Giving Connection

The Community Foundation is proud and excited to introduce a new platform to allow donors to learn about the needs in our community. Donors can search a variety of categories, organizations, and individuals needing funds to provide important community services and programs.

The Platform is a place to learn about community needs, read about projects that need funding, and how much money is needed. Examples might be a 3rd grade teacher wanting to give her students an art class, a local group providing education about homelessness, or an animal shelter needing food.

Learn about funding requests then add your donation to those from other generous donors. Whether you give $10 or $300, any size gift made through the community platform will impact the community. Rest assured that this platform is a safe, secure place where you can make your donation.

New funding requests will be added regularly and the success stories will multiply, so be sure to visit often. Thank you for any amount you donate. It will make a difference.

Welcome to Northern Indiana Community Foundation

Since 1993, the Northern Indiana Community Foundation, Inc. (NICF) has brought caring people and charitable endeavors together for the good of the community. The NICF serves the Community Foundations of Starke, Fulton and Miami Counties. This arrangement allows us to maximize our investment benefits and be more cost-efficient. Thus gifts can do more for the counties they are given to.

The NICF is a public trust, a public charity that gives donors flexible and tax-effective ways to ensure their charitable giving. Operating under state and federal laws, we work to build substantial endowment funds for our community through contributions large and small.

The Northern Indiana Community Foundation Welcomes a New Face

Alison Heyde

Terri Johnson, Executive Director of the Northern Indiana Community Foundation (NICF) is happy to announce the addition of Alison Heyde as Scholarship Coordinator. Corinne Becknell-Lucas previously administered both the scholarship and grant process within the Fulton, Miami, and Starke counties. In this new position, Alison will be in charge of administering the more than 130 scholarship funds within the three counties. The separation of the scholarship and grant processes will allow for more support to our donors, students, and high schools. More than $1.5 million has been given in scholarships to local students. This total does not include the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship.

Alison is a resident of Rochester, Indiana and graduated from DePauw University with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Alison most recently served as the Executive Director of the Rochester/Lake Manitou Chamber of Commerce for 13 years. “We are very excited to welcome Alison to our organization.” stated Terri Johnson, “Alison’s interest in education and assisting students in obtaining a higher level of education, is key to the administration of our scholarships.”

Corinne will now become the Program/Communication Director. In addition to administering the grant process, she will be in charge of marketing and communications. She will now focus on tracking the current needs within our communities as well as documenting the impact of our grantmaking. The NICF will now have a more consistent marketing plan to be able to communicate the work that is done in our communities. Since inception more than $12 million has been granted to local charitable programs and projects in Fulton, Miami, and Starke counties.

Contact the NICF at 574.223.2227 or toll free 877.432.6423