Grants

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Our Grantmaking History

To Date, CFCC has Awarded More Than $8 Million in Grants for Programs/Projects Supporting Crawford County.

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Community Grants Recent History

Crawford County Education
Desk Drawer Dollar Grant
  • 2022-2023 Total = $3,481.23
  • 2021-2022 Total = $3,064.73
  • 2020-2021 Total = $1,078.00
  • 2019-2020 Total = $2,800.00+
  • 2018-2019 Total = $5,000.00
  • 2017-2018 Total = Just under $5,000.00

A History of CFCC Grantmaking


$3,000,000

Crawford County School Corporation
Support for full-day kindergarten, including teacher salaries, professional development, equipment, & outdoor classrooms


$233,000

Crawford County School Corporation & Crawford County Community Network Technology and Training


$183,000

Crawford County Youth Baseball and Softball, Inc.
Baseball/Softball field construction, lighting, and mowing equipment


$175,000

Parks and Recreation
Outdoor restrooms and shelter houses in English, Leavenworth, & Marengo


$82,500

Blue River Services
Van for use in Crawford County


$82,380

Town of Leavenworth
Support land purchase for sewer plant


$50,000

Crawford County 4H Council
Match grant for 4H Park


$50,000

Habitat for Humanity
Support for Habitat Home Construction


$50,000

Youth Service Bureau Technology and office furniture


$20,000

Elementary School Scholarship Match
Matching grant to establish English, Leavenworth, Marengo, & Milltown scholarship funds


$17,500

English Volunteer Fire Department
Support for fire truck purchase


$10,000

Crawford County United Ministries Leavenworth Food Pantry


$7,500

Lincoln Hills Development Corporation Repairs


Marengo Volunteer Fire Department & Leavenworth Volunteer Fire Department Fire Truck Pass-Through Grants


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Crawford County Youth Philanthropy Council (CCYPC)

The Crawford County YPC is a responsive grant making program designed to empower the youth of Crawford County to review, score, and recommend grant proposals that provide meaningful impact to the community.

Back Row: Craig Menke, Brandy Stroud, Mary Crecelius Front Row: Mackenzie Menke, Faith Taylor, Jordan Mauck, Emily Merritt, Nikki Mitchell, Kay Ellis Not Pictured: Emma Cunningham

2023

Pictured are the YPC Members and the Grant Recipients. 
In 2023, the YPC awarded $4,500.
  • Crawford County High School Athletic Department
  • Crawford County Solid Waste Management District
  • Lincoln Hills Community Church Food Pantry


Back Row: YPC Members: Joshua Tally, Keith Brooks, Nicholas Fow, Nathan Hogle, Sarah Stutzman, Eli Oglesby Front Row: Susan Mason, Emily Siler, Kim Grizzel, Laken Hollen, Jadyn Holzbog, Hannah Schultz Not Pictured: Morgan Holzbog, Mattie Pope

2022

Pictured are the YPC Members and the Grant Recipients. 
In 2022, the YPC awarded $5,000.
  • Breeden Memorial Library
  • Crawford County Public Library
  • Boys and Girls Club
  • West Crawford Elementary School


Left to Right: Bryce Rahman, Morgan Akins, Jordan Daily, Autumn Schigur, Treasure Nickelson, Danielle Sommerman, Erin Jenkins, Tasha Wiseman

2021

In 2021, the YPC Awarded $5,000 to 4 different nonprofits.  Award recipients were: 

  • Breeden Memorial Library
  • Crawford County Public Library
  • Crawford County Youth Football Program
  • Friends of the Marengo Big Springs Old Town Church

Left to Right: Jadin Wolf, Claudia Fraze, Alexis Fraime, Leann Schwartz, Jacie Kalk Not Pictured: Kate Colglazier

2020

In 2020, the YPC Awarded $3,500 to four different nonprofits. Award Recipients were:

  • Crawford County Solid Waste Management District

  • East Crawford Elementary School

  • South Crawford Elementary School

  • Southern Indiana Community Healthcare

Front Row: Kara Knight, Bailey Gilmore, Tyler Bailey, Addy Simpson Back Row: Alexis Gilmore, Destiny Young, Autumn Kerce, Emily McMonigle, Brianna Key, Morgan Stutzman

2019

Once again this year, the YPC saw some excellent proposals. In all, $3,500 was awarded. Award recipients were: 

  • Boys & Girls Club for their Keystone Club at Crawford County High School to launch a t-shirt business; 
  • Marengo Wesleyan Church for their Soup Kitchen which will provide meals the third Saturday of every month in addition to hosting Clear Connection NA meetings;
  • Faith of a Mustard Seed for a Suicide Prevention Seminar.

Back Row (Left to Right): Laken Fraime (CFCC Staff), Michael Williams, Caitlyn Little, Lacey Fraime, Noah Sturgeon; Front Row (Left to Right): Alexis Shelton, Kaylee Grizzel, Sage Fell, Hadley Martin

2018

In 2018, the CCYPC Awarded three grants totaling $3,900 to: 

  • Marengo Wesleyan Church's Soup Kitchen and their hosting of the Clean Connection Narcotics Anonymous program;
  • Ouiska Run Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for the printing of their book, "A Look at Crawford County History 1818-2018 and its distribution to Crawford County 4th Graders;
  • YMCA of Harrison County's SPLASH Swim program for Crawford County students.

Members of the CCYPC in no particular order are: Teresa Saling, Morgan Hollen, Bree Tyler, Emily Williams, Svitlana Wilhite, Erin Erwin, Sandreia Breeden, Abby Mortensen, Abigail Pierson, Stephanie Johnson, Haley Wilhite, Jenna Ford, Trevor Knight, Brent Smith, and Brianna Atwood

2017

In 2017, the YPC  awarded $3,500 to Acres of Hope during its competitive grant cycle. 

One of Our Signature Grants

The CFCC led the way in making the Veteran's Memorial a reality with two $10,000 grants.

2014 and 2015 CFCC Combined Signature Grant Recipient: Crawford County Veteran's Memorial Association

This beautiful tribute was completed in 2017 and is located along Highway 64 in English, Indiana. A dedication was held at the Veteran's Memorial on November 11, 2017. 

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