Heritage Fund : The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County

2009 Grant Recipients

During 2009 Heritage Fund awarded more than $7.1 million in grants and scholarships. Grants were awarded from the following funds established within the community foundation. 

Civic Grant Awards

Anonymous - $850 for civic purposes
AgrIInstitute Endowment Fund - $300 to AgrIInstitute
Bartholomew County Genealogical Society Fund - $465 to the Bartholomew County Genealogical Society
Jeff and Lynn Brown Fund - $2,000 to Camp Lakeview Lutheran Camp
Calvary Pentecostal Church Endowment Fund - $275 to Calvary Pentecostal Church
Columbus Park Foundation - Mill Race - $2,030,162 to the City of Columbus
Community Disaster Relief Fund - $15,000 to First Presbyterian Church
Conover Stroud Family Fund - $1,150 to Sandy Hook United Methodist Church
Conover Stroud Family Fund - $200 to the Bartholomew County Humane Society
Conover Stroud Family Fund - $300 to the Harrison Twp. Volunteer Fire Co., Inc.
Aileen Marshall Graham Children & Youth Endowment Fund - $300 to Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators
Aileen Marshall Graham Children & Youth Endowment Fund - $750 to the Columbus Park Foundation
Hawcreek-Flat Rock Endowment Fund - $675 to the Clifford Volunteer Fire Department
Hawcreek-Flat Rock Endowment Fund - $500 to the Hope Area Chamber of Commerce
Hawcreek-Flat Rock Endowment Fund - $675 to the Hope Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Hawcreek-Flat Rock Endowment Fund - $675 to the Hartsville & Com. Fire Dept.
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $7,000 to the Indiana State Museum Foundation
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $20,000 to the Crump Theatre
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $10,000 to CAMEO
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $500 to the Hope Area Chamber of Commerce
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $1,000 to the Inclusive Community Coalition
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $10,000 to the Columbus Economic Development Board
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $500 to Columbus Service League
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $1,000 to Driftwood Utilities
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $5,000 to the Heritage Fund - Training Series
Heritage Fund Pass-through Fund - $129 to Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators
Heritage Fund Pass-through Fund - $200 to the First Presbyterian Church Foundation
Heritage Fund Pass-through Fund - $25 to Columbus Sunrise Rotary Club
Heritage Fund Pass-through Fund - $75 to the Bartholomew County Humane Society
Heritage Fund Pass-through Fund - $500 to Save the Commons Now
Heritage Fund Pass-through Fund - $50 to Community Animal Rescue Effort
Heritage Fund Pass-through Fund - $50 to Metro Animal Services
Heritage Fund Pass-through Fund - $25 to the Fireman's Cheer Fund
Donald W. Jurgemeyer Endowment - $2,235 to Asbury United Methodist Church Trustees
Donald W. Jurgemeyer Endowment - $2,235 to the Indiana Bar Foundation
Donald W. Jurgemeyer Endowment - $2,235 to the ACTEC Foundation
kidscommons Children's Museum Fund - $24,730 to kidscommons
Edgar & DeLora L. Lauther Endowment Fund - $29,980 to the Heritage Fund - Administrative Fund
Robert J. Marshall Memorial Philanthropic Fund - $2,575 to the Heritage Fund - Administrative Fund
Robert A. and Mary F. Orben Fund - $3,900 to First Presbyterian Church
Joan and Howard Pearcy Fund - $755 to the First United Methodist Church
Rick and Sharon Pease Fund - $1,100 to the Christian & Missionary Alliance
Rick and Sharon Pease Fund - $10,500 to Ravi Zacharias International Ministries
Rick and Sharon Pease Fund - $5,000 to Harvest Prayer Ministries
Pia O'Connor Philanthropic Fund - $500 to the Rotary Club of Columbus
Pia O'Connor Philanthropic Fund - $50 to the Columbus Indiana Dog Park Association
Reeves First Presbyterian Church Foundation Fund - $7,730 to the First Presbyterian Church Foundation
Carmen and Eric Retrum Family Fund - $3,300 to Westside Community Church
Summerville Family Fund - $300 to the Columbus Park Foundation

Cultural Grant Awards

Anonymous - $18,150 for cultural purposes
Bartholomew County Historical Society Endowment Fund - $3,535 to the Bartholomew County Historical Society
Bartholomew County Public Library Fund - $1,220 to the Bartholomew County Public Library
Bartholomew County Library Associates Fund - $2,020 to the Bartholomew County Library Associates
Columbus Museum of Art and Design Fund - $34,785 to the Columbus Museum of Art and Design
Columbus Area Arts Council Endowment Fund - $430 to the Columbus Area Arts Council
Columbus Area Arts Council Robert & Barbara Stewart Arts Education Fund - $6,440 to the Columbus Area Arts Council
Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Endowment Fund - $54,975 to the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic
Fodrea Instrumental Music Endowment Fund - $6,265 to the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic
Aileen Marshall Graham Children & Youth Endowment Fund - $750 to the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic
Hawcreek-Flat Rock Endowment Fund - $250 to the Yellow Trail Museum
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $2,000 to the Bartholomew County Historical Society
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $2,200 to the Columbus City Band
Heritage Fund - Community Fund – $5,000 to the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic
Heritage Fund Pass-through Fund - $2,500 to the Columbus City Band
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Reeves Philanthropic Fund - $735 to the Bartholomew County Historical Society
Reeves Bartholomew County Historical Society Fund - $27,000 to the Bartholomew County Historical Society
Charles Taylor & Theresa Ann Ross Fund - $340 to the Bartholomew County Historical Society
Schicke Children and Youth Fund - $2,000 to the Columbus Area Arts Council
Summerville Family Fund - $305 to the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic
Dean & Martha E. Taylor Fund - $3,090 to the Bartholomew County Historical Society

