The Community Foundation is pleased to announce over $100,000 in community grants from our spring grant cycle. Most of the funding is provided thanks to CFBC’s Community Impact Fund and the Jay Martin Children’s Fund. During this spring cycle, funds from the BOJE Environmental Fund, The Hutoka Lacey Estate Fund, and The Mike Caldwell Family Fund were also awarded. The Foundation has two competitive grant cycles annually, in the spring and fall, for nonprofit organizations that serve Boone County. Letters of Inquiry are now being accepted online for the fall grant cycle.
Grants awarded
New Life Recovery $17,000
New Life Recovery is Boone County’s only long term, residential treatment program designed to support men over the age of 18 begin a 12-step recover process, find gainful employment and learn the tools necessary to lead productive, drug-free lives. This recovery residence, located in downtown Lebanon is in need of significant repairs. CFBC’s spring grant of $17,000 will provide the funds necessary to replace a leaking roof and patch, repair and seal damaged portions of the building.
Pictured: Kristi Reynolds-CFBC, Richard Burdett-New Life Board, Bart Stevens-New Life Executive Director, Julie Cole Mecum-CFBC
Friends of Boone County Trails $30,000
This grant provides $10,000 immediately and an additional $20,000 in matching funds. Gifts to the Friends of Boone County Trails will be matched dollar for dollar up to $20,000, helping the organization raise even more for their efforts. This funding will be used to pave an area on the trail owned and maintained by the Friends of Boone County Trails. Pictured: Friends of the Trails family and friends with CFBC staff.
Lebanon Community of Shalom $9,360
During the summer months, Lebanon Community of Shalom provides 300-500 sack lunches to local children, each week. In order to keep up with community hunger needs, in the summer and all year, this grant will provide funds to hire a part-time program assistant. Funds will help Lebanon Community of Shalom explore new meal options, allow their director to focus on fundraising needs and will help build capacity to improve services throughout Boone County. Pictured: Lisa Williams-Shalom, Barb Schroeder-CFBC, Debbie Goodnight-Shalom Board Treasurer.
Project Help: The Caring Center: $5,000
Offering services such as food, clothing, household items, and much more, the Caring Center helps stabilize families and individuals in crisis, and moves those caught in poverty towards self-sufficiency. This funding will go towards a program teaching local community members how to build their resources and plan for a more prosperous life. Pictured Barb Schroeder-CFBC, Theresa Hanners-The Caring Center
Morning Dove Therapeutic Riding, Inc. $5,000
Serving an average of 120 riders per week, Morning Dove Therapeutic Riding, Inc. assists children and adults with cognitive, physical, and/or emotional disabilities through equine assisted therapies and activities across Boone County. Morning Dove is currently looking to increase its client base by up to 25%. The grant will fund the software and technology to support a more comprehensive and automated volunteer and donor management system. The grant and technology will also help to create a networked system among staff to keep program planning, rider evaluation and management, and lesson organization connected to volunteer recruiting, training, and scheduling. Pictured: Liz Coit-Morning Dove, Barb Schroeder-CFBC
Information & Referral Network: Connect2Help $1,650
Providing confidential assistance to Boone County residents 24/7/365, Connect2Help211 helps connect residents to nonprofit, faith-based, and governmental programs to meet their immediate needs. Additionally, this program serves as the domestic violence and crisis/suicide line for the county. They have a free-to-use 24 hour call center, an email address, and a database and downloadable directory that residents can use to help themselves. This funding will provide an additional computer for their new training room for staff to deliver services to Boone County.
Lebanon High School $1,865
Camptown’s mission is to challenge, mentor, and teach youth about life through outdoor adventure and nature programs that help build confidence, character, and hope. This grant will send students with special needs through the Camptown curriculum and on an overnight camping adventure to put into action what they learn in their classes. Special thanks to the BOJE Environmental Fund for this grant. Pictured: Special Needs Students of LHS
Boone County Child Advocacy Center $3,800
Using this grant from the Jay Martin Fund, The Boone County Child Advocacy Center will be able to pilot and develop their Counseling for Abused Children. This program will allow children that are the victims of abuse to attend therapy sessions regardless of their ability to pay for those services. The BCCAC seeks to reduce any trauma to a child by providing a caring environment and allocating every resource, to help the child and their family. Pictured: Marc Applegate,-CFBC Board, Kassie Frazier-Boone CAC Executive Director, Kristi Reynolds-CFBC, Molly Whitehead-CFBC Board.
Boone County Mentoring Partnership: $15,000
As part of the Boone County Mentoring Partnership, a Graduation Coach serves as a mentor each year to approximately 70 at-risk Lebanon High School students in grades 9-12, and has helped 49 students earn their high school diplomas since 2010. By continuing to support the program with this funding, we support the needs of the most at-risk students, and guide them to post-secondary options which opens doors to a lifetime of greater opportunities.
Pictured: Teresa Susong, Mike Martin, Kevin O’Rourke-all BCMP Board, Barb Schroeder-CFBC, Kristi Reynolds-CFBC, Lori Schroeder-Grad Coach
Vincennes University $15,000
The Vincennes University’s Learning Unlimited Program provides innovative outreach to Boone County residents to provide opportunities for achieving higher education. This program partners with the Lebanon Public Library to provide one-on-one support through the University’s Distance Education Program. This program allows Vincennes University to offer twenty-eight Associate degree programs and two Baccalaureate degrees to our residents. This two-year grant will provide funds for program coordination and sustainability.
Pictured: Jenni Smith, Vincennes, Julie Cole Mecum, CFBC, Beau Cunnyngham, Lebanon Public Library, Adam McKinley, Vincennes Learning Unlimited Coordinator
About CFBC
CFBC currently manages more than $22 million in assets. In the past 25 years, the Foundation has worked with donors to create permanent funds for charitable giving. The establishment and growth of permanent endowment funds will strengthen Boone County for generations to come. Since 1991, the Community Foundation has granted over $21 million back to Boone County.