Jasper County Endowment Funds

 

The Community Foundation's endowment is made up of smaller endowments called funds, each of which is established by a separate agreement and is accounted for separately. These funds are designed to carry out the philanthropic intentions of the founding contributors. The corpus of a fund is pooled with other funds for investment purposes. Disbursements from the fund in the form of grants, scholarships, or payments to designated agencies are made from investment earnings only.

 

Permanent Funds

• MARY ETHEL ARNOTT FUND – To be used for the benefit of the children of Rensselaer and worthwhile programs in the Jasper County community.

 

• BELSTRA MILLING SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Support for a KVHS senior enrolled in a post high school training institute.

 

• BRIAN BERG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provides support to a graduating KVHS senior who is a top ten student with leadership ability and who is involved in community.

 

• JOE BURVAN MEMORIAL FUND – Provides support to a RCHS senior who exemplifies the qualities of self discipline and mental toughness admired by Coach Burvan.

 

• BUSINESS EDUCATION FUND – Supports charitable activities in the field of business education and economics.

 

• CARNEGIE PLAYERS FUND – In the name of Paul and Mable Laird to provide support for culturally diverse theatre in the Rensselaer community.

 

• CDC RESOURCES FUND – Provides support for children and adults with disabilities.

 

• KEVIN J. CHILDS MEMORIAL ART AWARD FUND – By Bob and Jan Childs in memory of their son, Kevin, to provide support to two RCHS senior art students in the area of fine arts and ceramics.

 

• RALPH W. FENDIG FUND – Established by Ralph Fendig for the betterment of his community. Six local charities will benefit from this fund.

 

• First Christian Church (DSC) of Rensselaer, Indiana – To provide support to the ministries of the First Christian Church (DSC) of Rensselaer.

 

• WILBERT A. HAMSTRA SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Supports a KVHS graduate in the construction/technology field.

 

• SCOTT AND INEZ HILLIARD MEMORIAL FUND – provide support to charitable organizations in Jasper County.

 

• JASPER COUNTY FARM BUREAU AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provides support to students who will be furthering their degree in ag-related services.

 

• JASPER COUNTY 4-H PROGRAM FUND – Provides support to Jasper County 4-H programs, activities and scholarships.

 

• JASPER COUNTY COMMUNITY FUND – This unrestricted endowment fund is the key to maintaining the flexibility of the Foundation. Earnings from this fund can be used to address the emerging needs of the Jasper County community.

 

• JASPER COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FUND – To provide operating support to the Jasper County Rensselaer Senior Center Program.

 

• JASPER COUNTY EDUCATION FUND – To provide support to our area schools and organizations for educational needs  of our community members who are students in primary, secondary, post-secondary and in adult education.

 

• JASPER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ENDOWMENT FUND – Provide support to the Jasper County Historical Society for the general operations of the organization.

 

• JASPER FOUNDATION OPERATING ENDOWMENT FUND – Helps to support the operating budget of the Jasper Foundation.

 

• JASPER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FUND – Established in memory of Bonnie Powell to provide support to the mission of the library.

 

• JASPER COUNTY YOUTH CENTER FUND – Provide support to the general fund of the Jasper County Youth Center.

 

• DR. CECIL E. AND MRS. GLADYS JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provides scholarships to graduates of Jasper and Newton counties who plan to pursue careers in the medical and medical–related fields.

 

• MARCIA JOHNSTON UNDESIGNATED FUND – To provide support to charitable organizations as directed by the Foundation's Board of Directors.

 

• ROBERT AND MARCIA JOHNSTON ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provides support to a graduating senior of RCHS who is planning to enroll at either Indiana University or Purdue University.

 

• KVHS COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provides support to a KVHS senior.

 

• KANKAKEE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND – To provide support to KV Schools for special needs, programs and projects.

 

• KANKAKEE VALLEY JOB TRAINING FUND – Provides support to the Kankakee Valley Job Training, Inc.

