Greene County Foundation
     
 
 
  • Leaving a Legacy--Bart Burris
     
     
  • Scholarship winners were invited to a Collegiate Send-Off held on August 9, 2011.
     
     
  • Linton Library Director, Jamie Tyner, with Board of Directors' President, Brian Steward, at the August 8 board meeting where Agency Grant Pay-outs were awarded.
     
     
  • Foundation Supports Tourism
     
    Luncheon for local business/how to support tourism at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area 
  • Never Say Never
     
    Foundation offers GED testing the 2nd Tuesday and Wednesday of each month 

Welcome

Established in 1997, the Greene County Foundation serves the people of the Greene County community as a public charity. A volunteer board of directors governs the Foundation, whose makeup is as diverse as the community it serves. The Foundation has more than $4 million in assets and has granted more than $9 million since its inception. Over the last eight years, the Foundation has had a philanthropic impact on every school, town, city and informal community in Greene County through multiple forms of donation such as permanent endowments, special projects funds, trusts, memorials and honoraria.  Donations of any size can be used to fund any of the seventy six endowed funds or twenty six scholarship funds.  Look under the funds page for a complete listing.  Support of the unrestricted fund allows the foundation to focus grants on the most immediate community needs which change from year to year.   Donations of cash, stock, real estate, life insurance, etc can be converted to address community needs, and all donations are tax deductible.

Women’s History Month -Women’s Event

Tell Us  Their Story

The Greene County Foundation will celebrate

Greene County Women during Women’s History Month,

March 2012.  Many fascinating ladies with untold

experiences are currently living or  have lived among us.

We want to chronicle their stories and celebrate their lives.

Women born in 1936 or earlier grew up during world wars,  women’s movements, civil rights, dust bowl, and depressions.   They were among the first group to enter the workforce or  college in large numbers. Many were among the first women to enter certain occupations, while others successfully raised children and worked the family farm.

Locally women were a part of ensuring the operation of the coal mines and river ferries, the starting of social and self-help organizations, or the development of our libraries and county governments. Husbands, sons, daughters, granddaughters, nieces, neighbors, friends,  grab a beverage and sit down,  with these interesting women and find out their stories.  Family members or the ladies themselves, are asked to submit a short essay 300 words or less about a Greene County lady, 75 or older.                                     Women’s History submission form

 Please tell us:

What past events and activities within Greene County or elsewhere has this individual witnessed or been involved in that have helped shape this county or the country?  What impact did the events of the period have on this individual, or their family, and how did they meet the challenges?  A current picture as well as a picture of the individual during the time period the essay covers, if possible,  should also be included. We will be compiling the histories, and sharing the stories at a Luncheon and Women’s Celebration on March 10, 2012   Essays may be submitted in one of three ways:

Electronically: @ gcf@greenecountyfoundation.org  Mail: Greene County Foundation, 4513 W. St. Rd 54, Bloomfield, IN 47424 In person: Greene County Foundation, offices located at the 4-H fairgrounds. Deadline for Submission February 15, 2012 Please note: The stories will be for public review, and may be published in The Greene County Daily World.

2012 General Scholarship Application

2012 General Scholarship Application

The 2012 General Scholarships Application is now available. Students may download and save the file to their personal computer in order to fill in the application. Please read each scholarship, each one of the 16 scholarships are different in their requirements. The application is due to the Foundation on February 6, 2012 by 4:00 pm. No exceptions! If you have questions or concerns about the application, please talk with your guidance counselor or contact the Foundation office. If you need access to a computer in order to fill out the application, please contact the Foundation office. If you cannot access the file or have trouble opening the file, please contact the Foundation office. We wish all scholars the best of luck!

Scholarship Recommendation Form

Scholarship Recommendation Form

2012 Lilly Endowment Scholarship Application

The 2012 Lilly Endowment Scholarship Application is now available. Students may download and save the file to their personal computer in order to fill in the application. The application is due to the Foundation on January 17, 2012 by 4:00. No exceptions! If you have questions or concerns about the application, please contact the Foundation office. If you need access to a computer in order to fill out the application, please talk with your guidance counselor or contact the Foundation office. If you cannot access the file or have trouble opening the file, please contact the Foundation office. We wish all scholars the best of luck!

2012 Lilly Application

Scholarship Fair

Area seniors and their parents should plan to join us on December 13 for the Greene County Scholarship Fair. Click the link for more information!

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