2011 Annual Report

The Ripple Effect

At Ball Brothers Foundation we believe that a ripple can become a groundswell and over time can touch off a wave of change. This concept was passed down by our founders and influenced our board’s decision to focus part of its recent grant-making activity on what we call our “Quality of Place” initiative. Simply put, we believe that if we support stabilization and renewal within downtown Muncie and its adjacent neighborhoods, positive growth will spread from the city’s core to the community at large. Like a ripple, one success will lead to another and create a groundswell of commercial, educational, recreational and residential opportunities.