ENDOWMENTS - ATTICA
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en·dow·ment/in'doumənt, en'doumənt/
A financial endowment is a legal structure for managing, and in many cases indefinitely perpetuating, a pool of financial, real estate, or other investments for a specific purpose according to the will of its founders and donors.
[1] Endowments are often structured so that the principal value is kept intact, while the investment income or a small part of the principal is available for use each year.
- Service Fund For Foundation Operations - DONATE
Provides the donor the opportunity to support the Community Foundations internal operations.
- Cades Mill and Wallace Covered Bridge Fund - DONATE
The purpose of the Cades Mill and Wallace Covered Bridge Pass-Through Fund is to provide for the maintenance, repair and restoration of the Cades Mill and Wallace Covered Bridge and to promote the historical or architectural significance of the bridge to the community, thus promoting an appreciation of community history to the educational benefit of the general public.
- Fountain County 1842 Historic Clerks Building Fund - DONATE
Provides funding for operating and maintaining the historic 1842 clerks building museum in Covington.
- Fountain County Art Council Fund - DONATE
Provides funding for promotion of the visual and performing arts, culture, and historic preservation in the Wabash Valley.
- Fountain County Courthouse Murals Preservation Fund - DONATE
The historic courthouse murals were painted using the al fresco method used by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel (oil on plaster). The Wabash River Sketch Club took on the task of painting the 2,500 square feet of murals under the direction of hometown boy and world-renown muralist, Eugene F. Savage. The project took almost two years to complete, costing the county a total of $5,000, and the murals have maintained a priceless appraisal value. The murals include a variety of nationalities, types of housing, native animals, transportation modes, foods, celebrations, clothing styles, wars, schools, bridges, courthouses, and the list goes on and on. Nowhere in the world do murals totaling over 2,500 square feet portray the settlement and development of the country and area. Additionally, the murals were painted by female artists at that time not considered professional artists-ten of the eleven artists were women. Age, climate conditions, and aging infrastructure of the courthouse have taken its toll on the murals over the last 77 years. Professional conservation is now needed to assure their existence as a record of history for future generations.
- Fountain County Landmarks Fund - DONATE
Provides financial support for Historic Landmarks of Fountain County, Inc. for projects within Davis, Shawnee and Logan Townships with a primary purpose of assuring the Old Library in Attica is maintained for perpetuity.
- Friends of the Rob Roy Covered Bridge Fund - DONATE
Since its closure, a Fountain County group, Friends of Rob Roy Covered Bridge, has been fundraising to restore the 1860 bridge and open it back up. The initial goal is to raise $43,900 with a long-range goal of being able to keep the bridge in a state that preserves its historical and architectural significance while providing practical vehicle conveyance; thus, promoting an appreciation of community history to the educational and practical benefits of the general public.
- Historic Sites of Fountain County Fund - DONATE
Provides financial support for the upkeep and maintenance of historic sites in the Fountain County area.
- Ann Shilling Harrison Special Projects Fund - DONATE
Provides financial support for special projects in the Attica community.
- Art and Ariel Clawson Unrestricted Fund - DONATE
Provides grants for a variety of purposes in meeting the charitable needs of the Attica community.
- Askren Family Community Fund - DONATE
Provides financial support to programs and projects in the Attica community, with an emphasis on youth-related activities.
- Attica Animal Humane Fund - DONATE
Provides support to animal welfare causes in the City of Attica and/or Davis, Logan and Shawnee townships.
- Attica Community Fund - DONATE
Provides grants to meet the ever-changing needs of the Attica community.
- Bank of Western Indiana Projects Fund - DONATE
Provides support for projects in Fountain County.
- Central National Bank Unrestricted Fund - DONATE
Provides grants for meeting the changing needs of the Attica community.
- Charles and Kathryn Howard Memorial for dArlier Programs - DONATE
To support cultural and educational programs held at George dArlier properties for the benefit of Veedersburg and surrounding communities.
- Christy DeSutter Cancer Fund - DONATE
For the benefit of worthy programs, projects and activities in Fountain County that promote the awareness, early detection and prevention of cancer.
