The COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region has awarded a twelfth round of allocations, granting more than $300,000 to twelve of the thirteen nonprofit applicants. In total, the Response Fund has distributed more than $2.6 million to nonprofits in our five-county region who are responding to critical needs related to the pandemic and our region’s recovery.
This round of allocations will help provide funding for food pantries, social/emotional learning resources for students, basic necessities for homeless youth, nutritional food service for underserved breast cancer patients, mental health services, and operational deficits due to cancelled fundraising events.
As part of round twelve, the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana was awarded $150,000 to continue its outreach programs to vulnerable and at-risk students, both properly distanced and virtually. Due to the pandemic, the Y has experienced significant decreases in membership and event revenue, which has resulted in an operational deficit for the program. The organization is not eligible for a second round of the Paycheck Protection Program.
A revised application that incorporates new criteria for funding recovery and restoration initiatives was released in December. Nonprofit agencies are encouraged to continue to apply and requests will be evaluated on relief, recovery, and restoration criteria. The application can be found at www.covidresponsefund.com.
Twelfth Round Funding Recipients:
Organization: At the Cross Mission – Mt. Vernon, Indiana Awarded $12,500
Organization: Children’s Center for Dance Education – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $1,450
Organization: EVSC Foundation – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $19,925
Organization: Foster Care in the US, Inc. – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $20,000
Organization: Hemenway Memorial Presbyterian – Boonville, Indiana Awarded $29,500
Organization: Henager Family Museum – Buckskin, Indiana Awarded $15,000
Organization: Indiana Black Expo – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $5,000
Organization: Indiana Women in Need Foundation, Inc. – Indianapolis, Indiana Awarded $6,540
Organization: YMCA of Southwestern Indiana, Inc. – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $150,000
Organization: Ivy Tech Foundation, Inc. – Evansville, Indiana Awarded $5,846
Organization: The Way of Rockport, Indiana – Rockport, Indiana Awarded $17,300
Organization: Trinity United Methodist Church – Oakland City, Indiana Awarded $25,000
Donations to the fund may be made by debit/credit card or PayPal at covidresponsefund.com. Checks will also be accepted at all Old National Bank and Heritage Federal Credit Union branches. Checks should be made payable to United Way of Southwestern Indiana and all donations should reference “COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region (or GERF)” in the memo. Contributions may also be mailed to: United Way of Southwestern Indiana, 318 Main Street, Suite 504, Evansville, IN 47708. For stock or ACH transactions, please call 812-421-7476.
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