COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF MORGAN COUNTY RECEIVES $1 MILLION LILLY ENDOWMENT GIVING INDIANA FUNDS FOR TOMORROW GRANT

Morgan County, IN – The Community Foundation of Morgan County has received a matching fund grant totaling $1 million through the eighth phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s initiative, Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII). The Community Foundation of Morgan County will use the funding to build its Impact grantmaking fund. Grantmaking is a sustainable […]
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 […]
John R. Wooden Middle School Students to Pack 40,000 Meals for Morgan County Food Pantries

On Friday, March 15, 2024, approximately 150 John R. Wooden Middle School students will participate in a unique service program to fight local hunger. Through a partnership with Indianapolis non-profit Pack Away Hunger (PAH), students will experience 45 minutes nutrition & hunger education curriculum and will pack 38,000 meals for Morgan County food pantries. “Our […]
Capacity Grants Are Open!

The Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) utilizes its unrestricted grant dollars to support the capacity of local nonprofits. Capacity grants are for nonprofits looking for a small financial hand-up to become more efficient and effective. Capacity grants allow tax-exempt organizations to be more efficient and effective with their current services. Awards should be used […]