COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund Announces 20th Round of Allocations 

COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund Announces 20th Round of Allocations 

Evansville, IN – The COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region has awarded the twentieth round of allocations, granting $350,000 to 22 of the 34 nonprofit applicants. In total, the Response Fund has awarded 203 grants to 122 nonprofits, amounting to $5.6 million in relief, recovery, and restoration needs related to the pandemic. 

As part of round twenty, Catholic Charities was awarded $37,000 to increase the hours of a part-time counselor serving limited-income individuals and families in the Greater Evansville region who are without insurance. Several of the recipients of around twenty also plan to use the additional dollars to address mental health needs in our community. Besides Catholic Charities, these nonprofits include Community Emergency Assistance Fund, Crossroads Christian Church, Lampion Center, Optimal Rhythms, and Southwest Indiana Chamber Foundation. 

In addition, Forefront Community Therapy, a newly formed nonprofit providing physical and occupational therapy to those with limited access to healthcare, was awarded $30,000 to hire a bilingual staff member to assist in translation services and sliding fee scale development. 

Round 20 is the final round of allocations. Of the $6.6 million raised, $5.6 million was granted through this allocation process. The remaining $1 million will be awarded through a one-time Request for Proposal. Those award winners will be announced later in September. 

Twentieth Round Funding Recipients: 

Organization: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Indiana– Evansville, IN 

Awarded $15,000 

Organization: Bread of Life Ministry – Lynnville, IN 

Awarded $8,000 

Organization: Catholic Charities – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $37,000 

Organization: Community Emergency Assistance Board – Mount Vernon, IN 

Awarded $7,725 2 

Organization: Crossroads Christian Church – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $9,000 

Organization: Forefront Community Therapy – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $30,000 

Organization: Foster Care in the US – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $16,000 

Organization: Friends of Warrick County CASA – Boonville, IN 

Awarded $10,000 

Organization: Isaiah 117 House – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $5,500 

Organization: Lampion Center – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $35,000 

Organization: Leadership Evansville 

Awarded $12,500 

Organization: Little Lambs – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $8,000 

Organization: Louis J. Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville 

Awarded $12,500 

Organization: Nazarene Baptist Church – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $10,000 

Organization: Optimal Rhythms – Newburgh, IN 

Awarded $9,000 

Organization: Patchwork Central – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $30,000 

Organization: Posey County Council on Aging – Mount Vernon, IN 

Awarded $10,000 

Organization: Posey County Domestic Violence Task Force – Mt. Vernon, IN 

Awarded $13,000 

Organization: Southwest Indiana Chamber Foundation – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $12,000 3 

Organization: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $5,000 

Organization: Stir-N-Up Hope – Ferdinand, IN 

Awarded $18,775 

Organization: Urban Seeds – Evansville, IN 

Awarded $36,000