Ball Brothers grants strengthen, enrich community assets
Projects to revitalize Muncie’s downtown neighborhoods and expand Delaware County’s recreation opportunities received $550,000 in support recently as Ball Brothers Foundation announced its Cycle II grant allocations.
Foundation Seeks Qualified Individual to Fill Program Officer Position
Ball Brothers Foundation seeks an experienced professional to join the Foundation as a Program Officer.
$1 million grant supports Cardinal Commitment
Efforts to upgrade Ball State’s athletic facilities received a million-dollar boost recently when Ball Brothers Foundation announced recipients of its Cycle I grants program. More than 50 nonprofit organizations shared in awards totaling over $6 million.
Yorktown educator earns ‘Excellence in Teaching Award’
Holly Stachler, a first grade educator at Pleasant View Elementary School, Yorktown, has earned Ball Brothers Foundation’s first Excellence in Teaching Award, an honor that includes a $15,000 grant to her school.
Panel to select finalists for BBF outstanding educator award
Ball Brothers Foundation has announced the five-member panel that will select finalists for the foundation’s first “Excellence in Teaching Award.”
Ball Brothers Foundation grants support Ross Community Center and Appletree YMCA Child Development Center’s “Forest Kindergarten”, among others
Ball Brothers Foundation awarded over 40 grants to organizations as part of its Cycle II grant period and other grant programs. The grants were approved at the foundation’s October board meeting.
Ball Brothers Foundation creates $15,000 ‘Excellence in Teaching’ award
Ball Brothers Foundation is establishing an Excellence in Teaching Award that annually will recognize the work of an outstanding and innovative Delaware County public school educator.
Ball Family Remarks on 75th Anniversary of Beneficence
It is an honor to be here today to represent my family for this historic occasion. As the president of the Ball Brothers Foundation and the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, this is a particularly meaningful day.
BBF stays on track with its Quality of Place and Workforce Development Initiatives
Ball Brothers Foundation awarded over 50 grants to various organizations during its first grant making period of the year. The grants were approved at the foundation’s May board meeting. Several grants were delivered in support of Muncie Action Plan initiatives.
FISHER GOVERNANCE AWARD NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Ball Brothers Foundation is currently accepting nominations for the 2012 John W. and Janice B. Fisher Governance Award. The Award is given each year to recognize the important role that individual board members play in the governance of nonprofit organizations in Muncie/Delaware County.
BBF pledges $50,000 to American Red Cross
Ball Brothers Foundation announced that it will make a grant of $50,000 to the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis. The emergency grant will support the Red Cross’ work to help the people affected by the recent tornados in Southern Indiana.
2011 Annual Report
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.
BBF continues to support community as it reaches 85 years of existence
Ball Brothers Foundation, which turns 85 on November 19th, awarded over 30 grants to various organizations during its second and final grant making period of the year. The grants were approved at the foundation’s October board meeting. Several grants were delivered in support of Muncie Action Plan Initiatives.
Fisher Governance Award Winner Selected
Ball Brothers Foundation has selected Teresa Willman, board president of Cardinal Greenway, Inc., as the first recipient of the John W. and Janice B. Fisher Governance Award. The award, given annually, recognizes the outstanding service of a board member to a Delaware County nonprofit organization.
BBF announces innovative new award
Muncie and Delaware County nonprofits will have a chance to receive an additional award from Ball Brothers Foundation this fall. The foundation announced that the “John W. & Janice B. Fisher Governance Award” was developed to bring attention to – and celebrate – nonprofits that concentrate on strong board governance.
Ball Brothers Foundation ramps up visibility and clarifies mission
No one can predict how the budget-trimming efforts in Washington will play out, but one thing is certain—painful cuts to charitable organizations are inevitable. Community-based agencies, already struggling to do more with less, face the challenge of finding new means of support to make up for decreases in federal funds and dips in private donations.
Old National Bank Accepting Applications from Community Organizations for 100 Men Who Cook
Old National Bank is accepting beneficiary applications for the second annual 100 Men Who Cook fundraiser in Muncie. Presented and brought to the community by Old National Bank, the goal of the “100 Men Who Cook” event is to raise as much money as possible for one local non-profit organization.
2010 Annual Report
As Ball Brothers Foundation prepares to mark another anniversary, we have a heightened awareness of our unfinished business. BBF’s founders wisely set an ambitious goal back in 1926—to improve the quality of life in their service area through philanthropy and leadership. They generously provided both, and consequently accomplished much. Today, 85 years later, their mission is more relevant than ever, and their work goes on. The foundation they created with a gift from Edmund Ball’s estate is now among Indiana’s oldest philanthropies run by the family whose name it bears. That’s a distinction we’re proud to claim and plan to keep.
2011 GRANT GUIDELINES NOW AVAILABLE
Ball Brothers Foundation has updated the grant guidelines for 2011. Letters of Inquiry for Cycle I will be accepted from January 4, 2011 until February 15, 2011. Guidelines can be viewed at /upload/assets/2011/bbf grant guidelines 2011.pdf