Camp Mollenhour Meets EC50 Challenge!
Camp Mollenhour celebrates reaching its $10,000 endowment fundraising goal, which will be matched with $40,000 as part of the Community Foundation’s Endowment Challenge 50 for a total of $50,000 in new endowment dollars to serve young people. Pictured (front row, left to right): Stephanie Overbey, Kosciusko County Community Foundation; Camp Mollenhour board members Ed Brown, Ashlee Jackson, Tierney Boggs, Jon Cook, Scott Reed, and Hunter Law and the camp’s caretaker, Kevin Lockwood.
In May 2018, the Kosciusko County Community Foundation announced that, in celebration of its 50th anniversary, 10 youth serving nonprofit organizations were selected to participate in “Endowment Challenge 50” (EC50). We are pleased to announce that C.O. Mollenhour Conservation Camp has successfully completed the fundraising portion of the challenge!
Participating organizations committed to raising $10,000 for their endowment and to participate in multiple trainings focused on sustainability and donor development. In return, the youth serving organizations would receive $40,000 in matching funds for a total of $50,000 for their endowment funds.
“Camp Mollenhour has been serving youth in our county since 1938,” said Suzie Light, Community Foundation CEO. “The growth of their endowment will enable them to continue teaching young people about the environment and conservation for many years to come.”
Endowment funds provide a charity with a consistent annual stream of revenue. The principle is not spent. It is invested and the earnings from that investment support the work of the charity, forever.
The EC50 was made possible through the generous financial partnership of Dekko Foundation, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, the Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation, and the Dr. Dane & Mary Louise Miller Foundation.
Since 1968, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Inc. has helped donors achieve their charitable dreams. The Community Foundation is a public charity that grants over $2 million annually in the areas of education, health, arts and culture, recreation, civic projects, environment and human services. Gifts made to the Community Foundation are tax-deductible. For more information about the Community Foundation visit www.kcfoundation.org, call 574-267-1901 or stop by their office at 102 E Market Street, Warsaw.