Applications now open for Monroe County’s 2020 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Interested high school seniors have until Monday, August 26, to submit their applications to be considered for the scholarship program.
20 Monroe County students awarded Community Foundation scholarships this year
🎓We’re proud to share that 20 high school and college students in Monroe County have been awarded Community Foundation scholarships this year!
Levi Burdine awarded 2019 Carl Deal, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Levi Burdine, a senior at Bloomington High School South, has been awarded the 2019 Carl Deal, Jr. Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2,000.
Ellie Nieman awarded 2019 Pi Beta Phi Betty Burnett Welke Scholarship
Eleanor Nieman has been awarded the 2019 Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club Betty Burnett Welke Scholarship through the Community Foundation.
Community Foundation receives $13,500 grant from Duke Energy to support early literacy in Monroe County
The grant will provide books for children at wellness checks through IU Riley Physicians pediatric offices in Monroe County.
Monroe County Quality of Place and Workforce Attraction Plan now available
The Monroe County Quality of Place and Workforce Attraction Plan is now available for viewing. The plan was developed through the Regional Opportunity Initiatives (ROI)Ready Communities Planning Grant to advance quality of place and workforce attraction strategies in the Indiana Uplands region. ROI has opened up applications for its first round of Ready Communities Implementation Grants .. read more
Author Solutions book to benefit Community Foundation
In 2018, Author Solutions, LLC, employees worked together to publish “Btown: A Day with Hoagy and Lemon Limestone” as a way to celebrate Bloomington’s Bicentennial and give back to the community. The book’s title characters explore significant Bloomington landscapes and monuments. Author Solutions selected the Community Foundation as the beneficiary of book sales during Bloomington’s .. read more
Community Foundation receives $1 million matching fund grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
The Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County (CFBMC) has received a grant of $1 million as part of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s seventh phase of its Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) initiative.
Applications open for 2019 scholarships
Scholarship season is in the air! Five Community Foundation scholarships have upcoming application deadlines!
Community Foundation receives early childhood education grants totaling $247,858
The Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County (CFBMC) is a recipient of two early childhood education capacity-building grants: $215,858.40 from the Indiana Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning (OECOSL) and $32,000 from Early Learning Indiana.
