Press Release: April 18, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sandi Smith, 614/251-4000 x 137
John A. Davis, 740/432-3976
JOHN W. AND EDNA MCMANUS SHEPARD FUND/CAMBRIDGE FOUNDATION NOW ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS TO BENEFIT GUERNSEY COUNTY
Columbus, OH (April 18, 2008)—The postmark deadline for Guernsey County organizations to submit grant applications to the John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund/Cambridge Foundation is Friday, May 30, 2008. To be considered, groups should e-mail grant applications to submit@columbusfoundation by 11:59 p.m.
The Shepard Fund awards grants to benefit cultural and economic programs for Cambridge and/or Guernsey County. In addition, an annual distribution is made to benefit United Way of Guernsey County. An advisory committee, made up of two officers of the Cambridge Foundation and John A. Davis, assists with grant recommendations.
The funds welcome grant requests from 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Groups not having this IRS status, such as neighborhood organizations, community youth entities, etc., may partner with an existing 501(c)(3) organization to apply for funding. Grant requests may not exceed $5,000. Grant applications and information may be accessed through The Columbus Foundation’s website, www.columbusfoundation.org/gogrants or Grants Opportunities.
A grant writing workshop will be held on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. at the Crossroads Branch of the Guernsey County District Public Library. Topics include: reviewing grant application process and the new electronic submission requirements.
Shepard Fund grants totaled over $13,000 in 2007 supporting cultural and economic programs benefiting Cambridge and Guernsey Counties. In addition, distributions totaling more than $5,000 were approved by the Cambridge Foundation to increase the Shepard Fund grants.
The Shepard Fund was established in 1998 by Arthur E. Shepard in memory of his parents, longtime residents of Cambridge. The fund benefits residents of Cambridge and Guernsey Counties. Mr. Shepard’s father, John W. Shepard, owned and operated a dry cleaning and tailoring business for 36 years before his death in 1944. His mother, the former Edna McManus, moved to Cambridge with her family when the Cambridge Glass Company opened. Her father made the first piece of glassware produced at the company.
The John W. and Edna McManus Shepard Fund is a component of Community Foundations, Inc. For additional information, contact John A. Davis at 740/432-3976, or Sandi Smith at 614/251-4000.
About The Community Foundations, Inc.
Community Foundations, Inc., was established in 1987 to enable donors to support nonprofit organizations primarily in the state of Ohio and beyond the central Ohio region.
For more information visit www.columbusfoundation.org or call 614/251-4000.