- Community Disaster Relief Fund of Fountain County - DONATE
The Community Disaster Relief Fund of Fountain County has a purpose to leverage public and private resources and to make the greatest impact in long-term recovery efforts for individuals and communities in Fountain County impacted by a variety of disasters such as; the COVID-19 global pandemic, shootings, and natural disasters (floods, tornados, storms).
- Community Healthcare Fund - DONATE
Provides support for wellness initiatives, health education events and other health related projects for residents of Davis, Logan and Shawnee townships.
- Dale and Marsha (Dickey) Brown Unrestricted Fund - DONATE
Provides grants for a variety of purposes in meeting the charitable needs of the Attica community.
- Downtown Facade Restoration Project Fund - DONATE
For improvements of the downtown area as part of the Downtown Restoration Project.
- Every 15 Minutes Program - DONATE
Every 15 Minutes is a two-day program focusing on high school juniors and seniors, which challenges them to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, and the responsibility of making mature decisions. Along with alcohol-related crashes, it focuses on the impact that their decisions would have on family and friends.
- Family Crisis Shelter Sumption Fund - DONATE
Provides grants in Fountain County for services to aid victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
- Green-space and Art Fund - DONATE
Provides financial support for tree planting within the Attica city limits, improvements within the Attica Park System of trails and outdoor art (murals, sculptures, fountains, etc) projects in the Attica community.
- Harold and WaStella VanDame Unrestricted Fund - DONATE
Provides grants for a variety of purposes in meeting the charitable needs of the Attica community.
- Harrison Steel Fund - DONATE
Provides grants for meeting the changing needs of the Attica community.
- John and Pauline Bossaer Unrestricted Fund - DONATE
Provides assistance across a diverse range of sectors to benefit the Attica community, encompassing education, healthcare, economic enhancement, community leadership cultivation, park and recreation projects, youth and child programs, initiatives for senior citizens, school-based endeavors, visitor and tourism promotion, and more.
- Mandy Stanton Cancer Fund - DONATE
For the benefit of worthy programs, projects and activities in Fountain County that promote the awareness, early detection and prevention of cancer.
- Marguerite Smith Norman Memorial Fund - DONATE
Provides assistance with grants to improve the quality of life in the Attica community.
- Mark and Cindy Mason Community Fund - DONATE
Provides grants for a variety of purposes in meeting the charitable needs of the Attica community
- MasterGuard Community Projects Fund - DONATE
Provides financial support for projects in Fountain County for programs including Health and Safety. Also provides support for scholarships for Automotive, Vocational and Mechanical Engineering degrees.
- Nancy Bourne Benevolent Fund - DONATE
The purpose of the fund is to provide financial support for elderly citizens of the Attica Community. Such assistance would include, but not necessarily be limited to food, clothing, prescriptions, and transportation for their medical care. A variety of organizations may be the beneficiary of grants from the fund. Some of these would include, but not necessarily be limited to the Attica Thrift Shop, Attica Sharing Kindness (ASK), Mobility for Area Citizens (MAC Van - a program of the Community Action Agency of Western Indiana), and Township Board of Trustees (Davis, Logan, Shawnee).
- Peggy Poston Fund - DONATE
To provide grants for meeting the changing needs of the Attica community.
- Ravine Park - Arms Woods - DONATE
Provides the City of Attica extra resources for the improvements of the hiking trails in the Arms Woods section of Ravine Park.
- Robert and Valarie Maus Unrestricted Fund - DONATE
Provides grants for a variety of purposes in meeting the charitable needs of the Attica community.
- Rusty and Ann Harrison Unrestricted Fund - DONATE
Provides grants for a variety of purposes in meeting the charitable needs of the Attica community.
- Shawnee Land Unrestricted Fund - DONATE
Provides grants for a variety of purposes in meeting the charitable needs of the Attica community.
- VFW Emergency Relief Fund - DONATE
The Fountain County VFW Post #2395 was destroyed by to a devastating fire on Friday, August 27, 2021. The VFW Emergency Relief Fund will assist with any costs associated with the repair, replacement, and other costs associated with the fire disaster, which are above and beyond those items not covered by insurance or which may be of an immediate nature. The construction of the new facility began in March 2023 with hopes of the new Post to be completed this summer. Charitable donations are being accepted to purchase new tables, chairs, memorabilia to outfit the facility, and other miscellaneous equipment needs.
