Over $1.9 million in community grants awarded through CFPC

Community grants have been awarded nearly every year since the Community Foundation of Pulaski County became a stand-alone community foundation in 2002.  

Before then, as part of a five-county affiliate of the Northern Indiana Community Foundation, special project grant awards were made possible through Lilly Endowment Inc.  

All told, $1,924,815 in unrestricted community grants have benefited Pulaski County.

What were these community grants, and why should we strive to increase the number and size of them?  

History of Community Grants from CFPC

1996-2014

 
 
Francesville
 
YEAR/PROJECT/AMOUNT
 
1996-97 Little League Park Improvements - $2,000
1998 Francesville Boy Scouts trailer & camp equipment - $3,328
1998 West Central Outdoor Lab $4,193
1998 Francesville Park - lighted trail, playground, fence, restrooms $56,184
1999 West Central Initiative for Fitness and Recreation $61,000
1999 Landscaping at the Town Park - $2,000
2004 W Central Middle School - Kool Kats - $500
2005 W Central Schools - Automatic Defibrillators - $2,737
2006 After Prom Support - $150
2007 West Side Senior Center - $3,000
2007 Downtown Green Space - $3,000
2009 HDC - Feeding the Hungry in Pulaski County - $4,000
2011 West Central Title I Dept. - $2,400
2012 HDC Warehouse Siding Project - $5,000
2013 Francesville-Salem Twp Fire Dept. Refrigeration Unit - $3,568
2014 BRIDGES program - $4,950
2014 West Central Vision Testing Machine - $2,795
2014 West Central Stepping Into a Healthy Lifestyle - $2,117
2014 West Central Elementary PAL Portable Swim Lift - $1,750
2014 HDC Warehouse Upgrade - $7,500
TOTAL: $172,172
 
Medaryville
YEAR/PROJECT/AMOUNT
1996-97 Restore building for Potato Fest - $2,000
1996-97 Renovate Lions building - $2,000
1998 Boy Scouts camping equipment/trailer - $3,327
1998 Town park improvements-new path,playground and fence - $52,346
2013 New Turnout Gear for Medaryville/White Post Twp. Fire Dept - $5,000
TOTAL: $64,673
 
Monterey
YEAR/PROJECT/AMOUNT
1998 Monterey Fire Station - $83,198
1998 Town park renovations and picnic building - $57,502
1999 Monterey Park Lights - $1,700
2006 Town Bike Rack - $618
TOTAL: $143,018
 
Star City
YEAR/PROJECT/AMOUNT
1998 Community room,fencing, lighting, picnic table, playground equipment - $69,491
1999 Landscaping around Star City Community Building - $1,575
2006 Hoots to Howls Wildlife Nursery - $2,000
2007 Star City community playground - $3,000
2010 Star City park improvement project - $3,000
2012 Endangered Box Turtle Habitat - $1,000
2013 Star City United Methodist Church - Make a Joyful Noise - $2,000
2014 Community Playground - $2,000
TOTAL: $84,066
 
Winamac
YEAR/PROJECT/AMOUNT
1996-97 Music Boosters truck/trailer $9,000
1996-97 EPSC Winter Carnival for play equipment - $2,500
1996-97 Girl Scouts Camping Equipment - $500
1996-97 PSI Sorority/Tippecanoe Players play - $1,920
1996-97 Northern In Power of Past - $8,710
1996-97 Kiwanis Club Children Priority One - $875
1996-97 Girls softball/little league town park field - $9,705
1996-97 Assist drama club, equipment - $1,333
1998 Historical statue at courthouse - $78,799
1998 Restore town park entrance - $11,265
1998 Urban Forestry-trees on 35 - $42,315
1999 Pulaski Memorial Hospital Trees - $1,757
2002 PDS computer devices for disabled - $3,149
2004 Pulaski Memorial Hospital - Grief support video library - $1,000
2004 Pulaski Health Fdtn - Senior services strategic planning - $5,000
2006 After Prom support - $150
2006 All God's Children Daycare classroom equipment - $4,000
2006 Celebrating the Arts 2007 - $800
2006 1st Christian Church - Safe Play Zones - $3,075
2006 Historical Society - Dance Studio - $2,000
2006 Winamac Rotary Club/Space Day - $525
2006 Head Start renovation of indoor play area - $3,037
2006 Head Start - kitchen modifications - $2,400
2006 Kingdom Kids Brighter Tomorrow Project - $1,000
2007 Extension Chords music - $180
2007 Winamac - Southwest Green-up Phase - $3,000
2009 Eastern Pulaski Elementary - A Vision for Our Future - $1,500
2010 Vurpillat Air Conditioning - $3,000
2010 Human Services Kitchen Renovation - $1,419
2011 Kingdom Kids Sweet Dreams Project - $1,000
2011 Winamac Tree Comm. - Beautify the Intersection - $3,200
2011 Mural Art Initiative - $1,000
2011 EPES PTA - Ensuring Vision for All - $3,000
2012 Panhandle Tools for the Trail - $4,404
2012 Greenspace - Finish the Park - $1,966
2012 Kingdom Kids Play It Safe Project - $1,500
2012 Peak Services - Group Home Kitchen Updates - $5,000
2013 Opera House Ceiling Project - $2,000
2013 PCHS Building Security - $2,000
2013 EPES Mural Project - $3,870
2013 Panhandle Pathway Trimmers for the Trail - $827
2014 St Peter Catholic Church - AED - $1,814
2014 Girls Softball League - Diamond Improvements - $1,944
TOTAL: $237,439
 
