(Versailles, IN) – Applications are now being accepted for this year’s James H. Tyson Fund grants.
The applications are available in the Tyson Methodist Church Office or at Tyson Library in Versailles, and are due by Noon on Friday, July 24 in the church office.
Any nonprofit in the Versailles community with 501 (c) (3) status can apply for a grant.
The man known as “Uncle Jim,” James H. Tyson, used $74,000 in Walgreens stock in 1930 to set up a trust fund that specifically benefits the citizens of his hometown.
The fund is a gift to the community for religious, literary, educational and social advancement in the Town of Versailles and vicinity, with a goal of providing relief from the burden of taxation for residents.
Funds will be distributed on Mr. Tyson’s 170th birthday – September 14 at 7 p.m. in the Tyson Methodist Church sanctuary.
