LAFAYETTE -- The Community Foundation awarded over $113,000 in seventeen grants to charitable organizations. Two types of grants were awarded this cycle:

$13,347.               Field of Interest grants, funds set up for specific purposes

$100,032.             Tier 2 Discretionary grants, proposals between $7,500 and $14,999

Each grant addresses at least one of the six priority community needs adopted by The Foundation’s Board of Directors: Education, Children/Youth, Health, Diversity, Physical Environment, and Arts & Culture. Grants awarded this cycle highlight projects that address education, environment, and the arts.

$577       Lafayette Crisis Center

2013 American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference

Jane McCann, Executive Director of the Lafayette Crisis Center stated, “We are very grateful to be the recipients of a grant from the new Suicide Prevention Fund in memory of Matt Zika. We plan to use information gained at the conference to further our education effort in the community, focusing on youth and suicide prevention. Thanks to the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette for making this possible.”

$10,000                 Lyn Treece Boys and Girls Club

Roof repair at Beck Lane site      

Barry Richard, Executive Director of Lyn Treece Boys and Girls Club said, "It is imperative that we keep our facilities maintained and in top shape for the youth who are served by our programs. Both of our sites are busy with active young people learning to be responsible adults. Thanks to The Community Foundation’s grant, we will be engaging youth in positive programming, thereby helping them prepare for life and work in today’s world.”

$6,750                   Wabash Center

Facility-based support services 

Executive Director Richard Ferguson expressed thanks, saying, “This new program is a part of our Strategic Plan and will allow us to better serve our clients by providing them with much-needed supportive services during the day. So many of our clients have disabilities that impact their lives but with our help and with their determination, they are able to make the world a better place, both for them and for the entire community. Thanks to the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette for supporting us in our work.”

                                YWCA of Greater Lafayette        

$548                       Dance Bar for youth dance programs

$14,950 Roof for main building  

Debi Debruyn, Executive Director of the local YWCA explained, “Our agency has many needs as we continue to strengthen our programs and provide services to our community. With 70 additional dancers this fall, bringing the total to 320, we desperately needed to expand our dance studio space.  The funds for the roof come at a critical time. The gym roof must be completely replaced, and if urgent maintenance isn’t done immediately on the rest of the roof, it too will be lost. We can’t thank the Community Foundation enough for their generosity.”

A summary of the grants awarded this cycle to address community needs include:

FIELD OF INTEREST GRANTS (total $13,347)

Fund for Children’s Needs

$1,000                   Bauer Family Resources- Our Kids Are Our Community

                                2012 Stopping Child Abuse Summit

$548                       YWCA of Greater Lafayette

                                                Dance Bar for youth dance programs

Music Education for Disadvantaged Children (from the Louisa Lee France Endowment Fund)

$3,000                   Bach Chorale

Music scholarships for disadvantaged youth

$2,361                   Children’s Music Foundation, Inc.

Music scholarships for disadvantaged youth

$2,361                   Wabash Valley Youth Symphony

Music scholarships for disadvantaged youth

Community Beautification (from the Virginia B. Huth Fund)

$3,500                   Tree Lafayette 

Trees    

NEW in 2012 – The Suicide Prevention Fund, in memory of Matt Zika

$577                       Lafayette Crisis Center

2013 American Association of Suicidology Annual Conference

TIER 2 DISCRETIONARY GRANTS (total $100,032)

$6,500                   The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette  

Air ventilation system for kilns in pottery studio

$7,500                   Boy Scouts of America, Sagamore Council            

Pool replacement at Cary Camp               

$7,283                   Food Finders Food Bank, Inc.     

2 aluminum lift gates to retrofit existing box trucks         

$14,800 Habitat for Humanity of Lafayette, Inc. 

1-ton hydraulic truck     

$14,999 Lafayette Adult Resource Academy        

Renovation of front office and classroom carpeting at Washington School

$10,000 Lyn Treece Boys and Girls Club  

Roof repair at Beck Lane site      

$9,750                   Mental Health America of Tippecanoe County, Inc.                                         

Equipment for the development and implementation of new programs, "Mental Health First Aid USA" and "Youth Mental Health First Aid”

$7,500                   Tippecanoe Arts Federation       

Front Terrace restoration            

$6,750                   Wabash Center, Inc.      

Facility-based support services 

$14,950 YWCA of Greater Lafayette        

Roof for main building  

There is still one opportunity to submit discretionary grant proposals in 2012. Information about funding cycles, proposal requirements, and past discretionary grant recipients may be found on The Community Foundation’s website, www.cfglaf.org.

Tier 3                     Proposals requesting less than $7,500

Proposals accepted until 12 noon on December 3, 2012

The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette, established in 1970, serves the Tippecanoe County area.  Its mission is to inspire, nurture, and practice philanthropy, stewardship, and leadership in the communities served. More than 145 charitable funds totaling $33.5 million in assets make up The Community Foundation.  During its history over $13.8 million has been granted to not-for-profit organizations, primarily in Greater Lafayette. In 2011, not-for-profit organizations and individuals received grants and scholarships totaling over $959,915. Over half of the grant awards to not-for-profit organizations were for much-needed operating expenses, but many grants were for those one-time capital expenses that nonprofits struggle to fund and desperately need. An Annual Report is available electronically. For additional information, visit www.cfglaf.org or call (765) 742-9078.