GREAT NEWS!The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. and its partners in the Montgomery County Arts & Culture Initiative have received a grant from The William Penn Foundation to research the assets and needs of the broad community in the area of Arts & Culture and to develop a county-wide plan resulting in a shared county-wide vision for cultural development goals and strategies.
The Foundation and its partners (Montgomery County, The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and Abington Art Center) are seeking additional donations. The balance needed is $50,000.00. If interested in supporting this project, please call the Foundation at 610-313-9836.
ARTS & CULTURE FUNDThe Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. has established an Arts & Culture Fund. The intention of the Foundation is to seek donors to assist in growing the fund. It is hoped that eventually the fund will grow to a size that will generate funds specifically for arts and culture organizations.
The Foundation and its Board felt that arts and culture organizations are especially hard hit in difficult economic times. Human Services organizations receive priority in general distributions. The arts and culture organizations contribute to the well-being of our communities and add to the viability of a community through its employee impact. Through the growth of a permanent endowment it is hoped that eventually there will be a source of funds dedicated to the arts.
INFOLINKPA LINKED TO LIVE CALL CENTERInfolinkpa links up with a live call center and changes its name to
www.211sepa.org. The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce the successful development and implementation of a regional web based resource directory. Infolinkpa has now grown to serve countless families and individuals and is now connected to a live call center. You can now access information about Health and Human Services programs in the five county region in two ways: dial 211 or go online to
www.211sepa.org.
The Foundation is proud to have developed this service with the collaboration and funding from The North Penn Community Health Foundation and many others. See the website for additional supporters.
NORRISTOWN ADVOCACY GROUP ON HUNGERThe Foundation continues to participate in the gathering of churches, volunteers, food cupboards and agencies servicing people in need of food as they determine together the needs of the Norristown community. The group has provided several conferences for the community and professionals in the field to learn more about what exists in the way of services and what the needs might be. An open exchange of how they might collaborate with one another takes place at each of the meetings. All of which are intended to provide enhanced service to those who benefit from the food.
The group is in the process of defining its mission, researching what each group is doing and what their individual needs are, and visiting with other groups that may be working in other communities to the same end.
The Montgomery County Foundation shares the commitment to serving those in need of food and nutrition support with increasing effectiveness and care.
The Foundation also maintains a Hunger & Homeless Fund which seeks donations of any size. The permanent endowment fund seeks to grow the assets in the fund in order to provide meaningful funding to organizations providing such services to the Montgomery County community.
Send your donations made out to: The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc., 2 West Lafayette Street, Suite 120, Norristown, PA 19401. Please include Hunger & Homeless Fund on the memo line or attach a note indicating the fund as recipient of your donation.
SHIRLEY SCHRIFTMAN FUND FOR ANIMALSThe Foundation welcomes the Shirley Schriftman Fund for Animals established to honor the memory of Shirley Schriftman. This fund will continue her legacy as a person with a deep concern about the welfare of animals. There were so many achievements and so many interests to which she made commitments. This permanent endowment fund will further just one of the important causes in her life. Ross Schriftman, her devoted son, has established this Donor Advised Fund.
The Fund gave grants to three organizations this year: Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals, Main Line Animal Rescue, Inc. and Spay and Save, Inc.
Pictured from L to R: Virginia Frantz, President & CEO of The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc., Inc.; Jodi Button, Executive Director of Francisvale Home for Smaller Animals; Ross Schriftman, Shirley Schriftman Fund for Animals.
Pictured from L to R: Virginia Frantz, President & CEO of The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc.; Lauren Christiansen, Development Director of Main Line Animal Rescue, Inc.; Ross Schriftman, Shirley Schriftman Fund for Animals; Chris Daniels, President of Spay & Save, Inc.
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JOE ST. PEDRO MAKES DONATION TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FOUNDATION, INC.
Virginia Frantz, President and CEO of The Montgomery County
Foundation, Inc. receives donation from Joseph St. Pedro of St. Pedro
and Associates. Mr. St. Pedro, Supervisor of Limerick Township, donated
his salary as Supervisor to the Foundation which serves Montgomery
County and surrounding communities providing grants and other support
to non-profits as well as assisting donors to leave a legacy while
achieving their Philanthropic goals.
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ARTS and CULTURE SUMMITThe Montgomery County Foundation, Inc., the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and Montgomery County collaborated as conveners for this Summit held on July 30, 2010. TD Bank, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, The Montgomery County Community College and The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. were sponsors of the event.