Educational Awards

Anonymous - $50,100 for educational purposes
Bartholomew Consolidated School Foundation - $395 to the Bartholomew Consolidated School Foundation
Bartholomew Reads Endowment Fund - $895 to the Bartholomew County Literacy Task Force
Sue A. Barton Lincoln Elementary School 1st Grade Memorial Fund - $390 to Lincoln Elementary School
Marjorie & Orphie Bridges Philanthropic Fund - $775 to Ivy-Tech Foundation
Center for Teaching and Learning Endowment Fund - $59,775 to the Community Education Coalition
Community Education Coalition Fund - $59,775 to the Community Education Coalition
Community Disaster Relief Fund - $3,600 to Northside Middle School
Community Disaster Relief Fund - $10,000 to First Presbyterian Preschool
Community Disaster Relief Fund - $2,000 to Little Seeds Preschool
Community Disaster Relief Fund - $1,000 to Columbus East Band Boosters
ECO15 Pass-through Fund - $274,600 to the Community Education Coalition
ECO15 Pass-through Fund - $186,068 to the Community Foundation of Jackson County
ECO15 Pass-through Fund - $430,841 to the Community Foundation of Madison & Jefferson County, Inc.
ECO15 Pass-through Fund - $323,825 to the Community Foundation of Switzerland County
ECO15 Pass-through Fund - $621,325 to the Dearborn Community Foundation
ECO15 Pass-through Fund - $367,400 to the Decatur County Community Foundation, Inc.
ECO15 Pass-through Fund - $454,929 to the Franklin County Community Foundation
ECO15 Pass-through Fund - $300,000 to the Jennings County Community Foundation
ECO15 Pass-through Fund - $178,501 to the Ohio County Community Foundation
ECO15 Pass-through Fund - $260,000 to the Ripley County Community Foundation
Elwood Staffing Philanthropic Fund - $500 to the Bartholomew County Literacy Task Force
Elwood Staffing Philanthropic Fund - $4,500 to Family School Partners/ BCSC
Family School Partners Designated Endowment Fund - $535 to Family School Partners/ BCSC
Friends of the Children Fund - $1,645 to the Bartholomew Consolidated School Foundation
Edythe & Max Gosnell Memorial Fund - $370 to the Ivy-Tech Foundation
Hawcreek-Flat Rock Endowment Fund - $600 to the Simmons One Room School House
Hawcreek-Flat Rock Endowment Fund - $256 to Hope Intermediate School
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $15,000 to the Indiana Space and Science Foundation
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $6,000 to the Bartholomew Consolidated School Foundation
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $2,235 to the Dictionary Project
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $3,750 to the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $11,950 to the International School of Columbus
Heritage Fund - Community Fund- $ 2,000 to the Bartholomew County Literacy Task Force
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $15,000 to the Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corporation
Heritage Fund Pass-through Fund - $25 to the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
Benjamin "Mickey" King Endowment Fund - $230 to the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation
Benjamin "Mickey" King Endowment Fund - $200 to IUPUC
Kiwanis Scholarship Fund - $350 to the Kiwanis Scholarship Fund
Dr. & Mrs. William R. Laws, Jr. Philanthropic Fund - $1,125 to the William R. Laws Scholarship Fund
Mildred A. Reeves Early Education Fund - $17,000 to the Bartholomew County Literacy Task Force
Mildred A. Reeves Early Education Fund - $76,100 to the Community Education Coalition
Robert N. Brown Fund - $8,500 to the Center for Teaching and Learning
Mike & Phyllis Ryan Education Fund - $380 to the Bartholomew Consolidated School Foundation
Judy Huehl Scholtz Memorial Fund - $1,020 to Family School Partners/ BCSC
Stevens Family Fund - $453 to Columbus East High School
In Honor of R.W. Witte & Helen M. Witte and Earl V. & Rosalyn R. Hess Fund - $730 to the Bartholomew Consolidated School Foundation
R. Kent Witte, Attorney PC & Stacy Ford Walters in Memory of Shannon Ford Fund - $395 to the Ivy-Tech Foundation

