MOUNT VERNON – Small grants will be a bit larger, and large grants will be available later in the calendar year, under new guidelines being put in place for 2015 by the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County. Executive Director Sam Barone said these first major changes in foundation grantmaking guidelines in…
The Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) of the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County is inviting applications for youth-centered programs and projects in Knox County. The deadline for submitting the two-page application for funding is Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, and the application is available for easy download under the Youth Philanthropy tab at www.knoxcf.org…
Applications are now being accepted for the Aug. 9 Nick Gaumer Scholarship Fund 5K Run/Walk. The annual fundraiser in honor of the former Fredericktown cross country scholar-athlete is scheduled for an 8:30 a.m. start from the Station Break Senior Center at 150 Howard St. in Mount Vernon. Day of the event registration begins at 7:15…
Community Foundation Executive Director Sam Barone has announced that applications for both the Traditional Student Scholarship Program and the Special Scholarship Program are available now on this website by clicking this link. The deadline for Traditional Scholarship Applications is February 18, while Special Scholarship deadlines vary according to the scholarship sought. The Foundation cautions scholarship…
Due to the extreme weather that has closed schools and disrupted business at many local agencies, the Youth Philanthropy Initiative of the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County has extended its grant application one week to Monday, January 13. Grants of up to $2,000 for youth-oriented programs and projects are available to schools…
As the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County prepares to observe National Philanthropy Month in November, it invites you to review an on-line version of the annual report for its 68th year of operation. The publication includes a synopsis of its recently completed audit of operations, and detailed contribution, distribution, and market…
Online contributions to any of the more than 300 Community Foundation of Mount Vernon &Knox County’s component funds is nor available through a secure gateway provided by the Network for Good. Donors my use a wide array of popular credit cards or their Paypal account to easily confirm a contribution of as little as…
The pace of demolition is quickening at the former Pittsburgh Plate Glass plant adjacent to Foundation Park in Mount Vernon. This week the majority of the original manufacturing structure on the site was razed, except for parts of the southern wall and an attached brick structure that will be integrated into the new parkscape. Project manager…
It was a musical homecoming of sorts, Saturday night in the Memorial Theater, for Mount Vernon native Vaughn Wiester who once again brought his Famous Jazz orchestra to town for a concert to raise funds for the Community Foundation music scholarship in his honor. The homecoming was accentuated by the stage appearance of this year’s…
Thanks to a new partnership between the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County and Girl Scouts of Ohio’s Heartland Council, Camp Cornish, a 66-year-old Knox County campground, will re-open beginning in April. The Foundation and Ohio’s Heartland Council finalized a purchase agreement Friday, March 15 that preserves Camp Cornish for Girl Scout use.…