Grants Issued
Each year, the Parke County Community Foundation awards grants throughout the community, made possible by a diverse range of funds held within the Foundation. Each fund type serves a unique purpose, offering flexibility and comprehensive financial support to address the varied needs of our local communities.
Click here to learn more about the different types of funds and how they make a difference.
Total Grants Issued in 2025: $302,962.85
| Grantee | Area of Impact | Purpose | Amount | Granting Fund Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville Christian Church | Religion & Youth Development | Rockville Christian Church Childcare Ministries Lunch Tables | $2,500 | Legacy |
| North Central Parke School Corporation | Youth Development | Parke Heritage Softball & Baseball Batting Cage | $4,262.50 | Legacy |
| Lyford Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | Way to Go! Grant | $250 | Unrestricted |
| Sugar Creek Resource Center | Family Support | Way to Go! Grant | $250 | Unrestricted |
| North Central Parke School Corporation | Educational | Turkey Run Elementary School: 1st Grade Field Trip | $289 | Legacy |
| Mecca Consolidated Community Association | Community Development | Annual Distributions | $1,010 | Designated |
| Bloomingdale Cemetery Monthly Fund | Historical Preservation | General Support | $500 | Designated |
| Washington Township Cemetery Assoc. Board | Historical Preservation | Bethany Cemetery | $1,242.03 | Designated |
| Walnut Grove Cemetery | Historical Preservation | General Support | $831.75 | Designated |
| Town of Mecca | Community Development | General Support of Mecca School | $831.75 | Designated |
| Town of Marshall | Community Development | General Support | $2,070.05 | Designated |
| Town of Bloomingdale | Community Development | General Support | $3,312.08 | Designated |
| Sugar Creek Resource Center | Family Services | General Support | $600 | Designated |
| St. Jude’s Children’s Research | Health & Human Services | General Support | $828.02 | Designated |
| Southwest Parke School Corporation | Education | Montezuma Elementary School General Support | $915 | Donor Advised |
| Southwest Parke School Corporation | Education & Youth Development | General Support of Montezuma Elementary School 4th Grade Classes | $3,233.34 | Field of Interest |
| Southwest Parke School Corporation | Education & Youth Development | General Support of Rosedale Elementary School 4th Grade Classes | $3,919.20 | Field of Interest |
| Salvation Army – Parke Co. Unit | Family Services | General Services | $200 | Designated |
| Rosedale Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | General Support | $828.02 | Designated |
| Rockville Rotary | Community Development | General Support | $831.75 | Designated |
| Rockville Christian Church | Religion | Ruth Smith India Christian Mission | $831.75 | Designated |
| Rockville Christian Church | Religion | General Support | $1,569.48 | Designated |
| Rockville Adams Township Fire Department | Health & Human Services | General Support | $282.02 | Designated |
| Riley Hospital for Children | Health & Human Services | General Support | $282.02 | Designated |
| Parke-Vermillion Humane Society | Health & Human Services | General Support | $1,242.03 | Designated |
| Parke-Vermillion Humane Society | Health & Human Services | General Support | $300 | Designated |
| Parke Players, Inc. | Fine Arts & Culture / Recreation | General Support of Ritz Theater | $522 | Designated |
| Parke Players, Inc. | Fine Arts & Culture / Recreation | General Support of Ritz Theater | $1,242.03 | Designated |
| Parke County Sheriff’s Department | Health & Human Services | General Support | $200 | Designated |
| Parke County Historical Society | Historical Preservation | General Support | $828.02 | Designated |
| Parke County Food Pantry | Family Support | General Support | $4,140.10 | Designated |
| Parke County Covered Bridge Fund | Historic Preservation | General Support | $7,775 | Donor Advised |
| Parke County 4-H Council | Agriculture | Parke County 4-H Horse & Pony Club | $1,242.03 | Designated |
| North Central Parke School Corporation | Education & Youth Development | General Support of Rockville Elementary School 4th Grade Classes | $5,094.96 | Field of Interest |
| North Central Parke School Corporation | Education & Youth Development | General Support of Turkey Run Elementary School 4th Grade Classes | $4,409.10 | Field of Interest |
| New Discovery Cemetery | Historical Preservation | General Support | $1,242.03 | Designated |
| Montezuma Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | General Support | $828.02 | Designated |
| Mecca Wabash Twp VFD | Health & Human Services | General Support | $828.02 | Designated |
| Marshall Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | General Support | $2,070.05 | Designated |
