Community Future Fund accepting grant applications

The Hillsboro Community Future Fund is accepting grant applications for its annual grant awards. Applications are available at The Goose River Bank and are due by December 1.
Any organization holding a current 510(c)3 tax status from the IRS would qualify for a grant, including schools, park districts and organizations with a formal city government relationship.
Last January, the HCFF awarded two grants to local non-profit groups during its annual grant process.
The Hillsboro Medical Center Foundation received $1,500 toward the building fund campaign. HMC is raising money toward a $12.5 million construction project.
The Hillsboro Community Partnership received a $1,000 grant toward its renovation of the southern half of Union Block in the city’s downtown.
Created in 2000, the Hillsboro Community Future Fund is a permanent endowment fund, meaning that all gifts to the foundation are placed into a permanent fund where only the earnings or interest are used on an annual basis to make grants. A local advisory board reviews grant applications and makes recommendations on funding amounts.
Advisory board members include Chuck Breen, George Vettel, Mary Ann Boeddeker, Ed Crotty, Jack Hansen and Angela Kritzberger.
For questions, call Curt Kaufman at 636-5500.