Recent Grants

When our donors give unrestricted gifts, they allow the Foundation's trustees to determine how their gifts can best serve the community from year to year as needs and programs change. The earnings from these gifts are distributed through our Discretionary Grants Program. This program allowed us to award more than $6,000 during our most recent grant cycle:

2007 -Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
$300 for Pike County third- through fifth-grade students to participate in the youth concert program.

2008 - Doulos, Inc., dba Doulos Family Services, Inc.

$1,500 for a computer technology upgrade to meet the ever-expanding demands of their services. 

2007 - Generations
$500 to support the "Preparing for an Aging Community" study project.

2008 - The Salvation Army

$500 for Tools for School - Pike County program.

2007 - Girl Scouts of Raintree Council
$500 to support the "Discovering You" program for Pike County girls.

2008 - United Way of Pike County

$1,620 to help pay for the 5th annual Day of Caring.

2007 - Jefferson Township Community Center
$5,675 to support expansion of the Jefferson Township branch of the Pike County Library.

2008 - Purdue University - Pike County COOP

$300 to pay for the "Professor Popcorn Exploring My Pyramid" program for about 200 Pike County elementary students.

2007 - Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana
$1,000 for business and economics instruction at Pike Central middle high schools.

2008 - Bread of Life Ministries, Inc.

$2,500 for transportation costs of two semi-truck loads of food.

2007 - Petersburg Ministerial Fellowship
$2,000 to purchase clothing for the "Clothe-a-Child" program.

2008 - Walnut Hills Cemetery

$1,000 to help purchase a lawnmower.

2007 - Petersburg Police Department
$750 to purchase water rescue equipment.

2008 - Purdue University, Pike County COOP

$541 for the Adult Children Aging Parents (ACAP) program in Pike County.

2007 - Precious Rewards
$1,000 to purchase items for the parent incentive store.

2008 - Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Department

$4,000 to purchase new radio equipment.

2007 - Town of Winslow
$1,000 to support construction of a deck that will overlook the Patoka River.

2008 - Evansville Philharmonic Orchestral Corporation

$500 to help with the 2008 - 2009 Young People's Concerts for Pike County students.

2007 - Town of Winslow
$1,510 to support development of a community walking trail.

2008 - Petersburg Fire Department

$3,300 to help renovate a travel trailer which will be used to educate people about escaping a building in case of fire.

2007 - Tri-Cap
$918 to assist with emergency financial assistance for families in need.

2008 - Pike County Commission for Arts Promotion and Education (PC CAPE)

$2,000 challenge match to help pay for the Hodges Mural Project.

2007 - United Way of Pike County
$1,300 to support the 2008 Day of Caring program.

2008 - Pike County Emergency Medical Service (EMS) 

$5,600 for advanced life support training for Pike County EMT's.          

2008 - Pike County Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

$2,000 for improvements to the shelter.

2008 - Pike County Ministerial Fellowship

$655 to use for the Clothe-a-Child campaign in Pike County.

2008 - TRI-CAP

$350 to fund the Senior Energy Education & Savings (SEES) program.

2008 - Vincennes University Foundation (Generations)

$810 for the "EnhanceFitness" project in Pike County.

2008 - Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana

$2,000 for the Junior Achievement programs for Pike Central Middle School.

Total Award 2007: $16,453

Total Award 2008: $29,176