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…
Randolph County Organizations Honored for Inspiring 3rd Graders to Love Preservation; Musée de Venoge Earns Award for Preservation of Swiss-Heritage Landmark
Indianapolis (July 26, 2021) – The Community Foundation of Randolph County, Inc., and Randolph County United and Musée de Venoge, Inc., have won Indiana Landmarks’ 2021 Sandi Servaas Memorial Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in historic preservation. To instill a love of local history and architecture in its young residents, the Community Foundation of Randolph County…
Community Foundation Awards Over $66,000 In Spring Grant Cycle
The Community Foundation presented checks totaling $66,550 to fourteen (14) area non-profit organizations throughout Randolph County at a reception on May 6th at the Community Room in Union City. The Foundation regularly stewards the Foundation’s Community Enrichment Fund and other unrestricted dollars to assist non-profits in annual spring and fall competitive grant cycles. Recently the…
Community Foundation Names The Newest Randolph County Heroes
The News-Gazette and the Community Foundation of Randolph County continue their celebration of local heroes who have impacted the community or have gone above and beyond expectations to serve others. This effort is the result of a community foundation program that helps recognize such people while also raising money to help others. “We thought really…
Community Foundation Opens Spring 2021 Grant Cycle
2021 Spring Grant Cycle February 3, 2021 – March 31, 2021 Please review the Grant Application Introduction & Worksheet before completing the application. Click Here for Online Application Completed applications are to be submitted on-line by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Organizations eligible for grants must be non-profit, 501 c 3 organizations approved…
Women’s Fund to Accept Grant Applications
The Women’s Fund of Randolph County is now accepting grant applications for its 2021 Grant Cycle. Non-profit 501 (c) (3) organizations may apply for programs that empower women and children to create better futures. Apply Here. Programs should provide new solutions to unresolved community needs. Non-profits are encouraged to partner for existing program enhancement or…
Community Foundation Announces the 2021 Lilly Scholarship Recipient
The Foundation is pleased to announce that Ella Baldwin is the 2021 recipient of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. She is the daughter of Justin and Kari Baldwin. Ella is planning to study biochemistry although she has not yet chosen a college. Following her undergraduate degree, Ella plans to further her education to become a…
Match Opportunity on December 1st for Giving Tuesday
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 December 1, 2020. For one day only, donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $500 per…
Randolph County Celebrates Community Foundation Week 2020 with a $1 for $1 Matching Event Announcement
The Community Foundation of Randolph County will join in a nationwide celebration, November 12-18, 2020, to recognize the increasingly important role these philanthropic organizations play in fostering local collaboration and innovation to address persistent civic and economic challenges. For more than a century, community foundations have served as a trusted partner and resource whose effect…
Community Foundation Announces Lilly Scholarship Finalists
The Community Foundation of Randolph County is pleased to announce the five finalists for the 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Alphabetically they are: Ella Baldwin, Winchester, daughter of Justin and Kari Baldwin; Kyle Buckingham, Union City, son of Greg and Michelle Buckingham; Madison Hargarten, Winchester, daughter of Daniel and Amanda Hargarten; Lauren Harris, Winchester, daughter…