$80,745 Awarded to Community Organizations
The Community Foundation of Pulaski County (CFoPC) has announced that $80,745 has been awarded in grants to local nonprofits and community organizations so far in 2024.
The following projects and organizations have received funding. The Uptown Project has received $10,000 for their Windows of Opportunities project. The Lucas CPR Device project was awarded $52,435 to support all five of Pulaski County’s volunteer fire departments. The American Legion received $8,310 to go towards a roof repair. Finally, Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission received $10,000 to resurface playgrounds in our county.
Leeann Wright, CFoPC Executive Director, noted, “Since 1997, the Community Foundation has invested nearly $2.7 million back into the community through our Community Grants program. This program has supports Pulaski County nonprofits and charitable organizations that serve our county.”
Community Grants are made possible through unrestricted and field of interest funds. Grants are awarded at the discretion of the CFoPC Board, via the Grants Committee, to ensure that Pulaski County continues to be a place to thrive and grow today and tomorrow.
Funding for the Community Grants program is made possible through Unrestricted and Field of Interest funds held at the Foundation. These funds were made possible through the generous donations from the many individuals and businesses that care deeply about Pulaski County. In addition, unrestricted funds have been supported by special initiatives from the Lilly Endowment Inc. The Endowment recently announced a generous 2:1 match through the Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow initiative, Phase Eight (GIFT VIII). Thanks to this initiative, gifts to unrestricted funds such as Community Grants will be tripled through December 31, 2025.
The Grants Committee is responsible for thoroughly reviewing each application and determining funding from the Foundation’s Unrestricted and Field of Interest funds. In 2024, the following CFoPC Board Members served on the Grants Committee: John Sass (Chair), Joey Schlatter, and Megan Wegner; non-board members include: Abby Dickey, Kim Marlatt, Don Street, and Jennifer Mellon. The Grant Committee’s work was reviewed and supported by CFoPC 2024 Board Members: Kaye Beall, Pam Burger, Katie DeGroot, Kurt Dickey, Brandy Goble, Karen Jones, Jill Kasten, Bob Klitzman, Bill Peppers, Christian Smith, Vicki Overmyer, and Peter Zahrt.
Grants are reviewed and awarded three times per year. The remaining deadline for 2024 applications is October 1. For more information, visit the Community Foundation website at www.cfopc.org/grants, email info@cfopc.org, or call 574-946-0906.