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Grants - KEYS/Youth Philanthropy
Kosciusko Endowment Youth Services (KEYS) is the Community Foundation's leadership training, team building and philanthropy program for youth. The group is composed of students from area middle schools and high schools. KEYS members develop their own philosophies and procedures for grantmaking focused on education. They also engage in community service. KEYS awarded over $25,000 in the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
2006-2007 KEYS Members 
KEYS 2006-2007 Members (Left to Right, 1st Row): |
KEYS Grant Application
| Document | File Extension | Size | Special Notes |
| MS Word 2000 | (.doc) | 24KB | Requires MS Word 2000 - application may be viewed, printed and then completed offline. |
| Acrobat | (.pdf) | 16KB | Requires Acrobat Reader. May type in information and then print application. |
KEYS Grantmaking (For fiscal year July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007)
Grantee |
Granted |
Purpose |
Akron Elementary School |
$495.00 |
Gender specific books to improve reading levels |
250.00 |
Books for "Reading Rocks" - an after school book club | |
371.00 |
Amplifier and Spell Checkers for 3rd graders to write and perform their stories | |
787.60 |
Multi-level scripts for after school drama club and for classroom use | |
Combined Community Services |
169.68 |
Magazine subscriptions for use by children in waiting area for CCS clients |
Edgewood Middle School |
250.75 |
The Diary of a Young Girl books |
1,750.00 |
Novels and new periodical subscriptions for the library | |
500.00 |
Bilingual books | |
Grace Village Retirement Community |
644.25 |
KEYS & KASH for The Ultimate Gift book project linking KEYS members with seniors at Grace Village |
Harrison Elementary School |
787.50 |
The Fred Factor books for all staff training |
2,000.00 |
Educational materials for a Tippecanoe River Awareness program | |
| Kosciusko County Headstart | 800.00 |
Educational games, toys, and workbooks for annual December Headstart project |
| Lakeland Christian Academy | 1,294.95 |
Personal Finance Workbooks and teacher packet |
500.00 |
Globe Trekker videos for Geography/History classes | |
800.00 |
Computer for math class use | |
| Lakeview Middle School | 824.97 |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Digital Application classes |
839.00 |
Platform steps for aerobic dance and steps in PE classes | |
217.25 |
"Studentales" publishing kits | |
500.00 |
Scripts of "Tom Sawyer" for summer theatre camp | |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 198.00 |
Subscription to "Reading Connection" monthly newsletter for 2nd graders and parents |
199.90 |
Phonology materials for increasing literacy skills | |
544.68 |
Projects and lessons for gifted students' classrooms | |
| Mentone Elementary School | 400.00 |
Poetry books to start after school program called "Poetry Alive Club" |
700.00 |
Materials for 2nd grade student writing centers | |
463.00 |
Leveled Reading Books for classroom use | |
| Milford Elementary & Middle School | 227.68 |
Educational music CDs for teaching kindergarten concepts |
| North Webster Elementary School | 133.95 |
Materials to teach recycling and conservation to 3rd graders |
| Read Across Kosciusko County | 2,000.00 |
Books and materials for "Read Across Kosciusko County" project with all county 2nd graders. |
| Syracuse Elementary School | 462.19 |
Educational materials for Readiness students |
818.90 |
Audio cards for language master machine for special needs and ESL students | |
207.95 |
Gender-specific books to improve reading levels | |
| Tippecanoe Valley High School | 265.04 |
Materials for hands-on teaching of Algebra skills |
200.00 |
Library books for Life Skills and lower reading level students | |
| Tippecanoe Valley Middle School | 67.45 |
"Basic Steps" program to assist students in essay writing |
| Warsaw Christian School | 1,995.00 |
Classroom performance system |
| Warsaw Community High School | 500.00 |
Partial registration fees for FCCLA students to attend national conference |
507.00 |
Molecule kits for organic chemistry class | |
| Wawasee High School | 845.00 |
Adapted classroom swing for students with disabilities |
500.00 |
Materials for special education students to learn vocational skills | |
610.00 |
Cash Flow 101 game boards for Personal Finance classes | |
| TOTAL | $25,627.69 |
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