County and enhancing the value of the foundation to the community.  For information on ways to give back to Martin County through the Community Foundation, contact MCCF Director Curt Johnson at mccf@cfpartner.org or (812) 295-1022.

 
MCCF NewsJudy QuyleMCCF, Martin County Indiana, Impact Grants