The Marshall County Community Foundation held an awards presentation in Plymouth on Wednesday where recipients for the second round of 2018 Community Fund grants were announced.
During this year’s fall grant round, a total of $96,293 was awarded to fourteen Marshall County organizations for various projects.
Twice each year, nonprofit organizations are invited to submit proposals for new, innovative and collaborative projects. Community members who serve on the MCCF Grants Committee evaluate the proposals and conduct site visits during the competitive application process.
MCCF representatives report that unrestricted endowment funds are the most flexible and responsive of the Foundation’s funds in addressing current and emerging needs. Grants from unrestricted endowment funds typically support projects focused on the arts, education, health, human services, recreation and the environment.
The first grants from unrestricted funds were awarded in 1995. Since then, over $3.9 million in total grants have been provided to the community from those funds alone.
For more information, visit marshallcountycf.org or call 574-935-9159.
A full list of grant amounts, award recipients and specific projects from the 2018 Fall Grant Round can be found below:
• Adult Education (Marshall County): $2,400 for new Child Development Associate (CDA) training program
• Argos High School: $2,500 to support spring musical
• Boys and Girls Club of Marshall County: $8,000 to expand “Littles Program”
• Community Designation Imagination: $2,500 for construction of a monument at early Bourbon cemetery
• Crossings School of Business and Entrepreneurship: $15,000 to support programming, vocational training and experiential learning opportunities for vulnerable students
• Culver Boys and Girls Club: $8,588 to enhance the new teen center
• Garden Court, Inc: $50,000 multi-year grant to support Permanent Support Housing project in Plymouth
• Marshall County Council on Aging: $7,400 for match dollars to purchase a wheelchair equipped vehicle to increase mobility for differently-abled residents
• Plymouth Youth Soccer Association: $800 to purchase soccer equipment
• Servants at Work (SAWS): $2,700 to build three wheelchair ramps
• Triton School Corporation: $4,405 to update Automatic External Defibrillator
• Youth Leadership Marshall County: $2,000 to support program costs
• Marshall County Council: $50,000 as a multi-year grant to support Marshall County Crossroads Stellar projects for David’s Courage ($25,000) and biking/walking trails ($25,000)
• WNIT: $2,500 to support “Our Town: Culver” program
