Community Foundation of Randolph County

RSVP Deadline for Education & Civil Discourse in A More Perfect Union
2022-01-21 | Towne Square Community Centre, 123 W Franklin St, Winchester, IN, 47394
Dr. Kenneth Holland
Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by 1/21/22 at lrowles@randolphcountyfoundation.org or 765.584.9077.

Office Closed for MLK Jr. Day
2022-01-17 | Indiana

Office Closed for New Year's
2022-01-03 | Indiana

Office Closed for Christmas
2021-12-24, 2021-12-23 | Indiana

Office Closed - Day After Thanksgiving
2021-11-26 | Indiana

Office Closed for Thanksgiving
2021-11-25 | Indiana

Application Opens for Local Scholarships
2021-11-15 | Indiana
https://aim.applyists.net/CFRCScholarship

Application Closes for Local Scholarships
2021-11-11 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Indiana

Promise Indiana Randolph County - Fall Open Enrollment Closes
2021-10-29 | Indiana

Fall Grant Cycle Deadline
2021-09-30 | Indiana

Office Closed for Labor Day
2021-09-06 | Indiana

Women's Fund Brunch - TICKETS SOLD OUT!
2021-08-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Indiana
The Community Foundation of Randolph County will host its annual Women’s Fund brunch and auction on Saturday, August 28 from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Hall in Winchester. Proceeds from the event go to the Women’s Fund of Randolph County for grants that empower women and children.
Tickets for the brunch are $20 each and must be purchased by August 13, 2021, at the Community Foundation office, 120 W. Washington Street in Winchester, or online at www.randolphcountyfoundation.org/grants/womens-fund/ Tickets are limited for this event, and none will be sold at the door. Those interested are encouraged to purchase tickets early.
Elizabeth Helms will speak at the brunch as well as the organizations that received grants from the Women’s Fund earlier this year. Grant recipients will share information about their projects that empower women and children in Randolph County. Helms is a Family Nurse Practitioner at Ascension St. Vincent and an advocate for projects and organizations that empower women and youth. She was instrumental in helping to bring the Creating Positive Relationships Program to Randolph County Schools to help reduce teen pregnancy. She also brought the Reach Out and Read Program to four rural Randolph County health clinics. The program ensures that children ages six months to six years receive a free book during their well-child check. Helms has served as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and helped secure funding for the Randolph County Sexual Assault Response Team. She has also served as a Girl Scout leader and is a volleyball coach.
Other popular components of the event are the silent auction, live auction, and art auction, which features tables full of beautiful items donated by local businesses, individuals, artists, and organizations.
“The art auction has been a great success at past events, and we are excited to be including it again this year,” stated Lisa Jennings, Executive Director of the Foundation. “Old National Bank, Winchester Rotary Club, and First Presbyterian Church have generously donated money to sponsor the cash prizes for artwork. All donated artworks will be judged and there will be one $500 first-place award plus two $250 honorable mention awards. This being our 10th anniversary, the honorable mention awards will be presented with special recognition given to Cherie Isakson and Ruth Mills for their vision of creating better futures for women and children in our community. We also added event sponsors this year as well. They are LifeStream Services, Randolph Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, and an anonymous supporter.”
Proceeds from sold artwork and other auction items will be used to fund future grants for projects that empower women and children and to grow the Women’s Endowment Fund.
The theme of this year’s event is Reflections on 10+ Years of Giving. However, artists are not required to incorporate the theme into their artwork. Mediums of all types will be accepted but should be a size and weight that will allow one person to carry it (50 lbs). Pieces should be stable when on a flat surface or be able to be hung on a wall.
Artists interested in donating artwork should confirm their participation by calling the Foundation at 765-584-9077. Artwork should be delivered to the Community Foundation of Randolph County on Monday, August 16h or Tuesday, August 17h from 9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Art will be judged on Wednesday, August 18th. Prize winners will be notified on Thursday, August 19th, and will be recognized at the brunch on August 28th.

The Women’s Fund is a component fund of the Community Foundation of Randolph County. It was opened in 2011 by the late Rev. Cherie Isakson to create better futures for the women and children of Randolph County. Isakson passed away in 2013 but the fund lives on.
Since its inception, the fund has granted more than $20,000 to Randolph County non-profit organizations. Past grant recipients include the Girl Scouts, Pregnancy Care Center, and YMCA Girls on the Run, to name a few.
In addition, enough money has been saved to open an endowment fund, which has a balance of more than $25,000. Anyone may become a member of the Women’s Fund by making a yearly donation of $50. All members are welcome to serve on the committee that selects grant recipients and plans the brunch.
Guests at the August 28 event will enjoy mimosa punch and a catered meal prepared by Catering by Michael. All ladies are welcome and are encouraged to bring friends, sisters, mothers, and daughters.

