Gov. Holcomb Announces $250 Million Lilly Endowment Grant to Accelerate Quality of Place Across Indiana

Posted on Author Anita Goodan
 

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Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced during this week’s State of the State address that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $250 million grant to help bolster quality of place efforts throughout the state. The grant to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), which is the single largest award given in Lilly Endowment’s 86-year history, will be administered in conjunction with the nationally-recognized Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI).

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Community Foundation of Pulaski County Gets $100,000 Board Engagement Grant

Posted on Author Michael Gallenberger

The generosity of the Community Foundation of Pulaski County’s board members has unlocked another $100,000. As part of the Lilly Endowment’s GIFT VII initiative, every community foundation that had 100 percent of its board members give between January of 2019 and June of 2020 was eligible to get a $100,000 per county served. That money can be used for any charitable purpose that the foundation chooses.

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Pulaski Memorial Hospital Pledges $7,500 to Forward Thinking Leadership Initiative

Posted on Author Michael Gallenberger
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Efforts to strengthen Pulaski County’s leadership continue to gather support. Pulaski Memorial Hospital recently chipped in $2,500 to the Community Foundation of Pulaski County’s Forward Thinking Leadership Initiative. It’s the first installment of a $7,500 pledge.

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Efforts to Promote Arts, Cultural Opportunities in Starke County Get $100,000 Boost

Posted on Author Michael Gallenberger

Efforts to bring murals, artisan markets, and a scale model of the solar system to Starke County have gotten a boost, thanks to the Lilly Endowment’s GIFT VII program. The Starke County Community Foundation says it’s gotten a $100,000 Community Leadership Grant. That money will be used to promote a number of arts and cultural opportunities the foundation is pursuing along with Constellation of Starke.

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Medaryville Nursery School Gets COVID-19 Relief Funding from White County United Way

Posted on Author Michael Gallenberger

Medaryville Nursery School is getting some help responding to COVID-19, thanks to the White County United Way Community Relief Fund. The nursery school recently got funding to help them increase distancing among children and potentially allow more children to enroll, according to a White County United Way press release.

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Starke County Community Foundation Highlights Gift Matching Opportunities

Posted on Author Michael Gallenberger

Those planning to donate to one of the Starke County Community Foundation’s community funds have the chance to make their money go even further. The Lilly Endowment has announced a “2-for-1 dollar matching opportunity” for gifts to community funds, according to a Community Foundation press release. On top of that, the Starke County Community Foundation will match community fund donations dollar-for-dollar during its annual open house on Giving Tuesday, November 27.

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Knox HS Counselor Receives $12,000 Creativity Fellowship to Hep Recreate College Study-Abroad Trip

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

Knox Community High School Counselor Terri Schmidt will soon be embarking on a journey with her college classmate thanks to the 2018 Teacher Creativity Fellowship Program.

Director of Curriculum Peggy Shidaker shared that Schmidt, who has 21 years of experience at KHS, was one of 100 educators in the state to receive a $12,000 grant awarded by the Lilly Endowment.

Her program proposal “You Can Go Back” suggested a reunion trip to revisit places that she and her classmate once toured during a six-month study-abroad at the London Campus of Lawrence University. Just in time as they were planning to check out the best mba colleges in UK. Continue reading →