No one can predict how the budget-trimming efforts in Washington will play out, but one thing is certain—painful cuts to charitable organizations are inevitable. Community-based agencies, already struggling to do more with less, face the challenge of finding new means of support to make up for decreases in federal funds and dips in private donations.

Old National Bank is accepting beneficiary applications for the second annual 100 Men Who Cook fundraiser in Muncie. Presented and brought to the community by Old National Bank, the goal of the “100 Men Who Cook” event is to raise as much money as possible for one local non-profit organization.

Ball Brothers Foundation has updated the grant guidelines for 2011. Letters of Inquiry for Cycle I will be accepted from January 4, 2011 until February 15, 2011. Guidelines can be viewed at /upload/assets/2011/bbf grant guidelines 2011.pdf

Ball Brothers Foundation grantee College Mentors for Kids is now accepting nominations for the 2nd Annual Inspire Awards. The Inspire Awards celebrate the efforts of seven individuals and one organization for mentoring, which have inspired excellence in the workplace or the community.

$5 million gift from John W. Fisher and other additions strengthen the private family foundation’s commitment to building community

Ruth Crocker’s biography about Olivia Sage is an examination of the subject’s life, a woman’s place in the world around the start of the twentieth century, charity and philanthropy. The book reviews Sage’s life stages and interests while allowing a look at the complex recipes that form her charitable and philanthropic endeavors.

Ball Brothers Foundation has announced the release of its latest Grant Guidelines. The new guidelines, available at www.ballfdn.org, will be utilized for the 2010 granting cycles.

Ball Brothers Foundation announced today that John W. Fisher, 93, died on Sunday morning, June 28, 2009, after battling leukemia. Fisher guided many organizations over the years, including Ball Brothers Foundation for the last decade as its chairman and president.

In an effort to streamline the application process Ball Brothers Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of an online application to their website.

Ball Brothers Foundation has announced the approval of grants resulting from its second and final grant cycle of the year to several organizations throughout Indiana. The majority of the grants will be distributed to organizations for local efforts while a select few grants were directed to groups with efforts outside the East Central Indiana region.

In an effort to streamline the grant application process Ball Brothers Foundation is in the process of revising the Grant Guidelines. The new guidelines will be made available in early January 2009. Please check back then for updated information.

Rich Spisak, senior development officer at Ball State University and a long-time Muncie resident, will join the staff at Ball Brothers Foundation effective Feb. 11. Spisak’s appointment culminates a statewide search, according to Jud Fisher, executive director and chief operating officer of the 82-year-old private foundation.