by ExecDir | Feb 11, 2025 | Foundation News, Inspirational Stories
A new scholarship fund at the Scott County Community Foundation was created in honor of longtime teacher Lillian Cowles. As a permanent endowment fund, scholarships will be awarded to Scott County students for generations to come. Lillian taught language arts at...
by ExecDir | Feb 10, 2025 | Foundation News
A new fund created at the Scott County Community Foundation will bring awareness to overdose and addiction challenges to those in our community. The Kameron Draper Memorial Foundation was established by his family in the hopes that it will assist others in the early...
by ExecDir | Jan 29, 2025 | Grants
Scott County Kiwanis Club President Rev. Tim Mohon presents a check for $500 to CRADLE Family Resource Center building manager Pastor Zachary Manton and Executive Director Erin Manton. The grant was awarded from the Kiwanis Club of Scott County Fund at the Community...
by ExecDir | Jan 28, 2025 | Grants
Scott County Community Foundation board member Janie Alexander, right, presents a check for $504 to Scott County Partnership Executive Director Heather Law. The grant was awarded from the Scott County Literacy Council Fund at the Scott County Community Foundation will...
by ExecDir | Jan 24, 2025 | Grants
Scott County Community Foundation board member Jennifer Coward presents a check for $23,392.90 to Scott County Family YMCA President/CEO Donald Conner. The grant was made possible from a community leadership planning grant to the Community Foundation from Lilly...
by ExecDir | Jan 23, 2025 | Grants
Scott County Community Foundation board member Janie Alexander, left, presents a check for $414 to Austin High School Academic Team Coordinator Vanessa Eldridge. The grant was awarded from the AHS Academic Team Fund at the Scott County Community Foundation and will be...
by ExecDir | Jan 22, 2025 | Grants, Uncategorized, Youth Grantmaking Council News
The Scott County Youth Grantmaking Council (“YGC”) is accepting grant applications to fund youth-related projects in the community. The YGC has at least $5,739 from the Scott County Youth Grantmaking Council Fund and the Terry Fewell Memorial Youth Fund that they may...
by ExecDir | Jan 22, 2025 | Grants
Scott County Community Foundation board member Jennifer Coward, left, presents a check for $7,025 to Scott County Clearinghouse Director Beth Trabue. The grant was awarded from the Scott County Hunger Fund at the Community Foundation and will be used to assist...
by ExecDir | Jan 21, 2025 | Grants
Scott County Community Foundation board member Tinisha Bowles-Densford presents checks totaling $8,219 to Preservation Alliance Inc. board members Chris Wakeman and Mary Beth Comer. The grants were awarded from the Jeff Harris Fund for the Scott County Heritage Center...
by ExecDir | Jan 17, 2025 | Foundation News, Grants
The Scott County Community Foundation extends an open invitation to the community to submit proposals for the Foundation’s 2025 Community Grants Program. The grants may be used for any charitable purpose in the areas of community betterment, health and human services,...