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By: Thomas Kinghorn— Muncie, IN—On May 14, 2020 the Board of Directors for the George and Frances Ball Foundation met virtually to award a number of grants received through the Foundation’s second quarterly grant application process. The Foundation awarded $570,209 to a variety of organizations across Muncie, Delaware County, and East Central Indiana. Grants were awarded as follows: Ball State University Muncie Community Schools Partnership – Awarded $335,000 as the second stint of a $1 million pledge, will be used to expand preschool offerings to all elementary school buildings, expand Project Lead The Way STEM curriculum to all buildings K-12,…

By: Heather Williams— Muncie, IN—The Muncie Action Plan spent 2019 working to address the issues identified by the community during the MAP3 planning process. MAP’s five task forces have focused their efforts on Linking Learning, Health, and Prosperity (TF1), Fostering Collaboration (TF2), Strengthening Muncie’s Pride and Image (TF3), Creating Attractive and Desirable Places (TF4), and Managing Community Resources (TF5). As we close out this year, we would like to share our successes as we approach our Annual Community Meeting on January 28th at Muncie Central High School. This is the first of five reports from our task force leaders. Task…

By: Melissa Jones— Muncie, IN — In October, Ball Brothers Foundation’s Board of Directors approved grants to start two endowments for the Director of Public Education/CEO position at Muncie Community Schools (MCS). The endowment funds are part of the foundation’s final round of grants for 2019, which total over $5.2 million. The endowments are intended to benefit MCS “far into the future,” the foundation said. While endowed positions are common at the university level, it’s less common for K–12 public schools to have an endowed position such as this. The endowments will set Muncie apart from other communities throughout Indiana…

By: Kallie Sulanke, Community Engagement Officer— Muncie, IN – The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. awarded $256,928 to 14 non-profit organizations during the second Quarterly Competitive Grant cycle of 2019. The Community Foundation’s purpose is to improve the quality of life in Muncie and Delaware County for this generation and generations to come. Quarterly Competitive Grants are awarded to fund projects for which there is a demonstrable community benefit in one of the following areas of interest: arts and culture, human services, economic development, education and community betterment. The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc….

By: Jud Fisher— Muncie, IN—Nearly 20 organizations have received Ball Brothers Foundation funding since the start of the 2019 year through the foundation’s Rapid Grant program. The Rapid Grant program allows the foundation to respond quickly to community needs. Organizations can submit a proposal requesting up to $5,000, and funding approval or denial is typically communicated within one week. Among the organizations receiving funding in early 2019 were those with critical facility maintenance issues. A $3,000 grant allowed United Day Care Center to repair a rooftop heating unit that malfunctioned during the bitterly cold month of January. The center, located…