Community Impact
We're Taking the Lead Where Our Community Needs Us.
As the Parke County Community Foundation has grown, we’ve developed an important role as a leader. We do more than simply collect and disperse funding: We identify shared issues and concerns within our community, we convene groups to facilitate dialogue about those issues, and—once we’ve gathered as much data as we can and listened to as many voices as possible—we propose solutions.
This process takes the form of major Foundation-driven initiatives. Take a little time to read about what we’ve been doing to address these important issues that impact every member of our community.


PCCF Awards Early Learning Curriculum Grants
The Parke County Community Foundation is proud to announce the awarding of its 2025 Early Learning Curriculum Grants, a program designed to strengthen early childhood

Parke County Community Foundation Announces New Executive Director
The Parke County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Colleen Engle has been named its new Executive Director. Engle, a lifelong resident of Parke

Executive Director, Brad Bumgardner, Retiring
Parke County Community Foundation’s Executive Director, Brad Bumgardner, has announced to the Foundation’s Board of Directors his intent to retire on May 1, 2025. Upon

RP Receives PCCF Grant to Improve Clothing Closet
Riverton Parke Jr.-Sr. High School received a grant from the Parke County Community Foundation including funds from the Allan & Marjorie Bradfield Family Heritage Legacy

2025 Parke County Lilly Endowment Community Scholar – Abigale Lash
The Parke County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Parke County – Abigale Lash of

December 2024 Newsletter
Check out all the exciting things that have been happening at the Parke County Community Foundation!