At the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, we are deeply rooted in the community, working alongside residents, nonprofits and businesses to create lasting change. Our mission is to engage people, build resources and enrich lives by addressing our area’s unique needs and challenges. We empower individuals and organizations to thrive through thoughtful philanthropy, collaboration and grassroots engagement. Together, we cultivate a vibrant, inclusive community where everyone has the opportunity to grow, prosper and succeed.
ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY
As we look back on another year, we are reminded of the strong foundation that has helped the Wabash Valley Community Foundation grow and make a positive impact. The theme of this year’s report, “Rooted in Community,” highlights the deep connections we’ve built and the important work we continue to build upon. Together, we are not only fostering a healthy, educated and thriving community, but we are also improving the quality of life in ways that reflect the values and hopes of all who call this region home.
This year, we achieved an exciting milestone—surpassing $100 million in assets. This is a huge moment in our journey, but it’s not just about the number. It’s a reflection of the generosity and dedication of our donors, community partners and volunteers. Thanks to your continued support, we can continue building resources that address pressing challenges, support innovative opportunities and make lasting investments in our community’s future.
In addition to this financial growth, we are excited to share that we are in the midst of a unique challenge to strengthen our community’s ability to give. Through Lilly Endowment Inc.’s GIFT VIII $2-for-$1 challenge grant, your gift to an unrestricted community grant fund will be tripled, further building our resources to invest in the areas that matter most to our residents. We are eager to work alongside individuals and organizations who share our mission of engaging people, building resources and enriching lives.
This year, we also celebrated the success of several key community projects, made possible by the ongoing generosity of our donors. From scholarships that open doors for students, to grants that support local nonprofits, the Community Foundation remains committed to empowering individuals, strengthening organizations and fostering collaboration and inclusivity.
As we look ahead, we remain deeply rooted in our community and committed to making a lasting impact. With your continued support, we are confident that we will build on this momentum and achieve even greater results in the years to come.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for being an essential part of this remarkable journey. Together, we are creating a community where everyone can grow, thrive and succeed.
Lea Anne Crooks Chair, Wabash Valley Community Foundation Board of Directors
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY GROWTH
GIFT VIII MATCHING OPPORTUNITY WILL SIGNIFICANTLY BOOST GRANT DOLLARS IN CLAY, SULLIVAN AND VIGO COUNTIES
The current GIFT initiative offered by Lilly Endowment Inc. will have a meaningful and ongoing impact on Clay, Sullivan and Vigo counties, especially as each county raises the maximum funds needed to meet its matching goal.
Under Gift VIII, the Endowment will provide $2 for every $1 donated to an unrestricted community grant fund. In total, this initiative would provide $3,250,000 to match $1,625,000 in donations resulting in a nearly $5 million increase in the permanent endowment funds for the three-county area.
This is an incredible opportunity for individuals to triple the impact of their gifts. Generally, every $1 million of unrestricted community grant funds provides $40,000 per year in grants to fund projects in the local community.
The breakdown by county demonstrates the annual impact this initiative will have on each county’s unrestricted community grant funds and the grants the funds will award:
CLAY COUNTY: Lilly Endowment Inc. will provide up to $600,000 to match $300,000 in donations for a total increase of $900,000. This would provide an additional $36,000 annually for grants in Clay County.
SULLIVAN COUNTY: Lilly Endowment Inc. will provide up to $525,000 to match $262,500 in donations for an increase of $787,500, which will provide an additional $31,500 annually for Sullivan County grants.
VIGO COUNTY: Lilly Endowment Inc. will provide $2,125,000 in matching dollars for $1,062,500 in donations which will result in a total increase of $3,187,500. These endowed funds will provide an additional $127,500 each year for various projects and programs in Vigo County.
All grants provided by unrestricted community grant funds are awarded through a competitive review process utilizing local volunteers with final approval by the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation. Through this matching challenge, donors at all levels can make a difference in their community. The power of an endowment is that these funds will provide a measurable impact by generating resources to address community needs and opportunities year after year.
Gifts may be made to a new or existing unrestricted community grant fund. Gifts of cash, stock, IRA rollovers and Qualified Charitable Distributions as well as other types of charitable gifts can be used to leverage the matching dollars. The $2-for-$1 match is available until December 31, 2025 or until all matching funds have been claimed, whichever comes first. SCAN THE QR CODE OR CALL 812-232-2234 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
WAYS TO GIVE
You can make a difference for our community by establishing a fund with the Wabash Valley Community Foundation.
We offer flexible, customized giving options that will help you achieve your charitable goals.
We are experienced, knowlegeable grantmakers who know the community, its needs and the organizations making an impact.
We offer the opportunity to connect and engage with other donors, nonprofits and community leaders that care about our communities as much as you do.
Since 1992, generous individuals, families and businesses have partnered with us to simplify their giving and maximize their impact.
EMPOWERING ADULTS WITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
In West Central Indiana, roughly 30,000 adults do not possess a high school diploma. The Goodwill Excel Center, a charter high school for adults, aims to reduce that number with its new West Central Indiana chapter, the 17th in the state.
The Goodwill Excel Center of West Central Indiana provides an incredible opportunity for individuals who did not finish high school to earn their diplomas and gain valuable life and career skills. Tuition-free, the Excel Center offers free supportive services, including transportation assistance, childcare and life coaching to remove barriers to education. The goal is for Excel Center graduates to not only earn a high school diploma but also gain a clear direction and a supportive network that will enable them to thrive. This will result in a robust talent pipeline that is workforce-ready and will benefit the entire region, driving economic growth and social progress.
In August, the Excel Center welcomed its first cohort to its temporary location in the lower levels of the Meadows in Terre Haute. Thanks to $35,000 in grants from the Community Foundation, the Excel Center was able to purchase desktop computers, software, desks, chairs, IT support and equipment, and provide funding for transportation to and from the Center.
Students work in the computer lab, thanks to a grant by the Wabash Valley Community Foundation.
GRANTS
Bold denotes fund that has reached a total value of $1,000,000 or more.
The following unrestricted community grant funds annually provide community grants.
Clay County Funds
100 Women Who Care Clay County Fund
Beulah Ahlemeyer Memorial Fund
Bill and Edna Ahlemeyer Endowment Fund
Harley and Thelma Andrews Family Fund
Jeffrey A. and J. Shan Bell Memorial Fund
Steve and Michelle Bell Fund
Lewis & Eva Berry Endowment Fund
Jack and Diane Braden Endowment Fund
Brazil Rotary Community Fund
Clyde and Kathryn Bullerdick Memorial Fund
Virgil and Mary Jo Butts Family Fund
L.T. and Janice K. Clark Family Endowment Fund
Clay City Lions Community Fund
Clay Civic Memorial Foundation Community Fund
Clay County Community Foundation Board Endowment Fund
Clay County Community Grant Fund
Clay County Farm Bureau Endowment Fund
Clay County Gift VII Program Support Fund
Clay County Large Impact Fund
Clay County NonProfit Professional Development Grant Program
Clay County Urgent Need Fund
Randy and Cathy Collins Endowment Fund
Coughanowr Insurance Inc. Endowment Fund
Merle and Louise Crafton Family Endowment Fund
Albert and Freda Eder DeCoursey Community Fund
John and Barbara Eder Family Fund
Sam J. and Joyce E. Emmert Family Endowment Fund
Emry’s Generation Fund
Jeffrey Etling and Dr. Miranda Goodale Endowment Fund
Eva’s Generation Fund
Anna Ferrell Endowment Fund
Dr. Charles and Susie French Family Fund
Dr. Hal and Muriel Glidden Family Fund
Guys Who Give Clay County Endowment Fund
Paul and Rita Harden Family Fund
Don and Marian Harrison Endowment Fund
William Harshbarger, Sr. and Anna Eder Harshbarger Memorial Fund
Kenneth and Eleanor Hauser Endowment Fund
Jon and Sandy Hendrich Endowment Fund
Hendrickson Family Memorial Fund
Hostetler Family Fund
William Robert Huff Memorial Fund
Wilburn E. & Barbara A. Jones Family Fund
Norman and Carolyn Keiser Endowment Fund
Patrick J. Knierim Memorial Fund
Kathy Knox Memorial Fund
William and Mary Margaret Kocher Memorial Fund
Chris and Shirley Koehler Family Fund
Kumpf Family Endowment Fund
H. Michael Lawson Community Fund
Richard and Sue Lightfoot Endowment Fund
Lilly Endowment Board Designated Fund for Clay County
Lilly Endowment Fund for Clay County
Richard L. and Mary L. McCullough Family Fund
John E. and Karen E. Mercer Family Endowment Fund
Miller & Stewart, L.L.C., CPA’s Clay County Community Fund
Traci K. Miller Memorial Fund
Joe and Betsy Milner Family Endowment Fund
Herschel and Josephine Morge Endowment Fund
Andrew and Mary Anne Murphy Fund
Hawkins Nees Endowment Fund
Fred Nevils Family Fund
Donald and Norma Nicosin Endowment Fund
Larry and Barbara Nolte Community Fund
Melvin E., Rosemary and Eugene Nolte Family Memorial Fund
Popcorn Festival Committee Fund
Ronald and Sarah Reagan Family Fund
Tom and Lynne Reberger Endowment Fund
Riddell National Bank – John H. Riddell Memorial Fund
Jim and Alice Romas Endowment Fund
Gilbert and Wilmadean Schepper Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher D. Stitzle Endowment Fund
John and Vicki Switzer Community Fund
Larry & Martha Tempel Family Community Fund
Tommy and Clara Thompson Community Fund
Guy & Anne Tribble Family Fund
Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC Community Fund
Peter R. Varda Endowment Fund
Wabash Valley Pharmaceutical Society Fund – Clay County
Ernest and Mary Yelton Community Fund
Richard and Hila Zimmerman Endowment Fund
Sullivan County Funds
100 Women Who Care Sullivan County Fund
Allomatic Products Community Enrichment Fund
Lois A. Andrews Foundation Fund for Sullivan County
Black Beauty Sullivan County Community Fund
Henry D. Bobe Community Fund
Kenneth and Mary Conner Endowment Fund
Guy and Wilma Edds Charitable Endowment Fund-Gammie’s Closet
First National Bank & Trust Employee Fund
Garrett Family Fund
James and Mary Halberstadt Endowment Fund
Judy Halberstadt Harris Endowment Fund
Bill and Lorene Hankins Endowment Fund
Larry and Janet Hays Endowment Fund
Rusty and Margie Hays Endowment Fund
Hoosier Energy Fund
Don and Nancy Hunt Community Fund
Tara and Jason Jenkins Endowment Fund
JJJ & K Endowment Fund
Dick and Janice Knotts Fund
Jack Krumreich and Ellen Tucker Endowment Fund
Lilly Endowment Board Designated Fund for Sullivan County
Lilly Endowment Fund for Sullivan County
Phil and Jennifer Lincoln Endowment Fund
John and Yvonne Longfield Endowment Fund
Dr. Allen and Shirley Lueking Family Fund
Diane Marheine Memorial Community Fund
Lana Martindale Memorial Fund
Larry and Patti Mayfield Family Endowment Fund
Robert and Susan McCammon Endowment Fund
Don and Jean McMahan Family Endowment Fund
Harold and Malinda Medsker Endowment Fund
Milam Family Endowment Fund
Jordan and Ally Orwig Endowment Fund
Emil and Janet Page Family Endowment Fund
Alan and Sandra Pierce Endowment Fund
Lorene B. and Malcolm Pigg Endowment Fund
Pigg Family Charitable Giving Fund
Pigg Implement, Inc. Endowment Fund
Milton L. and Ruth Pleasant Kult Fund
William Ferd and Connie Pleasant Johnson Memorial Fund
Lloyd and Michele Smith Endowment Fund
William Snyder Endowment Fund
Sullivan County Community Foundation Board Endowment Fund
Sullivan County Community Grant Fund
Sullivan County Gift VII Program Support Fund
Sullivan County Historical Society Fund for Sullivan County
