The Sullivan County Community Foundation is responsible for carrying out the Community Foundation's activities in Sullivan County. The committee, made up of Sullivan County residents, works with donors to create new endowment funds and determines grant award recipients for the county.

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FUNDS

UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Unrestricted Funds are used to respond to new programs,
emergecy needs and innovative services throughout the Wabash Valley.

SULLIVAN COUNTY

• Allomatic Products Community Enrichment Fund
• Black Beauty Sullivan County Community Fund
• Guy and Wilma Edds Charitable Endowment Fund
• First National Bank & Trust Employee Fund
• Lilly Endowment Board Designated Fund for Sullivan County
• Lilly Endowment Fund for Sullivan County
• John and Yvonne Longfield Endowment Fund
• Harold and Malinda Medsker Endowment Fund
• Milam Family Endowment Fund
• Lorene B. and Malcolm Pigg Endowment Fund
• William Snyder Endowment Fund
• Sullivan County Community Foundation Board Endowment Fund
• Sullivan County Community Foundation General Endowment Fund
• William and Joanne Wright Family Endowment Fund

FIELD OF INTEREST FUNDS
Field of Interest Funds are directed to a particular charitable cause or geographic area, such as a county or interest such as education, the arts or youth services.

• Dana M. Burton Memorial Endowment Fund
• Carlisle Community Endowment Fund
• Cemetery Preservation Endowment Fund
• Joe and Betty Dukes Family Endowment Fund
• Merom Community Endowment Fund
• Lorene B. and Malcolm Pigg Beautification Fund

ADVISED FUNDS
Donor-Advised Funds are directed to specific projects or interests of the fund creators.

• Dugger Community (Jefferson/Cass Townships) Endowment Fund
• J. Carter Hale Memorial Fund
• Richard and Virginia McHugh Fund
• Sullivan County Ag Day Fund

DESIGNATED FUNDS
Designated Funds benefit a specific charitable organization or purpose as specified by the donor.

• Angels for Sullivan Elementary School
• Angels for Sullivan Junior High School
• Cape Endowment Fund for Sullivan County
• Paul Edmisten Agriculture Education Fund
• Gill Township Volunteer Fireman's Operational Fund
• Leo and Virginia Pellum Endowment Fund
• Irwin and Mary Reiss Operating Endowment Fund
  for the Sullivan County Community Foundation
• Our Father's Arms Charitable Fund
• Sullivan Business & Professional Women's Club
• Sullivan County Soil and Water Conservation Fund
• Sullivan County Wings
• Sullivan Presbyterian Church Mission Fund

AGENCY ENDOWMENTS
Agency Endowment Funds are available to benefit specific non-profit organizations by protecting charitable funds for the future.

• Mary Sherman Hospital Foundation Fund
• Southwest High Schools Alumni Association-Cooper Endowment Fund
• Sullivan County 4-H Endowment Fund
• Sullivan County Community Foundation Operating Endowment Fund
• Sullivan County Public Library Endowment Fund

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Scholarship Funds are used to promote post-secondary education.

• J.P. Alexander Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Allomatic Products Machine Trades Scholarship Fund
• Elizabeth A. Bledsoe Scholarship Fund
• Jim Case Scholarship Fund
• Janet Romine Chatfield Business Award
• Jeffrey Alan Cole Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Dr. James Harvey Crowder Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Farmersburg Alumni Association Scholarship Fund
• Sarah Geitz Scholarship Fund
• Evelyn W. Gettinger Indiana University Scholarship Fund
• John D. Gettinger Purdue Scholarship Fund
• James F. Jackson Scholarship Fund
• Albert and Verna McKee Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Merom Improvement Association Scholarship Fund
• Dercie E. (Hawkins) Simmons Education Scholarship Fund
• Sullivan County Purdue Alumni Association Scholarship Fund
• Sullivan High School Automotive Scholarship Fund
• Sallie Unger Scholarship Fund
• Turman Township Youth Foundation 2000 Limited
• Valentine Family Scholarship Fund
• Martha Zink Scholarship Memorial Fund

SPECIAL PROJECT FUNDS
Special Project Funds are not endowments, but allow the Community
Foundation to receive conributions to benefit various community projects.

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2005 COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS

• American Red Cross of the Wabash Valley
  Funds to provide help with Sullivan County Relief Expenses.
  $1,500|
  
  
• Farmersburg Friends of the Park Association
  Funds for Restroom Facilities for the Farmersburg
  George E. Heap Community Park.
  $2,500
  
  
• Farmersburg P.T.O.
  Funds to purchase Library Materials for Farmersburg
  Elementary School.
  $1,500
  
  
• Merom Improvement Association
  Funds to help purchase Playground Equipment for Merom parks.
  $4,000
  
  
• Our Father's arms
  Funds for the Food Project for the Needy.
  $2,500
  
  
• Our Fathers Arms:
  Funds for the Purchase of School Supplies for
  under-privileged children.
  $3,000
  
  
• Rural Community Schools Inc.
  Funding for Booster Seats to Enhance Safety and
  Comply with Indiana Laws.
  $536
  
  
• Shelburn Church of God
  Fundng for the Counseling Program for Families and Individuals in Sullivan County.
  $850
  
  
• Sullivan Baseball League Inc.
  Funds towards the cost of a Multi-use Building.
  $5,000
  
  
• Sullivan County FOP
  Funding to expand "Shop with a Cop" Program.
  $1,000
  
  
• Sullivan County 4-H Fair Board
  Funding for the renovation of the Grandstand Bleachers
  at The 4-H fairgrounds.
  $10,000
  
  
• Sullivan County Soil and Water Conservation District
  Funding for Eight Grade Wabash River Expedition
  to teach students to better steward our natural resources.
  $1,000
  
  
• Sullivan County Solid Waste Management district
  Funding to Purchase additional recycle bins to
  service increasing demand.
  $2500
  
  
• Turman Township Youth Foundation
  For the purchase of tables and chairs for
  community events at the Turman Center.
  $2,931.60

CONTACT THE SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

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