Creative arts organizations in Mercer County are invited to apply for grants from the Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation. Up to $100,000 total will be available to organizations that participate in the collaborative grant application process, which will be led by Mercer County Better Together (MCBT) between now and the July 14 deadline says Kelly Thompson, the Community Foundation’s vice president of grantmaking and community initiatives, which administers the Looser-Flake funding.
Interested organizations are encouraged to attend one of three in-person information sessions jointly hosted by MCBT and the Community Foundation:
- Wednesday, May 3, from 6–7 p.m. at New Boston Community Center, 502 Main Street, New Boston, IL 61272
- Thursday, May 4, from 3–4 p.m. at Edwards River Public Library, 412 East Main Street, Aledo, IL 61231
- Thursday, May 4, from 6–7 p.m. at Sherrard Public Library, 501 3rd Street, Sherrard, IL 61281
The Looser-Flake Foundation was established by the estates of Dorothy Looser-Flake and Roberta Looser, sisters who were born and raised on a family farm near New Boston, Illinois.