FORUM Announces 2024/2025 Educator Grant Recipients

The Foundation was created in 2014 to strengthen the communities FORUM serves by enhancing educational opportunities through both collegiate scholarships and educator grants. Grants may be used for any direct classroom expenses, including, but not limited to, supplies needed to fund a project for the classroom, basic classroom materials, supplemental items to enhance classroom learning, or an experience to enrich educational involvement.

Since 2014, the FORUM Foundation has awarded over $275,000 in grants to more than 173 schools throughout central Indiana, helping nearly 57,780 students. This year, the Foundation received applications from 135 educators requesting over $258,000 for educational tools from several disciplines including STEM, literacy, art, music, and physical education.

The recipients of the 2024-2025 FORUM Foundation educator grants are:

Lade Akande, University High School of Indiana; Ruth Bowen, Northeast Elementary School; LaMonica Henson, Indian Creek Elementary School; Jennifer Leavell, Fortville Elementary School; Kevin Morse, Westfield High School; Brent Oliver, Greenfield-Central High School; Sherry Pryor, Ray Crowe Elementary School; Lauren Royalty, South Grove Elementary School; Vivian Szymkow, Avon Middle School North; Sarah Tappendorf, Southeastern Elementary School; Lauryn Tooley, Stonegate Elementary School; Melissa Warner, Center Grove High School; Beverly White, Impact Academy III.

To see a full list of recipients and the projects funded, visit forumcu.com/foundation/grants/recipients. Applications for next year’s educator grants will open in June 2025. Additionally, collegiate scholarship applications for the 2025-2026 academic year are currently open through January 31, 2025. More information about the Foundation can be found at forumcu.com/foundation.

FORUM Credit Union’s mission, Helping Members Live Their Financial Dreams, is reflected as FORUM endeavors to help members achieve their goals in all aspects of their financial lives. FORUM serves families and businesses in the state of Indiana with convenient branch locations and online access from anywhere.  A full suite of financial services are offered including home mortgages, auto loans, personal checking, credit cards, business checking, commercial lending, insurance services, health savings accounts, and investment planning.  For more information about FORUM Credit Union, please visit forumcu.com.

Kristi Lowell

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