Community Impact Grants

Community Impact Grants is sponsored by Delta Phi Chapter of Tri Kappa in Muncie. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Each year Tri Kappa awards several small charitable grants to deserving organizations. We also award a large impact grant every two years, in the amount of $10,000. The funding for these grants comes from nut sales to the public each fall, as well as other smaller internal fundraisers.

**CHARITABLE GRANTS:**These grants typically range from $250-$1,000 and generally focus on the areas of charity, culture, and education. **QUESTIONS:** EmailMuncieDeltaPhi@trikappa. org **IMPACT GRANTS:** In 2011, the Delta Phi Chapter of Tri Kappa launched our first Impact Grant initiative, offering a $10,000 grant to a local nonprofit organization.

Our aim was to support projects addressing unmet community needs, fostering innovation, strengthening organizational sustainability, and fostering community engagement. We particularly welcomed proposals benefitting women and children in Muncie and Delaware County. Since then, these grant awards have amounted to $80,000, made possible by the proceeds from our nut sales and BLiNGO events.

**QUESTIONS:** EmailMuncieDeltaPhi@trikappa.

org **PAST IMPACT GRANT RECIPIENTS:** 2024: Muncie Public Library Art & Artifact storage equipment, preservation supplies and mobile exhibit displays for 150th anniversary in 2025 2023: Ivy Tech Foundation student emergency fund & Meals on Wheels meals 2020: Urban Light CDC South-Central Muncie housing renovation project 2019: Youth Opportunity Center Pillar Point store improvements 2017: Muncie Civic Theatre costume shop renovations 2015: Muncie Children’s Museum STEM learning exhibit 2013: Christian Ministries and A Better Way transportation truck 2011: Open Door Health Services family resource room Each year the Delta Phi Chapter of Tri Kappa awards three scholarships toward tuition to outstanding high school students who have made significant contributions to both their high school and their community.

The scholarships are named after some amazing women of the Delta Phi chapter of Tri Kappa. To honor their lives, we seek students who will carry on the tradition of making an impact in this community. **QUALIFICATIONS:**An applicant for the scholarship must be a Delaware County high school student and a Delaware County permanent resident who is completing his/her senior year.

Applicant must also have been accepted to and plan to attend a college/university located within the state of Indiana. **SELECTION:**Selection is based on scholastic excellence, high school leadership activities, participation in community/church activities, employment history, and financial need. Applicants will be notified of their status in mid-April.

Finalists will be interviewed by the Scholarship Committee in late April. Recipients will be selected and notified by mid-May. Scholarship checks will be made payable to the college or university where the student will be attending.

**QUESTIONS:** Contact Nicole Duke, Tri Kappa Scholarship Committee Chairperson.