Recent total grant funds shared with local nonprofit groups:
$212,874

COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS BENEFITED:
Attica | Covington | Southeast Fountain | Vermillion County

Grant monies are made available by area citizens who want to help worthwhile projects and programs succeed. Many donations also come in from former area citizens who have moved away, found success and now want to give back to their hometown community. It is because of the generosity of hundreds of people like these that community grants are made possible.

Seeger Film Club
$2000 - For the 8-week Free Summer Movie Series on Wednesdays this summer at the Devon Theater in Attica

Vermillion Trails Alliance
$1000 - For the Over the River and Through the Woods community event and 5K that began at Reeder Park in Montezuma and ended in Hillsdale

Victory Baptist Church
$750 - To provide Thanksgiving meals to members of the community

Cayuga Christian Church
$1000 - To provide Thanksgiving baskets to members of the community

North Vermillion High School
$3500 - For new marching band uniforms

Sugar Creek Food Pantry
$10000 - For daily operations at the food pantry

Veedersburg Food Pantry
$10000 - For daily operations at the food pantry

Covington Food Pantry
$10000 - For daily operations at the food pantry

Cayuga Lions Club
$1500 - To help fund "Santa Comes to Town," a community event for area children

North Vermillion Elementary School
$1000 - For new instruments and repairs to current ones

Clinton Police Department
$500 - For the annual child safety, bullying, and drug education program

Parke-Vermillion Adult Education
$1250 - To purchase gas cards to assist in providing students with transportation to and from class

American Legion Post 263
$1500 - To install a flag box to retire old American flags

Black Diamond Fire Department
$4500 - To purchase new water flow valves

Covington High School After Prom
$5200 - To support the costs associated with coordinating the Covington After Prom

Food Finders
$6000 - Attica and Covington Community Foundations combined their resources to support the Food Finders mobile food pantry in Fountain County

Southeast Fountain School Corporation
$224 - For three sections of the Integrated Chemistry/Physics class at Fountain Central Jr/Sr High School, where students will learn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) skills

Covington Celebration Group
$1000 - For the annual Covington Easter Egg Hunt

Cayuga Park
$3700 - For restoration of the brick shelter in the park

Falcon Fund
$500 - To support the 1st annual Men’s Nostalgia Basketball Tournament held at North Vermillion High School

Wabash Valley 83 Cluster
$4000 - To the Wildcat and Falcon Christmas stores

Vermillion County Economic Development
$2000 - To help provide each student and teacher with a t-shirt and a special souvenir chip at the Bicentennial Event at the Vermillion County Courthouse

Fountain Central After Prom
$3000 - to support the costs associated with coordinating the Fountain Central After Prom

Newtown Community Church
$1500 - for the annual Back-2-School program, to supply Fountain County students with school supplies and clothing for the upcoming school year

Fountain County Art Council
$40000 - to restore the historic Cade’s Mill Covered Bridge

Attica Public Library
$645 - to fund a puppet show titled “The Hungry, Hungry Bookworm” hosted by River City Puppets on Tuesday, June 18th at 11 am

Attica Park Board
$1000 - to support the Twilight Music Series that will take place on May 25, July 20, and August 17 at McDonald Park

North Vermillion Jr High Softball
$1500 - to purchase new equipment, such as helmets, balls, practice equipment, bats, and catcher’s gear

Newport American Legion Post 184
$5000 - to aid in tuckpointing the side of their building for stability reinforcement

Clinton Wrestling Club
$4000 - To purchase a new wrestling mat

City of Clinton
$3000 - for new playground equipment at Sportland Park

Bundles of Blessings
$4500 - Attica, Covington, and Southeast Fountain Community Foundations combined their efforts to support Bundles of Blessings, a diaper assistance program for families in need

Covington Youth Football
$12500 - for new helmets and equipment for the Covington Trojans Youth Football League

Purdue Extension Fountain County
$6500 - of combined resources awarded by the Attica and Covington Community Foundations to purchase a specialized drone that will assist in meeting critical needs within our communities

Community Action Program of Western Indiana
$3250 - to cover costs of summer camp at Twin Lakes Camp for students participating in the TALKS program from Covington and Southeast Fountain School Corporations

Community Action Program of Western Indiana
$4000 - To support the Summer Park Program

Covington 5K
$1000 - To support the Covington 5K

Covington United Methodist Church
$2000 - to help fund M.A.D. (Music, Art, and Drama) Camp

Covington Music Boosters
$1014 - For annual distribution (payout) from its endowment fund

Charles Forrest American Legion Post 288
$2154 - For annual distribution (payout) from its endowment fund

Attica First United Methodist Church
$1168 - For annual distribution (payout) from its endowment fund

Attica Baseball-Softball Association
$2000 - to assist in funding the operations of the Attica Baseball-Softball Association

City of Covington
$1500 - to support the annual Coat Drive

Miss Fountain County 4H Queen Pageant
$750 - For expenses associated with the 2025 Fountain County 4H Queen Pageant

Veedersburg Park Program
$4000 - for support of the Veedersburg Park Program

ECO Shred
$500 - to support Attica Community Shred Day

Community Action Program of Western Indiana
$4000 - To support Covington Summer Park Program

Marilyn's Village
$35000 - To support operations of Marilyn's Village

Covington Apple Fest
$500 - for the KidsZone at the 2024 Apple Fest

Southeast Fountain School Corporation
$3000 - to provide personalized academic jackets and chevrons to Fountain Central honor students at the Fall Academic Awards Night

