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Our Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Finalist Dinner

February 27th, 2022, CFMC hosted a dinner to celebrate Lilly Endowment Finalists from Morgan County.  The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships are awarded to two high school seniors within Morgan County.  This scholarship is applied for and provided because of the generosity of the Lilly Endowment. The 2022 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Morgan County seniors […]

Building Youth Entrepreneurship with the YMCA

Imagine a program where youth from our community could learn to create a business while gaining the skills to succeed in a business they create. Real world experience in persistence, salesmanship, and pride in excellent work paired with designing a website, tracking performance, and building a customer base would give teens experience in business and […]

Thank you for your continued support in funding dynamic programs.

Now that the 2021 grant season is coming to a close, it is time for evaluations to measure the impact of the grants that we awarded.  Most evaluations will include how many people were served, how the community is impacted, and measurable return on investment.  Not only do granting organizations evaluate to ensure a program […]

Creating a Culture of Financial Literacy

Lack of financial literacy – the ability to make wise decisions with one’s personal finances – contributes to some of the most prevalent social issues our country faces. Poverty, lack of job opportunities, unemployment, and wealth inequality are often the result of a lack of awareness and understanding of personal finance basics. Fortunately, research shows that increasing […]

Impact grants at work fighting hunger in our community!

This year, thanks to generous donors, CFMC is proud to award three grants to non-profits and schools within Morgan County, totaling over $23,000. Every dollar donated to CFMC is awarded in grants to our community and we are excited to share these programs with you as they unfold. Today, I would like to share our […]

Three strategies of successful businesses

When it comes to getting a business off the ground and running the trick is that there is no trick. With a few simple, consistent steps, you can create an organization that serves the community and thrives in its mission. To accomplish this you have to employ these three strategies of successful businesses – so […]

2022 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Finalists Celebrated

On February 17, the Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) hosted a dinner to celebrate the 2022 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship finalists from Morgan County. The scholarship will provide full tuition, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $900 per year for required books and required equipment for four years of undergraduate study […]

Let’s build momentum in our communities, together.

A few weeks ago, after our big snowstorm, I indulged in something I rarely do anymore as an adult – I went sledding. Ah yes, the excitement from speed and plastic sleds far too flimsy for adults. All the effort to put on enough layers before going outside, not to mention already sweating before leaving […]

We have our own magic right here in Morgan County!

Who has seen the new Disney film Encanto? Released in 2021 and streaming on Disney plus and in movie theaters, it tells this realistic, yet enchanting story of a multigenerational Columbian family, The Madrigals. Helmed by the matriarch, grandmother (Abuela), each family member has special gifts given from “a miracle” to help the family serve […]