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For Immediate Release - March 12, 2009
Contact: Cathy Nestlen
405/606-2913 or c.nestlen@occf.org
Oklahoma City Community Foundation awards $74,310 in Grants
March 12, 2009 – At its February meeting, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation Board of Trustees approved $54,310 in community program grants to 11 metropolitan area charitable organizations and a $20,000 grant to the Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network.
“We are fortunate to have loyal donors who consistently support our charitable organizations,” says Nancy B. Anthony, Oklahoma City Community Foundation Executive Director. “Their generosity enables us to provide growth and assistance to numerous organizations in the community.”
The Oklahoma City Community Foundation accepts applications from charitable organizations for grants in the following focus areas:
- The Margaret Annis Boys Trust/Parks & Public Spaces Initiative is a fund established by the estate of a lifelong Oklahoma resident who had a deep appreciation for Oklahoma native trees and flowers. Grants from this fund support beautification projects for public parks, medians and other public lands in Oklahoma County. Next Grant Deadline: April 1, 2009
- The Capacity Building Program awards grants to assist charitable organizations implement good planning and quality management. Grants are awarded to charitable organizations with permanent endowment funds at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation for programs, services or equipment designed to increase the organizations’ management efficiency and their capacity to provide service. Next Grant Deadline: April 1, 2009
- Literacy is for Everyone (LIFE) seeks to assist organizations in providing opportunities for all children and adults to read, write and speak English at a functional level. This program provides support for new or existing literacy programs for training, materials, awareness building and administrative support to improve the quality and the capacity of their existing programs to serve more learners. Next Grant Deadline: April 1, 2009
The grant guidelines and application forms are accessible at www.occf.org under Community Programs & Grants. Below is a summary of the grants awarded to the 12 organizations in February. Grants are listed under the corresponding focus area:
Margaret Annis Boys Trust (total of $34,310 awarded):
- Lincoln Terrace Neighborhood Association -- $11,300 for trees and shrubs on the Lindsey Boulevard median.
- Friends of 10th Street Association -- $7,560 to install 27 trees in four Oklahoma City parks along the 10th Street corridor.
- Paseo Artist Association -- $5,200 for planting and irrigation of the Paseo Arts District park located at Northwest 29th Street and Dewey Avenue.
- Mount St. Mary High School - $10,250 for trees to be planted around the perimeter of the campus.
Capacity Building (total of $20,000 awarded):
- Neighborhood Alliance -- $4,000 for board fundraising training.
- Heartline – up to $2,500 with an equal match to send development staff to fundraising school.
- Oklahoma Brain Tumor Foundation -- $2,500 for a strategic planning process and written plan for the organization.
- Skyline Urban Ministry – up to $4,000 for management consulting, board training and planning.
- Cimarron Alliance -- $2,500 for board training of governance and fundraising.
- Oklahoma Community Theatre -- $1,500 for a consultant to assist with administrative infrastructure issues.
- Scope Ministries -- $3,000 for board development and planning activities.
In addition, the Trustees approved the following grant:
- Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network -- $20,000 to support training programs for high school guidance counselors during February and June of 2009.
The Central Oklahoma Guidance Counselor Network was formed by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation’s Trustee Scholarship Initiative to offer training and support for the high school counselors who provide college guidance at 48 public and independent high schools in Central Oklahoma. Through workshops and visits to college campuses, the network is an important resource for the counselors.
The Oklahoma City Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charity established in 1969 and is one of the top 25 community foundations in the country. Governed by a 15-member Board of Trustees, its mission is to help donors meet the charitable needs of the community through the development and administration of permanent endowment funds for charitable organizations, scholarships and other charities.
For more information about the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, please visit www.occf.org.
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