Buley Center, EDGE After-School: $30,000Shafer Leadership Academy, capacity support: $40,000
Continuing the foundationas ongoing support for health, wellnessA and the environment grant recipients include the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association, which receivedA $100,000A for diabetes research and the Delaware County Soil andA Water Conservation District, which receivedA $50,000A for watershed projects.
Three grants are designed to strengthen the venues and programs of local arts and culture organizations:
Cornerstone Center for the Arts, upgrades and operating support: $200,000Muncie Symphony Orchestra, Together in Music Outreach: $50,000Music for All, 2016 Summer Symposium: $30,000
Other grants will support efforts to improve the quality of life in the city and county:
Ball State University, The Meth Project a A Community-Wide Education Initiative: $10,000City of Muncie Fire Department, turn-out gear: $19,371Delaware County Emergency medical service, chemical identification system: $83,600Greater Muncie Habitat for Humanity, 2017 housing program: $100,000Greater Muncie Habitat for Humanity, neighborhood revitalization in Thomas Park-Avondale/South Central: $50,000Sustainable Muncie Corporation, GearBox: Muncie: $250,000
Organizations that address human service needs within Delaware County and surrounding counties also received Ball Brothers Foundation support:
Indiana Youth Institute, organizational effectiveness grants: $62,000United Way of Delaware County, 2016 campaign matching funds: $100,000Youth Opportunity Center, behavioral health services, facilities and infrastructure, employee recruitment and retention: $250,000
The deadline for organizations interested in applying for general grant funding during the Ball Brothers Foundation‘s second and final grant-making round of the year is July 15.
