Recognizing that the community's challenges and needs will change, donors have established community endowment funds to address the changing needs of Clinton County now and forever. Donors can entrust the Foundation with the selection of the most needed programs to receive grant funding based on a competitive process. The Clinton County Community Foundation awarded more than $134,138 in competitive grants in 2022.
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$10,354 to Clinton Co. Boys & Girls Club for Game Room- Triple Play Program.
$14,500 to Clinton Co. Foundation for Youth, Camp Cullom for Capacity Building.
$4,100 to COACH Kids of Clinton Co. Inc. for “Friends for Life” program expansion.
$13,576 to Colfax Historical Society for Furnace Upgrade.
$1,000 to Frankfort High School for CRASH Club Support.
$12,500 to Frankfort Main Street Assn., Inc. for Destination Downtown Project.
$10,000 to Frankfort Parks Department for Project All Kids.
$1,000 to Humane Society of Clinton County for Mini Grant- Animal Control Equipment.
$15,000 to Indiana Lions Foundation, Inc. for Youth Playground Set.
$15,500 to Kirklin Recreation Board, Inc. for Ball Diamond Fencing.
$5,413 to One80 Recovery Resources Inc. for Lawn and Landscape Equipment.
$11,000 to Open Door Health Clinic for Mental Health Awareness.
$3,000 to Project Life Saver of Clinton County for Training and Marketing.
$5,000 to Rossville Police Department for Automated External Defibrillators (AED) rapid response .
$1,000 to The Learning Network for Financial literacy survey.
$9,500 to Town of Kirklin for Court Revitalization project.
$1,695.65 to Clinton Central School Corporation for “Sensing” STEM Learning
Donors may identify one or more charitable organizations to receive an income stream forever. If at some time in the future the named charity is no longer recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization, the Foundation Board of Directors has the variance power to select another organization with a similar purpose to benefit from the fund. In 2022, the Clinton County Community Foundation distributed $309,578 in designated/agency grants to organizations as identified by donors.
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Abilities Services, Inc.
Clinton County Abilities Services-Garald D. Gill Fund $1,039
Alzheimer's Association Greater Indiana Chapter
Tom Rohrabaugh Fund $739
Clinton Central School Corporation
Clinton Central Education Foundation Children in Need Fund $1,175
Clinton Central FFA Endowment $2,184
Clinton Co. 4-H
Bill and Evelyn Calvert Fund $735
Carroll C. Johnson 4-H Fund $659
Clinton County 4-H Scholarship and Education Endowment Fund $629
Clinton Co. Boys & Girls Club
Bill Goodwin Youth Fund $630
Boys and Girls Club Endowment Fund $3,803
Clinton Co. Civic Theatre
Jerry 'Mongo' Thompson Fund $399
Clinton Co. Contractual Public Library
Mulberry Community Library Endowment Fund $9,776
Mulberry High School Alumni Association Library Endowment Fund $802
Rossville Community Library Endowment Fund $368
Clinton Co. Foundation for Youth, Camp Cullom
Camp Cullom Fund $191
COACH Kids of Clinton County
COACH Kids $492
Community Schools of Frankfort
Sara J. Costlow Memorial Elementary Teachers Fund for At-Risk Students $1,431
Community Schools of Frankfort Education Foundation, Inc.
Community Schools of Frankfort Education Foundation Fund $681
Perry William (Bill) Lewis Scholarship Fund $1,175
Robert K. Ryan Scholarship Fund $504
CORE Community Center
Clinton County YMCA Endowment Fund $419
William J. and R. Jean Beard Endowment Fund $19,745
First Christian Church of Frankfort
Bob and Jane Mohler Family Fund for First Christian $600
First Christian Church of Frankfort, IN Fund $11,718
George and Mary Ellen Hammersley Endowment Fund $785
Perry and Elsie Ann Lewis Fund for First Christian Church $2,356
First Christian Church of Michigantown
Marie Rice Fund $664
First Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Frankfort
Emma J. Dinwiddie Fund for the Benefit of First Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Frankfort $1,832
Jesse and Martha Killmer Membership Fund $2,797
Forest United Methodist Church
Ralph and Mary Butler Endowment Fund II $3,655
Ralph & Mary Butler Endowment Fund $1,394
Frankfort Community Public Library
Frankfort Community Public Library Local History & Genealogy $333
Frankfort Community Public Library Materials Gift Fund $571
Friends of the Frankfort Public Library Endowment Fund $3,663
Jerry 'Mongo' Thompson Fund $399
Ralph C. and Hilda H. Hinshaw Fund $1,809
Robert K. and Eleanor G. Ryan Fund for the Frankfort Community Public Library $2,249
Friends of the Frankfort Library, Inc.