- 4-H Fairgrounds Foundation Fund - DONATE
Provides financial support for capital expenditures at the 4-H Fairgrounds and/or award scholarship grants.
- 4-H Junior Leaders Fund - DONATE
Provides financial support for projects and activities of the Fountain County 4-H Junior Leaders.
- ASK (Area Sharing Kindness/Attica Food Pantry) - DONATE
Provides support for the purchase of food, supplies and other essentials for the food pantry.
- Attica Alumni Association Fund - DONATE
Provides support for the Attica Alumni Association.
- Attica North Neighborhood Association Fund - DONATE
Provides support to assist the Association in bringing together neighbors in order to improve the livability and quality of life of the Attica North Neighborhood area.
- Attica Parks Fund - DONATE
Provides support for operation and development of programs and facilities of the Attica City Parks.
- Attica Public Library Fund - DONATE
Provides support for the Attica Public Library.
- Attica United Fund - DONATE
Provides support for the United Fund to assist a broad range of current needs for organizations that provide human and social services.
- Fountain County 4-H Council Capital Improvement Fund - Building the Future - DONATE
This fund has been established to support capital improvements and upgrades to the facilities at the Fountain County 4-H Fairgrounds.
- Fountain County ARC Fund - DONATE
Provides support for projects of the Fountain County ARC Shawnee Center to carry out and fulfill its role and mission.
- George, Marian and Robert Drake Fund - DONATE
Provides support for the Attica Public Library, the Foundations Unrestricted and Administration funds.
- Hope Springs Womens Safe House Fund - DONATE
Provides support for the day-to-day operations of the shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children.
- Louie and Frances McCauley Fund - DONATE
Provides support and perpetuation of the Attica Alumni Association.
- NICHES Land Protection Fund - DONATE
Provides support to programs which promote land and wildlife conservation for current and future generations.
- Paws-n-Claws Animal Shelter Fund - DONATE
Provides support for the daily operations of the animal shelter.
- Psi Iota Xi - Gamma Delta Chapter Fund - DONATE
Provides financial support for the Attica Gamma Delta Chapter of Psi Iota Xi to carry out its role and mission.
- Riverside Cemetery Endowment Fund - DONATE
Provides support for the long-term care, maintenance, and historic preservation of Riverside Cemetery from the earnings of the endowment fund.
- Sam Miller 4-H Memorial Fund - DONATE
Provides an annual monetary award to a 4-H member who has excelled in the study of nature, with priority given to forestry, weeds, birds or wildlife programs.
- The Foster Closet Pass-Through Fund - DONATE
Provides support for the purchase of items that address the physical needs of the children in the Fountain County foster care system and other essentials critical to their care.
- Wabash Senior Citizens Field of Interest Fund - DONATE
Provides support for programs and projects which are of interest to senior citizens at the Friendship Circle Center.
- Wabash Senior Citizens Operations Fund - DONATE
Provides support for the operations for the Wabash Senior Citizens (Friendship Circle Center) of Fountain County.
- Attica Band Instrument Fund - DONATE
This fund helps to finance the purchase of musical instruments for use by students in financial need who want to study music. Instruments needed include: flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, French horns, trombones, baritones, tubas, and bells.
- Attica Elementary School - Back Pack Fund - DONATE
Provides funding to assist in making available nutritious weekend meals for children from low-income families who attend Attica Elementary School.
- Attica High School Class of 1966 Fund - DONATE
Established by the Class of 66to provide funding for activities such as: erecting a sculpture or monument to commemorate all students that have attended AHS and/or landscaping a garden area to pay tribute to all who have attended AHS.
- Fountain County Teacher Classroom Supply Assistance Program - DONATE
Provides funding for the benefit of classroom teachers of the Covington, Attica, or Southeast Fountain School Corporation.
