Arts Grants Available
 

Arts organizations in the greater Middletown area are encouraged to apply later this month for grants from two funds of the Middletown Community Foundation.

The David A. and Carole R. Schul Fund for the Arts will award one grant of $1,000 to a local charity for a project in the field of performing arts (such as dance, music or drama) or fine arts (such as painting or sculpture).

The Laura Lou Neuenswander Fund for the Performing Arts will award one grant of $500 to a local charity for a project in the field of performing arts.

Grants may be used for education, presentation, competition or similar programs. Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, governmental entities, schools or religious institutions, and the programs offered must benefit the general public in the Middletown area.

A letter should be submitted to the Middletown Community Foundation noting for which of the two funds the organization is applying, detailing the project and including a budget showing all expenses and sources of other revenue. The letter may be e-mailed to info@mcfoundation.org, faxed to 513-424-7555 or mailed to 36 Donham Plaza, Middletown, OH 45042. All requests are due in the Foundation’s office no later than 5 p.m. June 30.

Middletown Community Foundation works to improve the lives of those in the greater Middletown area by serving as a permanent source of funding for projects to benefit the community. Founded in 1976 as part of the United Way, the Community Foundation became an independent organization in 1986 and over the past 32 years has distributed tens of millions of dollars to charitable organizations in the area, with more than $20 million granted out in the past 10 years alone. It operates a regular grants cycle for local nonprofit organizations which accepts applications year-round in addition to special projects such as these grants for the arts.