Sullivan County Large Impact Fund
Sullivan County NonProfit Professional Development Grant Program
Sullivan County Urgent Need Fund
Sullivan Family Dentistry Fund
Sullivan High School Class of 2004 Fund
Sullivan Rotary Club Endowment Fund
Templeton Coal Company, Inc. Fund for Sullivan County
Unger Family Fund
Tom and Kay Weitekamp Fund
William and Joanne Wright Family Endowment Fund
Vigo County Funds
100+ Women Who Care Community Fund
Henry and Geraldine Adelman Memorial Fund
Andres Family Endowment Fund
Dr. Bruce Philip Anshutz Memorial Fund
Leonard S. “Steve” Arnold Memorial Fund
Robert and Julie Baesler Community Fund
Bobby Lee Bennett & Shirley Rosalee Williams Dailey Bennett Fund
Bentrup Family Endowment Fund
Robert and Irene Berlen Endowment Fund
Walter and Katherine Bledsoe Family Endowment Fund
David and Luann Bolk Endowment Fund
Don and Nancy Brattain Rogers Community Fund
Brighton Family Fund
Hartman Brown Fund
Joan M. Brown Memorial Fund
Joseph H. and Robin E. Chillington Endowment Fund
Joseph E. and Martha Jean Claretto Endowment Fund
Erna L. Cox Community Fund
Guille and Cindy Cox Endowment Fund
Victor and Marian L. Danek Endowment Fund
Don and Peggy Decker Endowment Fund
Susan Decker and Vicki Kosowsky Community Fund
Thelma Maxine Dever Memorial Fund
Thomas and Susan Dinkel Family Fund
David and Becky Doti Family Fund
Robert R. and Dorothy W. Drummond Community Fund
Gene and Wilma J. Eckerty Memorial Fund
Eifert Family Fund
Jerry and Jo Einstandig Community Fund
O. Earl and Tina Elliott Family Endowment Fund
Gary and Nancy Faulkner Fund
Janice and Vern Fellows Endowment Fund
Allen and Mildred D. Felstein Charitable Endowment Fund
First Financial Bank Community Endowment Fund
Thomas L. and Connie L. Francis Charitable Endowment Fund
Gibson Family Endowment Fund
Lavelda M. Goble Endowment Fund
Bill and Marci Gropp Tennis Fund
Guys Who Give Community Fund
Halleck Family Endowment Fund
Steve Harris Memorial Endowment Fund
Andy and Libby Hendricks Endowment Fund
Dale and Carla Hendricks Endowment Fund
Herrington Family Endowment Fund
Rose M. Hill Family Endowment Fund
Hulman George Family Endowment Fund
Dr. Paul and Nadine Humphrey Charitable Fund
Ray G. Ingram Endowment Fund
Drake C. Johnson Family Endowment Fund
Delmar L. and Betty L. Jones Family Fund
Barbara R. Kelley Endowment Fund
Landsbaum Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Lee, Jr. Endowment Fund
Salo and Mary Levite Endowment Fund
Lilly Endowment Board Designated Fund
Lilly Endowment Fund
Gershon H. & Janice K. Loeser Endowment Fund
Robert & Leah Logsdon Community Endowment Fund
Lukens Family Endowment Fund
Diann and Craig McKee Community Fund
McLaren Family Endowment Fund
Julie McLaughlin Memorial Fund
Medical Heritage Society Fund
Meis Family Endowment Fund
Brad & Connie Miller Family Fund
MillerWhite Community Endowment Fund
Mary Ann Conroy and Michael Mueller Endowment Fund
The Nation Fund
C. Don and Gail A. Nattkemper Community Fund
Mae C. and Jack H. Page Endowment Fund
James Laurence and Barbara Ann Passmore Community Endowment Fund
Garrett Pendergast and Stephanie Welsh Community Fund
Jeff and Jennifer Perry Fund
Jacqueline H. Phillips Endowment Fund
David and Jennifer Piker Family Community Fund
PMC Fund
Carl W. (“Bang”) and Josephine M. Price Memorial Fund
Cindy F. Readinger Endowment Fund
William A. Reed, Jr. Memorial Endowment Fund
Leon & Roberta Sackrider Endowment Fund
Morris & Patty Salter and Bill & Melba Fenoglio Memorial Fund
Gary W. and Judy A. Schomer Family Endowment Fund
Carol A. & Douglas C. Sloan Community Fund
Alden and Lorene Smith Memorial Endowment Fund
Cary and Paula Sparks Family Fund
Donald O. Springman Endowment Fund
Paul M. Stanley Community Fund
Templeton Coal Company, Inc. Fund for Vigo County
Terre Haute Academy of Medicine Endowment Fund
Terre Haute Apartment Association Endowment Fund
Terry and Beth Tevlin Community Fund
John Tipton Memorial Fund
Linda K. Vickers Memorial Fund
Vigo County Community Grant Fund
Vigo County Large Impact Fund
Vigo County LifeLine Endowment Fund
Vigo County NonProfit Professional Development Grant Program
Vigo County Urgent Need Fund
Richard C. Vining Community Fund
Wabash Valley Asphalt Endowment Fund
Wabash Valley Pharmaceutical Society Fund – Vigo County
Chris and Melinda Wall Community Fund
Wernsing Fund
White Family Endowment Fund
Myrl and Marie Wilkinson Community Endowment Fund
J. Scott and Armeen Williams Fund
Wood Family Fund
Karen J. Wright Memorial Fund
Wright, Shagley & Lowery PC Community Fund
Alpa Patel and Thomas Yeagley Community Fund
David and Joan Zaun Endowment Fund
Sally Zuel Family Fund
FREDERICK DOUGLASS MONUMENT STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY ROOTS
A $15,000 grant from the Community Foundation has helped ensure that Frederick Douglass’ story will be told for everyone to see in downtown Terre Haute.
Douglass, a famous civil rights activist and abolitionist in the 1800s, is deeply rooted in the history of Terre Haute. He visited the city at least 10 times during his lifetime, gave several speeches in the community, helped raise money for Allen Chapel, and desegregated the Terre Haute House (now the Hilton Garden Inn) when he became the first Black man to stay there in 1872.
In spring 2024, the Douglass Project unveiled a monument created by local artist Bill Wolf to memorialize the civil rights advocate’s legacy. Local historian Dr. Crystal Reynolds led the effort, saying she believed it was important to recognize the connection between the historical figure and the city.
“There must’ve been something about Terre Haute that kept bringing Frederick Douglass back,” Reynolds said. “It’s about celebrating this amazing history of Terre Haute and sharing it with others. I love Terre Haute, we love Terre Haute and we want other people to see what we see.”
Community members and local students gather to unveil the monument.
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS – $866,346.10
Clay County – $153,975.00
Annunciation Catholic Church
St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry operations support
$5,000.00
Brazil Mainstreet Organization
Gift VII Community Tour Grant – Creation of a walking trail to connect the splash pad and the Forest Park fountain
$10,000.00
Creation of a mural at the Brazil City Pool, landscaping at Chafariz dos Congo’s Fountain and a connecting of walking path from the fountain to the new splash pad
$5,000.00
Cass Township Trustee
Gift VII Community Tour Grant – Sidewalk repair in downtown Poland
$5,000.00
Center Point Community Volunteer Fire Department
Purchase of a generator
$12,000.00
Child-Adult Resource Services, Inc.
Patio furniture
$3,000.00
Clay City USA Foundation, Inc.
Tuck work and mural preparation on building
$5,000.00
Clay City Youth League
Gift VII Community Tour Grant – Youth programs and facility improvements
$5,000.00
Clay County Indiana Council on Aged & Aging
New carpeting and computer replacement for the senior center
$6,000.00
Clay Community Schools
Acquisition of two therapy dogs – one for North Clay MS and one to be shared between Forest Park and Meridian Elementary schools
$10,000.00
Clay County 4-H Council, Inc.
Purchase of a tractor mower
$15,000.00
CCCF 4-H Fair Day Sponsor
$1,000.00
Clay County Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department
Gift VII Community Tour Grants 2022 and 2023 –
Playground upgrades
$10,000.00
Clay Youth Football League
New Concession Stand
$18,700.00
Community Theatre of Clay County
Increasing accessibility to Live Theatre
$15,000.00
Eliza Rizley Stacey Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
The “Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall and Some Gave All Moving Tribute Comes to Clay County, Indiana”
$2,500.00
Northview High School
For Northview Choir in support of “Fearless Performing 101” program
$3,475.00
Purdue Extension – Clay County Purdue Extension Grant Writing Class
$1,800.00
Town of Center Point
Gift VII Community Tour Grant – Community clean-up days and creation of the welcome signs
$5,000.00
Town of Staunton
Gift VII Community Tour Grant – Community welcome signs, park bench and walking path
$5,000.00
Van Buren Township Volunteer Fire Department
800 MHz Radio Update
$10,500.00
Sullivan County – $132,060.00
City of Sullivan (Sullivan City Park Board)
Driving range, 10 pickleball/tennis court setups, and chain link fencing for pickleball courts
$25,000.00
Fairbanks Township Trustee
Updating/replacing two AEDs for the Fairbanks Vol Fire Dept.
$7,721.00
Friends of Sullivan County Public Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
$5,000.00
Humane Society of Sullivan County Spay/neuter services for adoptable pets
$20,000.00
Hymera Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
GIFT VII Community Tour Grant –Park renovations
$5,000.00
Life in Fairbanks Township, Inc.
Gift VII Community Tour Grant – Fairbanks Community Center upgrades
$5,000.00
Northeast East Elementary School Repairs to entry canopy and installation of buddy benches and free-standing shade canopies
$8,100.00
Ruth House Security System
$3,000.00
Southwest School Corporation of Sullivan County Music Program enhancement
$10,164.00
St. Mary’s Community Kitchen & Pantry Food and Pantry items
$3,000.00
Sullivan County 4-H
Sullivan County 4-H Fair 2024 Day Sponsor
$500.00
Sullivan County Civic Foundation
Purchase of Plus Optic model S012 Vision Screener and accessories for Pre-K students
$5,325.00
Susie’s Place/Hendricks County Child Advocacy Center
SW Sullivan Body Safety Education
$6,250.00
Town of Carlisle
Gift VII Community Tour Grant – Matching funds for comprehensive plan through OCRA
$5,000.00
Town of Shelburn
Shelburn Town Park Revitalization
$18,000.00
Turman Township
Gift VII Community Tour Grant – Convert and renovate former Methodist Church to Community Center
$5,000.00
Vigo County – $579,771.10
Arts Illiana, Inc.
2024 Linda Luebke Strings Festival support
$2,500.00
CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center
CANDLES Main Exhibit redesign
$25,000.00
Chances And Services for Youth, Inc. New daycare center capital campaign
$250,000.00
Council on Domestic Abuse, Inc.
$1 for $1 Match up to $40,000 for newly acquired building renovations
$40,000.00
NPO Professional Development Grant
$1,458.10
Down Syndrome Indiana, Inc.
Educational materials and resources to parents and children who receive a diagnosis in Vigo County
$4,500.00
Friends of Rea Park, Inc.
Foundation work for the rehabilitation of the historic Rea Park Clubhouse
$50,000.00
Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis, Inc.
3-Year Biz Town Sponsorship at the Learning Lab in Terre Haute, Indiana
$10,000.00
Minority Health Coalition of Vigo County NPO Professional Development grant
$992.00
Pride Center of Terre Haute Health and wellness programs/community building initiatives and Pride Festival support
$10,000.00
Reach Services, Inc.
Proactive grant to assist REACH in reopening the Pathways Day Center
$50,000.00
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Swope Capital Campaign $1 for $2 Challenge Grant
$6,598.00
STEAM Ahead Program
$15,000.00
Susie’s Place/Hendricks County Child Advocacy Center
Technology advancements to better serve reported child victims in Vigo County
$8,725.00
Team Acorn Triathlon Club Equipment and facility operations
$3,300.00
Team of Mercy, Inc. Counseling services
$3,875.00
Terre Haute Area Meals on Wheels Healthy Bodies, Full Bellies Program
$6,000.00
Terre Haute Boys & Girls Club Learning Lab furnishings
$7,000.00
Terre Haute Community Band
Purchase of new music for Sinfonietta Pops Orchestra
$8,000.00
Terre Haute South Touchdown Football Booster Club
Fueling station and nutritional education
$5,500.00
Vigo County Commissioners Clean Streets Initiative Expansion Project
$5,000.00
Vigo County Education Foundation, Inc. Look to the Stars – planetarium update and maintenance
$16,272.00
Vigo County Veterans Memorial Park Corp.
Refurbishment of four aircrafts for Racer Air Plaza at Memorial Stadium
$25,000.00
Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries, Inc.
Equipment and furnishings for the Excel Center Computer Lab
$5,051.00
YMCA of the Wabash Valley Development of Health and Wellness Opportunities
$20,000.00
Field of Interest Funds – $487,769.00
100 Women Who Care Endowment Fund
Vigo County Education Foundation, Inc.
$4,364.00
Altrusa Foundation Fund
Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries, Inc.
$923.00
Carol M. Starkey Kochell Charitable Fund
Providence Food Pantry
$13,500.00
Charles Harlan Fund for the Hull Cemetery
Hull Cemetery Association, Inc.
$10,028.00
Community Chest of Terre Haute Fund
Terre Haute Boys and Girls Club
$18,000.00
David Butts Memorial Fund
World Gospel Church, Inc. Pastor Educational Travel Scholarship
$4,000.00
Erna L. Cox Educational Fund
Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries, Inc.
