by ExecDir | Dec 22, 2020 | Scholarships
One Scott County student has been named recipient of a full-tuition, four-year scholarship as the Scott County Community Foundation 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar. Logan Weilbaker of Scottsburg High School will receive full tuition to an accredited public or...
by ExecDir | Dec 15, 2020 | Foundation News, Special Events
Members of the Scott County Community Foundation (SCCF) Board of Directors and staff, Scott County Farmers Market and Preservation Alliance Inc. (PAI) celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony for the future site of a permanent Farmers Market structure. The Scott County...
by ExecDir | Dec 4, 2020 | Foundation News
Scott County Community Foundation has received a $100,000 grant as part of the seventh phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.?s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VII) community foundation initiative.? This unrestricted grant can be used for any charitable purposes the...
by ExecDir | Dec 2, 2020 | Youth Grantmaking Council News
The Scott County Youth Grantmaking Council (?YGC?), a program of the Scott County Community Foundation, had another successful fundraiser even though youth had to get creative this year with their planning. While the YGC normally hosts an alumni basketball game to...
by ExecDir | Nov 30, 2020 | Grants
Scottsburg Lions Club member Aaron Bressler presents a check for $250 to Scott County Kids First volunteer Gary Kilburn. The grant was awarded from the Scottsburg Lions Club/D.Q. Reid Memorial Fund at the Scott County Community Foundation. Kids First provides support...
by ExecDir | Nov 25, 2020 | Grants
Scott County Community Foundation board chairperson Heather White, right, presents a check for $2,805 to Clearinghouse Director Beth Barnett. The grant was awarded from the Scott County Hunger Fund at the Community Foundation, and will be used to assist Clearinghouse...
by ExecDir | Nov 24, 2020 | Grants
Scott County Community Foundation board chairperson Heather White, right, presents a check for $452 to Scott County Partnership Executive Director Jene Bridgewater. The grant was awarded from the Scott County Literacy Council Fund at the Community Foundation, and will...
by ExecDir | Nov 19, 2020 | Grants
WMPI Program Director John Ross receives a check for $250 from Scottsburg Lions Club member John Carter. The grant was awarded from the Scottsburg Lions Club/D.Q. Reid Memorial Fund at the Scott County Community Foundation and will be used to support We Care. The We...
by ExecDir | Nov 16, 2020 | Grants
Scottsburg Lions Club members Steve Meyer and Aaron Bressler present a check for $250 to CASA of Scott County Recruiter/Trainer Debrah Martin and Executive Director Kelly Shelhamer. The grant was awarded from the Scottsburg Lions Club/D.Q. Reid Memorial Fund at the...
by ExecDir | Nov 9, 2020 | Foundation News
The Indiana University Southeast (IUS) Applied Research and Education Center (AREC) completed a study, commissioned by the Scott County Community Foundation (SCCF) and funded by Lilly Endowment Inc., that assesses the current state of community systems and residents?...