Aug 30th, 2023
Foundation News
Aug 21st, 2023
Educators: Apply for a KEYS grant to support project-based learning
Kosciusko Endowment Youth Services (KEYS) is accepting grant applications for programs and projects impacting students in Kosciusko County. The upcoming application deadline is September 15,… Read more »
Aug 14th, 2023
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application available now
The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship is accepting applications until September 15, 2023. High school seniors interested in applying can visit kcfoundation.org/lilly-scholarships to get started. The... Read more »Aug 5th, 2023
Meet our 2023 scholarship recipients!
The Community Foundation staff wishes to thank our donors and congratulate this year’s scholarship recipients! Nearly $800,000 was awarded in scholarship grants to 209 area... Read more »Jul 11th, 2023
Community Foundation welcomes new CFO
The Kosciusko County Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Leanne Ford to the team as chief financial officer. For the past 15 years, Ford served... Read more »May 30th, 2023
Driving Change: Community Transportation Network receives Community Foundation grant to conduct transportation survey
The Community Foundation is thrilled to announce more than $181,000 in grants to 18 organizations serving Kosciusko County. These grants provide support to a wide... Read more »May 25th, 2023
Supported by Community Foundation grant, Town of Leesburg puts local history on display
From tornado sirens and tennis courts to display cabinets and playground equipment, seven local towns will make progress on their goals this year, thanks to... Read more »May 8th, 2023
Author visits local second-grade classrooms for interactive literary program
Following Read Across Kosciusko County (RAKC) earlier this spring, author Troy Cummings spent time in local classrooms to sign books and teach the basic elements... Read more »May 2nd, 2023
What is a Donor Advised Fund & how does it work?
Have you considered establishing a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) at the Community Foundation? You probably know that a Donor Advised Fund gives you tax advantages.... Read more »Apr 17th, 2023
Kosciusko County 4-H Horse & Pony Club supports the futures of its students through scholarship fund
The Kosciusko County 4-H Horse & Pony Club recently established a scholarship fund for students who graduate from the program. “The club teaches its members… Read more »
Apr 11th, 2023
Why choose a Donor Advised Fund? Kevin & Amy share how it works for them.
Kevin and Amy Deardorff have always known that Kosciusko County is a special place. So, in 2019, it made perfect sense to expand their giving... Read more »Apr 10th, 2023
KEYS grant cycle awards nearly $8,000
In the most recent Kosciusko Endowment Youth Services (KEYS) grant cycle, nearly $8,000 was awarded to 15 recipients including Akron Elementary School; Harrison Elementary School;... Read more »Mar 28th, 2023
KEYS members read to almost 1,000 local second graders during RAKC
Members of Kosciusko Endowment Youth Services (KEYS), the Kosciusko County Community Foundation’s youth philanthropy program, encouraged literacy among nearly 1,000 second graders during Read Across... Read more »Mar 28th, 2023
Bob Gast, lifelong community member, celebrates 101st birthday
Bob Gast is celebrating his 101st birthday this Tuesday, Mar. 28. “I set up the Bob and Marge Gast Community Fund last year, in honor... Read more »Mar 27th, 2023