ALM Community Foundation Grant Application

The ALM Community Foundation encourages and welcomes memorial gifts, bequests and gifts of capital. The income generated from investment of these funds is then made available for grants. Donors may restrict their gifts to certain types of grants or to certain communities, or they may designate them as unrestricted.

The ALM Community Foundation is managed by a Board of Directors that consists of people from the Artesian, Letcher and Mt. Vernon communities. The Board meets two times a year and reviews grant applications.

Grantmaking Considerations
The ALM Community Foundation considers the following factors in its review of applications:

• The need for the project
• The potential benefit of the proposed activity to the particular population to be served and to the community as a whole
• The capacity of the organization to achieve the desired results
• The adequacy of the projected budget and time period for achieving the desired results
• Evidence of appropriate cooperation or coordination with other organizations working in the same field
• The likelihood of future support for ongoing operating costs from other sources
• The availability and quality of the applicant's plan of evaluating the results of the project

Board of Directors
Current Board members include:

• Beverly Morris and Jeff Ebersdorfer of Artesian
• Sherri Stekl and Ray Sundstrom of Letcher
• Cheryl Hohbach and Lori Kluth of Mt. Vernon
• Don Threadgold, Liz Hoffman and Barb Mutziger of CorTrust Bank

August, 2000

• Letcher Community Club ($6,000) for the purchase and installation of new playground equipment at the Letcher Ballpark
• Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Association of Artesian ($1,875) for the construction of a new cemetery directory
• Town of Artesian ($2,000) towards the construction of a new basketball court near the Artesian swimming pool (lapsed due to project not being undertaken)

• Mt. Vernon Fire Department ($4,100) for purchase of a defibrillator
• Artesian Fire Department ($1,000) for purchase of new radios

• Westlawn Cemetery of Letcher ($1,500) towards the purchase of a new fence
• Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Association of Artesian ($1,500) towards the purchase of a new fence
• Mt. Vernon Public School ($2,500) towards the purchase of new playground equipment

• Mt. Vernon American Legion ($2,000) towards repairing the part of the Mt. Vernon Legion Building that was damaged in a storm in the summer of 2001
• Mt. Vernon Preschool ($500) towards the purchase of equipment

• Town of Letcher ($3,000) towards new floor tile for the Letcher Community Center

• Letcher Amateur Baseball Association ($2,000) towards replacement of the backstop at the Letcher Ballpark
• Sand Creek Archery Club ($3,000) towards repairs on the Forestburg Gym which is used for youth and adult archery events

• Artesian-Letcher School ($1,500) towards the purchase of Labpro equipment
• Town of Letcher ($1,800) towards the purchase of a new dock at Letcher Lake
• Trinity Cemetery Association ($500) towards the purchase of new fencing around the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery

• Mt. Vernon Stampede Wrestling ($754) towards the purchase of new equipment
• Artesian-Letcher School Rebel Booster Club ($3,900) towards the purchase of floor coverings in their new school

• Sanborn Central Ag Department ($409.98) towards the purchase of new woodworking tools
• Sanborn Central Computer Department ($1,743.01) towards the purchase of new computer lab tables
• Forestburg Improvement Association ($250) towards general town cleanup efforts

• Sand Creek Archery Club ($5,000) towards materials to re-side old Forestburg gym
• Sanborn Central Health Council ($500) towards purchase of new exercise equipment
• Sanborn Central Ag Department ($494.50) towards the purchase of new equipment
• Letcher American Legion Auxiliary ($888.60) towards the purchase of new tables for the Letcher Community Center

• Artesian Volunteer Fire Department ($2,000) towards materials for converting the Artesian gym to the Artesian Community Center
• Mt. Vernon 125th Celebration Committee ($800) towards new banners for Main Street

• Fedora Volunteer Fire Department ($2,000) towards meeting room addition to fire station

• Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department ($2,275) for grass truck pump
• Artesian CIA ($2,500) for new tables and chairs for community center
• Forestburg Community Development Corporation ($500) for ballpark stump removal and cleanup
• Sanborn Central Parent Action Team ($250) towards cost of a Tell It to Me Straight program and dinner
• Letcher Community Development Foundation ($800) towards new Main Street banners

February, 2007

• Fedora Fire Department ($500) for tables, chairs and window coverings for new fire hall
• Artesian Senior Citizens ($2,500) for air conditioning in the Artesian Community Center
• Mt. Vernon Fire Department ($500) for equipment
• Artesian CIA ($500) for chair carts for Artesian Community Center

August, 2007

• Weslawn and St. Scholastica Cemeteries in Letcher ($2,575) for construction of cemetery directories
• Mt. Vernon Park Board ($1,400) for purchase of bleachers at new ball field

February, 2008

• St. Michael Catholic Church of Mt. Vernon ($650) for furnishings for new fellowship hall
• Letcher Volunteer Fire Department ($850) for water pump motor for grassland fire rig
• Mt. Vernon Fire Department ($1000) towards tank for grassland fire rig
• Artesian Legion Auxiliary ($500) for concrete repairs around Artesian swimming pool
• Town of Artesian ($1000) to move well pump at Artesian swimming pool

Contact Information
To obtain a grant application, visit the CorTrust Bank in Artesian, Letcher or Mt. Vernon, or download a copy here: ALM Community Foundation Grant Application. For information on making memorial gifts, bequests or contributions to the ALM Community Foundation, contact any of the Board of Directors (listed above) for assistance.