Miami County Community Foundation Grants List 2025

Circus City Festival, Inc.
General Support, Peru Amateur Sound System Upgrade
$25,686

Circus Hall of Fame, Inc
Framing and Displaying Robert Weaver Original Sketches
$2,000

Cole Porter Festival/RDP
Cole Porter Festival
$5,000

Converse Historical Society
Expenses Related to National Register of Historic Places Nomination
$2,000

Grissom Air Museum
General Support
$411

Miami County Historical Society, Inc.
General Support, Maintenance and Upkeep of Buildings, Preservation of Orchestrion Player Piano
$43,535.75

Ole Olsen Memorial Theatre, Inc.
General Support, The Director’s Handbook
$12,693.75

Peru Arts and Culture Fund
Fund Support
$50,000

Peru Circus Festival Band, Inc.
Festival Support
$436

Peru Pride Corp
Peru Pride Festival
$1,000

The Miami Nation of Indians, Inc.
Museum / Tribal Complex Stabilization
$12,500

Boomerang Sisterhood Fund
Fund Support
$40,000

City of Peru
Riverwalk Message Board/Map
$1,000

Community Foundation of Howard County Inc.
Blush Fund
$256

Mexico Lions Club
Jefferson Township Community Center – Water System Upgrade
$3,700

Miami County Community Foundation
Giving Tuesday Matches, Operating Support
$21,719.50

Miami County Leadership Fund
Fund Support
$10,000

Miami County YMCA
General Support, Operating Support, Pool Maintenance, Youth Membership Scholarships
$32,952.75

Our Father’s Library, Inc.
Summer Reading Program
$2,000

Peru Public Library
Capital Improvements, General Support, Maintenance of Moses & Caroline C. Puterbaugh Memorial Room, Book Purchases
$6,365

Town of Amboy
Park Support
$5,209

United Way of Miami County, Inc.
Miami County Initiatives
$13,500

Books Offer Our Kids Success (BOOKS) Fund
Fund Support
$10,660

Calvary Temple Assembly of God
Back to School Festival
$1,000

Circus City Festival, Inc.
Scholarships
$2,949

Converse Church of Christ Preschool
Preschool Scholarships
$300

First Baptist Church of Peru, Indiana
Scholarships
$852

First Presbyterian Church
Scholarships
$10,000

Honeywell Foundation, Inc.
Educational Outreach Program serving Miami County Students
$315

Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Miami County Reach Out and Read
$2,060

Ivy Tech Community College – Kokomo
General Support
$201

Maconaquah Elementary School
STEM Club Project
$1,000

Maconaquah School Corporation
CPR Training for Transportation Dept.
$2,300

Main Street Preschool
Preschool Scholarships
$6,700

Miami County 4-H Advisory Council
Scholarships for Miami County 4-H Members
$1,527

Miami County YMCA
Preschool Scholarships
$6,745

National PAS Organization
General Support
$1,193

North Miami Community Schools
Robotic Team
$1,500

North Miami Preschool
Preschool Scholarships
$900

Peru High School
Band Department Support
$1,055.16

Peru Rotary Club
Scholarships
$519

Pipe Creek Elementary School
New Musical Instruments
$500

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
Scholarships
$18,000

United Way of Cass County
Reading Program
$3,000

ACRES
Support for ACRES Properties in Miami County
$1,326

Birthright of Peru
Bathroom Repair
$1,000

Harold W McMillen Center for Health Education
Preventative Health Education Courses
$1,837

Healthcare Foundation of Miami County, Inc.
General Support
$1,902

Intrepid Phoenix
Fitness Program and Fellowship for Recovery from Substance Use Disorder
$5,000

Riley Children’s Foundation
General Support
$4,778.66

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
General Support
$5,249.67

4C Health
City of Peru Homeless Task Force
$125

Chapel of Praise
Initiatives to Help Unhoused Individuals “Link”
$250

Denver Baptist Church
General Support
$7,583

Denver Volunteer Fire Department
Gas Detectors
$1,808

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

Food Finders Food Bank
Miami County Mobile Pantry Program
$8,000

Guardian Advocates-West
Adult Guardianship Program
$3,800

Honor Flight Northeast Indiana, Inc.
Miami County Honor Flights
$250

Indiana Women In Need Foundation
Survivor Support Program for Miami County Women
$1,500

Iris Family Support Center
Supporting the Miami County PCA Council
$2,500

Macy Community Boosters
North Miami School Backpack Program
$2,000

Main Street United Methodist Church
UMC endowment, Trustees, Building and Maintenance, Stained Glass Window Project, Church Programs, Capital Improvement Fund, Multi-Media Programs
$24,580

McGrawsville Community Church
Maconaquah Buddy Bags
$3,000

Mexico Community Fire Association, Inc.
Helmets, Equipment Upgrades
$2,900

Miami County Helping Hands, Inc.
Food Pantry, General Support
$23,092

Miami County Salvation Army
General Support, Samaritan’s Purse
$12,107.75

Miami County YMCA
Homeless Task Force, Safe Parking Zone for Unhoused Population
$4,200

Parkview United Methodist Church
General Support, Youth Programs
$6,627

Peru Church of the Nazarene
Building for Pantry Storage
$1,500

Peru Rotary Club
Shoes that Fit program
$250

Pipe Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department
Textbooks for Firefighter Certification
$2,400

Purdue Christian Campus House
General Support
$7,882

Purdue University Extension
Food, Insecure Documentary Screening in Miami County
$500

Scratching Post Cat Rescue, Inc.
General Support
$3,994

Servants At Work, Inc.
ADA Ramps
$7,000

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
General Support
$4,778.67

The Father’s House
Miami County Sober Living House
$12,500

United Way of Miami County, Inc.
Weekend Meal Deal Program
$125

Walton Community Volunteer Fire Department
Equipment Cleaner
$3,000

Miami County Economic Development Authority
Peru Splash Pad Park
$10,000

Miami County Golf Association
Support to the Peru Municipal Golf Course Summer Camp
$335

Nickel Plate Trail, Inc.
Commemorative Bench / Trail Expenses
$5,000

North Miami Community Schools
Warrior Community Fitness Center
$5,700

Ballet Arts of Peru
Dance Scholarships
$2,575

Child Evangelism Fellowship
Good News Club & Youth Programming
$1,500

Junior Achievement Cass County
Biztown, JA Our Community
$1,000

Miami County YMCA
2 Bikes for Kid’s Fair
$300

North Miami Youth League
Batting Cages, Revitalizing Concessions and Restrooms
$14,500

The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Field Trip Fund serving Miami County
$4,500