PERRY COUNTY — The Perry County Community Foundation recently presented Community Good Grants totaling $61,514.96 to nine organizations serving Perry County. These grants were made possible by the following endowment funds created to support our community’s greatest needs:
• Arnold Mulzer Fund for the Community Good
• Boerste-Efinger-Hayden Fund
• Cardinal-Smith-Etienne Fund
• For Good, Forever Advisory Board Fund
• Friends of Perry County Fund
• German American Bancorp Community Fund- Perry
• Hoosier Hills Credit Union Better for Our Communities Endowment Fund- Perry
• N&N Mulzer Unrestricted Fund
• TCB Bank/ Fifth Third Bank Perry County Fund
• Mary Jane Malone Endowment Fund
• Perry County Arts Council Promoting the Arts Fund
• Perry County Children with Disabilities Fund
The grant recipients are as follows:
- Children’s Center for Dance Education was awarded $4,340 to provide ballet performances to the Perry County community and cover the cost of admission for 364 elementary students.
- William Tell Elementary School was awarded $5,512 for the purchase of Gen 2 VEX IQ competition kits for the VEX Robotics Team.
- Cannelton Police Department was awarded $5,000 to implement the body-worn camera program for officers to be equipped with a camera while on duty.
- Buffalo Trace Council- Boy Scouts of America was awarded $1,500 to provide uniform, badge, and camp assistance for Perry County youth and to market and promote the Perry County program.
- Tell City Jr/Sr High School was awarded $7,130 for exterior improvements to the grounds including tree removal, installation of new trees, and purchase of benches.
- William Tell Senior Citizens was awarded $3,748.96 for the purchase of a computer, monitor, printer, projector, and phone for the William Tell Center.
- Catholic Charities Tell City was awarded $15,000 to fund emergency food resources distributed thro
- ugh the Perry County Food Pantry Coalition pantries.
- Vincennes University Jasper Center Foundation Inc. was awarded $4,284 to award Perry County students with the Scholastic Excellence Award.
- Town of Troy was awarded $15,000 to cover installation costs for the new ADA-accessible playground equipment.
These grants are made possible by generous donors that created Community Good or Field of Interest Funds with the Perry County Community Foundation. For more information, please contact Rachael Goldsberry, Regional Director of Development at 812-547-3176 or rgoldsberry@communityfoundationalliance.org.
About the Perry County Community Foundation
Established in 1993, the Perry County Community Foundation is one of nine county affiliates of the Community Foundation Alliance. The Perry County Community Foundation holds more than 115 named funds established by individuals, families, businesses, civic groups, and agencies to improve the quality of life throughout Perry County, Indiana, with charitable assets of more than $8.1 million. During our most recent fiscal year, $253,000 in grants and $256,000 in scholarships were awarded to programs, projects, and people.
The Community Foundation Alliance is a 501©(3) accredited by the National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations® (National Standards) program representing operational effectiveness to foster excellence in community philanthropy. Since the inception of this program, the Community Foundation Alliance has again achieved National Standards accreditation. The Community Foundation Alliance provides management, administrative, and development expertise and services so that every local affiliate can focus on promoting philanthropy, building endowment, and grantmaking, making a difference in their community For Good. Forever.
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