$1,960.00
James R. Piker, Ada A. Piker and Virginia M. Ginter Memorial Fund
Dictionary Project
$1,018.00
Maple Center, Inc.
$4,000.00
Team of Mercy, Inc.
$11,125.00
Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries, Inc.
$16,143.00
Creating a Better Tomorrow Fund – Leadership Grants
Ivy Tech Community College
$100,000.00
United Way of the Wabash Valley
$57,500.00
Wabash Valley Recovery Center
$99,079.00
Creating a Better Tomorrow Fund – Supporting Grants
Clay County Center for Women’s Ministries, Inc.
$10,000.00
Family Support Services
$10,000.00
Intrepid Phoenix
$10,000.00
Reach Services, Inc.
$9,500.00
Sara Lou and Jack Joelson Fund
Sheldon Swope Art Museum Swope Capital Campaign $1 for $2 Challenge Grant
$72,108.00
Tribune-Star Christmas Basket Fund
$31,333.00
Youth Grant Committee – Clay County Fund
Uncaged Youth (Brazil First UMC Youth Fellowship)
$500.00
Youth Grant Committee – Vigo County Fund
Fall 2023 grants to THN Bring Change to Mind, THN Dance Marathon, THS Dance Marathon and THS Key Club
$1,700.00
Spring 2024 grants to THN Bring Change to Mind and THN Dance Marathon
$988.00
Donor Advised, Designated and Agency Endowment Funds – $1,258,937.59
“Blessed for Another Day” – Matt Luecking Memorial Endowment Fund
Terre Haute Children’s Museum
$843.00
100 Women Who Care Clay County
Grandmas Ministries
$3,350.00
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana
$3,100.00
Northview Band Boosters
$3,600.00
100 Women Who Care Sullivan County
Sullivan High School
$4,300.00
Heart of Sullivan
$450.00
Salvation Army Sullivan County Unit
$350.00
Merom Camp & Retreat Center Inc.
$1,000.00
Brown Bagger School Food Program
$6,340.00
Sullivan County Public Library
$5,200.00
Southwest School Corporation
$5,050.00
100+ Women Who Care Vigo County
Thrive West Central
$850.00
Providence Food Pantry
$6,100.00
St. Benedict Church
$7,985.00
Manna From Seven
$7,400.00
IU School of Medicine
$850.00
Reach Services, Inc.
$7,370.00
Clara Fairbanks Foundation Inc.
$700.00
14th & Chestnut Community Center Endowment Fund
14th & Chestnut Community Center
$11,425.00
A.L.L. – Washington High School Nursery Endowment Fund
Washington High School
$1,728.00
CONRAD KOEHLER, FARMER
2013 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar and Clay County Affiliate Board Member
Family is the primary reason I moved back to Clay County. Having that strong support network to navigate life’s challenges is invaluable. My career is another important factor. Being a sixth-generation farmer in Clay County is a source of great pride for me, reinforcing my deep connection to this land.
But beyond family and career, community is what truly grounds me. I chose to return to this area to make a positive impact. The community has played a pivotal role in shaping who I am, and I am committed to giving back and working to improve the area for future generations.
AgrIInstitute Endowment Fund
AgrIInstitute, Inc.
$524.00
Angels for Eastside Fund
Clay Community Schools
$407.00
Angels for Sullivan Elementary School
Sullivan Elementary School
$557.00
Angels for Sullivan Junior High School Fund
Southwest School Corporation
$458.00
Annunciation Church Educational Endowment Fund
Annunciation Catholic Church
$564.00
ARC of Vigo County Endowment Fund
ARC of Vigo County
$253.00
Area 7 Agency on Aging and Disabled Endowment Fund
Area 7 Agency on Aging and Disabled
$1,041.00
Art Spaces Endowment Fund
Art Spaces, Inc.
$395.00
Ashley Laughlin Felstein Boyll Fund
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$176.00
Barbara A. Vogel Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$381.00
Boy Scouts of America, Crossroads of America Council Endowment Fund
Boy Scouts of America, Crossroads of America Council
$1,610.00
Brenda Howell Angel Fund
Vigo County Education Foundation, Inc.
$772.00
Brown Baggers School Food Program Endowment Fund
Brown Bagger School Food Program
$2,649.00
Bruce and Nancy Brentlinger Family Fund
Manna From Seven
$3,500.00
14th and Chestnut Community Center
$1,500.00
Vigo County Education Foundation, Inc.
$1,000.00
Bruce Anshutz – Chad Smith Memorial Plaza Fund
Recognition Plus, Division of Woodburn Graphics
$337.05
C.H.A.N.C.E.S. and Services for Youth Endowment Fund
Chances And Services for Youth, Inc.
$2,654.00
Cape Endowment Fund for Sullivan County Southwest School Corporation
$43,000.00
Catholic Charities Endowment Fund
Catholic Charities of Terre Haute
$735.00
Center Point United Methodist Church Fund
Center Point United Methodist Church
$1,245.00
Clabber Girl Fund for Camp Riley
Riley Children’s Foundation
$4,555.00
Clay Community Schools CAPE Fund
Clay Community Schools
$26,159.48
Clay County Community Foundation Operating Endowment
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
$5,875.00
Clay County Genealogical Society Fund
Clay County Genealogical Society
$341.00
Clay County YMCA Endowment Fund
YMCA of the Wabash Valley
$3,543.00
Clay Youth Baseball League Fund
Clay Youth Baseball League
$342.00
Clothes Closet Endowment Fund League of Terre Haute
$396.00
Col. Peter Baer Memorial Fund 14th & Chestnut Community Center
$302.00
Community Kitchen Endowment Fund
First Presbyterian Church of Sullivan
$2,860.00
Community Theatre of Terre Haute Endowment Fund
Community Theatre of Terre Haute
$472.00
Danette Angermeier Memorial Fund
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$172.00
David and Jerry Penman Mitchell Concertmaster Chair Fund
Terre Haute Symphony Association
$593.00
Davis Gardens Health Center Fund
Westminster Village Terre Haute, Inc.
$2,735.00
Delmar L. and Betty L. Jones Fund for Hospice Visiting Nurse Association of the Wabash Valley, Inc.
$1,317.00
Dierdorf Fund
Clay County Humane Shelter
$57,327.00
Dispute Resolution Center Endowment Fund
Dispute Resolution Center for the Wabash Valley
$303.00
Don and Jane Fread Memorial Fund
Maple Ave. United Methodist Church
$724.00
Donna J. Doti Endowment Fund
Mary’s Children, Inc.
$1,302.00
Earl and Hazel Travioli Charitable Endowment Fund
American Heart Association
$5,472.50
American Cancer Society, Vigo County Unit
$5,472.50
Indiana State University Foundation
$5,472.50
Terre Haute Humane Society
$5,472.50
Earl and Tina Elliott Advised Fund
Vigo County CEO Program, a Project of the Wabash Valley Community Foundation
$1,000.00
History Center of Vigo County
$2,500.00
Edmund J. and Mary R. Dede Fund
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$2,562.71
Catholic Charities of Terre Haute
$2,562.71
Gibault Foundation, Inc.
$2,562.71
St. Benedict Church
$2,562.71
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$2,562.71
Visiting Nurse Association of the Wabash Valley
$2,562.71
Light House Mission, Inc.
$2,562.71
Eileen Stith Jensen Endowment Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$14,448.00
Elizabeth Smudde Memorial Fund
Sacred Heart Church
$993.00
Emily Shagley Memorial Fund
History Center of Vigo County
$705.00
Emily’s Walk on the Wabashiki Fund The Helping Hands
$5,000.00
West Vigo High School
$1,250.00
reTHink, Inc.
$1,500.00
Riverscape/Wabash River Development Beautification Inc. (WRDBI)
$2,500.00
Esther MacBain Meeks Memorial Fund for Children’s Literature
Friends of Vigo County Public Library
$657.00
Fayette Elementary School Dictionary Project Fund
Dictionary Project
$46.00
Felstein Grandchildren Fund in Memory of Allen & Millie Felstein United Hebrew Congregation Foundation
$1,336.17
Fred J. and Nancy Nation Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$3,173.00
INNOVATIVE GRANT EMBEDS SOCIAL WORKER INTO THPD
The Community Foundation, in collaboration with Union Health Foundation and United Way of the Wabash Valley, launched an innovative three-year pilot program incorporating an embedded social worker into the Terre Haute Police Department (THPD). The program was developed to address the community’s changing needs, as recognized by THPD. A significant portion of the calls received by THPD are service calls involving officers as facilitators for mental health and welfare checks. THPD averages over 3,000 of these calls per year, with more than 500 being repeat location calls. These calls include welfare checks, suicide attempts, mental health crises, loitering, and overdoses.
Jarom Hawker, social worker with the Terre Haute Police Department, shared his experiences working with individuals in need of mental health services in the community during a mental health roundtable discussion.
Jarom Hawker joined the THPD in the summer of 2024 as its first social worker. He uses his proactive, communityminded approach to assist with the necessary resources and reduce the need for public safety service calls. In addition to supporting the community, Hawker provides the secondary benefit of helping public safety personnel as an additional resource to assist with the mental health needs of the officers.
Photo coutesty of the Tribune-Star, Joe Garza.
Friday Family Fund
Greater Terre Haute Pickleball Association
$1,000.00
Memorial United Methodist Church
$4,200.00
Memorial United Methodist Church
$4,000.00
First Baptist Church of Terre Haute
$1,000.00
YMCA of the Wabash Valley
$1,000.00
Fund for the Swope
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$71,294.00
Fund to Honor Coach Paul E. Weekley
Northeast School Corporation
$259.00
Fuqua Dictionary Project Fund Dictionary Project
$80.00
Genevieve E. Klueh Endowment Fund
Terre Haute Humane Society
$1,159.00
George C. Carroll Memorial Fund
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$5,818.00
George I. and Rose E. Felstein Fund
Riley Children’s Foundation
$1,021.40
United Hebrew Congregation Foundation
$2,042.80
Shriners Hospitals for Children
$1,021.40
Union Health Foundation, Inc.
$2,553.50
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$1,021.40
Terre Haute Boys and Girls Club
$1,532.10
Visiting Nurse Association of the Wabash Valley, Inc.
$1,021.40
Gibault Fund
Gibault Foundation, Inc.
$5,511.00
Gill Township Volunteer Fireman’s Operational Fund
Gill Township Volunteer Fire Fighters Inc.
$482.00
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana Fund
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana
$776.00
Golish Family Memorial Fund for Light House Mission Light House Mission, Inc.
$4,786.00
Golish Family Memorial Fund for Spay-Neuter League, Inc. in Terre Haute, Indiana
Spay-Neuter League
$4,786.00
Goodwill Industries Endowment Fund
Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries, Inc.
$4,742.00
Goodwill Industries Tennis Family Dictionary Fund Dictionary Project
$2,449.00
Guido and Barbara Miescher Endowment Fund
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$13,519.00
Guys Who Give Clay County
Launch Academy
$1,850.00
Clay Youth Football League
$2,200.00
Annunciation Catholic Church
$2,200.00
Guys Who Give Endowment Fund
Friends of Vigo County Public Library
$300.00
United Campus Ministries
$300.00
Council on Domestic Abuse, Inc.
$300.00
Optimist International Foundation
$300.00
Phoenix House of Terre Haute
$300.00
Happiness Bag, Inc.
$300.00
St. Benedict Church
$5,500.00
St. Joseph University Parish Samaritan Ministries Utility Assistance Fund
$5,450.00
History Center of Vigo County
$6,550.00
Wabash Valley Goodwill Industries, Inc.
$6,750.00
Vigo County Education Foundation, Inc.
$5,650.00
Happiness Bag Endowment Fund
Happiness Bag, Inc.
$328.00
Harlan Farmers Chapel Church Fund
Farmers’ Chapel Community Church
$4,838.00
Harriet McNeal Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$335.00
Herman and Coriene White Charitable Fund
North Vermillion Falcon Fund Ltd
$3,000.00
City of Clinton
$11,100.00
Western Indiana Community Foundation
$4,000.00
Parke Vermillion County Humane Society
$5,500.00
Catholic Charities Food Bank
$24,000.00
South Vermillion School Corporation
$12,000.00
Ouabache Land Conservancy, Inc.
$500.00
Hermine M. Haslem Endowment Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$2,511.00
Hilda Andres Summer Arts Scholarship Fund
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$226.00
Hospice of the Wabash Valley Endowment Fund
Visiting Nurse Association of the Wabash Valley
$913.00
RONDRELL MOORE, NEWS ANCHOR
2004 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar and Community Volunteer
Terre Haute is my hometown, and it is a place where I am deeply rooted in the community. My family, church, friends and so much more are all interconnected in the fabric of the Wabash Valley. I chose to intern at WTHI-TV, my favorite station growing up, and when they offered me a job at the end of my internship, it felt like the right next step.