| Marshall Federated Church | Religion & Family Support | Buddy Bag Program | $548 | Designated |
| Lyford Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | General Support | $828.02 | Designated |
| Indy-American Cancer Society | Health & Human Services | General Support | $1,569.48 | Designated |
| Friends of Ernie Pyle, Inc. | Education | Parke & Vermillion County Elementary Field Trips | $1,993 | Designated |
| Friends of Ernie Pyle, Inc. | Annual Distribution | $1,332 | Designated | |
| Centennial Cemetery Association | Historical Preservation | General Support | $1,242.03 | Designated |
| Byron Church | Religion | General Support | $1,656.04 | Designated |
| Bridgeton Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | General Support | $828.02 | Designated |
| Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | General Support | $200 | Designated |
| Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | General Support | $3,726.09 | Designated |
| Bloomingdale Friends Church | Religion | General Support | $4,000 | Designated |
| Bloomingdale Community Center | Community Development / Recreation | General Support | $3,312.08 | Designated |
| Bloomingdale Cemetery Monthly Fund | Historic Preservation | General Support | $1,242.03 | Designated |
| Bloomingdale Christian Church | Religion | General Support | $3,312.08 | Designated |
| Bellmore Volunteer Fire Dept. | Health & Human Services | General Support | $828.02 | Designated |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Foundation | Health & Human Services | General Support | $828.02 | Designated |
| American Heart Association | Health & Human Services | General Support | $1,569.48 | Designated |
| Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | Annual Distribution | $383 | Designated |
| Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | Annual Distribution | $1,118 | Designated |
| Southwest Parke School Corporation | Fine Arts & Culture | RPHS: A Case for Clay, Ceramics Impact on Secondary Students | $1,000 | Legacy |
| Town of Rockville | Recreation | Rockville Pool – Annual Distribution | $1,661 | Designated |
| Town of Rockville | Recreation | Rockville Pool – Annual Distribution | $9,736 | Designated |
| Town of Rockville | Recreation | Rockville Pool – Annual Distribution | $2,656 | Designated |
| Southwest Parke School Corporation | Fine Arts & Culture | Way to Go! Grant – RPHS Band | $250 | Unrestricted |
| Parke Players, Inc. | Fine Arts & Culture / Recreation | Annual Distribution | $7,254 | Designated |
| Parke Players, Inc. | Fine Arts & Culture & Recreation | Annual Distribution | $205 | Designated |
| Parke Players, Inc. | Fine Arts & Culture & Recreation | Annual Distribution | $43 | Designated |
| Parke Players, Inc. | Fine Arts & Culture & Recreation | Annual Distribution | $7,378 | Designated |
| Southwest Parke School Corporation | Youth Development | Way to Go! Grant – Montezuma Robotics Club | $250 | Unrestricted |
| Parke Vermillion CPC | Family Support | General Support | $500 | Donor Advised |
| Dana Christian School | Education | General Support | $300 | Donor Advised |
| Community Action Program, Inc. | Family Support | Early Years Initiative Grant | $117,674 | Designated |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Health & Human Services | General Support | $500 | Donor Advised |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Health & Human Services | General Support | $1,000 | Donor Advised |
| Shriners Children’s | Youth Development | General Support | $500 | Donor Advised |
| Rockville United Methodist Church | Religion | Annual Distribution | $1,253 | Designated |
| Rockville United Methodist Church | Religion & Family Support | Buddy Bag Program | $1,898 | Donor Advised |
| Partnership Parke County, Inc. | Community Development | 2025 Parke County Fair | $1,000 | Legacy |
| Parke-Vermillion Humane Society | Health & Human Services | General Support | $300 | Donor Advised |
| Parke-Vermillion Humane Society | Health & Human Services | General Support | $200 | Donor Advised |
| Parke Vermillion CPC | Family Support | General Support | $860 | Donor Advised |
| Parke County Public Library | Recreation | In the Shadow of Big Red Eye @ Ritz Theater | $1,000 | Legacy |
| Parke County Historical Society | Historic Preservation | Annual Distributions | $2,626 | Designated |
| Parke County Food Pantry | Family Support | General Support | $200 | Donor Advised |
| Parke County Family Health & Help Center | Health & Human Services | Annual Distribution | $264 | Designated |
| Parke County Family Health & Help Center | Health & Human Services | Annual Distribution | $549 | Designated |
| Parke County Beef Committee | Agriculture | Way to Go! Grant: Beef Committee Fundraiser | $250 | Unrestricted |
| Parke Adult Tutoring Services, Inc. | Education | Annual Distribution | $4,348 | Designated |
| Parke Adult Tutoring Services, Inc. | Education | Annual Distribution | $1,824 | Designated |
