Betty Ann McCullough Grants Programs

Program Summaries

1 Education Seminar and Convocation Grants Program

The Betty Ann McCullough Education Seminar and Convocation Grant, supported by a fund in the Gibson County Community Foundation, serves to provide funds to public and private schools in Gibson County for the purpose of hosting educational seminars and convocations to enhance the knowledge and skills of Gibson County educators (teachers, teacher’s aids and assistants) in science, mathematics, and language arts.

2 Enrichment Project

Grants Program

The Betty Ann McCullough Enrichment Project Grant, supported by a fund in the Gibson County Community Foundation, serves to provide funds and challenge grants to schools (including institutions of higher learning), libraries and other public education organizations based or having substantial programs in Gibson County, Indiana.

Project Areas

The grant serves to provide funds for innovative projects, programs and equipment designed to enhance, at any level of instruction, mathematics, science and language arts education opportunities for youth and adult residents of Gibson County.

3 Teaching Achievement Grants Program

The Betty Ann McCullough Teaching Achievement Grant is an award to a public school educator (teacher, teacher’s aid, assistant, or tutor) for outstanding dedication and success in improving the mathematics or language arts skills and knowledge of students in the public schools of Gibson County.

Nominations for the teaching achievement grant will be accepted from Gibson County educators and school staff and from parents of students who attend a Gibson county public school. Self-nominations will not be considered. The grant award must be used to expand or enhance the educator’s knowledge of or teaching skills in mathematics or language arts and/or to further develop and improve students’ knowledge and abilities in mathematics or language arts.

The Betty Ann McCullough Education Fund was created in 1998 in order to support educational endeavors in Gibson County. After Betty Ann McCullough’s death in 1997, friends and family created the fund in memory of Mrs. McCullough, who had be an educator for the North Gibson School Corporation for more than 40 years, had taught at Oakland City University, and was a strong supporter of education in her community. Along with a number of civic memberships, McCullough was a member of the Gibson County Community Foundation board of trustees before her death

Criteria

Nominees must be educators (teacher, teacher’s aid, assistant, or tutor) teaching at the primary or secondary school levels in any public school of Gibson County. Selection will be based on the nominee’s abilities (as demonstrated by his or her dedication, innovation or program development) to effectively reach and encourage students in the development of their mathematics or language arts skill and knowledge.

Application Deadline:

March 25, 2024, before Midnight

Grant Cycle

The requirements and instructions provided here are to be considered accurate only for the duration of this particular grant cycle, which runs from February through May. Funding requests will be accepted from February 6, 2024, through March 25, 2024. Applications submitted after the March 25, 2024, deadline will not be considered.

Eligibility

The Community Foundation welcomes funding requests from nonprofit organizations that are deemed tax-exempt under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and from governmental agencies serving the county. Funding requests from nonprofit organizations not classified as a 501(c)(3) public charity may be considered provided the project is charitable and supports a community need. In some cases, organizations without the 501(c)(3) designation may be required to obtain a fiscal sponsor.

Orientation Meeting

New prospective grant applicants are invited to schedule a meeting with Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact to receive an overview of the funding opportunity and to ask specific questions. Contact the Community Foundation to schedule an orientation meeting.

Fiscal Sponsor

Non-charitable organizations applying for a grant under the auspices of a verified 501(c)(3) public charity acting as a fiscal sponsor are required to provide a written statement signed by the fiscal sponsor’s board president confirming agreement to receive grant monies if awarded and to oversee the proposed program/project.

Review Process

The McCullough Education Committee will review applications and make its recommendations on funding to the Community Foundation Alliance Board of Directors. No lobbying or soliciting of McCullough Education Committee members will be permitted.

Award Announcement

All organizations that have submitted grant applications will be notified of the outcome of the grants committee’s deliberation in writing no later than June 1, 2024.

Supporting Documents

The following supporting documents must be electronically attached to the grant application (Microsoft Word, Excel, or PDF documents).

Current board roster with professional affiliations
Organization’s current annual operating budget (showing both expected income and expenses)
Most recent financial statement (Statement of Financial Position/Balance Sheet and a Statement of Activities/Income and Expense Summary)
Fiscal sponsor agreement letter, if applicable

Reporting Procedures

A final report at project completion may be required by organizations whose applications are approved for funding. Instructions will be provided at the time the grant is awarded through the grant agreement.