By Colleen Cooper—
MUNCIE, IN—Creating a lasting impact with local organizations, the Muncie Altrusa Foundation awarded grants to the following organizations during the last fiscal year:
- The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County-$2,000-In support of The Funders Forum Collaborative initiatives
- Heart of Indiana United Way-$2,000-To support the purchase of Spanish and English books for 3rd and 4th grade in Muncie Community Schools and their teachers
- Motivate Our Minds-$2,000-For the Motivate Our Minds’ Literature and Enrichment Camp
- Youth Symphony Orchestra-$2,000-To support student scholarships
- Muncie Civic Theatre-$1,950-To provide an Arts option during the Motivate Our Minds Summer Enrichment Camp for grades 1-8
- Muncie Children’s Museum-$2,000-To support 2024 More to Explore in Muncie Summer Program
- Second Harvest Foodbank-$2,000-To support food purchasing and distribution for the Operation Full Pack Initiative
- United Day Care-$1,300-To update and purchase learning materials for prop boxes
- Ball State PBS-$2,000-Be My Neighbor Day 2024 expanded book giveaway
- TeenWorks-$2,000-Summer Program Materials for Teens
- Isaiah 117 House: received a one-time $10,000 Impact Grant awarded in celebration of Altrusa Foundation’s 40th anniversary of grant-making and Altrusa Club of Muncie’s 100th anniversary
New Board Officers for the 2024-2025 year are as follows: President June Kramer, President-Elect Susan Volbrecht, Secretary Kailee McKnight, Treasurer Colleen Cooper, and the 2024-2025 Board Directors are Jennifer Johnson, Stephanie Clark, Tiffany Kerrigan, Angie Rogers-Howell, Kelli Petroviak, and Leigh Edwards.
Our investment into our community creates a generational impact as it reaches the span of children to adults and affects them from childhood to adulthood. We hope this update brings confidence to our community members, supporters, and those who may just be wondering if Altrusa is a good fit for their future volunteer efforts.
The Foundation believes that our investment through grants to community organizations creates an impact spanning from children to adults. It is our hope that this information will demonstrate our commitment to helping organizations meet some of their goals in building a better community.
For interested, local nonprofits, our new grants cycle begins June 1, 2024. The link to the website (https://munciealtrusa.org/scholarships-and-grants/) will provide all the necessary information to successfully submit a grant for the 2024-2025 Club year.
“Every foundation serves a unique purpose in our community. Collaboration and the ability to harness our skills, vision, and goals, to get to the outcome of giving back, moving the needle, and impacting our community for an expected end, shows great leadership and leads to a stronger community.” —Shared by a fellow Altrusan.
