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For Immediate Release -- Mar 14, 2005
Grants include beautification projects in Bethany and Yukon; targeted programming for Urban League and funding to provide speaker for free public presentation
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- Oklahoma City, OK – At its February quarterly meeting, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation Board of Trustees approved $99,307 in community program grants to 17 metropolitan area nonprofit organizations.
“Since 1969, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation has served as a strong resource for nonprofit organizations in the area and we are pleased that these grants will assist these 18 organizations and the communities they serve,” says Nancy B. Anthony, Oklahoma City Community Foundation Executive Director. “It is important to remember that these grants would not be possible without the thousands of donors who have contributed to permanent endowment funds at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation over the past 35 years.”
The Oklahoma City Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charity established in 1969 with the mission of helping donors meet the charitable needs of the community through the development and administration of permanent endowment funds for nonprofit organizations, scholarships and other charitable causes. Each quarter, the Oklahoma City Community Foundation accepts applications from nonprofit organizations for grants in three focus areas:
• The Margaret Annis Boys Trust is a fund established by the estate of a lifelong 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: October 1, 2005
• The Agency Capacity Building Program awards grants to assist nonprofit organizations implement good planning and quality management. Grants are awarded to nonprofit 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: October 1, 2005
• The Fund for Oklahoma City helps the community meet changing needs. Grants target strong and established nonprofit organizations expanding services and programs. Grant requests are accepted from any 501(c)(3) organization in the Oklahoma City area. Next Grant Deadline: October 1, 2005
The grant guidelines and application forms are accessible at www.occf.org under Community Programs & Grants. For more information, contact Gayle Farley at 405/235-5603 or g.farley@occf.org. Below is a summary of the grants approved in November. Grants are listed under the corresponding focus area:
Agency Capacity Building (total of $34,400 awarded
•Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. -- $5,000 for an all-inclusive strategic planning retreat to develop a three-five year long-range plan.
•Positive Tomorrows -- $2,500 for the purchase of donor management software.
•Jewish Federation of Oklahoma City -- $3,000 for the purchase of donor management software.
•Oklahoma Children’s Theatre -- $3,000 for assistance in customizing a database for specific needs of the organization.
•Center for Nonprofits -- $2,000 to hire a consultant to facilitate the development of a comprehensive development plan.
•Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City -- $2,000 to develop, design and print a new marketing brochure.
•Heartline -- $2,500 to produce public service announcements and design and print posters to reflect the organizational name change (formerly Contact).
•Preservation Oklahoma -- $2,900 to develop a web site.
•Girl Scouts/Red Lands Council -- $3,000 to redesign the organization’s web site.
•Arts Council of Oklahoma City -- $5,000 to conduct an Arts Festival audience survey.
•Consumer Credit Counseling -- $3,500 to purchase a laptop computer and LCD projector to be used for educational presentations to the public.
Margaret Annis Boys Trust (total of $28,412 awarded
•Lakeaire Neighborhood Association -- $7,700 to landscape the frontage on North MacArthur between N.W. 85th and N.W. 91st streets.
•City of Bethany -- $7,500 for phase two of a landscaping improvement plan for N.W. 39th Street medians from Lake Overholser east to Council Road.
•City of Yukon -- $10,212 for the planting of major flower beds in Chisholm Park. This grant will be awarded through the Parks and Public Spaces Initiative.
•Arcadia Historical Preservation Society -- $3,000 for historically appropriate plantings around the Arcadia Round Barn.
Fund for Oklahoma City (total of $31,495.90 awarded
•Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City -- $10,716 to provide repairs to the gym facility and a free basketball camp in July 2005 for first and fourth grade youth primarily in northeast Oklahoma City.
•The Miracle League -- $5,779.90 for equipment (batting helmets, specialized balls, hats, gloves, pitching machines, sound equipment and uniforms.
•INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center Foundation/James. L. Hall Center for Mind, Body and Spirit -- $15,000 to bring Rabbi Harold Kushner to Oklahoma City for a free public presentation on April 13, 2005.
In addition, the Trustees approved funding for the following grant:
•Central Oklahoma Association for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing -- $5,000 to provide fees for a consultant, interpreters and meeting activities for strategic planning.
The Oklahoma City Community Foundation is a nonprofit public charitable organization that manages more than $450 million in assets and is one of the largest 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 nonprofit organizations, scholarships and other charities. For more information about the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, please visit www.occf.org.
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