County-Wide
YEAR/PROJECT/AMOUNT
1998 Thermal Imaging Units for Fire Stations - $121,103
1988 Learning labs - schools/libraries - $298,012
1999 Pulaski County Family Y Center - $686,500
1999 Pulaski County 4-H Community Fairgrounds - $52,500
1999 Elementary School Programs - $591
2002 Big Brothers/Big Sisters mentoring - $4,200
2002 Arrowhead - Foundation Directory Online - $995
2002 Wetland Observation Deck- $2,160
2002 Junior Achievement "Our Families" - $2,000
2004 Junior Achievement "Our City" - $1,751
2004 Peak Svcs - Group home kitchen & dining supplies - $700
2004 Pulaski Co Human Svcs - home delivered meals - $1,048
2005 Psi Iota Xi Art in the Park - $500
2005 Purdue Extension Svcs - School enrichment programs - $500
2005 Rural Crisis Center - Prosecutor networking project - $498
2006 Junior Achievement Exchange City - $2,400
2006 Purdue Extension School Enrichment Programs - $1,100
2006 4Community - $250
2006 Pulaski Co Human Services -Communication Safety - $1,000
2009 Pulaski Co Human Services - Project HOPE - $9,500
2010 Pulaski County Adult Learning Center - $3,000
2010 Junior Achievement "Economics for Success" - $1,652
2010 Friends of the Panhandle Pathway Maintenance - $2,929
2011 Pulaski Co REACT -All Hazards Interoperability - $2,437
2011 Community Adult Learning - $2,640
2011 Panhandle Pathway - Maintenance Project Phase II - $1,314
2011 Pulaski Co Human Services - Project HOPE - $5,000
2012 CASA Volunteer Recruitment & Training - $1,130
2013 Junior Achievement-Economics for Success - $2,727
2013 YMCA Emergency Medical Equipment - $1,199
2014 Habitat for Humanity - Awareness & Promotion - $1,000
2014 Panhandle -Tools for the Trail II - $1,611
2014 Junior Achievement Economics for Success - $2,000
2014 Pulaski Animal Center - Operation "FIX" - $7,500
TOTAL: $1,223,447
 
GRAND TOTAL 1996-2014: $1,924,815

This chart provides a list of community grants, broken out by individual community as well as county-wide:

Important to note:  These grants are in addition to annual grant and scholarship distributions from the community foundation’s 100 endowed funds that support charitable efforts.  

The Community Foundation of Pulaski County has thoughtfully awarded these grants to support community development, arts and culture, education, human services, health, and environment across the county.  Every person in Pulaski County has likely been touched by at least one of these grants. 

Lilly Endowment’s current GIFT Phase VI initiative offers a $1 for $1 match for every gift to the Community Grants Fund.  The Endowment wants to encourage building such unrestricted funds to increase the community foundation’s capacity to respond to critical needs as they evolve.  

For more information, please contact Community Foundation of Pulaski County at 574-946-0906; www.cfopc.org; or visit 127 E Pearl Street, Winamac.