Starke County Community Foundation Grants List 2024

$549,055.36 awarded in 2024

Arts and Culture

Drew’s Gift of Music & Stuff
Instrument Repairs
$1,500

Fulton County 4-H Fair Association
Beef Show Day Parking Sponsor
$750

Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum
General Support
$3,333

North Judson – San Pierre Jr,/Sr. High School
Drama Department
$1,000

North Judson Mint Festival
General Support
$633

Starke County Historical Society
Organizational Support
$11,680

Community Development

City of Knox
Battle of the Bands
$1,500

Hamlet Lions Club
Community Projects
$1,000

Ken Craig Community Garden
Storage and Building
$10,000

Knox Masonic Lodge 639
General Support
$520

North Judson-Wayne Township Public Library
General Support
$6,924

Northern Indiana Community Foundation
Community Resource Summit
$2,000

Starke County Community Foundation
Operating Support, Giving Tuesday Matches
$31,061

Starke County Fair Board
Feeding Our Community Program, Fairground Improvements
$8,000

Starke County Public Library
Beyond the Book Festival, General Support
$4,860

United Way of Northwest Indiana
General Support
$1,448

Education

Ancilla College of Marian University
General Support
$65,538

Bass Lake Lions Club
The Dictionary Project/Bass Lake Lions Cub Club
$2,200

Cheryl Lyn Welter Charitable Family Foundation
Programming Support
$1,500

Preschool Scholarships
Preschool Scholarship
$2,100

Junior Achievement Serving Starke County
Elementary Programs
$4,725

Knox Community Elementary School
Various Program Support, Preschool Scholarship
$19,859

Knox Community School Corporation
Speakers and Presenters, SRO Vehicle
$6,459.50

Knox High School
Various Program Support
$5,000

Liberty Elementary
Kindergarten Countdown
$4,000

Little Lambs Preschool
Preschool Scholarship
$4,295

North Judson San Pierre School Corporation
STEM Start Up, 3D Printer, Choir Theater Field Trip
$5,688.36

Oregon-Davis Elementary School
Drama Dept, Kindergarten Countdown, General Support
$5,275

Oregon-Davis Jr/Sr High School
Bullying Free Future, Music Education
$3,500

Oregon-Davis School Corporation
Frog in the Bog, Utility Vehicle
$8,500

Railroad Township / San Pierre Alumni Scholarship Fund
Scholarships
$9,900

SCILL Center
General Support
$959

St. Peter Lutheran School
Tuition Assistance, Endowment Support, Preschool Scholarship
$16,073

Starke County Scholarship Foundation
Scholarships
$10,926.50

Health

Bella Vita Women’s Health Center
Maternity Home, Safe Sleep Simulation
$2,949

Family Focus
Mobile Baby and Me Boutique
$2,500

Franciscan Health Foundation
Safe Kids Day
$10,000

Harold W McMillen Center for Health Education
Preventative Health Education
$5,800

Indiana Immunization Coalition
Infant and Youth Vaccination
$2,000

NewDay Foundation of LaPorte
Breast Health Project
$3,000

North Judson Police Department
AED
$7,776

Starke County EMA
Shelter Supplies, Protective Gear, Advance Life Support Vehicle
$28,575

Human Service

All Saints Church
General Support
$267.50

American Legion Post 92
Christmas Food Baskets
$2,000

Coalition Against Domestic Abuse
General Support
$2,430

Community Services of Starke County
The Heart of Aging, General Support
$8,408.18

Davis Township
Fire Station/Community Center Support
$25,000

Davis Wesleyan Church
General Support
$2,724

Dustins Place
Children Grief Support
$5,000

Food Bank of Northern Indiana
Mobile Food Pantry
$15,000

Knox Police Department
Officer Cameras
$25,000

Knox Society of St. Vincent de Paul
General Support
$8,675

Knox-Center Township Fire Department
Rescue Equipment
$10,000

Koontz Lake Oregon Twp. Fire Dept.
Kitchen Upgrade
$8,500

Marshall-Starke Development Center
Program Support
$934

Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana
Subsidized Meals for Starke County
$2,000

North Judson Society of St. Vincent de Paul
General Support
$12,890.91

North Judson United Methodist Church
Kids’ Closet, General Support
$3,710

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Food Pantry
$5,000

Servants At Work
Wheelchair Ramp
$2,000

Ss. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church
General Support
$2,041.50

Starke County Humane Society
General Support
$10,193.91

Starke County Resource Center
Fire Relocation & Restoration, General Support
$11,000

Starke County Sheriff’s Department
Justice Center F.A.R.M. Garden Program
$1,000

Toyz for Kidz
Program Support
$12,175

Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department of Starke County
Side by Side UTV unit
$7,500

Recreation

North Judson Park Beautification Committee
Park Board Support, General Support
$3,166

The Prairie Trails Club
Mowing Service, General Support
$2,100

Youth Development

Marshall Starke Head Start/Marshall Starke Development Center
Laminator, Attendance Incentive
$4,350

Starke County 4-H Council
General Support
$4,739

Starke County Youth Club Sustainability Fund
Endowment Support
$500

The Starke County Youth Club
Summer Programs, Radiothon Match, General Support
$25,443