Frank Powers, Chair of the Shelby County Community Foundation, announced today that at the board meeting the board established a September 1, 2010 grant deadline for the $26,000 available for Shelby County nonprofit agencies through a grant application process. Application procedures and grant guidelines can be obtained by clicking on the link at the end of this article. Contact any board member for additional information. This year the grant application must be emailed as a word document attachment to grants@omahafoundation.org no earlier than August 15, 2010 with a final deadline of September 1, 2010. Previous versions of the application form will not be accepted. A second complete application must be mailed to Frank Powers, Defiance State Bank, 201 Main Avenue, Defiance, IA 51527-0279. 

 

Please contact Dennis Nissen at 800-794-3458 or dennis@omahafoundation.org or Denise Cardos at denise@omahafoundation.org with grant application specific questions.   All completed applications will be considered at the October board meeting with notification of results the end of October. 

 

 

Board members of the Shelby County Community Foundation are Chair, Frank Powers of Defiance, 712-748-3561; Vice Chair, Robert Burton of Irwin, 712-782-3320; Secretary/Treasurer, Gene McCool of Shelby,712-207-2138; Tom Cannon of Elk Horn, 712-764-5306; Robert Hall, Esq. of Harlan, 712-755-2111; and Lonnie Muxfeldt, CPA, of Harlan, 712-755-3366.