Little did I know the wealth of knowledge, experience and fellowship I would gain once I joined their team. This community has provided me with nearly everything I could ask for, and I’m proud to give back to a place that has been so instrumental in shaping who I am today.
THERAPY DOGS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
The Clay Community Schools’ Therapy Dog Program was established to promote positive mental health outcomes and cultivate a supportive learning environment for both students and teachers. Specifically designed to complement existing services, the program addresses the need for additional resources beyond the mental health counseling provided by the Hamilton Center and the school’s guidance counselors. The program creates a welcoming and caring atmosphere by promoting inclusivity, nurturing relationships, and enhancing emotional well-being.
The Community Foundation granted $10,000 to the Clay Community School Corporation to support the acquisition of two therapy dogs, later named Wally and Dolly.
Humane Society of Sullivan County Endowment Fund
Humane Society of Sullivan County
$3,325.00
Irwin & Mary Reiss Operating Endowment Fund for the Sullivan County Community Foundation
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
$1,026.00
Ivy Tech Technology Endowment Fund
Ivy Tech Foundation
$1,486.00
J. Carter Hale Memorial Fund
Sullivan High School
$2,012.70
J. Laurence and Barbara A. Passmore Charitable Endowment Fund
Indiana State University Foundation
$10,000.00
J. Morton & June K. Swango Fund
History Center of Vigo County
$13,927.75
TREES Inc.
$13,927.75
Vigo County Parks & Recreation Department
$13,927.75
Terre Haute Parks & Recreation Department
$13,927.75
James and June Conner Civic Endowment Fund
Sullivan Area Art Guild
$3,000.00
Humane Society of Sullivan County
$3,000.00
Brown Bagger School Food Program
$3,000.00
James Eddy Hatch Endowment Fund
Indiana State University Foundation
$3,000.00
Jason A. Harvey Memorial Endowment Fund
Crisis Pregnancy Center of the Wabash Valley
$800.00
Jensen Family Aquatics Safety & Training Fund
Terre Haute Torpedoes
$872.00
Jerry and David Mitchell Fund for the Terre Haute Symphony
Terre Haute Symphony Association
$33,151.00
Jesse R. Sherwood Fund Town of Carlisle
$2,273.00
Jessie E. Hickman Fund
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
$1,696.00
Union Health Foundation, Inc.
$3,392.00
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$3,392.00
Terre Haute Boys & Girls Club
$1,696.00
Central Presbyterian Church
$1,696.00
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
$3,392.00
YMCA of the Wabash Valley
$1,696.00
Jim and Beverly Cristee Fund
Friends of Rea Park, Inc.
$500.00
Riverscape/Wabash River Development Beautification Inc. (WRDBI)
$250.00
Dolly, a Miniature Goldendoodle, receives training to be become a Certified Emotional Support Dog.
History Center of Vigo County
$250.00
Arts Illiana, Inc.
$150.00
Art Spaces, Inc.
$500.00
John and Karen Lukens Dictionaries for Davis Park Elementary School Fund Dictionary Project
$131.00
John Coyt “JC” Brough Memorial Fund Council on Domestic Abuse, Inc.
$81.00
Vigo County CASA
$81.00
John Rogers Cox Preservation Fund
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$2,731.00
Joink Dictionary Fund for Lost Creek Elementary School Dictionary Project
$181.00
Joseph A. Bray Detachment 471 Marine Corps League Endowment Fund
VA Illiana Health Care System
$1,598.50
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center
$1,598.50
Katherine Hamilton Endowment Fund for Hamilton Center Inc.
Hamilton Center, Inc.
$789.00
Kay Aubin Memorial Fund
Our Father’s Arms, Inc
$254.00
Kelly Fuqua Memorial Fund Clay County Humane Shelter
$536.00
Kiwanis Club of Terre Haute Fund
Vigo County Education Foundation, Inc.
$1,000.00
Larry C. Archer Memorial Fund for Autism Awareness and Understanding
Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church
$2,079.00
League of Terre Haute Endowment Fund League of Terre Haute
$896.00
Leo & Virginia Pellum Endowment Fund American National Red Cross, West Central Indiana
$564.90
Sullivan County Community Hospital
$564.90
Light House Mission Endowment Fund Light House Mission, Inc.
$424.00
Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast Foundation Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$2,011.00
Marion and Marie Kattman Sendmeyer Endowment Fund for Poland
Historical Chapel
Poland Chapel Historic Society
$2,243.00
Mary and Don Smith Fund
Terre Haute Quarter Midget Association
$950.00
Manna From Seven
$860.00
Mary Ann Carroll Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$341.00
Mary Ann Stadler Memorial Fund
Terre Haute Junior Tennis Association
$1,330.00
Mary Ellen Adams Endowment Fund for the Eastside Church of Christ Eastside Church of Christ
$284.00
Mary Kindrick Memorial Fund
Saint Meinrad School of Theology
$11,311.20
Archdiocese of Indianapolis – United Catholic Appeal
$11,311.20
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
$11,311.20
Sisters of Providence
$11,311.20
St. Margaret Mary Church
$11,311.20
Mauri and Janice Modesitt Dictionary Fund Dictionary Project
$106.00
Maurine Gambill Endowment Fund American Cancer Society
$704.00
Melinda G. Holley Memorial Fund Clay Community Schools
$508.00
Mental Health Association in Vigo County Endowment Fund
Mental Health America
$366.00
Merom Bluff Church Endowment Fund
Merom Bluff Church, Inc.
$5,358.00
Merom Conference Center Endowment Fund
Merom Camp & Retreat Center Inc.
$4,181.00
Merom Improvement Association Agency Fund
Merom Improvement Assoc., Inc.
$2,796.00
Miriam Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$1,440.00
Myrl & Marie Wilkinson Endowment Fund
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
Operating Fund
$8,793.00
Nancy Hellmann Educational Fund
Vigo County Education Foundation, Inc.
$314.00
Newman Family Endowment Fund
St. Francis K9 Rescue Inc
$285.00
Golden Retriever Rescue and Community Education
$250.00
St. Patrick Soup Kitchen
$290.00
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
$100.00
Dog It Dig It Rescue
$575.00
Exotic Feline Rescue Center
$250.00
14th and Chestnut Community Center
$250.00
Terre Haute Humane Society
$311.00
Norma G. McNeill Fund
Open Arms Christian Ministries
$9,171.30
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
$482.70
Norma Lemmon Evans Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$373.00
North Clay Student Art Collection Endowment Fund
North Clay Middle School
$250.00
Ouabache Land Conservancy Endowment Fund
Sycamore Trails RC&D Council, Inc.
$2,445.00
Ouabache Land Conservancy SCCF Endowment Fund
Sycamore Trails RC&D Council, Inc.
$404.00
Our Father’s Arms Charitable Fund
Our Father’s Arms, Inc
$454.00
Paul Edmiston Agriculture Education Fund
Sullivan High School
$572.00
Pfister Fund
St. Joseph University Parish
$1,397.28
Archdiocese of Indianapolis – United Catholic Appeal
$1,397.28
Sacred Heart Church
$2,095.92
Mother Theodore Corporation IV
$12,226.20
Sisters of Our Lady Mt. Carmel
$5,239.80
Franciscan Retreats Inc.
$698.64
Catholic Charities of Terre Haute
$2,095.92
Sisters of Providence
$6,986.40
St. Benedict Church
$1,397.28
Wabash Valley Health Center
$1,397.28
Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department Endowment Fund
Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department of Clay County
$581.00
Purdue Extension Vigo County Endowment Fund
Purdue Extension
$1,193.00
Ralph and Helen Tevlin Endowment Fund Anderson University
$250.00
REACH Services, Inc. Endowment Fund
Reach Services, Inc.
$377.00
Rev. Willis and Virginia Ross Fund for the Sullivan County Public Library
Sullivan County Public Library
$839.00
Richard Alcock Memorial Fund
Wabash Valley Habitat for Humanity
$200.00
Richard and JoAnne Rowe Educational Fund for Musical Arts
Terre Haute Symphony Association
$1,214.00
Richard and Virginia McHugh Fund
Shelburn United Methodist Church
$499.00
Richard C. Vining Endowment Fund
Vigo County Education Foundation, Inc.
$800.00
Riverscape/Wabash River Development Beautification Inc. (WRDBI)
$300.00
Robert and Carolyn Steinbaugh Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$343.00
Robert P. White Elks Charitable Fund
Indiana Elks Charities
$6,327.50
Robert S. Ratcliffe Memorial Fund
Boy Scouts of America, Crossroads of America Council
$263.97
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana
$263.98
Community Theatre of Terre Haute
$264.05
Rod Bradfield Art Fund
Vigo County Education Foundation, Inc.
$262.00
Ronald and Marsha Danielson Fund 14th and Chestnut Community Center
$190.00
Terre Haute Humane Society
$180.00
Ronald G. Reeves Endowment Fund
Boy Scouts of America, Crossroads of America Council
$852.20
Wabash Valley Family Sports Center
$852.20
First Congregational Church
$4,261.00
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
$852.20
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$426.10
TREES Inc.
$426.10
United Way of the Wabash Valley
$852.20
Roy E. Brown Memorial Fund City of Brazil
$222.00
Saint Ann Clinic Endowment Fund Wabash Valley Health Center
$6,660.00
Saint Benedict Church Endowment Fund
St. Benedict Church
$1,502.00
Saint Joseph University Parish Fund
St. Joseph University Parish
$230.00
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Historic Preservation Project/ Construction/and Philanthropic Capital Fund
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
$25,911.03
Shagley Family Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$527.00
Sheldon Swope Art Museum Endowment Fund
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$30,853.00
Southwest High Schools Alumni Association –Cooper Endowment
Southwest High Schools Alumni Association Inc.
$5,144.00
Spay-Neuter League Endowment Fund
Spay-Neuter League
$4,885.00
Stair Steps to Success Endowment Fund
Chances And Services for Youth, Inc.
$706.00
Sullivan County 4-H Endowment Fund
Sullivan County 4-H
$658.00
Sullivan County Community Hospital Foundation
Endowment Fund
Sullivan County Community Hospital
$2,395.00
Sullivan County Operating Endowment Fund
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
$5,888.00
Sullivan County Public Library Endowment Fund
Sullivan County Public Library
$456.00
Sullivan County Public Library
Genealogy, Family & County History Endowment Fund
Sullivan County Public Library
$1,906.00
Sullivan Presbyterian Church Mission
First Presbyterian Church of Sullivan
$508.00
Sumar Fund for the Salvation Army Salvation Army
$6,181.00
Susan Templeton Scott Dictionary Project Dictionary Project
$200.00
Susie Dewey Fund for the Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$326.00
Terre Haute Academy of Medicine Fund
SEFI / Science Education Foundation of Indiana
$1,041.00
Terre Haute Boys & Girls Club – John G. Schmidt Capital Endowment Fund
Terre Haute Boys and Girls Club
$415.00
Terre Haute Boys & Girls Club –Max Gibson Endowment Fund
Terre Haute Boys and Girls Club
$1,463.00
Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank Endowment Fund
Catholic Charities of Terre Haute
$14,827.00
Terre Haute Children’s Science and Technology Museum Endowment Fund
Terre Haute Children’s Museum
$18,949.00
Terre Haute Day Nursery Association Endowment Fund
Chances And Services for Youth
$65,000.00
Valley Child Development Center
$5,065.00
Memorial United Methodist Preschool
$5,672.00
United Methodist Temple
$10,000.00
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$4,810.00
Terre Haute Children’s Museum
$6,750.00
Terre Haute Humane Society Fund
Terre Haute Humane Society
$4,725.00
Terre Haute Parks Department Endowment Fund
Terre Haute Parks Department Project Fund - Deming Park
$4,005.89
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS BUDDING FOOD ENTREPRENEURS
The Station, a co-working and business hub in the historic Clabber Girl building in downtown Terre Haute, is equipped with a full commercial kitchen thanks to a $30,000 grant from the Community Foundation.
In awarding this grant, the Community Foundation sought to complement the goals of the “See you in Terre Haute” Community Plan.
Terre Haute Rotary Club Endowment Fund
Terre Haute Rotary Foundation Inc.
$1,868.00
Terre Haute Symphony Association –Walter and Margaret Reed Fund
Terre Haute Symphony Association
$4,020.00
Terre Haute Symphony Association Fund
Terre Haute Symphony Association
$6,486.00
Terry and Judy Hogan Fund
Riley Children’s Foundation
$5,000.00
Friends of Rea Park, Inc.
