Miami County Community Foundation Grants List 2024

$428,187.97 awarded in 2024

Arts and Culture

Arts Alive!
Program Support
$763

Circus City Festival
General Support
$683

Circus Hall of Fame
Teaching the Peru Circus Heritage
$1,500

Cole Porter Festival/RDP
Festival Support
$1,982

Converse Historical Society
Display Fixtures
$3,500

Grissom Air Museum
General Support
$416

Honeywell Foundation
Arts in Education Program
$3,120

Miami County Artisan Gallery
Peru Visual Arts Festival
$5,500

Miami County Chamber of Commerce
Downtown Peru’s Christmas Open House
$3,000

Miami County Historical Society
Preservation, Maintenance, General Support
$43,144

Ole Olsen Memorial Theatre
Reach for the Lights, General Support
$24,239.50

Peru Circus Festival Band
General Support
$411

Peru Pride Corp
Festival
$5,000

Community Development

Books Offer Our Kids Success (BOOKS) Endow. Fund
Endowment Support
$668

Mexico Lions Club
Playground Equipment
$2,000

Miami County Community Foundation
Operating Support
$21,427

Miami County Community Fund
Endowment Support
$600.50

Peru Public Library
Capital Improvements, General Support
$6,443

United Way of Miami County
General Support
$1,894

Education

Circus City Festival
Scholarships
$3,015

Columbia Elementary School
Preschool Scholarship
$900

Elmwood Elementary School
Preschool Special Education Class
$400

First Baptist Church of Peru
College Scholarships
$863

First Presbyterian Church
Scholarships
$10,000

Ivy Tech Community College – Kokomo
General Support
$114

Maconaquah Middle School
Fall STEM Project
$5,495.03

Main Street Preschool
Preschool Scholarship
$7,268

Miami County 4-H Advisory Council
Scholarships
$1,538

Miami County YMCA
Preschool Scholarship
$7,762.50

National PAS Organization
General Support
$1,209

North Miami Community Schools
Field Trip Transportation
$900

North Miami Preschool
Preschool Scholarship
$2,400

Peru High School
Special Education, Spring Musical, Band Support
$4,400

Peru Rotary Club
Scholarships
$526

Pipe Creek Elementary School
Preschool Scholarship
$3,000

Purdue Christian Campus House
General Support
$7,293

Purdue University
Grant Writing Workshop
$2,235

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
Scholarships
$10,000

Environmental

ACRES
ACRES Properties
$1,343

Health

Harold W McMillen Center for Health Education
Preventative Health Education
$1,500

Healthcare Foundation of Miami County, Inc.
General Support
$19,25

Knights of Columbus Council 718
Safe Haven Baby Boxes
$2,500

Maconaquah Middle School
Cope 2 Thrive Program
$8,000

Riley Children’s Foundation
General Support
$2,680.07

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
General Support
$2,680.07

Human Service

Chapel of Praise
Wifi for New Location
$1,200

Child Evangelism Fellowship
Office Copier
$1,200

Denver Baptist Church
General Support
$7,484

Family Service Association of Howard County
Domestic Violence Program
$1,000

First Christian Church
Feed My Sheep
$5,000

Food Finders Food Bank
Mobile Pantry
$8,000

Honor Flight Northeast Indiana
Flight #49/Miami County
$1,350

Intrepid Phoenix
Fitness for Recovery
$4,800

Macy Food Pantry
Program Support
$500

Main Street United Methodist Church
Maintenance, Programs, Endowment, General Support
$22,867

McGrawsville Community Church
Buddy Bag Program, Christmas Dinners
$8,000

Miami County Community Corrections
Recovery Month Celebration
$1,068

Miami County Helping Hands
Project Brighter Tomorrow, General Support
$24,864

Miami Lodge No 72 Fraternal Order of Police
Shop with a Cop
$500

Parkview United Methodist Church
Youth Programs, General Support
$6,712

Peru Community Schools
Food for Students
$500

Peru Rotary Club
Shoes for Kids Program
$500

Salvation Army
Samaritan’s Purse, General Support
$12,264.50

ShipHappens
Heating Assistance
$500

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
General Support
$34,699.86

Recreation

Howard County Tennis Association
General Support
$1,352

Miami County Golf Association
Summer Camp
$339

Miami County YMCA
Kids’ Fair Bikes, General Support
$31,475.50

Town of Amboy
Park Support
$5,197

Youth Development

Ballet Arts of Peru
Dance Scholarships
$2,534

Community Foundation of Howard County
Blush Fund
$259

Diamond Equestrian Corp.
Facility Repair and Improvement
$6,750

Distinguished Young Women of Miami County
Program Support
$1,200

Iris Family Support Center
Prevention Education Outreach
$800

Miami County YMCA
Programming, Scholarships, Youth Summit
$9.934.44

Warrior Wrestling Club
Equipment and Supplies, General Support
$9,100