Type of Funds
The Putnam County Community Foundation enriches Putnam County by making it easy for people to give and exists to serve each and every donor. The Foundation administers a variety of different types of funds which donors may choose. The types of funds that the Foundation administers are listed to the left. Click on any fund type to see the funds which are helping make Putnam County better both now and in the future.

New Endowments and Funds for 2011

Christine S. and Howard W. Berliner Fund
Sigworth Travel Abroad Scholarship
Town of Bainbridge Storm Water Improvement Project Fund
Ypma Advised Endowment
Putnam County Fairgrounds Endowment
Raymond & Marjorie Lisby Scholarship
Myrtle Gass Endowment for Johnson Nichols Health Clinic
Doe Creek Lift Station Wastewater Improvement
Be Great Today! Suicide Prevention Fund
Becky Brothers Service Scholarship

Community Funds
Donors can establish a Community Fund in their family or business name with only $12,000. These funds, critical to the future success of the county, support the changing needs of the community as the years go by.

Al and Joan Tucker Family Endowment
Anonymous Endowment
Art Evans Family Endowment
Aura May Durham Community Endowment
Bohmer Family Endowment
Charles A. Jones Community Endowment
Cunningham Family Community Endowment
Community Grants Endowment
Ed and Ellie Ypma Community Endowment
Frank Hutcheson Family Community Endowment
Flo Ann Morrison Endowment
Howard Moore Endowment
Jinsie Scott Bingham Community Endowment
John and Marilynn Sturgeon Family Endowment
Lilly Endowment, Inc. Fund
Lyon Family Endowment
Mary Louise Miller Philanthropic Endowment
Old National Endowment
Sally H. Gray Community Endowment
Stuart Fabe and Marla Helton Endowment
The Silver Anniversary League

Funds for the General Benefit of Putnam County

Bohmer Family Philanthropic Fund
Brookshire Family Fund
Christine S. and Howard W. Berliner Fund

David and Joyce Johnson Family Foundation Endowment

Delta Theta Tau Memorial Fund
      Benefactor: Delta Theta Tau Smokehouse Fund
Endowment for Fraternity and Sorority Philanthropy
Hardman Family Advised Endowment

Harry and Peggy Moore Endowment
Hendricks Power Cooperative Operation Round Up Fund (Non-Endowed)
Jack & Shirley Dalton Advised Endowment
Jedele Family Endowment
John & Rea Zeiner Fund

Kiwanis Club of Greencastle Endowment
Lambda Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Philanthropy Endowment
Linda K. and Steven R. Raines Endowment
Linda K. and Steven R. Raines Fund (Non-Endowed)

Lambda Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Philanthropy Fund

Montgomery Family Charitable Fund
Orville Webb Endowment

Phi Kappa Psi Philanthropic Fund (Non-Endowed)
Putnam County Community Foundation Endowment
Rokicki Foundation Fund
Sherman & Maria Fund
Ypma Advised Endowment

Funds for Animal Welfare

Humane Society of Putnam County Fund
Jewel W. Wright Endowment

Funds for Arts and Culture

Albin-Rector Memorial Fund for the Visually Impaired (Putnam County Public Library)
Asbury Arts Endowment for Putnam County
Betty Hughes Memorial Fund (Putnam County Public Library Children’s Room)

Cyril Johnson Fund for the Putnam County Library Genealogy Room
J. Frank Durham Endowment for the Buzz Bomb War Memorial

Paul and Joanne Kissinger Endowment for the Summer Classical Concert Series
Putnam County Fairgrounds Endowment

Putnam County Historical & Cultural Museum Endowment
      Benefactor: Jones Elementary School Historical Studies Fund
Putnam County Library Endowment
Putnam County Playhouse, Inc. Endowment
Putnam County Public Library Author Series Endowment

Sherrie Walton Holley Endowment

Funds for Cemeteries

Boone Hutcheson Cemetery Endowment

Deer Creek Cemetery Endowment
Doe Creek Cemetery Fund
Emil & Edith Mann Memorial Endowment
      (for Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
Forest Hill Cemetery Old Mausoleum Endowment
Forest Hill Cemetery Trustees Endowment
Friends of Forest Hill Fund
Forgey Cemetery Fund

Friends of Forest Hill Fund
Hebron Cemetery Fund
Howard L. Williams Fund FBO Clear Run Cemetery
Lois Allee Memorial Fund
Russellville Cemetery Endowment
Union Chapel Cemetery Fund

Funds for Civic Needs

Bainbridge Improvement Society Endowment
Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County Endowment
Roachdale PRIDE Fund (Non-Endowed)
Romine Cultural Learning Activity Fund