This event was highly successful and well attended. Many community members and organizations are deeply concerned about the well-being of the arts and culture in Montgomery County.
This community foundation will continue with the efforts to accomplish the goals established at the Summit and to raise funds for the Arts and Culture Fund.
Send your donations made out to: The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc., 2 West Lafayette Street, Suite 120, Norristown, PA 19401. Please include Arts & Culture Fund on the memo line or attach a note indicating the fund as recipient of your donation.
The following link will take you to another web site, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Web Site, where you will access the reports from the summit.
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| Community Music School receives a Grant from The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. Pictured from L to R: Virginia Frantz, President & CEO of The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc.; Edwina French, Executive Director of Community Music School; Marsha Bolden, Esq, Grantmaking Committee; John Webber, Chair of Grantmaking Committee; Muriel Anderson, Grantmaking Committee. |
Encore Experiences at Harleysville accepts a grant from The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. Pictured from L to R: Virginia Frantz, President & CEO of The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc.; Mary Metz, Board Member at Encore Experiences at Harleysville; Marsha Bolden, Esq, Grantmaking Committee; John Webber, Chair of Grantmaking Committee; Muriel Anderson, Grantmaking Committee. |
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| Interfaith Hospitality Network of the Main Line is presented a grant from The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. Pictured from L to R: Virginia Frantz, President & CEO of The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc.; Sue White-Herchek, Executive Director of Interfaith Hospitality Network of the Main Line; Marsha Bolden, Esq, Grantmaking Committee; John Webber, Chair of Grantmaking Committee; Muriel Anderson, Grantmaking Committee. | Montgomery County OIC accepts a grant from The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. Pictured from L to R: Virginia Frantz, President & CEO of The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc.; M. Lana Shells, Administrator of Montgomery County OIC;Denise Ashe, President/CEO of Montgomery County OIC; Marsha Bolden, Esq, Grantmaking Committee; John Webber, Chair of Grantmaking Committee; Muriel Anderson, Grantmaking Committee.
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| North Wales Area Library receives a grant from The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. Pictured from L to R: Kirk Field and Jayne Blackledge, Director of North Wales Area Library; Virginia Frantz, President & CEO of The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc.; Marsha Bolden, Esq, Grantmaking Committee; John Webber, Chair of Grantmaking Committee; Muriel Anderson, Grantmaking Committee. |
Theatre Horizon is presented a grant from The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. Pictured from L to R: Virginia Frantz, President & CEO of The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc.; Erin Reilly, Artistic Director of Theatre Horizon; Marsha Bolden, Esq, Grantmaking Committee; John Webber, Chair of Grantmaking Committee; Muriel Anderson, Grantmaking Committee. |
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The Foundation provides capacity building grants to enhance the non-profit organizations' capacity to deliver services. The Foundation is a community foundation that assists donors to establish endowment funds which in turn help to provide grants to the non-profits and to seek solutions for community issues.
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PHILANTHROPY AND THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS
The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. has been affected by the economic crisis as has every non-profit that is working in the community. The Foundation is redoubling its efforts to encourage philanthropy. We encourage volunteers, donors, and friends of the Foundation to help open doors and introduce potential supporters to the Foundation.
We ask the donors to explore making challenge or matching gifts to stimulate giving from others and multiply the impact of their gifts. We ask donors to share the latest philanthropic information with friends and colleagues who may not have considered giving. It is more important than ever to assist in strengthening the community.
We ask donors to explore supporting the Foundation's initiatives that support the public and the non-profit community like the Arts & Culture Initiative project, which is a collaborative effort to create a shared county-wide vision that will result in a Development Plan for the future.
The Civic Engagement Project is also an initiative that will provide people 55 years of age and better with opportunities to continue to use their skills in the non-profit communities or the public arena. Both these projects have some grant support but must raise matching dollars from the community in order to achieve their goals.
We will continue to work to increase the visibility of the Foundation and its programs to be ready to assist new donors and current donors in their efforts to achieve their Philanthropic goals.
Remember that The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. can assist donors to achieve their philanthropic goals through planned gifts, wills and bequest, gifts of property and insurance, IRA transfers and permanent endowments. Call 610-313-9826 for detailed information.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteers needed to assist the Foundation with marketing, clerical, data entry and other projects. Please call Ellie at 610-313-9836.
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