Fall Grant Cycle Opens
2021-08-16 - 2021-09-30 | Indiana

Office Closed for Independence Day
2021-07-05 | Indiana

Office Closed for Memorial Day
2021-05-31 | Indiana

Office Closed - Good Friday
2021-04-02 | Indiana

Spring Grant Submission Deadline 3/31
2021-03-31 16:30 | Indiana

Grant Application Deadline -Women's Fund
2021-02-17 16:30 | Indiana
Application Deadline: February 17, 2021, 4:30 p.m.
How to Apply, click here

Annual Donor Appreciation Event-Date To Be Determined
2021-02-01 | Indiana
Our Annual Donor Appreciation Event is postponed until spring 2021.
A date is yet to be determined!
We have decided to postpone our annual donor appreciation event until spring of 2021 to better ensure the safety and enjoyment of attendees. The board and staff would like to express our sincere gratitude for your continued generosity and flexibility during this time!
MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!

Office Closed for New Years Holiday
2020-12-31 - 2021-01-01 | Indiana

Office Closed for Christmas Holiday
2020-12-24 - 2020-12-25 | Indiana

Giving Tuesday Match Opportunity
2020-12-01 | Indiana
Randolph County Promise to Benefit
from Giving Tuesday Matching Funds

Indiana Youth Institute has announced that the 1:1 Fund will match gifts made to the Promise Indiana of Randolph County Community Fund on Giving Tuesday, which is Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
For one day only on Tuesday, December 1st, donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $500 per donor.

2020-2021 Online Scholarship Application
2020-12-01 - 2021-01-15 | Indiana
The 2020-2021 Scholarship Application will be available online beginning December 1, 2020, and must be submitted by January 15, 2021.

Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
2020-11-26 - 2020-11-27 | Indiana

$1 for $1 Matching Event Begins
2020-11-12 - 2020-12-31 | Indiana
The Community Foundation of Randolph County itself has a new endeavor to celebrate alongside Community Foundation Week 2020, a fund aimed at helping education in Randolph County.
“The Board voted to establish this new fund to help address the needs of education throughout the county and have challenged the community to help,” said Lisa Jennings, Executive Director of the Community Foundation. “Our board has pledged to match community donations up to $15,000. Working together we can support our schools with $30,000” said Community Foundation and retired educator and board member Cathy Stephen Miller.
“We all know our educational systems have struggled to meet the needs of all students during the pandemic. Finances may be even further stretched due to dwindling tax dollars. The Community Foundation supports education and understands it is a priority of the residents we serve. We are challenging our community to give to a new endowed education fund to allow the Foundation to support educational endeavors for years to come,” Stephen Miller said.
Jennings said grants will be made from this fund to assist the needs of education in Randolph County. She said, “We are very excited about this new match opportunity, as we are continually seeking to bring community partners and donors together to find effective solutions to the challenging needs of our county.” The Community Foundation of Randolph County is a 501 c (3) non-profit organization. Please give now through the end of the year to show your support for strengthening education in Randolph County, and we will match your donation $1 for $1.

Womens Fund Online Auction Concludes
2020-10-18 20:00 | Indiana
We are pleased to announce that there will also be an online auction via Tarter Realty. The online auction will go live on October 8th and conclude on October 18. Please visit www.bidtarter.com to bid. Fifty percent of the proceeds from the auction will be used for next year’s grants. Forty percent of the proceeds will go to the Women’s Fund Endowment to help secure the future of the Women’s Fund. The remaining ten percent of the proceeds will be used to cover administrative costs, invitations, postage, etc. In 2020, we spent hundreds of dollars on invitations, postage, and decorations for an event that did not happen. The decorations can be used next year. However, new invitations and postage will be needed.

Women's Fund Online Auction
2020-10-08 12:00 - 2020-10-18 20:00 | Indiana

Fall Grant Submission Deadline
2020-09-30 16:30 | Indiana

Lilly Application Deadline
2020-09-08 16:30 | Indiana
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship applications must be submitted online by September 8, 2020 no later than 4:30 p.m.
