Community Grants, Spring 2024
The Community Grants Committee, headed by Andrea Bishop, selected these organizations for its second round of community grants for the 2023 - '24 program year:
- Isabel's House: Amazon Fire tablets for kids, $1,250
- Girls on the Run: 6 girls' memberships, $1,250
- Lutheran Family and Children's Services: children's mental health therapy supplies, including games, books, and art supplies, $1,250
- Big Brothers Big Sisters: funding for its Match program activities (examples from past activities include entrance to Wonders of Wildlife, arts programs/exhibits, and culinary classes), $1,250
The funds for these grants come from club members' dues. For several years, the club's annual budgets have included $10,000 for community grants. Starting with the 2024 - '25 program year, these funds will be supplemented by earnings from the Springfield Southeast Rotary Club Endowment.
Community Grants, Fall 2023
Here are the grants that the Community Grants Committee approved in the Fall of 2023. The funds come from members' dues.
The Committee makes two rounds of grants in each Rotary program year.
- Ozarks Literacy Council: $1,000 for preschool reading program books
- On Angels Wings: $1,000 for a recipient family testimonial video
- Junior League of Springfield: $1,000 to underwrite changes to its Plaid Door funding source
- Foundation for Springfield Public Schools: $1,000 for the Wilder Elementary Wild About Books program
- Good Dads: $1,000 for its Strong School program for supplies and curriculum development
The Committee makes two rounds of grants in each Rotary program year.