Veterans Memorial Flag Fund
Veterans Memorial Highway Project Fund (Non-Endowed)

Funds for Economic Development

Greencastle Industrial Development Fund
Greencastle / Putnam County Development Center Endowment
Main Street Greencastle Fund
McCormick/McCullough Fund (for Main Street Greencastle)
Richard and Sally Sunkel Honorary Fund

Funds for Education

Catherine T. McCord Fund for DePauw University
Cloverdale Community School Corporation Endowment
Dorothy Patch Christian Educational Endowment
      (for First Baptist Church)
Dr. Robert H. Farber Endowment Fund for Education
      Benefactor: Charlie Erdmann Memorial Fund for DePauw University Athletics

Greencastle High School Band Endowment

Ivy Tech Community College - Greencastle Campus (Non-Endowed)
Joyce Braden Preschool/Camping Endowment
      (for First Baptist Church)
Karl and Amanda Reiblich Memorial Fund for Area 30 Center

Knoy Resource Center Endowment
Knoy Resource Center Fund
Morgan / Beck Endowment (for Learning Castle Preschool)
Robert E. and Wilma P. Cash Memorial Fund

      (for First Baptist Church Preschool)

The Reading Improvement Center Fund  
      a Delta Kappa Gamma Star Walk Project

Scholarship Funds

Alpha Gamma Delta Eta Chapter Alumni Scholarship Fund

Benefactor: Alpha Gamma Delta Eta Chapter Operating Endowment

Asbury Towers Endowment for Continuing Education in Nursing
Austin D. Sprague Endowment Fund

Ballard-Sturgeon Family Nursing Scholarship Endowment

Barbara and Edward Brookshire 4-H Scholarship Fund
Barbara and Edward Brookshire Purdue Scholarship Fund
Becky Brothers Service Scholarship
Belle Union High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund
Betty L. and Marjorie Dierdorf Memorial Scholarship Fund
Brian John & Roberta (Berdee) Lanie Memorial Scholarship Fund
Cindy & John Hennette Dental Scholarship
Clinton Township Scholarship Fund
Cloverdale Community Scholarship Fund
Darrel H. Thomas 4-H Scholarship Fund
Evans Family Culver Academy Scholarship Fund
Fillmore High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund
Francis & Betty Hamilton Memorial Scholarship Fund
Friend Family 4-H Junior Leader Scholarship Endowment
Greencastle Community Schools Educational Endowment Fund
Greencastle High School Alumni Scholarship Fund

Haley Bain Memorial Scholarship Fund
Harold H. Hardman Memorial Scholarship Fund
Henry B. Kolling Endowment Fund

Heritage Lake Scholarship Fund (Non-Endowed)
H.O.P. Technologies Academic Scholarship
H.O.P. Technologies Athletic Scholarship

Ivy Tech Community College - Greencastle Indiana Endowment

Eitel Family Scholarship For Entrepreneurship and Civic Leadership

First National Bank Scholarship Endowment

Graffis Scholarship Endowment

North Salem State Bank Scholarship Endowment

Putnam County Hospital Scholarship Endowment

J. R. and Ginger Scott Scholarship for Aviation
Lisa Stringer Thies Memorial Scholarship Fund

Louis Bertram Scholarship Fund

Lyon Family Scholarship Fund
      Benefactor: Putnam County Leadership Academy Endowment Fund
Marjorie B. Oliver Fund for Nursing Scholarships
Marlene Bitzer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Mary Louise Miller Scholarship Endowment FBO DePauw University
Mary Louise Miller Scholarship Endowment FBO Heidelberg College
Mary Louise Miller Scholarship Endowment FBO Rockford College
Mary M. Moore Scholarship Endowment for University of Indianapolis
Mary M. Moore Scholarship Endowment FBO Indiana State University
Mary Murphey Nall Agricultural Scholarship Fund (Non-Endowed)
Michael Rokicki Memorial/City Council Scholarship (Non-Endowed)

Murray and Sara Pride Scholarship Endowment
North Putnam Community Schools Scholarship Endowment
Puckett Family Scholarship Fund
Purdue Club of Putnam County Scholarship Fund
Putnam County 4-H General Scholarship Fund
Putnam County 4-H Livestock Scholarship Fund
Putnam County Board of Realtors Scholarship Fund
Putnamville Correctional Facility Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ray H. French Fine Art Scholarship Fund
Raymond & Marjorie Lisby Scholarship
Reelsville Alumni Scholarship Fund
Robert L. Harbison Family Scholarship Fund
Roscoe & Flossie N. Zeiner Scholarship Fund
Russell Township Alumni Scholarship Fund
       Major Benefactor: Bernadine Agnes Webster
Sigworth Travel Abroad Scholarship Endowment
South Putnam High School Scholarship Fund
       Benefactor: Rob Tilford Fund
St. Paul the Apostle Ladies Guild Memorial Scholarship Fund

