Latest Grant Recipients
Seeger Film Club
$1500 - 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
Fountain County 4H Horse and Pony
$17417 - Attica, Covington, and Southeast Fountain Community Foundations combined their efforts to support Fountain County 4H’s Horse and Pony renovation project, which consists of new fencing and a new equipment shed at the show arena
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
$4000 - 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
$500 - For expenses associated with the 2024 Fountain County 4H Queen Pageant
Veedersburg Park Program
$2750 - 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
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