By Kallie Sulanke—
Muncie, IN—The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. awarded an additional $8,000 to four nonprofit organizations to support emergency response and recovery efforts related to the COVID-19 crisis.
Community Foundation staff continue to connect with and listen to the plans, challenges, and needs of a variety of vital community organizations across Delaware County. Decisions for this sixth round of response funding were made to come along side these vital community organizations with identified needs related to community recovery related to the Coronavirus Pandemic. This is the sixth round of response funding including both emergency and recovery support and totals $78,000 since March 23.
Response and recovery grants in the amount of $2,000 have been awarded to the following organizations:
ARC of Indiana
Muncie Downtown Development
Whitely Community Council
Youth Symphony Orchestra
Emergency response and recovery grants are funded through The Unrestricted Fund of The Community Foundation. Because of our history of unrestricted donor support, we are able to flexibly respond to unexpected and changing needs in the community. The Community Foundation will continue to assess our community’s needs and respond appropriately.
The Community Foundation can award grants to charitable organizations and units of government. Grants to individuals are not permitted. Nonprofit organizations may apply for a Recovery Response Grant for needs related to the impact of COVID-19 by utilizing an online application accessible from the Foundation’s website at cfmdin.org\2020-covid-19. Please contact the Foundation at commfound@cfmdin.org with questions.
The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. 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, more than $54 million has been awarded to enrich the lives of the residents of Muncie and Delaware County.