- Help-A-Child Fund - DONATE
This fund assists in meeting the on-going needs for Attica children from families hit hard economically in recent years. Provides funding for school supplies and needing clothing including coats, shoes and other accessories (socks and underwear).
- Joan Miller and August Schmid Attica Elementary School Fund - DONATE
Provides the Elementary School Principal with discretionary funds for the needs of children enrolled in the Attica Elementary School.
- Kathy Perry Memorial Education Fund - DONATE
Established to provide an annual supply of hardbound books to the libraries of the Attica, Covington and Southeast Fountain Elementary Schools.
- Newmark-Fogel Education Fund - DONATE
Provides funding for educational purposes in the Attica community.
- The Childrens Literacy Fund - DONATE
Provides funding to raise the education level of children third grade and younger in the Attica Consolidated School District.
- Christian Ministry Fund - DONATE
Provides assistance for the needs of Christian ministries in the Attica community. Christian churches, ministries and related projects are eligible for grants.
- First United Methodist Church of Attica Fund - DONATE
Provides support for the United Methodist Church of Attica through grants to carry out its role and mission.
- Andrew "Drew" Swanson Welding Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides scholarships to graduates of Covington, Attica, Fountain Central and Seeger High School who are pursuing a degree/career in welding.
- Attica Class of 1954 Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Scholarship for those pursuing an education in a vocational field.
- Bradley W. Johnson Memorial Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides scholarships to graduates of Attica High School and Seeger High School in alternating years.
- Cameron Cheuvront Memorial Scholarship Fund - DONATE
This scholarship is to benefit area seniors from North Vermillion High School, Westville High School, or other senior students who attend a Wabash River Conference high school. Students pursuing a field of study or career in the trades and technical career pathway are strongly encouraged to apply along with students enrolling at a two-year or four-year public or private college or university. The 1st scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors in the spring of 2023.
- Carter H. and Olive E. Martin Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides funding for graduates of Attica High School who have a 2.5 or higher GPA.
- Dallas Ponder Memorial Scholarship - DONATE
Provides a scholarship for students who have been associated with the Indiana Charolais Association or Indiana Junior Charolais Association and are pursuing a post-high school education
- Dr. Roger K. Duncan Education Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides a scholarship for a graduate of a Fountain County or Warren County public high school. Priority is for students who are music education majors with a wind or percussion instrument specialty.
- Dr. William Somerville Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Applicants for the scholarship must be accepted as a part-time (minimum of 6 hours) or full-time (minimum of 12 hours) student at any two-year community college or four-year public college or university in the United States. Applicants should have intentions of pursuing a career in animal care and/or veterinary medicine and be in the process of completing the second year of the Veterinary Science Program through the Wabash River Career and Technical Education (WRCTE) Co-Operative.
- Edward A. Larson, Jr. Scholarship Fund - DONATE
The purpose of the scholarship is to assist Attica High School graduates who are pursuing a degree or career in Business or Agriculture Business. Scholarship criteria includes financial need, academic achievement, letters of reference, school and/or work activities, and community/volunteer service.
- George Curtis Green, Jr. Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides a scholarship to graduates of AHS pursuing a career in education.
- Harold and WaStella VanDame Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides a scholarship to an AHS graduate or an Attica area home-schooled student with emphasis on volunteer/community service activities and financial need.
- IEA Construction and Engineering Scholarship Fund - DONATE
The application process is open to all USA and Canadian dependents of current employees of IEA and their subsidiary companies - anywhere employees reside, who are pursuing a college major in the areas of: engineering, construction management, safety or construction related degree fields.
- James D. Fenters Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides scholarships for Attica High School graduates in the top 15% of their class. Must be active in school and community organizations.
- Jerry G. Boles Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Scholarship for Attica students in pursuit of a career that focuses on the care and protection of animals.
- Jessica E. Coats Memorial Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Scholarship candidates must be graduates of Fountain Central, Covington, Seeger or Attica High School and pursuing a nursing career.
- Joseph W. Harrison III Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides a one-time scholarship to an AHS graduate who ranks in the top 25% of the class based upon academic performance, financial need, and community/volunteer service.
- Keith and Steven Barnhart Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Scholarship for those pursuing a major or minor in the Arts or Band.