 

• KAPPA KAPPA KAPPA/LARUE SCHOLARSHIP FUND – To provide support to a graduate of RCHS pursuing a nursing degree.

 

• ROBERT KINSELL SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provide support to a graduating Tri-County Senior who is furthering their education at a 4-year college or university.

 

• LAIRD FUND FOR THE RENSSELAER RECREATIONAL CORPORATION – To provide support to the Rensselaer Recreational Corporation Program.

 

• SIGMA PHI GAMMA/LARUE MEMORIAL MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND – To provide support to a RCHS graduate that has been accepted by/or is attending a college or university who plans to pursue a career in the medical field.

 

• PAUL AND MABLE LAIRD FUND FOR THE TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – Provides support to the Trinity United Methodist Church in Rensselaer, with preference given to the education and experiences of young people.

 

• PAUL AND MABLE LAIRD FUND FOR THE WELSH CEMETERY – Provides support to the Welsh Cemetery located in Jasper County.

 

• WALLY LAIRD YOUTH CITIZENSHIP FUND – To provide support to an outstanding community minded high school senior from Jasper County.

 

• WILLIAM W. LEOPOLD SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Support for an RCHS senior interested in a vocational or technical school or a degree in accounting or business.

 

• LEWIS FAMILY UNDESIGNATED FUND – provide support to charitable organizations for initiatives which meet the changing needs of the community.

 

• MAKEEVER SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provides support to an RCHS graduating senior for higher education at an Indiana college, university or vocational school.

 

• WILLIAM MORIARTY THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provides scholarships for a college student with a major in theatre, dance, music or the performing arts.

 

• JANICE SAGE MURRAY MEMORIAL FUND – provide support to First Presbyterian Church of Rensselaer.

 

• JOHN R. (JACK) NESBITT ENVIRONMENTAL FUND – provide support to Environment issues in Jasper County such as, but not limited to wildlife habitat creation, quality water supply, pollution control.

 

• MICHAEL NESIUS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND – provide support to a graduating Rensselaer Central High School senior who will be attending a post secondary school with a preference given to the automotive program area.

 

• JOHN AND CONNIE NICHOLS UNDESIGNATED FUND – To provide support to charitable organizations as directed by the Foundation's Board of Directors.

 

• LESLIE NORTH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provides support to a Tri-County graduating senior who will be furthering their education in the field of social studies.

 

• OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS FUND – Provides support to Jasper County foster children to attend camps, workshops or similar learning experiences.

 

• IDA OWSLEY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provides support to a RCHS graduating senior.

 

• GRACE PADGITT PRESBYTERIAN FUND – To provide support for the music program of the First Presbyterian Church of Rensselaer.

 

• GRACE PAMPEL EDUCATION FUND – To provide support for educational programs and projects for all high schools in Benton, Jasper & Newton Counties and Tri–County High School in White County. Also, to provide scholarship support for graduates of the above school systems listed, who are pursuing post secondary education in agriculture, fine arts & music and nursing.

 

• HELEN PENNINGTON – Provide support to a RCHS graduate planning to pursue a degree in business at a university or vocational school who plans to enter the business world.

 

• PRAIRIE ARTS COUNCIL FUND – Provides support for their arts programs and services.

 

• ED RAMEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND – To provide support to a senior who is a Jasper County resident enrolled in an Indiana institution of higher learning.

 

• RENSSELAER ALUMNI FUND – To provide support to selected Rensselaer graduates through scholarships to assist with their post-secondary education.

 

• RHS CLASS OF 1950 SCHOLARSHIP FUND – To provide support for a scholarship to a RCHS senior.

 

• RHS CLASS OF 1956 SCHOLARSHIP FUND – To provide support to a graduate of RCHS for higher education.

 

• RHS CLASS OF 1966 SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provide support to RCHS graduating seniors for secondary education within the state of Indiana.

 

• RENSSELAER ROTARY CARES FUND – To provide support to community projects and needs as determined by the Rensselaer Rotary Board of Directors.

 

• THOMAS J. RYAN MEMORIAL FUND – Provides support to RCHS students with financial need for participation in school activities.

