Trumpet player Gregg Mendel, 2015 winner of the Vaughn Wiester Music Scholarship, will be featured at the sixth annual scholarship benefit concert by Vaughn Wiester’s Famous Jazz Orchestra April 16 in the Knox County Memorial Theater. Admission to the 7:30 p.m. concert is free to the public on a first-come basis until the auditorium’s capacity…
Submissions will be accepted through April 15, 2016, at the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County for the Fifth Annual Vaughn Wiester Music Scholarship. Any graduating high school senior residing in Knox County, who intends to continue the study of music at the college level, may apply for the $2,500 scholarship. Preference will…
The Universal Scholarship Application for both traditional and non-traditional students is now available on the Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County website www.knoxcf.org. The 2016 submission deadline is March 1, and all scholarship announcements will be made in May. Traditional students include those who are enrolled, or will enroll, in college within two…
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 Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, and the application is available for easy download under the Youth Philanthropy tab at www.knoxcf.org…
The 2015 Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County Scholarship Program is officially underway with the release of a redesigned and streamlined “Universal Application,” for both traditional and non-traditional students. In 2014 more than $680,000 in college scholarship assistance was awarded by the Community Foundation, and that amount is expected to be exceeded in…
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…