FISHER GOVERNANCE AWARD NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Ball Brothers Foundation is currently accepting nominations for the 2012 John W. and Janice B. Fisher Governance Award. The Award is given each year to recognize the important role that individual board members play in the governance of nonprofit organizations in Muncie/Delaware County.
BBF pledges $50,000 to American Red Cross
Ball Brothers Foundation announced that it will make a grant of $50,000 to the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis. The emergency grant will support the Red Cross’ work to help the people affected by the recent tornados in Southern Indiana.
2011 Annual Report
At Ball Brothers Foundation we believe that a ripple can become a groundswell and over time can touch off a wave of change. This concept was passed down by our founders and influenced our board’s decision to focus part of its recent grant-making activity on what we call our “Quality of Place” initiative. Simply put, we believe that if we support stabilization and renewal within downtown Muncie and its adjacent neighborhoods, positive growth will spread from the city’s core to the community at large. Like a ripple, one success will lead to another and create a groundswell of commercial, educational, recreational and residential opportunities.
BBF continues to support community as it reaches 85 years of existence
Ball Brothers Foundation, which turns 85 on November 19th, awarded over 30 grants to various organizations during its second and final grant making period of the year. The grants were approved at the foundation’s October board meeting. Several grants were delivered in support of Muncie Action Plan Initiatives.
Fisher Governance Award Winner Selected
Ball Brothers Foundation has selected Teresa Willman, board president of Cardinal Greenway, Inc., as the first recipient of the John W. and Janice B. Fisher Governance Award. The award, given annually, recognizes the outstanding service of a board member to a Delaware County nonprofit organization.
BBF announces innovative new award
Muncie and Delaware County nonprofits will have a chance to receive an additional award from Ball Brothers Foundation this fall. The foundation announced that the “John W. & Janice B. Fisher Governance Award” was developed to bring attention to – and celebrate – nonprofits that concentrate on strong board governance.
Ball Brothers Foundation ramps up visibility and clarifies mission
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 Accepting Applications from Community Organizations for 100 Men Who Cook
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.
2010 Annual Report
As Ball Brothers Foundation prepares to mark another anniversary, we have a heightened awareness of our unfinished business. BBF’s founders wisely set an ambitious goal back in 1926—to improve the quality of life in their service area through philanthropy and leadership. They generously provided both, and consequently accomplished much. Today, 85 years later, their mission is more relevant than ever, and their work goes on. The foundation they created with a gift from Edmund Ball’s estate is now among Indiana’s oldest philanthropies run by the family whose name it bears. That’s a distinction we’re proud to claim and plan to keep.
2011 GRANT GUIDELINES NOW AVAILABLE
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
COLLEGE MENTORS FOR KIDS INSPIRE AWARD NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
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.
BBF grant to support MAP implementation
The Muncie Action Plan II (MAP) received a boost from Ball Brothers Foundation today in the form of a $22,000 grant earmarked for MAP’s implementation. This is the second BBF grant this year to support the phasing in of the city’s comprehensive strategic plan.
Ball Brothers Foundation announces over $3.5 million in Cycle I Grants
Ball Brothers Foundation has announced the approval of grants resulting from its first grant cycle of the year, as well as other grant programs, to several organizations throughout Indiana.
Ball Brothers Foundation Adds Three New Directors and Receives Large Donation
$5 million gift from John W. Fisher and other additions strengthen the private family foundation’s commitment to building community
“Mrs. Russell Sage: Women’s Activism and Philanthropy in Gilded Age and Progressive Era America”
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 Announces Release of 2010 Grant Guidelines
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.
2009 Annual Report
The research is compelling. Too many children are entering school without the preparation they need to succeed. Experts call it a “readiness gap” and warn that it can lead to an achievement gap that widens in middle school and causes students to drop out short of graduation. Two years ago Ball Brothers Foundation made a strategic decision to support efforts to narrow the readiness gap in Delaware County. In this year’s annual report we offer an update on five programs—recipients of BBF grants—that are making progress toward establishing East Central Indiana as a center of excellence for early childhood education.
Indiana Loses Businessman and Philanthropist John W. Fisher
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.
Ball Brothers Foundation Launches e-Grant
In an effort to streamline the application process Ball Brothers Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of an online application to their website.
2008 Annual Report
This year’s annual report demonstrates that efforts on behalf of the environment are as important today as they were 80 years ago.On these pages you will read feature stories that focus on current initiatives that will conserve energy, educate students about Indiana’s natural resources, update agricultural practices, and provide families with green spaces where they can relax and rejuvenate. All of these projects are part of a strategy that dates back to the Foundation’s beginning—to promote an understanding of the tangible benefits of caring for the environment and immersing oneself in nature.