COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GRANT COUNTY INDIANA INC
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Grant County Scholarship Program
EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP: ACCESS TO ATTAINING AN EDUCATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT IN GRANT COUNTY. OUR GOAL WITH SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS IS TO HELP AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE ATTEND COLLEGE. YEARLY, WE CALCULATE THE AVERAGE COST OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TUITION/FEES/BOOKS TO DEFINE AWARD MAXIMUMS. WE HAVE BEEN DILIGENT WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO AWARD AMOUNTS THAT WILL BE IMPACTFUL FOR THE STUDENT AND ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT. GRANT COUNTY IS AND WILL BE A BETTER PLACE IF WE CAN GIVE OUR COMMUNITY ACCESS TO AN EDUCATION IN A WAY THAT ELIMINATES FINANCIAL DEBT. THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE THIS PAST YEAR WAS OUR DECISION TO PAY OUT OUR SCHOLARSHIPS EARLY, ESSENTIALLY AWARDING TWO YEARS OF SCHOLARSHIPS WITHIN ONE FISCAL YEAR, TO AVOID STUDENTS HAVING TO PAY LATE FEES TO THEIR COLLEGE BURSAR'S OFFICE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2MCommunity Development Initiatives
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION USES ITS KNOWLEDGE, CONNECTIONS, INFLUENCE, AND RESOURCES TO BUILD POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ON A REGULAR BASIS WE BRING TOGETHER OTHER NONPROFITS TO SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY AND BRIDGE THE GAP TO ALLOW FOR FURTHER COLLABORATIONS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 418 FUNDS THAT WE MANAGE, WE HAVE GRANTED OVER $23 MILLION BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE GRANT COUNTY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, PLAY, AND PRAY. THOUSANDS OF DONORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY, IN A VARIETY OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATIONS, HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO FUNDS AT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS THAT CREATE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL WHO LIVE HERE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$260.2KHealth and Human Services Support
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: EMPOWERING THE HUMAN SERVICES NONPROFIT SECTOR IN GRANT COUNTY IS SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO DO ANNUALLY. OUR LOCAL AGENCIES PROVIDE NECESSARY SERVICES TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN GRANT COUNTY, AND WITHOUT US, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO HELP SO MANY FULLY ACHIEVE THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL MISSIONS. OVER THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAVE GRANTED TO MULTIPLE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, PERHAPS MORE THAN ANY PREVIOUS YEAR. DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE OPENED A 3-MONTH GRANT CYCLE WHERE WE AWARDED GRANTS WEEKLY TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COUNTY TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL WELL-BEING. THEY SERVE ON THE FRONT LINES TO HOLISTICALLY MONITOR THE HEALTH OF OUR CITIZENS AND FAMILIES AND WE WERE PROUD TO STEP UP OUR GRANTMAKING DURING THIS CRITICAL TIME IN OUR HISTORY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$491.1K
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