[Wabash] – Wabash County United Fund is pleased to invite qualified nonprofit organizations to apply for funding through its Basic & Essential Needs Grant. The grant was created to support key local programs that are being developed to address community needs. Examples of local issues that may be priorities include addiction-related programming, quality/affordable childcare, homelessness/low income housing, and adult education/certification.
Eligible organizations include area human and social service nonprofits whose IRS designation is in good standing. Interested organizations should consult Wabash County United Fund for guidance on funding intent and application instructions. New and existing recipient organizations are encouraged to apply.
The first priority for this grant will be to support service-related projects that are currently underway in Wabash County. “There are numerous community projects in the works that just need a little extra funding so they can begin providing much needed human services to local residents, including those who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic,” commented Steve Johnson, Executive Director of Wabash County United Fund.
The second priority will be to support the nonprofit organizations who have themselves been hit hard by restrictions and closures brought on because of the pandemic. Some nonprofit organizations have seen their income decline over the past year and a half due to closures or fundraiser cancellations. “We hope this grant will offer some help to those organizations facing pandemic recovery,” Johnson continued.
Basic & Essential Needs Grant application forms are available from Wabash County United Fund by sending an email request to steve.johnson@wcunitedfund.org or by calling the United Fund office at 260-563-6726. Completed applications may be submitted via email (preferred), regular mail (PO Box 2, Wabash, IN 46992), or delivered to the United Fund office (73 W. Canal St., Wabash) by noon on Friday, July 9, 2021.
Applications will be reviewed and considered by a panel of local volunteers representing Wabash County United Fund, Community Foundation of Wabash County, Grow Wabash County, and the community at large. Wabash County United Fund’s board of directors will consider the review panel’s recommendations and determine the final grant awards.
Funding for the Basic & Essential Needs Grant is made possible, in part, by an $89,491 COVID-19 Economic Relief Initiative grant from Indiana United Ways with support from Lilly Endowment.
Wabash County United Fund is a 501c3 organization whose mission includes supporting local human service organizations in their mission to serve struggling families and individuals. For more information, contact Steve Johnson, Executive Director, at steve.johnson@wcunitedfund.org, or by calling 260-563-6726.