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 […]
Community Foundation of Morgan County Awards $5,000 to Youth First Gift to Provide Mental Health Support for Morgan County Youth
The Community Foundation of Morgan County (CFMC) is investing in K-12 youth with a $5,000 grant award presented to Youth First, Inc. The grant will allow for mental health support through school social work services available to approximately 3,900 students in selected Martinsville and Mooresville schools, including Bell Intermediate Academy, Martinsville High School, Paul Hadley […]
Insider’s Look: Meet our director Meet Rich Myers
Q: What’s your background/ affiliation with Morgan County? Did you grow up here? Are you a transplant and if so, what brought you to Morgan County? A: I am a lifelong resident of Morgan County having grown up in the western part of the county, near Eminence, where I still reside with my wife Karen […]
Empowering Morgan County Non-Profits with Recent Grant Writing Workshops
CFMC works hard to address our communities’ greatest needs. We take pride in serving alongside our nonprofits, local government organizations, and staying involved at a grass root level within our smaller communities. It’s simple, you speak, we listen! Based on annual feedback, CFMC works to host capacity training opportunities to uplift and empower our local […]