Nancy N. Fullerton Fund for the Anna & Harlan Hubbard School of Living $1,434
Friends of the Mulberry Community Library
Lee E. Fickle Fund for the Friends of the Mulberry Community Library $2,495
Geetingsville Presbyterian Church
Walter V. Coapstick Fund $1,278
Haan Museum of Indiana Art, Inc.
Marshall Fund for the Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art $6,588
Healthy Communities of Clinton County
Healthy Communities of Clinton County Fund $3,221
Hills Baptist Church
Hills Cemetery Association Fund $1,420
Humane Society of Clinton County
Clinton County Humane Society Agency Endowment $573
Helen Walls & Linda Ryan Fund for the Clinton County Humane Society $1,875
Indiana Natural Resources Foundation - IMN Fund
Indiana Natural Resources Foundation Fund $576
Indiana University Foundation
Robert K. and Eleanor G. Ryan Fund for the Indiana University Foundation $4,173
IU Health Foundation
Keith and Mildred L. Otterman Fund $255
Meurice and Lurline Catron Fund $48,940
Kirklin Christian Church
Bob and Phyllis Hawley Fund for Kirklin Christian Church $782
Mulberry Centennial Park
R. Maurice Clendenning and W. Forest Clendenning Fund $442
On-Stage Foundation Red Barn Theatre
On-Stage Foundation Red Barn Theatre Fund $455
Paul Phillippe Resource Center
Paul & Mary Jane Phillippe Fund $368
Public School Foundation of the Rossville Consolidated School
Bob and Jane Mohler Family Fund $944
Public School Foundation of the Rossville Consolidated School Fund $1,249
Riley Children's Foundation
Mary Lou Stuart Fund for Riley Hospital $106,043
Rossville Consolidated School District
Walter H. and Vera I. Moore Education Fund $2,120
Rossville Presbyterian Church
Rossville Presbyterian Church Fund $823
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St.Mary's Frankfort, IN Conference Fund $677
St. Matthew United Methodist Church
Ruth Derrick Ruch Fund for St.Matthew United Methodist Church $5,353
St. Matthew United Methodist Church, Frankfort, IN. Fund $2,121
St. Paul Cemetery
Ralph & Mary Butler Endowment Fund $1,394
United Way For Clinton Co., Inc.
Robert and Eleanor Ryan Fund for the United Way for Clinton County $3,139
United Way for Clinton County Fund $837
WeCare of Clinton County, Inc.
Jackson-Frazier Families Memorial Endowment Fund $805
Wesley Manor
Franklin W. and Anna Mae Harper Memorial Fund $822
George and Mary Ellen Hammersley Endowment Fund $785
Herbert & Marjorie Ruch Fund $1,436
William M. and Doris Mohr Fund $15,341
Witham Health Services Foundation
George and Mary Ogle Fund $8,413
Donors may be actively involved in the grantmaking process by recommending which qualified charitable organizations should receive grants from their donor advised fund. These flexible funds enable donors to address a wide variety of issues as their charitable interests and priorities change over time. In 2022, the Clinton County Community Foundation distributed more than $460,840 in donor advised, special projects and non-permanent grants.
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Clinton Central Education Foundation Advised Fund
Clinton Central School Corporation $7,330
Craig A. Mundell Advised Fund
Clinton Co. Family YMCA $1,000
Hunter Family Advised Fund
Clinton Co. Boys & Girls Club $500
Highland Heights Foundation $500
Indiana Health Fund $500
Paw Pals of Clinton County, Inc. $500
The Crossing of Clinton County $500
Ransom Family Advised Endowment Fund
Clinton Co. Foundation for Youth, Camp Cullom $2,000
Community Schools of Frankfort $500
Frankfort Community Public Library $2,000
Frankfort High School $400
One80 Recovery Resources Inc. $2,000
On-Stage Foundation Red Barn Theatre $2,000
WeCare of Clinton County, Inc. $2,000
Western Boone School Corporation $800
Healthy Communities of Clinton County
GIFT VII-Large Scale Funding Grant $443,000
The Clinton County Community Foundation was established in 1996. The purpose of the Foundation is to serve the interests of donors, to make grants, and to act as a catalyst around issues of community importance in Clinton County.
For information about the Community Foundation and its services to donors, call Todd Moser at (800) 964-0508. The Web site (www.cfclinton.org) contains information about making gifts to endowment funds, scholarships, and grantmaking. Our e-mail address is info@cfclinton.org.