| North Central Parke School Corporation | Youth Development | PHHS Cheer Team | $530 | Donor Advised |
| North Central Parke School Corporation | Youth Development | Parke Heritage Middle School – The Amazing Shake | $300 | Legacy |
| New Discovery Cemetery | Historic Preservation | Annual Distribution | $1,251 | Designated |
| New Discovery Cemetery | Historic Preservation | General Support | $530 | Donor Advised |
| Mecca Wabash Twp VFD | Health & Human Services | General Support | $200 | Donor Advised |
| Kingman Christian Church | Health & Human Services | Annual Distributions | $1,982 | Designated |
| Estabrook Chapter DAR | Education | General Support | $128 | Donor Advised |
| Colby’s Crew Rescue | Health & Human Services | General Support | $300 | Donor Advised |
| Bridgeton Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | General Support | $200 | Donor Advised |
| Blake Cemetery Association | Historic Preservation | Annual Distribution | $294 | Designated |
| Rockville Rotary | Community Development | Annual Distribution | $45 | Designated |
| Rockville Rotary | Community Development | Annual Distribution | $383 | Designated |
| Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association | Historic Preservation | Annual Distribution | $3,366 | Designated |
| Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association | Historic Preservation | Annual Distribution | $1,849 | Designated |
| Parke Trails Alliance | Recreation | For General Support | $2,090 | Donor Advised |
| Parke County Youth Basketball League | Recreation | Annual Distribution | $786 | Designated |
| Parke County Food Pantry | Family Support | Annual Distribution | $261 | Designated |
| Parke County Food Pantry | Family Support | Annual Distribution | $3,039 | Designated |
| Mt. Moriah Cemetery Association | Historic Preservation | Annual Distribution | $4,388 | Designated |
| Montezuma Park Board | Recreation | General Support | $578 | Designated |
| Midwest Building Suppliers Association | Scholarship | Blair Collings Scholarship | $2,500 | Designated |
| Child Adult Resource Service, Inc. | Health & Human Service | Annual Distribution | $2,567 | Designated |
| Child Adult Resource Service, Inc. | Health & Human Services | Annual Distribution | $1,201 | Designated |
| Bridgeton Covered Bridge Association | Historic Preservation | Annual Distribution | $4,878 | Designated |
| Montezuma Public Library | Community Development | General Support | $588.75 | Designated |
| TALKS Mentoring of Parke County | Youth Development | Way to Go! Grant | $250 | Unrestricted |
| Montezuma Elementary School | Educational | Montezuma Elementary 6th Grade End of Year Trip | $1,000 | Legacy |
| Parke County Veteran’s Council | Health & Human Services | Veterans Council Garage Door Emergency Repair | $1,000 | Legacy |
| Valley Professionals Community Health Center | Community Development | Financial Support for Rockville Parks 5 Year Master Plan | $7,933 | Designated |
| Sugar Creek Resource Center | Family Support | Way to Go! Grant | $250 | Unrestricted |
| Southwest Parke School Corporation | Recreation | RPHS: Smart Watch for Runners | $250 | Legacy |
| Southwest Parke School Corporation | Fine Arts & Culture | RPHS: Supporting Student Artists for the D’Artlier Jurid Show | $145 | Legacy |
| Southwest Parke School Corporation | Educational | Rosedale 3rd Grade Annual Overnight Zoo Adventure | $1,000 | Legacy |
| Parke-Vermillion Retired Teachers Association | Youth Development | If You Give a Kindergartener a Book | $900 | Field of Interest |
| North Central Parke School Corporation | Community Development | RES Title One: Light Up Literacy | $500 | Field of Interest |
| Sugar Creek Resource Center | Health & Human Services | Sugar Creek Resource Funding | $250 | Legacy |
| Parke Heritage Middle School | Health & Human Services | Way to Go! Grant – Emergency Needs for Students | $250 | Unrestricted |
| North Central Parke School Corporation | Fine Arts & Culture | Way to Go! Grant – PHHS Pep Band | $250 | Unrestricted |
| North Central Parke School Corporation | Family Support | Way to Go! Grant – RES Emergency Fund | $250 | Unrestricted |
| Parke County Health Department | Family Support | Safe Sleep Program | $1,175.28 | Designated |
| North Central Parke School Corporation | Fine Arts & Culture | Rockville Elementary Mrs. Beil: Fine Arts Day 2025 | $1,200 | Donor Advised |
| Parke Heritage High School Awards | Educational | Way to Go! Grant – Gold Level Sponsor for PHHS Awards | $250 | Unrestricted |
| Partnership Parke County, Inc. | Community Development | Partnership Parke County Economic Development | $2,500 | Designated |
| Parke County Chamber of Commerce | Community Development | Chamber Annual Dinner Award/Entertainment Tickets | $250 | Legacy |
| Lyford Volunteer Fire Department | Health & Human Services | VFD Training | $500 | Legacy |