VERSAILLES, IN — Applications for 2022 Tyson Fund grants will be available starting Monday, June 6 at Tyson Library and the following Monday, June 13 in the Tyson United Methodist Church annex.
James H. “Uncle Jim” Tyson set up the fund in 1930 using $74,000 in Walgreens stock as a gift to his hometown for religious, literary, educational, and social advancement in Versailles and its vicinity, and to provide relief from a portion of the burden of taxation among Versailles residents.
As of May 1, the Tyson Fund is worth $19,350,000.
Only residents of the Town of Versailles may vote for projects and grants that are given out annually on Uncle Jim’s birthday, which is September 14.
This will be the 91st year the grants will be made to non-profits in the Versailles area.
