OMAHA, NEBRASKA, US — Scoular has awarded three grants totaling $50,000 as part of its newly created Community Impact Grant program through the Scoular Foundation. The grants, awarded May 13, will benefit three nonprofit education and health programs for women and children, supporting programs that solve challenges in communities where Scoular employees live and work.

The Phillips Fundamental Learning Center in Wichita, Kansas, US, received a $25,000 grant. The center empowers children, especially those with dyslexia, by teaching them to read, write and spell. The center provides research-based literacy programs and informs parents and the wider community about the educational and health needs of their children.

The Kristin and Phillip Van Court Charitable Fund will donate $25,000 to the center to match the Scoular Foundation grant. Phillip Van Court is a Scoular vice president and member of Scoular’s board of directors. The combined $50,000 will fund dyslexia training for teachers in communities where Scoular has Midwest facilities.

“Dyslexia affects one out of every five children,” Van Court said. “By providing diagnosis and training resources for teachers, we can help determine the specific needs and create the support and intervention to help these children learn to read and write effectively. My wife, Kristin, and I are honored and privileged to be able to partner with such a great organization.”

The Bourbon Women Foundation received a $15,000 grant. This foundation supports women in the beverage alcohol industry through educational opportunities. The Scoular grant will allow the foundation to more quickly launch a new scholarship program nationwide to support women seeking formal training, such as a distilling certificate. 

Alicia Burton, Scoular’s Kentucky-based distilling market specialist, is a member of the national Board of the Bourbon Women Association. She received a Bourbon Women Foundation grant in 2021 to attend the association’s signature event, SIPosium.

“We are extremely excited that Scoular chose our foundation as one of the recipients of its Community Impact Grant,” said Brittany Allison, chair, Bourbon Women Foundation. “We believe our new scholarship program focusing on women pursing degrees or certificates in distilling or fermentation will ultimately lead to a more diverse workforce in the spirits industry.”

Access Period received a $10,000 grant to help its work to end period poverty in the state of Nebraska by distributing menstrual products through community partners and schools statewide. With additional funding, the organization will expand further into rural communities in southeast, north central and southwest Nebraska.