$5,000.00
Catholic Charities of Terre Haute
$10,000.00
St. Benedict Church
$5,000.00
Terre Haute Symphony Association
$15,500.00
The Penman Girls Operating Endowment Fund
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Operating Fund
$1,314.00
Thomas L. and Connie L. Francis Endowment Fund for The Sheldon Swope Art Museum
Sheldon Swope Art Museum
$1,981.00
Members of the co-working space can book the Commissary Kitchen, which includes a six-burner stove, grill, ovens, and multiple refrigerators, to help launch their businesses. The goal is to assist budding food entrepreneurs who may not be able to invest in the equipment on their own, offer access to mentorship, and foster relationships with other business owners.
Shannon Hart, founder of Anna’s Hands Soul Food, utilized the kitchen to help grow her business. Before establishing her location at 12 Points, Hart hosted several classes at The Station in its demonstration kitchen, adjacent to the commissary kitchen. She also hosted wedding tastings and filmed a cooking show for social media.
Anna’s Hands Soul Food owner, Shannon Hart, utilized The Kitchen to prep for her cooking class.
Photo coutesty of the Tribune-Star, Joe Garza.
Thomas L. and Patricia W. Kelly Fund
St. Patrick Soup Kitchen
$900.00
Catholic Charities Food Bank
$900.00
THSO Fund for the Future
Terre Haute Symphony Association
$4,605.00
Travis James Smith Memorial Fund
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
$500.00
TREES Inc. Endowment Fund
TREES Inc.
$1,572.00
Turman Township Youth Foundation 2000 Limited Fund
Turman Township Youth Foundation
$222.00
United Way of the Wabash Valley – Ada Hodge Fund
United Way of the Wabash Valley
$12,646.00
United Way of the Wabash Valley Endowment Fund
United Way of the Wabash Valley
$338.00
United Way of the Wabash Valley Operating Endowment
United Way of the Wabash Valley
$5,932.00
Vigo County Education Foundation Endowment Fund
Vigo County Education Foundation, Inc.
$2,864.00
Vigo County Historical Society Endowment Fund History Center of Vigo County
$8,088.00
Vigo County Public Library Endowment
Vigo County Public Library
$540.00
Visiting Nurse Association of the Wabash Valley Inc. Endowment Fund
Visiting Nurse Association of the Wabash Valley
$308.00
Voltmer Family Endowment Fund
14th and Chestnut Community Center
$5,000.00
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Board
Operating Endowment Fund
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
$667.00
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Operating Endowment Fund
Wabash Valley Community Foundation
$20,703.00
Wabash Valley Dictionary Project Endowment Fund
Dictionary Project
$2,029.00
Wabash Valley Youth for Christ & Urban Life Endowment Fund
Wabash Valley Youth for Christ
$289.00
Walter and Katherine Bledsoe Foundation Fund
St. Benedict Church
$2,335.50
Wabash Valley Health Center
$2,335.50
Western Indiana Community Action Agency Fund
Western Indiana Community Action Agency, Inc.
$333.00
WILL Center Endowment Fund
WILL Center
$505.00
World Gospel Church Missions Endowment Fund
World Gospel Church, Inc.
$4,813.00
TAYLOR THRASHER, SPEECH PATHOLOGIST
2004 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar and Community Volunteer
I was born and raised in Sullivan County, where the unwavering support of a close-knit family surrounded me. No matter the challenge, we were always there for each other. Growing up in a small town, my community became an extension of my family, offering a sense of belonging and connection.
Over the years, I underwent more than 30 eye surgeries, and through it all, I knew I could rely on both my family and the incredible people of my community.
While many high schoolers dream of leaving for college and starting fresh in a bigger city, I never felt that pull. My roots in Sullivan County ran deep, and I couldn’t wait to return home. I attended Indiana State University, where I pursued a degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
Throughout my studies, I remained committed to returning to Sullivan County to live and work. For me, it was essential to give back to the community that helped shape who I am today.
SOWING SEEDS OF OPPORTUNITY
Shannon Aballi
Abbott Laboratories
Claudette Adams
Dr. Mary Ellen Adams
Dean & Kelsey Adcock
Barry Adelman & Family
Steven Ader
Mr. John R. Adkins
AdvantagePlus of Indiana Federal Credit Union
Linda D. Agresta
Honorable J. Blaine Akers
Adler Energy, LLC
Donna Allen
Mary Jo Alumbaugh
Ambucare Clinic
Amcor Cares Foundation
American Weekender by Jon
Toni L. Anderson & Betty Anderson
Anonymous
Peggy Apgar
Archdiocese of Indianapolis Disaster Relief
Crystle Archer
Joe E. & Dorothy Archer Scholarship Trust
Mrs. Barbara Archer
Sara Archer
Pat Armstrong
Clay Arnett
Elliott Atkinson
Evan Atkinson
Thomas W. Atkinson
Anonymous
Bill & P.J. Whitney Aubin
Debby Ault
Mr. & Mrs. George J. Azar
Thomas & Lisa Baer
Baesler’s Market
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Baesler
Richard Bailey
Kara & Leo Baker
Lawrence Baker & Donna Elrod-Baker
Mary Add & Jim Baker
Dr. Walter X. Balcavage
Cathy Church Ballinger
Richard Ballinger
Bane-Welker Equipment
Lacy Barcheck
Donna Barcus & Family
Anonymous
Sarah Barnes
Lynne Weaver Barrett
Paul Baty & The Mystery Lounge
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MCMAHAN HONORS HER HUSBAND’S LEGACY AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO SULLIVAN COUNTY
After the passing of her husband, Don, in 2024—just shy of 56 years of marriage—Jean McMahan chose to honor his memory by establishing a lasting, unrestricted endowment fund. The Don and Jean McMahan Fund, held through the Wabash Valley Community Foundation and its Sullivan County affiliate, serves as a tribute to Don’s legacy.
“Rather than sending flowers that would eventually fade, the fund offered a meaningful way for our friends—both his and mine—to express their love and respect, while also benefiting our community for generations,” McMahan explained.
When McMahan learned about Lilly Endowment Inc.’s GIFT VIII initiative, she recognized it as the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact. Through the initiative, Lilly Endowment will contribute $2 for every $1 donated to unrestricted endowment funds, effectively tripling the impact of each contribution.
“This generous program means that your gift goes so much further, providing a permanent source of funding for grants that will address the community’s needs on an ongoing basis,” she said. “It’s an incredible opportunity for our community to benefit long into the future.”
Rather than sending flowers that would eventually fade, the fund offered a meaningful way for our friends—both his and mine—to express their love and respect, while also benefiting our community for generations.
Indiana’s community foundations have long played an important role in strengthening the state, with one in every county. The Wabash Valley Community Foundation serves Vigo, Clay and Sullivan counties. McMahan highlighted several impactful local projects supported by the Community Foundation, including a $50,000 grant for the Lily Pad Project at the new pool, improvements to the steps at Merom Bluff and a grant to help the Carlisle Ambulance Service purchase new lifts to enhance safety for first responders. Additionally, funding has been allocated to local Boy Scout troops, Beta Clubs and other high school organizations.
A longtime community leader and volunteer, McMahan has served on both the Wabash Valley Community Foundation board and the Sullivan County affiliate board.
“I became involved with the Community Foundation because I saw how deeply it supports the entire county of Sullivan. The board’s unwavering commitment to our community’s well-being truly resonated with me, and I wanted to play a role in that,”
McMahan shared. “In memory of my late husband, I decided to direct some of our financial resources into establishing this endowment. It felt like the right way to ensure that his legacy of giving back to the county would live on—not just for today, but for generations to come.”
Through the creation of the Don and Jean McMahan Fund, Jean has secured a permanent tribute to their shared commitment to Sullivan County, ensuring that their support will continue in perpetuity.
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PASSION FOR IMPROVING COMMUNITY
LEADS TO A LIFETIME OF SERVICE AND PHILANTHROPY
Gary and Judy Schomer, a local couple committed to addressing the needs of the Wabash Valley, made a generous donation to supplement a family endowment fund they established several years ago. Their gift was tripled through Lilly Endowment Inc.’s $2-for-$1 match.
“God blessed us with the opportunity (and obligation) to share,” explained Gary. “We were raised to quietly share our blessings with others. We have many great organizations working to help our community with current needs. While we will continue to share in those efforts, we wanted to build this fund because it is geared to helping forever,” he added.
“The Community Foundation has been successful in funding various opportunities for improvement in the Wabash Valley, and it is organized to help fund our community’s needs and improvements forever. That is exactly our goal.”
Both Terre Haute natives, the couple shares a passion for their community, having decided years ago to remain here to raise their family.
“Judy and I both love Terre Haute, and this is where our family lived. We grew up here and wanted to stay here. Terre Haute is a friendly place, and our citizens are always willing to help each other. I have participated in many community improvement activities, and people are eager to help,” Gary said.
We were raised to quietly share our blessings with others. We have many great organizations working to help our community with current needs.
Having volunteered with the Community Foundation, Gary understands the impact that endowment funds can have, as the original principal remains invested while the proceeds are used for grants.
“This is our active project, and we are excited to move from a Charitable Remainder Trust to actually funding the opportunities for improvement. As stated earlier, I have done a lot of work with the Community Foundation, and its goals match perfectly with our own. The Community Foundation is also well-managed and applies its funds for improvement very effectively,” he said.
Andy Stone
Linda Storey
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Strack
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Strain
Carla Gesell-Streeter & Tom Streeter
Strode Construction LLC
Teresa Stuckey
Kent & Tammy Stultz
Dawnelle Sullivan
Jayna Jones Sullivan
Sullivan County Abstract, Inc.
Sullivan County Community Hospital
Sullivan Elks Lodge #911 Inc.
Sullivan HS Class of 1954
Sullivan HS Class of 1956
Sullivan HS Class of 1957
Sullivan HS Class of 1964
Sullivan HS Class of 1973
Sullivan Housing Authority
Sullivan County Lions Club, City of Sullivan
Donna Sumansky
Albert Supp
John E. Sutton
Peggy L. Sankey Swaim Estate
Dr. J. Matt Switzer
Frieda Switzer
Sycamore Country Club, Inc.
Tom & Patti Szymanski
Becky Taken
Bryan Taylor
Jennica Taylor
Joseph S. Taylor
June & Bill Taylor
Ms. Cinda Taylor
Sharon Taylor
Tracie Taylor
John Tempel
Larry & Martha Tempel
David & Jennifer Templeton
Templeton Coal Company
Jack & Lynn Tennant
Caleb & Anna Tennis
Terre Haute Woman’s Department Club
Terre Haute Apartment Association
Terre Haute Night Market
Terry & Beth Tevlin
Amy & John Thomas
Anonymous
Ms. Tracy Lynn Thomas
Anonymous
Darryl Thompson
Greg & Gloria Thompson
Marsha Thompson
Tom & Clara Thompson
Patricia L. Thoms
THQMA
Bob & Donna Tidd
Timberland Lumber Company
Michael Tingley
Nancy & Bob Tomey
Anonymous
Ruth A. Tooloose
Sue Treadway
Mrs. Sandra Treaster
TREES Inc.
John E. & Arlene H. Tribble
Matthew Tribble
MB Tribble
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Tribble
Philip Tribble
Daniel Tryon
Ellen Tucker
Tuesday Breakfast Friends
Aaron Turner
Mr. & Mrs.
Robert Turner
Ryan & Emily Turner
Wade S. Turner
Elizabeth Tuttle
Tim & Kathy Twitchell
Amanda Twombly
Dan & Sonja Ullery
Dr. & Mrs. Gary Ulrich
Caroline Unger
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America Local #133
All those who walked the halls of GHS that are no longer with us
Les Alsman
Karen Alumbaugh
Jenny Lou Amey
Arley Glasgow Andrews
Dr. Bruce P. Anshutz
Eric S. Anshutz
Dr. Frank B. Anshutz
Pauline Anshutz
John Apgar
Bob Archer
Leonard S. “Steve” Arnold
Clifton “Corky” Ashby
Barbara Jo Anderson Atkinson
Howard Atkinson
Norma Babbitt
Sam Baker
Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Balcavage
Steve Baldwin
Linda C. Ballard
Kim Barcheck
Della Brown Bender
Stuart “Stu” Jacob Bennett
Larry Beymer
Georgia Bird
Leah Bischoff
Peggy Millard Blanchard
Eldon Blubaum
Marvin Lee Boeglin
Ralph Bogard
Ben Bowen
Bob Bowen
Joyce Elaine Boyll
Martha Bradbury
Jane Ellen Braden
Charles F. “Chuck” Bradford
Joe Branson
Theodore Brentlinger
E. Verne & Mary Lou Brown
Joan M. Brown
Julie Galvin Brown
Linda Brown
Robert “Bob” Brown
Virginia Buell
Ann Jones Bunch
Chris Burk
Dr. Paul Burkett
Gerri Burskey
Billy Ray Burton
Mildred & Leonard Busiere
Angela Kaye Boston Calloway
Joseph B. Card
Connie Sue Carter
Nicholas B. Casad
Marla Chambers
Richard T. Chapman
Elizabeth “Liz” Ann Cook Ciancone
Coral Mae Cochran
Jackie Collett
Steven Combs
Judith Anne Conner
Helen E. Corey
Donald Ray Cottrell
Betty Tuttle Cox
Robert “Rob” Crooks
Jack & Alvena Crosby
Steven D. Cuvelier
Treva Dale
Racheal Willis Christy Daugherty
Judy Day
Anita Rose Deakins
Dear IU College Friend
Delorme Sisters: Rosine, Marie, & Jane Ellen
Ronald Eugene Depasse
John W. Dinkel, Jr.