Health Grant Awards

Anonymous - $101,400 for health purposes
Carol Ann Boyer Carvin Diabetic Memorial Fund - $500 to the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana
Carol Ann Boyer Carvin Diabetic Memorial Fund - $500 to Volunteers in Medicine
Columbus Emergency Physicians, Inc. Fund - $350 to the Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation
Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation Fund - $345 to the Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation
Elwood Staffing Philanthropic Fund - $700 to Sav A Life, Inc.
Aileen Marshall Graham Children & Youth Endowment Fund - $750 to Caring Parents
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $15,000 to Christole Inc.
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $1,540 to the Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $750 to Hospice of South Central Indiana
Hospice of South Central Indiana - $410 to Hospice of South Central Indiana
David M. and Barbara A. Kirr Fund - $395 to Volunteers in Medicine
Edgar & DeLora L. Lauther Endowment Fund - $17,320 to Volunteers in Medicine
In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. Carr Lentz and Mr. & Mrs. Forrest R. Marr Fund - $365 to the Easter Seal Society
Olive Murphy Memorial Hospice Fund - $68,715 to Hospice of South Central Indiana
Robert N. Brown Fund - $1,000 to the Foundation for Fighting Blindness
William F. and Lisa C. Schultz Fund - $335 to the Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation
Summerville Family Fund - $330 to the Columbus Regional Hospital Foundation
Volunteers In Medicine Fund - $14,000 to Volunteers in Medicine

Social Service Grant Awards

Bob and Charlotte Aldenhagen Fund - $3,425 to Family Self Sufficiency
Anonymous - $8,397 for Social Service purposes
Bartholomew County Bar Association Endowment Fund - $2,295 to Legal Aid-District Eleven Inc.
Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Bartholomew County Fund - $2,735 to Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Bartholomew County
Nancy Blough Blackwell Memorial Fund - $250 to Friends of the Homeless
Nancy Blough Blackwell Memorial Fund - $250 to Just Friends
Carol Ann Boyer Carvin Diabetic Memorial Fund - $335 to Aging and Community Services
Community Disaster Relief Fund - $4,000 to Childrens Inc.
Community Disaster Relief Fund - $8,000 to Eastside Community Center
Community Disaster Relief Fund - $8,500 to Sans Souci, Inc.
Community Disaster Relief Fund - $30,000 to the United Way of Bartholomew County
Community Disaster Relief Fund - $1,067 to Su Casa
Family Self-Sufficiency Endowment Fund - $1,845 to Family Self Sufficiency
Foundation for Youth Fund - $820 to Foundation for Youth
Eugene & Marilyn Glick Foundation - $250 to Youth Hope, Inc.
Aileen Marshall Graham Children & Youth Endowment Fund - $2,500 to the Child Abuse Prevention Council
Aileen Marshall Graham Children & Youth Endowment Fund - $2,000 to the Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center
Aileen Marshall Graham Children & Youth Endowment Fund - $750 to Childrens Inc.
Aileen Marshall Graham Children & Youth Endowment Fund - $750 to Foundation for Youth
Bill and Jody Harter Community Fund - $1,000 to Turning Point Domestic Violence Services
Hawcreek-Flat Rock Endowment Fund - $549 to the Hope Area Food Bank
Hawcreek-Flat Rock Endowment Fund - $805 to the Community Center of Hope
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $500 to Advocates for Children
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $500 to BCHS Students Dance Marathon/Turning Point
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $2,000 to the Child Abuse Prevention Council
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $2,000 to Childrens Inc.
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $1,800 to the Community Center of Hope
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $5,733 to the Council for Youth Development
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $1,000 to Eastside Community Center
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $17,000 to the Ecumenical Assembly of Bartholomew County Churches/Love Chapel
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $756 to First Call for Help
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $1,500 to Foundation for Youth
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $4,000 to Legal Aid-District Eleven Inc.
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $600 to Lifeline Youth & Family Services, Inc.
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $6,000 to Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $25,800 to Millrace Center, Inc.
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $10,000 to Sans Souci, Inc.
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $13,506 to Su Casa
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $2,000 to Turning Point Domestic Violence Services
Heritage Fund - Community Fund - $30,000 to United Way of Bartholomew County
Heritage Fund - Pass-through Fund - $2,000 to United Way of Delaware County
Hope Area Food Bank Endowment Fund - $2,055 to Hope Area Food Bank
Edgar & DeLora L. Lauther Endowment Fund - $14,435 to Foundation for Youth
Ecumenical Assembly of Bartholomew County Churches-Love Chapel Endowment Fund - $325 to the Ecumenical Assembly of Bartholomew County Churches/Love Chapel
Reeves Columbus Youth Camp Endowment fund - $118,100 to the Foundation for Youth
Carmen and Eric Retrum Family Fund - $3,000 to the Ecumenical Assembly of Bartholomew County Churches/Love Chapel
Schicke Children and Youth Fund - $145 to Advocates for Children
Summerville Family Fund - $305 to Just Friends
Tannenbaum Family Fund - $1,000 to Human Services, Inc.
Women Helping Women Fund - $2,730 to Turning Point Domestic Violence Services