- Kirk Gentrup Memorial Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides scholarships to graduates of North Vermillion High School and the Wabash River Conference who participated in athletics.
- Lawrence and Patricia DeSutter Family Farm Memorial Scholarship Fund - DONATE
The primary purpose of the scholarship is to assist those students who are pursuing a college major in academic fields related to Agriculture, Farming, and Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Margaret and Harold Long Horizon Award Fund - DONATE
Provides an award to an AES 6th grade student and then a scholarship upon graduation from Attica High School if pursing a post-high school education.
- Marguerite Smith Norman Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides a scholarship to graduates of AHS pursuing a career in education. Students must exhibit strong leadership skills, exemplary citizenship characteristics, and excellent scholarship effort.
- Naomi Strader Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Scholarship for graduates of AHS pursuing a career in education. Applicants must rank in the top third of their graduating class based upon GPA.
- Patricia Scherer Leath Education Scholarship Fund - DONATE
For Attica High School graduates who are pursuing a degree or career in the teaching profession (Elementary or Secondary Education).
- Pay It Forward Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Applicants for The Pay It Forward Scholarship must be pursuing a career trade such as aviation, machining, dental, electrical, welding, medical, plumbing, robotics, construction, and the like. This is not an exhaustive list; however, one of the key intentions of the scholarship is to provide an award to a student who is pursuing a career that is reflective of trade work.
- Potawatomi Festival Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Scholarship for those who exhibit leadership qualities and/or skills in school, community or church activities.
- Ralph and Nancy Tillotson Scholarship - DONATE
Provides scholarships for AHS graduates who are pursuing a degree/career in agriculture.
- Randall G. Shoaf Scholarship Fund - DONATE
To provides scholarships to graduates of Attica, Covington or Fountain Central High School who are pursuing a degree at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.
- Raymond and Mildred DeSutter Scholarship - DONATE
Provides scholarships for AHS graduates with strong leadership skills, excellent scholastic effort, athletic talent, and exemplary citizenship characteristics.
- Reagan and Hazel Mallett Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Scholarships for an applicant majoring in agriculture business operations or agriculture economics.
- Retha Dean (Coffing) Martin Scholarship Fund - DONATE
To provide scholarships for graduates of Attica, Covington, and Fountain Central High School who are pursuing a career in nursing.
- Rick Williams Memorial Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides a scholarship to an area high school graduate who has resided in Fountain or Warren County. Children and grandchildren of Old National Bank employees supersede other eligible applicants.
- Robert E. and Barbara Nehemiah Brown Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides a scholarship for graduates of Attica High School.
- Scott Stanton Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Provides a scholarship to a graduate of Covington, Attica, or Fountain Central High School pursuing a degree or career in criminal justice, corrections, law enforcement, forensic and private investigations and the like.
- Susan Fischer Memorial 4-H Scholarship Fund - DONATE
For 10-year members of 4-H who are graduates of Attica, Covington or Fountain Central High School.
- Terry A. Badger III Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Established in 2023, this scholarship is awarded to a senior student who graduates from a Wabash River Conference School. The award is based upon Academic Performance (GPA/Class Rank) and an individuals performance in the entire Wabash River Conference, for High School Baseball, which highlights their excellence, exemplariness, and outstanding performance amidst their peers in the Wabash River Conference.
- The Strawser Family and JIm and Wanda Clawson Scholarship Fund - DONATE
To provide scholarships for graduates of Attica, Covington, and Fountain Central High School.
- VFW Post 2395 Scholarship Fund - DONATE
Selection priority will be given to applicants who are the children and/or grandchildren of members of VFW Post 2395 or VFW Post 2395 Ladies or Mens Auxiliary. However, if there are no applicant(s) that meet this criteria, then graduates of Covington High School and who are also residents of one of the townships that comprise the Covington Community School Corporation District at the time the scholarship fund was established (Troy, Wabash, Fulton, Mound) become eligible for the scholarship. One scholarship will be awarded per year. Several criteria will be taken into consideration when selecting the recipients with the highest priorities being the applicants financial need, academic merit (diploma type, GPA, class rank) and community/volunteer service during their high school years.
