Wayne County Foundation's $132,000 supports 10 nonprofits

Mike Emery, Richmond Palladium-Item
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The Wayne County Foundation awarded Richmond Rose Garden funding for a gazebo project.
The Wayne County Foundation awarded Richmond Rose Garden funding for a gazebo project.

RICHMOND, Ind. — The Wayne County Foundation has announced 10 grant recipients.

Nine nonprofits will receive $97,783 during the second 2022 grant cycle and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County will receive a $35,000 Impact Grant Program award, according to a news release.

The year's second grant cycle is to support local programs or projects that enhance the spirit of the community and improve quality of life in Wayne County. The foundation previously awarded 18 organizations $146,015 this year, and its third grant cycle awards will be announced in September.

"The Wayne County Foundation is very excited about this most recent round of grants," Executive Director Rebecca Gilliam said. "The impact of the work of these organizations is realized on a daily basis. We are a proud partner of the great work they accomplish around our community."

Grantmaking is possible because of income from unrestricted and endowed field-of-interest funds.

Impact Grants provide for larger programs or projects addressing a community need with long-term sustainability and future funding by the organization. The Boys & Girls Clubs plan a major teen center renovation and construction of a new staff training facility at the west-side McDaniel Unit.

Others receiving grants are:

  • American Red Cross, $7,500 to support their home fire response program that can include temporary shelter, food, clothing and other basic needs;

  • Communities in Schools, Inc., $15,000 to support school-based site coordination program;

  • Cope Environmental Center, $15,000 to support the maintenance and upkeep of the center's trails and bridge, and for new signage for wayfinding and educational purposes;

  • Every Child Can Read, $11,133 to support the organization's K-Ready Program that emphasizes literacy inchildren younger than 5 and includes the Dolly Parton Imagination Library;

  • Gateway Hunger Relief Center, $7,500 to support the purchase of food for their pantry and costs associated with food distribution;

  • Golay Community Center, Inc., $7,500 to support the purchase of a new air conditioning system for the gymnasium;

  • Good News Habitat for Humanity, Inc., $15,000 to support a home-building project in the Fairview Neighborhood in collaboration with the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County and the state;

  • Levi and Catharine Coffin House, $14,000 to support on-site educational programs at the historic site; and

  • Richmond Rose Garden, $5,150 to support the renovation of the gazebo and gazebo roof.

The Wayne County Foundation began in 1979 to foster and encourage private philanthropic giving, to enhance the spirit of community and to improve quality of life.

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