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 A Historic Moment: Expanding Impact and Opportunity Across Morgan County

It is hard to believe 2026 is half over, but I could not be more pleased at our mid-year progress.  The Community Foundation has again hit a new milestone.  Thanks to a generous grant opportunity from Lilly Endowment, we awarded $1,500,000 last month to nonprofits serving three of our county’s highest needs – childcare, affordable […]

Episode 18: Healing Harbor: A New Lifeline for Resources in Morgan County

Transcription: Kim Cole: Hi everyone, and thanks for watching. I’m Kim Cole, President of Community Foundation of Morgan County, and with me today, I have three guests from Stability First. I’m going to introduce them one at a time, but we’re going to start off with the Executive Director, Robin Wonnell. Robin Wonnell: Thank you […]

Record Scholarships, Remarkable Students: A Milestone Year for Morgan County

                The month of May is scholarship season here at the Community Foundation.  This is when the hard work put in by Morgan County students and CFMC staff comes together, resulting in excitement and joy of presenting the awards.  I am pleased to report that 2026 yielded more applicants and higher quality applications than any […]

Episode 17- Meeting Urgent Needs: A New Chapter for Morgan County Nonprofits

Transcription: Kim Cole: Hi everyone, and thanks for joining us today. I’m Kim Cole, President of the Community Foundation Morgan County, and we have been really, really, busy. Lilly Endowment, who is our largest benefactor, has blessed us with a grant of $1.5 million for a community project. We are going to support non-profits who […]

Google for the Win

Next month will be two years since I joined the Community Foundation, and the amount of support and success we have enjoyed during this time is nearly too long for this column.  With our new website, podcast, giving circles, publicity campaign, scholarship and grant processes, office location, board members, and staff, we are really hitting […]

Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future

The older I get, the more I appreciate everything.  Aging has made me respect the power of time, and I have an affinity for history that I didn’t when I was young.  In my position at CFMC, I am fortunate to attend so many meaningful events in the county, and one such event that really […]

Beyond the Beautiful Snow: Seeing the Need in Our Community

The snow and the cold have certainly got our attention in 2026.  To me, it is pointless to complain about the weather since we are incapable of changing it.  And typically, I rather enjoy winter – sledding, skiing, hiking, hot soup, I love it all.  To me there is nothing as beautiful as the white […]

Episode 15: Celebrating the 2026 Lilly Community Scholars of Morgan County

Transcription: Kim Cole Hi everyone, and thanks for joining us today. I’m Kim Cole, president of the Community Foundation Morgan County, and as many of you know, one of our many functions is to administer scholarships to Morgan County students. Included in that is the esteemed Lilly Community Scholarship, and with me today are our […]

Eight Finalists, Two Scholars, One Exceptional County

The end of 2025 was filled with lots of exciting news at CFMC including Lilly Endowment’s approval of our Lilly scholarship winners. As I was quoted in our press release on Christmas Eve, this year’s eight finalists were all strong candidates, making this selection the most difficult in many years. We made several revisions to […]