Stockton Hospice Educational Foundation (Non-Endowed)

Tri Kappa Scholarship Endowment
Zella Marie Taber Thomas Endowment

Funds for the Environment

Doe Creek Lift Station Wastewater Improvement
Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Endowment

Sycamore Trails Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. Endowment
Town of Bainbridge Storm Water Improvement Project Fund

Funds for Health and Human Services

Acute Medical Care / Black Family Fund (Non-Endowed)
American Red Cross of Putnam County Endowment
Asbury Towers Foundation Fund
       Benefactor: Karl & Amanda Reiblich Memorial Fund for Putnam County Hospital
Be Great Today! Suicide Prevention Fund
Catherine T. McCord Fund for Asbury Towers
Cloverdale Community Eyecare Endowment
Dietrich Jackson Memorial Fund (Non-Endowed)
Doc and Dorsey Page Endowment for the Fire Safety Center
Family Support Services, Inc. Endowment
Friends of the Greencastle Fire Department Endowment
Glen Scaggs Memorial Foundation Fund
Goff-Welch Fund
Greencastle Housing Authority Emergency Shelter Endowment
      (A-Way Home Shelter)
Heidi Ross Memorial Fund
      (for the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.)
James Ford Clapp Memorial Fund
      (for Riley Hospital)
James M. Hammond Fund
      (for Crisis Pregnancy Center)

Jill LeAnn Wells Endowment for Hope Haven

Judge Sally H. Gray Endowment
Karl and Amanda Reiblich Memorial Fund for Putnam County Youth Development Commission
Mary Allison Children’s Fund
Myrtle Gass Endowment for Johnson Nichols Health Clinic

Opportunity Housing of Putnam County Endowment

Ora Eggers Endowment for Senior Citizens
Putnam County Comprehensive Services, Inc. Operating Endowment
Putnam County Council on Aging Endowment

Putnam County Giving Tree Fund (Non-Endowed)
Putnam County Habitat for Humanity Endowment
Putnam County Hospice Fund

Putnam County Hospital Cancer Center Endowment

Putnam County Hospital Nurse's Fund (Non-Endowed)
Putnam County Memorial Fund for Cancer Research
Putnam County Prosecutor’s Endowment Fund A
Putnam County Prosecutor’s Endowment Fund B

Putnam County Relief Fund (Non-Endowed)
Putnam County Youth Philanthropy Endowment
Reelsville & Washington Township Fire Department Endowment
Return-A-Gift, Inc. Fund
United Way of Putnam County, Inc. Endowment

Funds for Recreation

Emerald Palace Playground Fund (Non-Endowed)
Friends of the Park Association of Putnam County, Inc. Endowment

John and Bob Bridges Endowment
People Pathways Endowment
Putnam County Community & Recreation Center Fund (Non-Endowed)
Roachdale Community Garden Project Fund (Non-Endowed)
Roachdale Community Garden Endowment

Rotary Club of Greencastle Endowment
Russellville Community Center Endowment

Funds for Churches and Other Spiritual Purposes

Amity Missionary Baptist Church Fund
Catherine T. McCord Fund for Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church

Donald "Doc" Brattain Endowment
Dorothy Patch Christian Educational Endowment (for First Baptist Church)

Edith I. Browning Greencastle First Christian Church Endowment
Eleanor Ballard Fund for Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church

Fillmore Christian Church Endowment
First Baptist Church, Greencastle Indiana, Capital Improvement Endowment
Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church Endowment
Lois & Roxie Zeiner Memorial Endowment
       (for Bethel Missionary Baptist Church)
Lowell A. Morgan & Mary H. Morgan Beck Memorial Fund
       (for Plainfield Christian Church)
Mary A. Evans Memorial Fund for Greencastle Presbyterian Church
Portland Mills Christian Church Fund
Putnamville United Methodist Church Endowment
Second Congregational Church of Christ Endowment
St. Andrew’s Endowment
The Robert & Kathryn Eccles Memorial Stewardship & Church Growth Endowment

Closed Funds

Sometimes the Board must take action to close or modify funds and transfer the endowments to another similar purpose. The following fund received modification with the knowledge and support of involved persons.

All-Caregivers' Support Group Fund

Alpha Gamma Delta Eta Chapter Operating Endowment

Christine & Howard Berliner Science Scholarship Fund (Non-Endowed)
Nina Richey Hospice Foundation Fund

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