CFMJC COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant Program Update

$66,200 awarded to nonprofit organizations responding to the Jefferson County COVID-19 pandemic.

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(Madison, Ind.) - The Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County’s (CFMJC) Rapid Response Grant Program awarded $66,200 to nonprofit organizations serving the residents of Jefferson County, Indiana. This grant program was designed to address the immediate needs of nonprofit organizations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and funded by the Disaster Relief Fund at the Community Foundation. Grants provided care packages, personal protection equipment (PPE), rent assistance, and covered the basic needs of Jefferson County residents, to name a few.

“We are incredibly grateful to all who donated to the Disaster Relief Fund during these unprecedented economic times,” said CFMJC President & CEO Bill Barnes. “We’d especially like to thank First Financial Foundation for being a major supporter of our Rapid Response Grant Program with their $15,000 gift.”

CFMJC would also like to thank the following donors for their contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund:

• Jarrett Boyd
• Michael & Kate Brown
• David & Rena Caldwell
• Paul & Cherri Cronen
• Friends of Julie Berry
• German American Bank
• Dianne Hill Chris & Karol Kirk
• Fred & Judy Koehler
• Kim Kreuzburg
• Meg Perry
• Evelyn Wheeler

Organizations that received Rapid Response Grants include:

• Big Brothers/Big Sisters
• City of Madison Police Department
• Developmental Services, Inc.
• Girls Inc. of Jefferson County
• Historic Madison, Inc.
• Hope Community
• Ivy Tech Community College
• Jefferson County Public Library
• Jefferson County Transitional Services / Ruth Haven
• Jefferson County Youth Shelter
• King’s Daughters’ Health
• Lide White Memorial Boys and Girls Club
• Madison Main Street Program
• Safe Passage
• The Salvation Army
• Southeastern Indiana Voices for Children, Inc.
• Southwestern Jefferson County School Corp.
• Venture Out Business Center

Established in 1991 by a group of local volunteers, the Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County fulfills the mission of building a strong, vibrant community by helping donors provide perpetual funding for the people, projects, and passions of Jefferson County.

For more information about the Community Foundation and its programs, contact Bill Barnes at 812-265-3327 or email bill@cfmjc.org.