$45,000 in Grants Announced in White County

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the Community Foundation of White County’s Community Cares Round 1 Grants, totaling $45,000. Community Cares Grants, funded by unrestricted donations to the Community Foundation, are designed to address a wide range of community needs such as youth education, historic preservation, civic engagement, and so much more. 

General unrestricted gifts are placed into the Community Cares Fund, an endowment that supports these granting opportunities that uplift our partners in the community doing important work. Additionally, over 30 named unrestricted endowments bolster our efforts in supporting the community that we call home.

Lafayette Transitional Housing Center received funding to support its Rural Homelessness Outreach Program. Since launching this program in October 2023, 171 people in their rural delivery area have received services to restore stability and hope. 

North White School Corporation’s project helps bring field trips across the globe (and even beyond!) right into the classroom. With virtual reality headsets, students have the opportunity to explore historical sites, outer space, and the human body in an interactive and engaging way. 

Bright Beginnings Childcare Ministry, hosted at the Monticello Christian Church, is working to increase safety at their center with an updated security system. Updating their facility will provide peace and comfort for the 110 families that they serve. 

Honey Creek Township has been transforming the Historic Reynolds School, now a community center dedicated to hosting community events, parties, church congregations, and more. Their grant is helping to fund the preservation of their school gymnasium floor. 

North Central Nursing Clinic’s Community Cares Grant will support maternal and child health by funding lead machines and eye screeners. These devices will help detect or prevent issues for our children and pregnant mothers in the White County area. 

Thank you to all the donors who make these grants possible! Donations of any size at any time may be given to support the Community Cares Fund. Many individuals and families have chosen to establish their own unrestricted (discretionary) fund to provide ever-lasting support to the community they love so dearly. Thank you for your steadfast dedication! 

Discretionary Funds:

Kathy Sue Altman Endowment

Wayne C. Anderson Memorial Fund

Oscar & Hattie Baer Family Endowment

Bossaer Family Endowment 

Larry & Nancy Crabb Family Endowment 

David & Becky Crosby Family Endowment

Keith & Dorothy Culp Endowment

John & Nancy Demerly Endowment Fund

Tom & Marge Diener Family Endowment

Art & Sarah Dragoo Family Fund

John & Patricia Engler Family Endowment

Erdmann Family Fund

Dean & Judy Fleck Family Fund

Charles R. & Elizabeth J. Goss Fund

Carl & Margaret Hall Memorial Endowment

James J & Phyllis Marie Hallar Family Endowment

Kristin Hall-Whitacre Endowment Fund

Annie Horton Fund

Jim & Gloria Humphreys Family Endowment

Dave & Linda Kilmer Family Endowment 

Elmer “Mike” & Ruth Klink Memorial Fund

Larry & Pamela Leman Endowment

Ruth & Dempster Martin Family Endowment

Steve & Kathy Meadors Family Endowment

Paul & Charlotte Neininger Community Fund

Dave & Tami Parrish Endowment

Howard & Lucile Saylor Memorial Endowment

Becky Wrede Shook Memorial Endowment

Colleen Shook Memorial Endowment

Dave & Debbie Shook Youth Philanthropy Council Endowment 

Steve & Tracey Simmerman Family Endowment

Skinner Family Farms Endowment 

Twin Lakes Class of 1971 Memorial Endowment 

Louanne Watson Condreay Endowment

Charles & Mary Watson Memorial Fund

Ross & Madelene Westfall Memorial Fund

Charles R. & Margaret H. Wineland Endowment

Katie & Charlie Wolf Endowment Fund

Youth Philanthropy Council Endowment 

Inspired to make an impact?  Learn how your contributions to the Community Foundation of White County can be matched to triple (or even sextuple!) your impact. Reach out to director, Lucy Dold at 574-583-6911 for more information!