The Elks National Foundation's 1998-99 Grants and Appropriations
At the Board of Trustees' meeting in Chicago on June 20, 1998 the board approved appropriations and distributions for the 1998-99 fiscal year totaling $13,219,358.
College Scholarships
"Most Valuable Student" Scholarships
Designated a total of $2.092 million for 500 four-year scholarships for the 1999-2000 through 2002-03 academic years. Applications are available at www.elks.org and at the local Lodges after November 1. The filing deadline is January 15, 1999. Awards will be announced on May 14, 1999.
Emergency Educational Fund Grants
Reserved a total of $500,000 for one-year educational grants to the children of deceased or totally disabled Elks. Grants are renewable up to three times. Applicants must be unmarried and under the age of 23. Applications are available at the local Lodges or by writing to the Foundation.
Legacy Awards for the Children of Elks
Designated a total of $500,000 for 500 one-year, merit-based scholarships of $1,000 for children of Elks who have been members in good standing for at least two years. Awards will be announced in April 1999.
Eagle Scout Awards
Designated a total of $48,000 in four-year scholarships for eight Eagle Scouts selected by the Boy Scouts of America. Winners will be announced in June 1999. Applications are available through the Boy Scouts. Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarships
Designated a total of $48,000 in four-year scholarships for eight Gold Award recipients selected by the Girl Scouts of America. Winners will be announced in May 1999. Applications are available through the Girl Scouts.
Scholarship Management
Appropriated $100,000 to manage these five scholarship programs.
National BPOE Programs
Elks National Home
Granted $875,000 to help fund the Order's retirement facility in Bedford, VA. Also granted a $7,500 nursing scholarship to a resident of Bedford.
Elks Drug Awareness Education Program
Appropriated $674,500 to completely fund the Elks Drug Awareness Education Program, including printing and shipping millions of pieces of educational literature.
Elks National "Hoop Shootr" Free Throw Contest
Appropriated $580,008 to completely fund the Elks national free throw program, the nation's largest noncommercial coed sporting activity. Also granted $1,000 to maintain the Elks Theater in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.
Elks National Veterans Service Commission
Granted $528,950 to help fund the Order's Veterans Service Program. Grant includes $410,000 for the Order's 172 VAVS representatives, helping them provide aid and comfort to hospitalized veterans in the United States.
Elks Veterans Memorial Building Maintenance
Granted $350,000 to maintain the Elks Veterans Memorial Building in Chicago.
State Association Grants
State Charities Grants
Granted $4.002 million to the state associations. The grants will help fund each association's State Major Project. These projects include aid for people with disabilities, cancer research, children's hospitals, youth camps, and safe havens for abused women and children. Portions of these grants will also help fund state Elks "Hoop Shoot" contests and drug awareness programs.
Special Project Grants
Granted $2,242,400 to the state associations to help fund scholarship programs or other projects that will best extend an association's philanthropic outreach.
Miscellaneous Grants
D-Day Memorial Foundation
Granted $50,000 toward the construction of a D-Day memorial in Bedford, VA. Bedford had the highest per capita loss during the D-Day invasion.
Boy Scouts of America
Granted $10,000 to help send four Scouts to the World Scout Jamboree in Chile.
Miscellaneous
Reserved $10,000 for miscellaneous grants.
Administrative Appropriations
ENF Partial Administrative Funding
Appropriated $500,000 to help fund the day-to-day operations of the Foundation's Chicago office.
ENF Computer Systems Upgrade
Appropriated $100,000 to replace three 15-year-old computer systems.
Note: Only income earned by the Foundation's Income Fund is used for administrative purposes. All income earned by the Foundation's Principal Fund-in which donations are deposited-is earmarked for programs.