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Next Grant Application Deadline: August 15, 2010 |
ALM Community Foundation Grant Application
Purpose and Benefits
The ALM (Artesian - Letcher - Mt. Vernon) Community Foundation is an
organization formed to attract and distribute gifts of capital to
charitable agencies for community betterment. It was initially funded
by CorTrust Bank with a match from the South Dakota Community Foundation
for the benefit of the Artesian, Letcher and Mt. Vernon communities.
The first grants were awarded in August, 2000.
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
After assessing the preceding factors, the Foundation determines the
priority of the applications for funding. These prioritized applications
are then considered for awards based on the amount of money available for
grants for that grant period.
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
Grant Recipients
The following organizations have been recipients of grants to date:
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)
February, 2001
- Mt. Vernon Fire Department ($4,100) for purchase of a defibrillator
- Artesian Fire Department ($1,000) for purchase of new radios
August, 2001
- 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
February, 2002
- 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
August, 2002
- Town of Letcher ($3,000) towards new floor tile for the Letcher Community Center
February, 2003
- 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
August, 2003
- 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
February, 2004
- 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
August, 2004
- 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
February, 2005
- 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
August, 2005
- 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
February, 2006
- Fedora Volunteer Fire Department ($2,000) towards meeting room addition to fire station
August, 2006
- 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
August, 2008
- Town of Letcher ($3000) towards new bathroom and storage facility at Rossy Park
- Forestburg Community Development Corporation ($500) towards new welcome sign
- Artesian Fire Department ($500) towards new radios
February, 2009
- Mt. Vernon Senior Citizens ($750) for new equipment for their facility
August, 2009
February, 2010
- Mt. Vernon Senior Citizens ($580) for new equipment and repairs for their facility
- Mt. Vernon Volunteer Fire Department ($1000) towards new chassis for rescue unit
- First Lutheran Church of Artesian ($1000) towards rebuilding of church destroyed by fire
- St. Anthony (Brisbine) Cemetery of Artesian ($1500) towards cemetery directory
- Mt. Vernon Public School ($500) towards multi-purpose building at new football field
- Sanborn County 4-H Leaders Association ($1050) towards new appliances at 4-H Building in Forestburg
- Artesian Volunteer Fire Department ($550) for new AED defibrillator battery and construction of overhand on overhead door of fire hall
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.
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