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Grant Update: Introducing One Button Studio at Monrovia Middle School and High School

We are happy to partner with the Community Foundation of Morgan County to build our One-Button Studio at Monrovia Middle School and High School. The studio will give middle school and high school students the ability to build presentations and communication skills through continued practice and reflection. The studio will be set up in a […]

CFMC Leads New Public Art Initiative

In 2023, CFMC visited Columbus, Indiana for a day of arts and culture hosted by Indiana Philanthropy Alliance.  You may have remembered the post on Facebook!  We have since partnered closely with the City of Martinsville to find funding for public arts initiatives as the city dips their toes into public art. There’s a ton […]

Thrive Grant Applications are Open Until Monday, June 3rd

This is our third year facilitating a new, innovative grant specifically designed to uplift community driven projects.  We call these grants, Thrive.  CFMC offers three different grants to 501c organizations serving residents in Morgan County.  Impact grants are for programming and services, Capacity grants are intended to increase the number of clients served or the […]

The Martinsville Youth Development Center hosts their first Lemonade Day Stand!

Each year, young children during their summer break host a lemonade stand at the end of their driveway in hopes to earn some extra money for various goals. This fun activity for youth teaches them valuable skills that they can apply to their futures. The Martinsville Youth Development Center offered this program for the first […]

Morgantown Begins Park Enhancements with CFMC Thrive Grant

The Town of Morgantown is happy to announce that we have been awarded a Thrive Grant by the Community Foundation of Morgan County, The Community Foundation is a non for profit foundation that offers grants to local communities and other nonprofit organizations in Morgan County. Their mission is to connect donors and their charitable giving […]

Thrive Grant Update – Town of Monrovia Implements New Community Message Board

In December of 2023, CFMC funded a matching Thrive grant to bring an electronic messaging board to Monrovia next to the Town of Monrovia building. The electronic messaging board went through a design phase, and the project was completed in January 2024. The electronic messaging board is intended to provide community news and information to the […]

CFMC Partners with IU Students for Morgan County County-Wide Asset Map

In 2023, a graduate class from Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs partnered with the City of Martinsville and Martinsville Chamber of Commerce on a placemaking initiative.  CFMC was blessed to attend its capstone presentation, which focused on community amenities, economic development, public art, and public image.We have since established our relationship with […]

Be your own Cupid!

February is the month of love. Supposedly, some baby in a diaper with a bow and arrow flies around and spreads love. I’ve never seen Cupid, but I do see neighbors loving neighbors in Morgan County. For example, the Mooresville and Martinsville tornadoes. Hours after those horrible tragedies occurred, residents from all over the county showed up for their […]

What is a Lilly Endowment Scholarship?

On February 7th, the Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) hosted a dinner to celebrate the 2024 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship finalists from Morgan County. Our guest speaker for the evening was a 2022 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar and Monrovia high school graduate, Sydney Schloemer.  She currently attends DePauw University in Greencastle and is a […]