Grants

Starke County Community Foundation is eager to help grow the community. To assist with our Grantmaking process and to explore other funding sources, you'll want to speak to our Associate Director Kathy Norem or our Programs Coordinator Corinne Becknell-Lucas.

Currently the Community Foundation offers grants every fall. Winners receive funds around the first week in December. The grants committee makes the selection, which is then approved by both the county board and the Northern Indiana Community Foundation Board.

Starke County Community Foundation Grant Recipients for 2007

Board Member Jennifer Davis enjoyed the fellowship at the December 5th Starke County Grant Reception.

The Starke County Community Foundation (SCCF) awarded nearly $25,000 in their Fall Grant Cycle for 2007. This funding comes from SCCF Unrestricted Funds which are important for the foundation to make an impact in the county where and when funds are needed most.

Projects and organizations that received funding in 2007 are:

• Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (CADA) received $1,850 to use towards the purchase of a riding lawn mower for Phoenix House.
• Starke County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) were awarded $1,500 to help furnish a visitation room in the North Judson Youth Center in North Judson.
• The Community Choir was able to purchase music folders and microphones for soloists for the Christmas Cantata with the $3,100 they received.
• Friends of the Erie JK Line can continue to make progress with the "Rails to Trails" project with the $500 granted to them.
• Hoosier Valley Rail Road Museum will be relocating a building from Monterey to use to at the museum with their grant of $3,000.
• Knox Elementary School Kindergartners and 1st Graders will enjoy a Silly Safari Performance & Field Trip with their grant of $528.60.
• Marshall-Starke Services received $5,000 for a Security System at the Development Center.
• North Judson-Wayne Township Library's "READ to a Dog" Program received $1,000.
• Psi Iota Xi's Young Artist Conference received $1,000.
• Starke County Salvation Army received $1,000 for the Emergency Assistance Program.
• San Pierre Lions Club Inc. received $3,100 for ceiling tiles in the Community Education Center.
• Starke County Choralaires will purchase music and pay for accompanist fees with their grant of $800.
• Starke County Historical Society will install new sidewalks and steps with their grant of $2,000.
• Starke County Triad will begin the File of Life Program and help dispel prescription drugs disposal costs with their grant of $480.

Starke County Unrestricted Funds which make grant like this possible are the Freedom Fund, Stewart Lain Memorial Fund, The Starke County Lilly Endowment Scholars Fund, Ann R. Nichols Memorial Fund, Starke County General Unrestricted, Schuyler Family Endowment Fund and the Arlowa S. Vorm Memorial Fund.