Your donations enrich Lyons life, $50K in grants for 2024, LCF
The Lyons Community Foundation (LCF) is thrilled to announce the 2023 Community Support Grant Awards. Each fall, Lyons-area nonprofit organizations apply for grants that will support the work they plan to do in the year to come. Since the Lyons Community Foundation’s inception in 2008, more than half a million dollars has been given out in the form of Community Support Grants.
This year, an unprecedented number of applications was received, indicating an increasing need for support in our community. In all, 27 applications were submitted, totalling $90,000 in requested funds, a more than 50% increase over the amount requested in 2022.
As a community foundation, LCF’s work consists of raising money to support a diverse range of projects and populations in the greater Lyons area. By offering a centralized source for fundraising, nonprofits can focus on their projects.The grant review committee, a nominated group of area citizens, meets to analyze grant applications and award those whose intent aligns with LCF’s mission to improve the quality of life, build a culture of giving and encourage positive change in the greater Lyons area.
With so many applications to review, the volunteers who comprised this year’s grant review committee had their work cut out for them. After careful consideration, the committee decided to recommend that the LCF Advisory Board award funds in support of 24 different projects, for a total of $50,000 in grants.
This year’s grant recipients are:
=====Human Services:
Town of Lyons
Lyons Senior Programs – $1,200
Lyons Emergency & Assistance Fund (LEAF)
Lyons Community Food Pantry – $5,000
Lyons Meals on Wheels – $5,000
Basic Needs and Resource Matching – $3,750
Mental Wellness & Addiction Recovery – $2,500
Lyons Volunteers – $1,000
Lyons Fire Fund
DEA-compliant drug safes to support Paramedic Advanced Life Support – $3,000
=====Community Connectivity:
Town of Lyons
Sandstone Summer Concert Series – $4,000
Winter Wonderland Concert Series – $1,800
Parade of Lights – $2,227
Lyons Arts & Humanities Commission
Creative Outlets – $1,250
heARTS of Lyons – $2,000
Lyons Historical Society dba Lyons Redstone Museum
Exhibit enhancement and operational expenses- $2800
Lyons Community Theater – $2500
=====Local Ecology:
Town of Lyons Ecology Advisory Board
Astronomy and Nocturnal Birds Experience for Lyons Students – $500
Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Rehabilitating orphaned, injured, and sick wildlife- $2,000
Simply Bee Conservation
Lyons Community Pollinator Pathways Project – $1,000
Lyons Community Farm Project – $2,000
=====Youth Investment:
Lyons Elementary School
Robotics – $1,177
Garden – $546
Lyons Backer Football Club, LTD. – $1,000
St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation
Teacher Innovation Grants – $2,000
Lyons Middle/Senior High School
Computer Replacement Project – $750
Lions’ Booster Club After-Prom Event – $1,000
In all, $21,450 was awarded in the category of Human Services, $16,577 in the category of Community Connectivity, $5,500 in the category of Local Ecology, and $6,473 in the category of Youth Investment.
“We’d like to say congratulations to all of this year’s grant recipients! Thank you for all you do to make this community an inspiring and caring place to live,” said Ella Levy, who chairs the Grants Committee for the LCF Advisory Board.
While LCF would like to provide funding for many more projects each year, we need more donations to do so. We are asking all residents to consider LCF in their year-end giving by making an online donation to the foundation at www.lyonscf.org. If you prefer to send a check, please watch for our annual appeal holiday card that should arrive in your mailbox in the next few weeks. Thank you!