Carolyn Sue McDonnall
Carl Dougherty
Ralph & Helen Dowell
Donna Doyle
Dr. William W. Drummy
Lillian A. Drummy, R.N.
Paul E. Dudley
Peter Anthony Duong
Peter T. Ekstrom
Sara Anderson Emery
Betty Fales
Sheldon Family
Family & Friends
William “Bill” Robert Farris
Jim & Marie Favre
Sybil Shirley Fickle
Kristen Fleschner
Brett Flowers
Ruthie Ford
Charles Robert Fox
Lester Eugene “L.E. Gene” Frazier
Lois M. Frederick
Mary Ann Fuelle
Robert & Norma Fultz
Virgil & Marie Fultz
Larry J. Gambiani
Janet Garner
Patti Anne Garrett
Gordon K. Geckeler
Herb & Joan Gerdink
Tony Gibbs
Max Gibson
John D. Gifford, Sr.
Terry Gillies-Fear
Virginia Gilman
Jeff Glasgow
Scott Glasgow
Ray Goddard
Krista Grange
Catherine “Cathy” Elizabeth Grimes
Doris & Dallas Hadley
Maxine Stringfield Hagemier
Susan G. Hannum
Tom & Harriet
Judy Halberstadt Harris
Keenan Harris
Hunter Harrison
Marian Harrison
Diana Carole Hart
Alan Merle Hatch
James Eddy Hatch
Harvey H. & Mildred Hayhurst
Susan Helman
Vernon Hendricks
Anthonette “Toni” Herr
Dr. Terry Ho
Randy Hobbs
Joshua Ryan Hoffman
Alyssa Mechelle Hogue
James Holler
Virginia Holley
Gary W. Holmes
Karla Holt
Walter Horn
Susan Kay (Graham) Horton
Euleta Howard
Richard “Dick” G. Hughes
Tracy Hunt
Virginia Huston
Andrew “Andy” Wayne Irwin
Donald P. Jennings
Mary Jensen
Eileen Johnson
Joseph & Marcella Jones
Robert Jones
Thomas & Charlotte Jones
Kelly Family
Mary Kelly – Class of 1953
Mark Kelty
Mike Kelty
Sherry Kidwell
Debra McKain Kinnaman
Jill Kintner
Shirley Ann Kiser
Delores Stringfield Knever
Lavern “Vern” & Sharylin Knock
Kathy Knox
Eva & Mickey Kor
Joyce (Shanks) Lakey
Martha Dianne Layton
Lenne Family
Larry Loveall
Loving THSVHS parents who passed away in 2023
Donald R. Lowder
Bill Lower
Jack Lower
Matthew “Matt” C. Luecking
Linda Lea Lundeen Lundstrom Family
Henry Madley
Jeffrey Michael Malloy
Polly Marchese
Diane Marheine
Cindy Hux Martin
Lana Martindale
Colleen Mattingly
Judy Maxwell
Bob Maynard
Jane & Wayne Maynard
Carole Mayrose
Dr. Richard Mayrose Mayrose Family
Thomas McCarthy
Sue McDonnall
Don McMahan
Harriet McNeal
Richard Melendez
Dr. Earle Melendy
Brad Miller
Hazel Miller
Shane Miller
Traci Miller
Iris & Mitch
Kathryn “Kathy” Ann Modesitt
Bryan Montgomery
Steve Monts
Mother
Professor Edward A. Mottel
Edit & Aliz Mozes
Miriam Mozes
Cooper Nicklaus McMullen
Ann Mundell
Michael John Murphy, Ph.D.
Phyllis T. Myers
Stanley & Evelyn Naliborski
Dan Nasser
Otto G. Nasser
John S. Newlin
John T. Newlin
Sara “Sally” Newlin
Barry O’Keefe
Pat & Randy O’Leary
Kevin R. O’Maley
Phyllis Pabst
Jack & Mae Page
Parents
Dr. Pulkit J. Patel
Joanna Rose Pease
Dr. Donald Pell
Jenna Kay Perrelle
Vincent Eugen Pfister
Harold “Steve” Phipps
Doris Lee Pierce
James & Hazel Piety
Jenny Piker
Raymond Pirtle
Virginia “Pat” Pirtle
Officer Rob Pitts
John Plasse
Brian Pohlar
Steve Posey
Beulah Pound
Larry D. Powell
Janice “Jan” Pugh
Kenneth Pugh
Natalie A. Pugh
Barbara Randall
Robert S. Ratcliffe
Curtis & Irene Raubuck
Jack D. Reece
Paul Reed
James E. Rentschler, II
James “Jim” S. Richmond
Debbie Robbins
John F. Robinson
Judith Ann Robinson
Larry D. Robinson
Terry Roderick
Kenneth Roman
Bob Romas
Camden Scott Romas
Lynn & Julie Romas
Rachel Marie Romas
Jean A. Runner
Alexis Rusin
Brad Rusin
Jennifer Cole Rusin
Donald Rusk
Bob & Olive Sanders
Oscar & Dessie Sanders
Garrett Sands
Dr. Peggy Sankey Swaim, MD
Genevieve “Jenny” L. Sater
Robert Schafer
Donald “Don” W. Scott
Harry Secrest
Emily Shagley
Hazel Sherer
LeRoy Shipley
Melvin Wayne Siegelin
Patrick Singhurse
James “Jim” Slusser
William Smiddy
Ann Mary Smith
Armeta M. Stringfield Smith
Jack Evan Smith
James A. “Jimmy” Smith, III
James H. Smith
Jo Ann Smith
Kenneth F. Smith
Travis J. Smith
Robert & Donna Snedeker
Walter Sommers
Steven Songer
Carl William “Bill” Stallcop
Judge John P. Stelle
Dr. Randy Stevens
Earl & Betty Strain
Rev. Elmer & Mary Strain
Lucy Strauch
Larry Stuckey
Tom Swan
John & Vicki Switzer
Kathleen Szymanski
Cameron Joseph Taylor
Ronald Lee Taylor
Adrian Taylor
Tom & Carol Templeton
Loretta Tennis
Marci Tennis
William Glenn “Bill” Tennis
Amos Paul Thomas
John & Ruth Thomas
Marie O’Connell Thoms & Bill Thoms
Janet Bradfield Thune
Barbara Tingley
Dale Tooloose
Don Tooloose
William “Bill” Treash
John Turner
Edith Unger
Karen B. Hires Foor Vacherlon
Mark Vanmeter
James Vansant
Peter Varda
Angeline Velez
Tom & Helen Venable
Barbara A. Vogel
Robert & Floriene Voll
Don & Mary Vrabic
David Hugh Watkins
Raymond Lowell Watts
Mike Webster
Alice “Earline” Wence
Carolina “Carrie” Werneke
Brian Wesner
Jim Whalen
Shirley Whittington
Joe Wildberg
Bruce Wilkinson
Charles “Charlie” Allen Williams
Dianna Smith Williams
Jared Williams
Jerry Lee Williams
Jess & Donna Williams
James “Jim” Wood
Jaqueline Work
Kimberley Fowler Wulf
Jane A. “Jan” Zwerner
Tributes
All of our wonderful young actors
All those who bring joy to others by using their talent at the TH Community Theatre
Peggy Apgar
Caden Barnes
Bela
David & Donna Bowden
George & Susan Brattain
Curtis Brighton’s Retirement
Jim Brown
Reese Brown
The Brunger Family
Laura Burdick
Chaney/Greenberg Family
Parker Chastain
Class of 2021
MacKenzie Cleveland
John Cristee
Donald L. Decker’s Retirement
Dan Dragon
Judith Eifert
Sam Eppert
Family
Garfield Class of 1959
Ruth Hallam’s Retirement
Jennifer Harness
Cali Hartwell
Ellie Hersh
Gerry & Julia Hoffa’s 60th Wedding Anniversary
Jacob Hutcheson
The Jensen Family Keeping theatre alive in our community
Alex Kor
Jamie Woodard Lamb
Don & Jean McMahan
Harold & Malinda Medsker
John Montgomery Indiana Sportscaster Hall of Fame Member
Linda & Mike Morris
Jane Nichols
James Owen
Pat’s Birthday Fundraiser
Siddharth Patel-Meyers
Pathways
Cade Pell
Camryn Pell
The People of Israel
Dr. Scott Powell
Ellen Quist
Judith Rassie
JoAnne Rowe
Lorelei & James Sekela
Sara Solooki
Lacy Spradlin
Carolyn G. Steinbaugh
Teachers
Larry & Martha Tempel
Tom & Carol Templeton
William “Bill” Tennis
The board & all of the wonderful performers at the Community Theatre of Clay County
The love of God
Dominic & Erin Thompson
VCEF Board of Directors
Adelle Watts
The Westminster Singers
Scott & Armeen Williams 50th Wedding Anniversary
Jan Zwerner
BUILDING A LEGACY
The Legacy Society recognizes and thanks those who share the Community Foundation’s vision of a healthy, educated and thriving community, and who have affirmed that vision by making a planned gift through the Community Foundation.
If you have included the Community Foundation or one of its funds in your estate plans and would like to be recognized in our Legacy Society, please let us know so that we may understand the intentions of your gift. Thank you for your commitment to improving the quality of life in the Wabash Valley now and for generations to come.
Richard & Veada Akers*
Daryl Andrews
Lois A. Andrews*
Anonymous
Ashboro Church Trust
Roy Barnhart*
Sue Bentrup*
Margaret Halleck Blair*
Frank Bledsoe*
Walter Bledsoe, Jr.*
Katherine Bledsoe-Aherns*
Charlotte Boener*
Anonymous
William* & Judith Brett
Barbara Brugnaux & Carl Bender
Virginia R. Buntain*
Dana Burton*
Pat & Mary Cahill
Anonymous
Mary Ann Carroll*
Anonymous
Nancy Crowder Cochran*
Judge Silas Coffey*
Clarabelle Conklin*
James K. Conner
Erna Lucille Cox*
Marian & Victor Danek*
Everett & Madonna Daniels
Scholarship Trust
Anonymous
Anonymous
Edmund J. Dede*
J. W. Dennis
Patricia “Patsy” Moran Dierdorf*
William W. Drummy
Wilma Eckerty*
Mrs. Jo Einstandig
Curt Emmanuel
Janice Fellows
Allen & Millie Felstein*
George & Rose Felstein*
Barbara Fenton*
Raymond Francis Trust
Maurine Gambill*
Sara Lou Joelson Garrard*
Charlotte Gentry*
Anonymous
Virginia M. Ginter*
Lavelda M. Goble*
Nancy O. Graham*
Harry & Rosemary Grandey*
Mildred E. Harbison*
Charles Harlan*
Hermine Haslem*
Albert & Isla Hert*
Jessie Hickman*
Mary Ann Hicks*
Helen E. Hixson*
Melinda G. Holley*
Anonymous Anonymous*
William Robert Huff*
Jeff D. & Shelley L.