 

• Saint Joseph's College Scholarship Fund – To provide support to a non-traditional student from Jasper or Newton County furthering their education at Saint Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana.

 

• WALT SCHALTENBRAND MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND – To provide support to an RCHS senior student who will be majoring at the college level in the performing arts.

 

• BILL AND BETH STOCKTON SCHOLARSHIP FUND – For an RCHS senior who is pursuing studies in fine arts or horticulture.

 

• ROY AND FERN TOBIAS CENTER FUND – Provides support for the new community center attached to the Remington and Carpenter Township Public Library.

 

• TRI-COUNTY EDUCATIONAL FUND – To provide support for academic and scholarship opportunities for students in the Tri-County School Corporation.

 

• EDWIN & ANN URBANCZYK EDUCATIONAL FUND – To provide funding for educational academic projects implemented to serve as classroom mini grants in the KV School Corporation.

 

• MONTY G. WILLIAMS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provides support to a student majoring in farm management or building construction at Purdue University.

 

• JOHN AND VIOLET WUETHRICH AGRICULTURAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Provides support to a graduate of West Central High School who plans to obtain a degree in the School of Agriculture from Purdue University.

 

• JOHN AND VIOLET WUETHRICH HIGHER EDUCATION FUND – Provides support to a student who had resided at Gateway Woods, Apostolic Christian Children's Home, and who will be attending a school of higher learning.

 

• WOMEN OF JASPER COUNTY FUND – to provide support to women in Jasper County by identifying issues facing women and addressing them in effective ways.

Non–Permanent Funds

• REX BLACKER COMMUNITY FUND – provide support to charitable agencies and programs serving the residents of Rensselaer and Jasper County.

 

• BOMBERS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FUND – to reward RCSC students for academic excellence.

 

• PHYLLIS CAPPUCCILLI EDUCATIONAL FUND – provide educational needs for students in the RCSC school system as well as classroom mini-grants.

 

• CARNEGIE PLAYERS PASS-THROUGH FUND – To provide operating support to the Carnegie Players.

 

• CHIEF INDUSTRIES – To provide support to non-profits designated by Chief employees.

 

• COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND – JASPER – Unrestricted fund maintaining the flexibility of the Foundation, to address small emerging needs of Jasper County.

 

• DeMOTTE WOMEN'S CIRCLE OF GIVING – To support programs and services in the DeMotte area for qualified non-profits.

 

• DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE PARK FUND – Support Downtown Riverside Park (formerly the Austin Street area) by way of establishing the park area with park benches, lighting, landscaping, signage and a pedestrian bridge as a connection to the city parking lot and market area.

 

• JASPER FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS FUND – To make grant decisions for programs and projects by the board of directors.

 

• KANKAKEE VALLEY EDUCATIONAL FUND – provide support to Kankakee Valley Schools for special needs, programs and projects.

 

• KYLER AND KITTY CAMPBELL LAIRD PASS THRU FUND – To fund dog-related community efforts.

 

• TRAVIS MORROW SCHOLARSHIP FUND – provide a scholarship to a deserving graduating senior of RCHS.
• HELEN PUTMAN LITERACY FUND – provide funding for school wide literacy programs to benefit students from Monnett and Van Rensselaer Elementary Schools.

 

• RENSSELAER URBAN FORESTRY FUND – To promote the health of the Rensselaer community’s urban forest and encourage public awareness and education of the value of community trees.

 

• RENSSELAER WOMEN’S GIVING CIRCLE – provide support to programs and services in the Rensselaer area for qualified non-profits.

 

• ROTARY CARES – Provides medical patients an opportunity to afford medication by using gift cards from area drug stores.

 

• TAKING STOCK FUND – To provide additional support for programs in the Jasper Foundation.

 

• TRI-COUNTY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION PASS-THROUGH FUND – provide recognition and support for academics in the TCSC and to provide scholarship opportunities for TCHS graduates.

 

 

 

 

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Last revised 12/1/2009