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The
Caesars Foundation of Floyd County Geographic Areas: Floyd County
and New Albany, Indiana.
Scope: The Caesars
Foundation of Floyd County makes grants to improve the community
in which Caesars Indiana operates a riverboat casino. Areas
of interest are: education, community development, human services,
cultural affairs, and health & medical. For applications
from schools, the foundation notes that it keeps tax-exempt
documentation on file for the New
Albany Floyd County School Corporation, but documentation
of support from the school or the school system (such as a
letter from the superintendent) is required.
Deadline: There are
two grant cycles annually, The next upcoming deadline is Sept.
30. Emergency grant applications may be considered outside
the grant cycle in compelling circumstances.
Funds: Generally, grants
will not exceed $25,000 each. There is a simple application
for grant requests up to $5,000; and a more detailed application
for requests between $5,000 and $25,000.
Recent grants: The
foundation recently made a $135,000 grant to help a New Albany,
Ind., Montessori charter school with furnishings and other
materials for its new building.
Contact: Caesars Foundation of Floyd County,
Inc., P.O. Box 1800, New Albany, Indiana 47151-1800. |