Hyatt Family
Rudolf Jacobsen*
Eileen Stith Jensen*
Lois M. Jessup
Betty Jones*
Barbara J. Keller*
Barbara R. Kelley*
Walter Kindrick*
Jenny Kloer
Duane & Mary Alice Klueh*
Carol M. Starkey Kochell*
Gail Kuta
Esther Ruddell Ladson*
Helen M. Lemry*
Anonymous
Robert E. Logsdon*
Harold P. & Theresa A. Loveall
Jacqueline L. Lower
Louie Lucas*
John & Karen Lukens
Bruce Marheine
Marvin* & Sharon Mattison
Charles & Melba Boone McCullaugh*
Norma G. McNeill*
Harold & Malinda Medsker
Norman Mendenhall*
Guido & Barbara Miescher*
Bradley T. Miller
Hazel Miller*
David C. Mitchell*
Geraldine “Jerry” P. Mitchell*
Rolene Moore*
Sharon Haas Nelson
Ted & Anna Nesty*
Jack Newman
Nancy Lynn Nicoson*
Anonymous
Evelyn Peterman*
Jacqueline H. Phillips*
Anonymous
John & Myrtle Price*
Anonymous*
Jack & Joann* Ragle
Waneta R. Rector*
Frank Stanton Reddie*
Ron Reeves*
Helen C. Rentschler*
Jesse & Martha Reynolds*
Reid & Nina Ross*
Fred & Nancy Rubey
Roberta L. Sackrider*
Gary W. & Judy A. Schomer
Anonymous
Dedia Sexton*
Cuthbert J. Sherman*
Jesse Sherwood*
Anonymous
Carl A. Smudde*
Ralph Spelbring
Randy* & Debbie Stevens
Peggy Sankey Swaim*
June K. Swango*
Anonymous
Terry & Beth Tevlin
Hazel Travioli*
Everett & Fern Tucker*
Howard & Norma Unger
Anonymous*
Richard C. Vining
Chris & Melinda Wall
Gwendolyn Wernsing*
Anonymous
Coriene White*
Earl* & Pam White
J. Scott & Armeen Williams
Anonymous
David & Joan Zaun
*Deceased
REMEMBERING ANN HICKS, A WOMAN OF PHILANTHROPY
Past Legacy Society Member Mary Ann Hicks loved to travel, golf, read, and give back to her community. Before her passing on December 16, 2020, she worked with the Community Foundation to create three endowments: The Cyril W. and Mary H. Hicks Memorial Fund for Forest Park, The Mary Ann Hicks Fund for Forest Park Golf Course, and The Cyril W. and Mary H. Hicks Scholarship Fund.
A Clay County native, Hicks had a deep love for travel and the outdoors. “Every trip she took, she loved,” said Hicks’ friend, Les Miller. Her travels helped inspire her creation of The Cyril W. and Mary H. Hicks Memorial Fund for Forest Park. The City of Brazil Parks and Recreation Board developed a five-year plan for their community parks, and The Cyril W. and Mary H. Hicks Memorial Fund for Forest Park has helped support those plans. The first goal of the five-year plan, a splash pad, has come to fruition, but there are other aspirations. The Board plans to create a trail around Forest Park to expand the walking track, as well as enclose the pavilion at the park, commonly known as the “cow palace,” so it can be used year-round in greater comfort.
In her retirement, Ann Hicks discovered a passion for golf. “[Hicks] lived around the corner from us,” said Troy Farris, the Club Pro at Forest Park Golf Course. “She helped with our junior clinic and was adamant about improving her own game.” The Mary Ann Hicks Fund for Forest Park Golf Course will help maintain the course for generations to come. “It’s a blessing,” Farris said. “It really is.”
Her house was filled with mementos and photos from her trips, keeping travel logs and diaries so she would be reminded of where she had been.
Hicks graduated from Stephens College in Missouri and worked briefly in Washington, D.C., before returning to work at Bemis in Terre Haute until she retired. She also loved to read and was a member of a book club at her local library. Her education and love for reading sparked her interest in giving others the opportunity to learn. This interest led to the creation of The Cyril W. and Mary H. Hicks Scholarship Fund, which supports a Northview High School graduate in their pursuit of a college education. “It opens up doors and opportunities that they may never have thought possible,” said Deb Zimmerman, Assistant Principal at Northview. “It may mean moving on to a college education when that may not have been an option, or opening the door to their ‘dream college.’”
Ann Hicks upheld the values of the Community Foundation by creating funds she was passionate about. Individuals are able to customize a charitable endowment fund to fulfill their personal charitable desires. The Community Foundation works with each person to help them identify which charities are important to them, and Ann was a perfect example. She created three separate funds to support the causes she believed in, thereby creating a legacy of a stronger, better tomorrow—one that nurtures potential.
Ann at Masai Mara Game Park, Kenya, Africa.
Ann’s parents, Cyril W. and Mary H. Hicks.
NURTURING POTENTIAL
Advantage Plus of Indiana Federal Credit Union Scholarship
Lillian Thome
Albert and Freda Eder
DeCoursey Scholarship
Skyler Halfhill
Albert and Isla Hert Scholarship
Madelyn Gearld
Albert A. Landes Scholarship
Mikalynn Fry
Katherine Koehler
Albert and Verna McKee
Memorial Scholarship
Grace Scott
Ambrose and Miriam Rubey Scholarship Fund
Yewon Jung
Andy and Edythe Turner Memorial Scholarship Fund
Allison Gard
Avice McCrae Scholarship
Logan Wenzel
Bentrup Family Nursing Scholarship
Lillian Thome
Bentrup Family Scholarship for
Mechanical Engineering
Josh Amacher
Luke Bennett
Benjamin Maze
Luke Robertson
Bernard C. Hoilman Scholarship
Gage Knowles
Beta Sigma Phi City Council Scholarship
Theron Strong
Eugene Wallace
Betty E. and Curt DeBaun, Jr. Aviation Scholarship
Nicholas Neuenschwander
Joshua Sirkin
Bill Wood Insurance Adjuster’s Scholarship
Jack Winning
Blair Scholarship
Kaylee Miller
Bob Romas Memorial Scholarship
Madelyn Smith
Total Awarded: $1,114,451.00
Brazil Business & Professional Women’s Club Scholarship
Vivian Etling
Brent & Helen Rentschler Scholarship
Faith Tooloose
Camden Scott Romas Scholarship
Kennedy Corbin
Cameron Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund No Award for 2024
Carol M. Starkey Kochell Scholarship
Carly Dunlap
Jordan Krause
Catherine Elizabeth Grimes Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kayli Long
Charles Carter Hedrick Memorial Scholarship Fund No Award for 2024
Charles & Melba McCullaugh Scholarship
Emma Alumbaugh
Charles F. & Nancy A. Bradford Scholarship
Hannah Spencer
Charles W. Harbison Scholarship
Isabella Norris
Charlotte E. Gentry Scholarship
Amber Sturgeon
Cheryl Sanders Konowitz Nursing Scholarship
Addison Jones
Chris Gilbert Memorial Scholarship
Magdala Scott
Clay County Scholarship
Jcim Grant
Clay County Alumni Scholarship
Madelyn Smith
Cyril W. Hicks & Mary H. Hicks Scholarship
Mikalynn Fry
Madison Shorter
Emma Whitman
Dan & Jane Robbins Northview Marching Knights Scholarship No Award for 2024
David A. Gilman, Ph.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund No Award for 2024
Deakins/Shattuck Memorial Scholarship
Katherine Koehler
Dedia M. Sexton Scholarship
Katherine Koehler
Amber Sturgeon
Dedia M. Sexton Scholarship for the Indiana School for the Deaf
Michelle Eicher
Sophia Wascher
Denise D. & John C. Bell Scholarship
Elise Someheil
Dercie E. (Hawkins) Simmons Education Scholarship
Kaitlyn McCammon
Jonathan Willey
Diane K. Marheine Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jacie Saude
Don and Mary Goltry Scholarship Fund
Eric Casad
Dorothy Wurst Porter Scholarship
Lauren Craighead
Dr. & Mrs. James O. Conklin Scholarship
Brieanna Bell
Margaret Setliff
Dr. Charlotte M. Boener Scholarship Fund
Emma Helms
Sydney Reynolds
Samuel Rice
Dr. James Harvey Crowder Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sebastian Ortiz
Dr. John B. Pollock Dentistry Scholarship No Award for 2024
Dr. John E. Freed, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kelsey Farris
Dr. Robert K. Webster & Wanda Webster, R.N. Scholarship
Kennedy Corbin
Dr. Susan M. Latta, Ph.D.
Memorial Scholarship
Elsa Telligman
Dr. William W. Drummy Memorial Scholarship
Kelsey Farris
Earl & Hazel Travioli Scholarship
James Bonham
Margaret Setliff
Earl F. Hopkins Scholarship Jcim Grant
Eleanor Jane Dixon Hoilman Scholarship Ava Ruschhaupt
Elizabeth A. Bledsoe Scholarship Ava Olson
Erskine Lee and Eula Webb Scholarship Chloe Denny
Esther Ruddell Ladson Scholarship Ty Thompson
Evelyn W. Gettinger Indiana University Scholarship
Grace Scott
Everett & Madonna Daniels Scholarship
Nikolas Gearld
Everett E. & Fern A. Tucker Scholarship
Madelyn Smith
Farmersburg Alumni Association Scholarship Fund
Shelby McMillen
Floyd and Irene Phillips Scholarship
Emily Neff
Frank Stanton Reddie Scholarship
Chloe Clark
Fred A. & Nannie O. Graham Scholarship Fund No Award for 2024
Jack Frederick
Staunton High School Alumni Association
Scholarship
Rob & Lisa Denker
Scholarship
Wabash Valley Mechanical Contractors Association Scholarship
Froderman Scholarship
Kaylee Miller
Garrett A. Pendergast and Stephanie M.
Welsh Police and Fireman Scholarship
Ella Winchell
Garrett Pendergast Scholarship Nelli McLeod
Gary & Leesa Nesty Scholarship No Award for 2024
Gay Floyd RN Memorial Scholarship Fund
Alexandria Sparks
Gene K. and Charlotte Taylor
Shike Scholarship
Elizabeth Conner
Gill Township Scholarship
Deziray Hiatt
Glenn High School Alumni Scholarship
Elizabeth Conner
Halie’s Rainbow – The Halie Hite
Memorial Scholarship
Hayden Wood
Harold Paul Loveall III Memorial Scholarship Bryon Taylor
Harriet Hicks Scholarship
Elise Somheil
Harry M. & Rosemary L. Grandey Scholarship
Kennedy Corbin
Hazel A. Dennis, R.N. Nursing Scholarship
Bishop Mellinger
Homer & Betty (Anderson) Easthom Scholarship
Ella Winchell
J.P. Alexander Memorial Scholarship Fund
Tucker Mitchell
Jack Fox Memorial Scholarship
Ayden Napier
Jack Lower Memorial Scholarship Martin Waldbieser
James Eddy Hatch Scholarship
Trevor Ahin
James F. Jackson Scholarship Fund
Neesa Bonham
Janet Romine Chatfield Business Scholarship
James Thomas
Janice Hart Modesitt, R.N. Nursing Scholarship
Emilie Floyd
Jeffrey Alan Cole Memorial Scholarship Nathan Weir
EmmaLe Zimmerman
Jenna Kay Perrelle Memorial Scholarship Fund
Demme Hancewicz
Presley White
Jesse O. & Martha L. Reynolds Scholarship Fund No Award for 2024
Jim Case Scholarship Magdala Scott
Jo Ann F. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Mikayla Hayes
John & Carol Myers Scholarship Fund No Award for 2024
John & Myrtle Price Scholarship
Madelyn Smith
John D. Gettinger Purdue Scholarship
Benjamin Mckinley
John Schoffstall Memorial Scholarship Fund
Mason Weir
Joseph E. and Dorothy Archer Scholarship
Wyatt Butcher
Chloe Guevara
Kayli Long
Cassidy Sullivan
Ella Winchell
Josh Kackley Memorial Scholarship
Eric Casad
Mikalynn Fry
Cyril W. Hicks & Mary H. Hicks Scholarship
Albert A. Landes Scholarship
Kimberley Jeanne Fowler Wulf Scholarship for Catholic Education No Award for 2024
Larry Paul Fleschner Scholarship Eric Casad
Lavelda M. Goble Scholarship Holden Nagy
Leon D. and Nancy Shake Huff Scholarship Jacie Saude
Leon D. and Nancy Shake Huff Sigma Kappa Scholarship Fund No Award for 2024
Liane R. Page Memorial Scholarship Hannah Spencer
Lilly Endowment Alumni Scholarship Fund – Vigo County No Award for 2024
Lloyd and Lela Ewbank Scholarship Eric Casad
Lois M. Jessup Scholarship
Morgan Hughes
Mabel Kidwell Scholarship Vivian Etling
Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast Foundation Fund for Indiana State University Department of Marketing Karsen Rider
Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast Foundation Fund for Indiana University School of Law
John McGlone
Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast Foundation Fund for Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Caleb Woodruff
Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast Foundation Fund for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Hailey Blankenship
Martha & Mary Ann Pedlar Scholarship
Elise Somheil
Max E. Nicoson, Nancy Nicoson & Lynn Nicoson Memorial Scholarship Grayson Porter
Max & Helen Pierce Scholarship Keshia Smith
Michael Ryan Keane Memorial Scholarship Ty Thompson
Myrl and Marie Wilkinson Scholarship
Nicholas Coldwell
Nancy and Dale McKee Family Scholarship
David Nwalado
Chloe Guevara
Bob & Olive Sanders
Family Scholarship
Joseph E. and Dorothy Archer Scholarship
Nicholas Bryant Casad Memorial Scholarship
Kamden Baker
Madelyn Bradbury Honorary – Eric Casad
Norman L. and Carol Rae Isbell Scholarship
Ayden Napier
Officer Rob Pitts Memorial Scholarship Fund
Chloe Denny
Otter Creek Volunteer Fire Department Association, Station #1 Scholarship Ella Winchell
Peter Anthony Duong Memorial Scholarship
Layla Ahmadi
Pigg Family Charitable Scholarship Fund for Ivy Tech Community College No Award for 2024
Pigg Family Scholarship
Maggie Danko
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 157 Scholarship
Sara Burtis
Rachel Marie Romas Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lauren Craighead
Randy and Emily Herrington Community Service Award Scholarship
Olivia Crist
Raybestos Powertrain Machine Trades Scholarship No Award for 2024
Rebecca Crowder Cole Scholarship Fund No Award for 2024
Reid & Nina Ross Scholarship Kinsley Chambers
Renis & Fern Knust Scholarship Cayden Sawyer
Rex Buntain Tribune Star Scholarship
Madison Hurst
Richard P. and Veada Akers Medical Education Scholarship Fund
Emily Neff
Robert P. and Carolyn G. Steinbaugh Scholarship
Hannah Spencer
Rolene Moore Scholarship
Sydney Bays
Roll & Dora King Moore Scholarship
Hannah Corbin
Ronald K. Rich, CLU, CHFC Scholarship
Timothy Smith
Roy & Louie E. Lucas Scholarship
Jcim Grant
Roy W. Barnhart Scholarship
Madelyn Gearld
Sallie Unger Scholarship
David “Alex” Thornsbrough
Sam J. & Joyce E. Emmert Family Scholarship No Award for 2024
Sara W. Springer Memorial Scholarship
Ty Thompson
Sarah Geitz Scholarship Fund
John & Eunice Organ / Rex E. Pierce Academic Achievement Award
Chase Catlin
Kaycee Gofourth
Mallory Pike
Kate Ridgway
Avery Weitekamp
Javyn Woodard
Scottish Rite of the Valley of Terre Haute Scholarship
Elizabeth Conner
Kayla Daniels
Ashley Dunkin
Kyia Fox
Rebecca Gore
Riley Lewis
Kaylee Miller
Aalina Stuckey
Lauren Vale
Anneliese Weilhammer
Senator Herman J. Fanning, Jr.