South Vermillion High School
$1000 - to support academic teams at South Vermillion High School, including the spell bowl team, quiz bowl team, and academic super bowl teams

North Vermillion High School
$1000 - to support the 2024 Fall Academic Honors Program

South Vermillion High School
$2847 - to help purchase reusable LEGO spike prime kits, which allow Robotics students to build robots to solve presented problems

Clinton Lions Club
$3500 - to purchase a Vision Screener Plus Optix S12R, a mobile camera to do the yearly eye screenings in preschools and schools in Parke, Vermillion, and occasionally Fountain County

North Vermillion Community Backpack Program
$9000 - to provide and serve weekly sacks of food items for approximately 63 children this year

Community Action Program of Western Indiana
$3400 - to help families obtain the resources they need to provide a safe environment for their children based on the Home Safety Checklist

Fountain County Old Guard VFW 2395
$4000 - for a digital sign that will be used to advertise community events

Hillsboro Christian Academy
$1500 - for iPads that students can use for testing and learning purposes

Attica Elementary School
$3000 - for their reading incentive program, which awards students from kindergarten through fifth grade for meeting their personal reading goals every nine weeks

Covington Elementary School
$2500 - to allow 1st and 2nd grade Covington students to take a field trip to Myers Dinner Theatre for a live performance of Charlotte’s Web

Vermillion County Reserves
$20000 - New body worn cameras

FCHS After Prom
$2500 - to help purchase inflatables for after prom at Fountain Central High School

Cayuga Christian Church
$1000 - For Thanksgiving baskets

South Vermillion High School
$2500 - for the WILDCAT 400 “Racing Towards Success” Career Day that will take place on April 9, 2025

Black Diamond Fire Department
$6103 - for new AEDs (automatic external defibrillators) are medical devices that help people who are experiencing sudden cardiac arrest

Parke Players Ritz Theatre
$10000 - to replace the heating and cooling system in the historic theater

Veedersburg Food Pantry
$10000 - Support to the Veedersburg Food Pantry

Covington Food Pantry
$10000 - Support to the Covington Food Pantry

Sugar Creek Food Pantry
$10000 - Support to the Sugar Creek Food Pantry

Fountain Central High School
$2000 - for the Class Cup competition, rewarding Fountain Central students for participating in events and activities, with the top class earning a trip to Indiana Beach

Covington High School
$2500 - New equipment for the golf team

Attica Public Library
$1150 - for the Summer Reading Program

Newtown Community Church
$2000 - for the Backpack Program for school supplies for students during the 2025-2026 school year

Southeast Fountain School Corporation
$876 - For a tornado and rocket project for ICP and Earth Space students

Clinton Little League
$2500 - Field and dugout improvements at Sportland Park

North Vermillion School Corporation
$400 - to support the Soar and Build Project, giving students hands on experience in creating community displayed projects while building skills in woodworking, entrepreneurship, and collaboration

South Vermillion Middle School
$1000 - to support South Vermillion Middle School's 2025-2026 theme, "Unlock Your Potential," which will encourage students to recognize and develop their individual paths to success

Union Hospital
$18600 - to purchase new wheelchairs

Fountain County Horse and Pony
$18500 - For new lighting in the Horse and Pony arena

Covington Park Program
$4000 - To support the Covington Park Program

Freedom Schoolhouse
$5000 - To support Freedom Schoolhouse

Covington Girls Softball League
$7500 - For sunshades and concession stand upgrades

Covington Youth Baseball League
$7500 - To assist in purchasing a new utility vehicle for field maintenance

Attica Heritage Days
$5000 - in support of the 13th annual Attica Heritage Days Festival

Attica Pickleball Association
$37500 - to assist in building new pickleball courts at Ravine Park in Attica

Attica-Williamsport Rotary
$2500 - to create a meditation garden, a peaceful space for reflection, prayer, and quiet thought

Attica Consolidated School Corporation
$1000 - to enhance the IDEA (Interdisciplinary, Design, Education, and Application) Lab, a hands-on learning environment where students develop critical thinking, foster creativity, and collaborate through project-based learning with a focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).

Zachary Thomas Carter Foundation
$2266 - to support the Bench Buddy project that will put 6 buddy benches in Veedersburg parks

Covington Elementary School
$1560 - to purchase a new vocabulary curriculum for Covington Elementary School kindergarten classes

Covington High School
$2500 - for a new ice machine in the Trojan Complex

City of Covington
$1500 - for the annual winter coat drive, serving nearly 400 children and adults

Town of Montezuma
$8750 - To support the installation of a fishing dock on the Wabash River

North Vermillion School Corporation
$2000 - to support lifeguard training for students. The training, offered through the American Lifeguard Association, can be completed online and at each student’s own pace at no cost to them

Wabash Valley Cluster 83 of the UMC
$4000 - to provide South Vermillion and North Vermillion students with special, personalized gifts during the holiday season

Meat4Forks - Vermillion County
$3250 - to support Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry

Reading Boot Camp
$2500 - for facility restoration

North Vermillion Jr./Sr. High School
$1935 - to cover costs of items and refreshments for the 2025-2026 Back-To-School Tailgate event

Vermillion County Chamber of Commerce
$2500 - To recognize and celebrate the 250 anniversary of the country

North Vermillion High School
$813 - For disc golf equipment