Community Foundation Awards $455,000 in Grants
Six area non-profits received Special Project grants during the fall 2023 grant cycle. Among others, the Center for the Homeless received $125,000 toward building renovations and Women's Care Center received $125,000 toward construction of a new Mishawaka facility.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County Wins 2023 Leighton Award for Nonprofit Excellence
The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County has named Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County winner of its 2023 Leighton Award for Nonprofit Excellence. The award recognizes BGCSJC for its unwavering commitment to the betterment of our community’s children. Read More
Community Foundation Announces 2023-24 IAC Regional Arts Grants
Forty area organizations have received grants from the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) to support their arts programming from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. These grants, which total over $317,000, were awarded through the IAC’s partnership with the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County. Read More
Winners of 2023 Anita F. Boorda Scholarship Announced
The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County has announced the recipients of this year’s Anita F. Boorda Scholarship for the Performing Arts: Grace Luce, Warsaw Community High School; Abigail Moody, Clay; and Nikolas Prathaftakis, Rochester Community School. Read More
2023 Laidig Service Scholarship Winners Announced
This year’s Scholars are Christian Jackson, Riley High School, who will study business administration and marketing at Indiana University Bloomington; Josephine Lawrence, Adams High School, who will study art education at Indiana University South Bend; Elliana Lemberis, LaVille High School, who will study engineering at Purdue University; Olivia Leonhard, LaVille High School, who will study biology at Trine University; and Aurora Nunez, St. Joseph High School, who will study biology and marketing at Holy Cross. Read More