As a result of its competitive grant cycle, the Community Foundation of Crawford County (CFCC) recently awarded $87,971.00 in grants to thirteen 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations serving Crawford County residents. While not all organizations have an office in Crawford County, the CFCC confirmed that services are provided to residents here.
Angela Leonard, CFCC Grants Chairwoman and Board of Directors Chairwoman said, “Grants were awarded to the following organizations in two categories, open (unrestricted) grants and education grants. The committee carefully reviewed and evaluated each proposal, then met together to discuss awards. This was not an easy task. We recognize each nonprofit that applied as a partner with the CFCC in providing for needs of our community. They help our community members with all aspects of human services. The CFCC is proud to work alongside them!”
“Each grant committee person struggles through the needs of our community as they review the proposals, said Laken Fraime. “Our volunteers represent every facet of Crawford County and we are grateful for each one of them.”
CFCC 2022-2023 Competitive Unrestricted Grant Cycle
The CFCC received eight competitive unrestricted grant requests totaling $61,997.00. $21,977.00 was awarded to six different 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
| Nonprofit | Project | Name of Unrestricted Fund from which the grant was awarded |
| Crawford County Solid Waste Management District | Electronics Amnesty Days | Milton and Ruth Roggenkamp Family Unrestricted, C. A. Poling, and Donald R. Standiford |
| CHOICES Life Resource Center | Tech for Parenting Resource Program/Marengo Center | GIRLS, Giving Circle and GIRLS – 500 Women’s Project |
| English Food Pantry | Refrigeration Needs | CFCC Founder’s – Charter Member Society and Earl E. Harbeson & Ronald J. Knies Grantmaking |
| Giving Recovery a Chance Everyday, Inc. | Recovery Samaritan Legal | CFCC Founder’s – Charter Member Society |
| Lincoln Hills Development Corporation | Emergency Preparedness Kits | Paul Sanders and Donald R. Standiford |
| Personal Counseling Services | Mental Health Services in the Crawford County Jail | Schulz/Schultz Family Charitable , Siler McClain , and C. A. Poling |
| Southwestern Indiana Child Advocacy Center Coalition | Center on 5th | CFCC Challenge |
CFCC 2022-2023 Competitive Education Grant Cycle Recipients
The CFCC received eight competitive education grant requests totaling $80,994.00. Seven proposals received a total of $65,994.00.
| Nonprofit Organization | Project | Name of Fund from which the grant was awarded |
| Boys & Girls Club of Harrison-Crawford Counties | Club Safety Project | CFCC Educational Attainment Endowment |
| Crawford County Community School Corporation | Rad Science Skateboard Build Program | Roggenkamp Family Endowment for S.T.E.M. Awareness and Donald R. Standiford |
| South Crawford Elementary School | Positive Behavior Supports | CFCC Educational Attainment Endowment |
| Southern Indiana Adult Guardianship Program | Connections, Solutions, Awareness | Making Generosity Last Forever |
| Vincennes University Jasper Campus Foundation | Scholastic Excellence Award | CFCC Educational Attainment Endowment |
| West Crawford Elementary School | PBIS Kick Start | CFCC Educational Attainment Endowment and Making Generosity Last Forever |
| West Crawford Elementary School | Playground | CFCC Educational Attainment Endowment |
The CFCC is committed to raising more unrestricted funds so that we can meet the needs of our nonprofit sector. Anyone reading this can make a contribution to one of our unrestricted funds, which are used for community grantmaking. For as little as $5,000, you can create your own named, unrestricted fund. Several new funds have been created over the past few years, but a lot more contributions are needed to meet the needs in Crawford County. For a complete listing of our funds, go to https://www.cf-cc.org/cfcc-funds.html.
If you have any questions about how to donate, what endowment funds are, or if you want to know how to make a gift from your personal donor advised fund, contact the CFCC’s executive director, Christine Harbeson at charbeson@cf-cc.org, (812) 365-2900 or (812) 734-4852.