MCCF to award over $140,000 in grants to 31 Montgomery County non-profits

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas -- The Montgomery County Community Foundation (MCCF) was established to create and build a permanent fund to provide for the present and future well-being of our community. Monies awarded by MCCF come from 29 permanently endowed charitable funds given by local donors wanting to establish lasting support for our county and its residents. The principal of these funds remains intact and working to generate income in perpetuity, while the available earnings are used for annual grants to agencies working in Montgomery County and scholarships to local students. This conservative philanthropic approach insures that grants and scholarships will be available to enrich the quality of life for Montgomery County citizens both now and forever.

The foundation’s endowment funds are professionally managed and earnings are distributed annually to community organizations that: feed the hungry; provide crisis assistance; promote education and literacy; promote our county’s heritage and cultural arts; help with medical and dental needs; provide for animal welfare; support programs for youth, seniors and the disabled; and meet the benevolent needs in our community.

On Thursday, December 3rd, MCCF will award $141,300 in grants to 31 nonprofit agencies that are working to improve lives in Montgomery County. The 2015 MCCF Grants’ Reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital. MCCF Board members will honor fund donors for their continued commitment to this community and recipient organizations for the life changing work they are doing throughout Montgomery County.

Earlier in the year, MCCF awarded $9,600 in educational scholarships to 9 local students. This brings the foundation’s total giving for 2015 to $150,900. With the 2015 awards, MCCF has given over $1,137,500 in 314 community grants and 93 scholarships, and the foundation’s endowment corpus has increased to a market value exceeding 5 million dollars to date.

A list of the 2015 MCCF grant distributions is below:

MCCF Grants for 2015

Angel Reach $10,000: transitional living program for teen girls who have aged out of foster care

Assistance League of Montgomery County $12,285: Operation School Bell—providing clothing/shoes for school children in need

Bridgewood Farms $ 6,647: new kiln and iPads to build skills, encourage learning, creativity & confidence

Buckner Children & Family Services, Inc. $ 1,900: Conroe Family Place—transitional housing for single mothers with children

Conroe Live, Inc. $ 4,600: to benefit arts & culture in downtown Conroe

Conroe New Birth Outreach Ministries $ 4,800: funding shelter, work skills training & job placement resources for homeless

Conroe Noon Lions Club $ 1,000: sight conservation program-eye exams & eye glasses for the under privileged

Coulson Tough PTO $ 500: funding supplies for classrooms of 1st year teachers at Coulson Tough School

Crighton Theatre Foundation $ 2,200: drapery cleaning and lighting

Crisis Assistance Center (formerly MCEA) $ 7,000: temporary financial housing assistance for MC families in unexpected crisis

Family Promise of Montgomery County $ 5,000: child care, transportation & assistance for homeless families with children

First Baptist Church Conroe, Benevolent Fund $ 4,600: rent, utility and other assistance for people in financial need

Forever Faithful Ministries $ 700: food, vet care & supplies for rescued horses

Heritage Museum of Montgomery County $ 3,700: preservation of Strake Oil Co. superintendent’s home & roughneck bunkhouse

Interfaith Community Clinic $ 7,400: medical & dental supplies used in direct patient care of the uninsured in MC

Lone Star Community Health Center, Inc. $ 6,000: preventative & restorative dental care for low income senior citizens in MC

Montgomery County Food Bank $ 2,900: for the purchase of food for distribution to partner agencies

Montgomery County Performing Arts Society $ 700: support for Montgomery County’s Got Talent Show

Montgomery County Women’s Center $ 5,000: support for Child Enrichment Coordinator in the transitional housing program

Montgomery County Performing Arts Society $ 700: support for Montgomery County’s Got Talent Show

Montgomery ISD Education Foundation $ 9,500: teacher grants for innovative, imaginative & instructional classroom projects

Montgomery ISD $ 2,500: funding for Fine Arts programs in MISD schools

New Caney New Horizons $ 5,496: lawn care equip. for employment & vocational training of clients

New Danville $ 2,472: bee keeping equip. & supplies to increase proceeds which support programs

Oscar Johnson Jr. Community Center Volunteers, Inc. $ 4,600: after school programs, adult education, community events & teen leadership

Panther Creek Inspiration Ranch $ 5,000: educational resources to foster emotional & social growth for the disabled

Pregnancy Assistance Center North, Inc. $ 3,000: well-woman exams, pregnancy & STD testing, & ultrasound services

Rotary Club of Lake Conroe $ 1,800: funding for literacy garden in Memory Park at the Charles B. Stewart Library

SIRE, Inc. $ 3,000: financial aid for the neediest MC residents seeking therapeutic horsemanship

Society of Samaritans, Inc. $ 5,000: housing, transportation, utility, food, & medication assistance to low income

Tamina Community Center, Inc.:$ 7,000: food & activities for children and meals & wellness activities for seniors Totals for 2015

31 Montgomery County Agencies: $141,300

Additional information on MCCF can be found at www.mccfoundation.org.