Memorial Scholarship
Reign Geller
SERCOLBE Scholarship
Abigail Kumpf
Elise Somehil
Sherman Educational Scholarship
Emma Alumbaugh
Gwendolyn Anderson
Trinity Bradford
Jaxon Carie
Kinsley Chambers
Brooklyn Figg
Rickie Fowler
Hayen Gilbert
Alaska Hale
Joshua Hazelrigg
Isabella Norris
Ava Olson
Sebastian Ortiz
Jocee Pritchard
Ryleigh Ringquist
Grace Scott
Magdala Scott
Camden Singer
Adreonna Sozzi
Alexandria Sparks
Ty Thompson
Adreanna Wease
Jonathan Willey
Sherry L. Kidwell Memorial Scholarship No Award for 2024
Steven & Linda Messmer Scholarship No Award for 2024
Sullivan County Purdue Alumni Association Scholarship
Benjamin McKinley
Sullivan County Scholarship
Ty Thompson
Sullivan High School Automotive Scholarship Fund
Connor Freels
Demme Hancewicz
Jenna Kay Perrelle Memorial Scholarship Fund
John K. and Helen M. Lemry Scholarship
Ted & Anna Nesty Scholarship
Amber Sturgeon
Terre Haute Junior Golf Association
Scholarship Fund
Rebecca Williams
Terre Haute Regional Hospital Foundation Scholarship
Chloe Denny
Amanda McColl
Terre Haute Regional Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship
Luke Houzenga
Grace Scott
Magdala Scott
Terre Haute South Vigo STEM
Scholarship Fund
Avery Wasnidge
TH 2 ND Scholarship
Cassie Roush
Thomas H. & Mary G. Elmore Scholarship
Alexis Crabb
Thomas J. Wright Scholarship
Rebecca Bicknell
Tina Clem Memorial Scholarship
Elizabeth Conner
Tom Ewing Memorial Scholarship Fund
Elizabeth Conner
Tom McCarthy Memorial Scholarship
Hunter Hill
Travis Smith Mental Attitude Scholarship
Nolan Mishler
Valentine Family Scholarship Fund
Gretchen Swick
VFW Post 972 Voice of Democracy Scholarship Fund
Grace Bundy
Gavin Lemmons
Vigo County Education Foundation –Jennifer M. Dunham Memorial Scholarship Fund
Grace Bundy
Vigo County Education Foundation –
John Kassis Memorial Scholarship Fund
Chase Brown
Vigo County Scholarship
Elizabeth Conner
Vincent G. Sison M.D. Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Patricia Solliday
Virginia M. Buell Memorial Scholarship
Katherine Koehler
Virginia “Pat” Pirtle Nursing Scholarship
Brooklyn Figg
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Scholarship
Eric Casad
Wabash Valley Mechanical Contractors
Association Scholarship
Paul Bawinkel
William Brooks Jack Frederick
Yewong Jung
Wiley High School Alumni Scholarship
Nelli McLeod
William Fenton Memorial Scholarship
No Award for 2024
William W. Drummy, III, Rebecca A. Drummy, RN, and Lillian A. Drummy, RN, Nursing Scholarship
Patricia Solliday
Wright, Shagley and Lowery Scholarship
Eric Casad
YWCA Scholarship Fund
Elaine Shultz
Alyssa Mechelle Hogue Memorial Scholarship
Ambrose and Miriam Rubey Scholarship Fund
Fred Christman Scholarship
Gerstmeyer Technical High School Scholarship
Laura Brooke McDonald Memorial Scholarship
Leylahand. W. Owens Scholarship
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY
Year ended September 30, 2024
ASSETS BY FUND TYPE
BOARDS & STAFF
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Board
Lea Anne Crooks, Chair
Stacy Mason, Vice Chair
Summer Long, Treasurer
Robert Brown, Secretary
Travis Behem
Janell Chatman
Sara Clark
Jim Conner, Sullivan County Representative
Brian Dougherty
David Friedrich
Conrad Koehler, Clay County Representative
Jennifer Lincoln, Sullivan County Representative
Jerry Morgan, Clay County Representative
Santhana Naidu
Dee Reed
Brian Ross
Gary Ulrich
Staff
Beth Tevlin, President & CEO
Valori Berrisford, Executive Assistant
Alaina Burton, Director of Communications
Grace Buswell, Administrative Assistant
Tess DeHart, Program Associate
Jonathan Eilbracht, Engagement Officer – Clay County
Kelli Miller, Program Director
Amy Naidu, Controller
Harmony Walsh, Engagement Officer – Sullivan County
REMEMBERING BOB BROWN
On June 7, our Wabash Valley Community Foundation Board secretary, colleague and friend, Robert (Bob) Brown, passed away surrounded by his loved ones. Bob loved his family and his community, making significant contributions to the Wabash Valley both as a business owner and a generous philanthropist. His legacy of service and leadership touched many lives and will be fondly remembered.
Clay County Services Committee
Jerry Morgan, Chair
Conrad Koehler, Vice Chair
Darla Frisz, Secretary
Steve Bell
Jon Hendrich
Ryan Keller
Dianna Knox
Lisa Lance
Anna Long
Summer Long
Teresa McCullough
Josh Olah
Traci Orman
Chris Rodgers
Sullivan County Services Committee
Ally Orwig, Chair
Jim Conner, Vice Chair
Sarah Hannon, Secretary
Dean Adcock
Gretchen Burkhart
Cynthia Cox
Tim Garrett
Cara Gofourth
Amber Hunt
Janice Knotts
Jennifer Lincoln
Bruce Marheine
Patti Mayfield
Robert (Bob) McCammon
Malinda Medsker
Carrie Page
Jen Petty
Interns
Grace Buswell, Indiana State University
Carah McKinney, Indiana University
Nicole Nunez, Indiana State University
Emma Sensibaugh, Indiana State University
Katherine Tabeling, Indiana State University
COMMITTEES
Creating A Better Tomorrow Grant Committee
Steve Bell
David Bolk
Barbara Brugnaux
Brendan Kearns
Ally Orwig
Dave Piker
Michael Urban Distribution Committee
Laura Bawinkel
Stacy Mason
Santhana Naidu
David Piker
Becky Smith
Carrie Mace Woodard
Executive Committee
Lea Anne Crooks, Chair
Stacy Mason, Vice Chair
Robert Brown, Secretary
Summer Long, Treasurer
Jerry Morgan, Clay
County Representative
Ally Orwig, Sullivan County Representative
Facilities & IT Committee
Brian Dougherty, Chair
Troy Helman
Jon Hendrich
Randy Hutts
Gift VII Seed Grants Committee
Josh Alsip
Robert Brown
Jared Ell
Santhana Naidu
Susan Turner
Governance & Planning Committee
Stacy Mason, Chair
Brian Dougherty
Summer Long
Santhana Naidu
Brian Ross Investment Committee
Andy Hendricks, Chair
Robert Brown
Jim Conner
David Doti
Hubbard Brian Kooistra
Long Mark Wright Marketing Committee
Dee Reed, Chair
Diane Frances Powell Teresa Mccullough
Kristan Williams Personnel Committee
Lea Anne Crooks
Summer Long Dee Reed
Scholarship Committees
Clay County
Jerry Morgan
Josh Olah
Sullivan County
Cynthia Cox
Jennifer Lincoln Bruce Marheine
Vigo County
Derek Hannahs
Ingalsbe
Gary Ulrich
Terre Haute Day Nursery Committee
Nancy Brentlinger
Jo Einstandig
Susie Kersey
Lower Tina Maher
Mary Mclaughlin Kathy Miller
Lou Skinner Joan Zaun Youth Grant Committees
Clay County Caden Bettenbrock
Blankenship
Esker
Logan Shoelting
Sophie Stallcop
Brenna Stallcop
Annie Trout
Connor Tucker
Emma Whitman
Cale Williams
Darla Frisz, Volunteer Adviser
Conrad Koehler, Volunteer Adviser
Dianna Knox, Volunteer Adviser
Lisa Lance, Volunteer Adviser
Vigo County
Andrew Theisz, Chair
Rollie Shepherd, Secretary Keira Anderson
Charles Conner
Henry Conner
Theodore Conner
Sylvia Goodwin Rowyn Holder
Madilynn McDowell
Abigail McKenzie
Maya McNichols
Abigail Moore
Cameron Naidu
Cassie Roush
Van Ruekcert
Jett Woelfle
Ali Garvin, Volunteer Adviser
Giving Circle | Steering Committees
100 Women Who Care – Clay County
Kim Emmert-O’Dell
Michelle Engle
Leesa Nesty
Pat Redenbarger
Joan Rissler
Cara Ross
Renee Stewart
Cindy Watts
Roberta Weliever
100 Women Who Care – Sullivan County
April Cox
Kim Figg
Suzanne Gorgas
Jennifer Lincoln
Patti Mayfield
Beth Pearison
Ally Orwig
Jen Petty
Michele Smith
Jane Willis
Jan Wright
100+ Women Who Care – Vigo County
P.J. Whitney Aubin
Barbara Brugnaux
Cindy Cox
Christina Crist
Tina Elliott
Margot Gillespie
Guys Who Give – Clay County
Brian Deakins
John Moore
Chris Rodgers
Guys Who Give – Vigo County
Cary Albin
Matt Cohen
W. Tad Foster
Kent Harris
William Hine
Alex Allen-Hodge
Randy Hutts
Cora Griffin Grounds
Linda Lutz
Eileen Prose
Sally Stewart
Beth Tevlin
Tim Jarvis
Jason Labella
Dave Lotter
Keith Madley
Al Perone
Connor Scanlon
Jonathan Wright
MEROM CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER
Since 1858, Merom Camp and Retreat Center, Inc. has been a staple of Merom, Indiana. This facility has provided people of all ages with opportunities to enrich their lives spiritually, connect with nature and engage in fellowship through retreats, summer camps, reunions and more. Merom Camp and Retreat was one of three organizations nominated during the first 100 Women Who Care Sullivan County meeting of 2023. Members learned that the historical landmark required immediate financial assistance and voted the organization as their first-quarter winner. In 2024, Merom Camp and Retreat Center welcomed the group back to celebrate its accomplishments and for the grand re-opening of the Ruth House.
200 South 8th Street
Terre Haute, IN 47807
wvcf.org | 812.232.2234
This annual report covers the Wabash Valley Community Foundation’s 2024 Fiscal Year. October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss potential gift plans, please contact us at 812.232.2234, toll free 877.232.2230, or via email at info@wvcf.org.
