Community Foundation of Elkhart County



The mission of the Community Foundation of Elkhart County is to inspire people to make charitable gifts that improve the quality of life in Elkhart County.

As a public, tax-exempt, philanthropic organization, created by and for all the people of the county, the foundation solicits and develops endowment funds and distribute income from them for the benefit of our community.



    

Recent News from Community Foundation of Elkhart County


Elkhart Education Foundation's Trivia Night fundraiser returns this month
Foundation: Community Foundation of Elkhart County

This year's event is sponsored by The Community Foundation of Elkhart County and will be held at the Memorial High School Café, 2608...more

Partnership helps Latinos find their way to college
Foundation: Community Foundation of Elkhart County

Last summer, Aguirre pitched his idea to members of the Community Foundation of Elkhart County, an organization that works in support of...more

LETTER FROM THE COMMUNITY: Commit to filling your life with art
Foundation: Community Foundation of Elkhart County

... sponsored by the Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Community Foundation of Elkhart County and steered by local...more

ETHOS receives AEP Foundation gift
Foundation: Community Foundation of Elkhart County

The Community Foundation of Elkhart County will also be contributing with a $1 million challenge grant. While some corporate and private gifts...more

Plans announced for Elkhart fitness center
Foundation: Community Foundation of Elkhart County

Beacon Health and the Community Foundation of Elkhart County are collaborating to build the facility, with the Community Foundation chipping in...more

Building will soon begin on $65 million Elkhart aquatic center
Foundation: Community Foundation of Elkhart County

The Community Foundation of Elkhart County has also put together a $10 million endowment to cover the facility's operating expenses. The...more

Elkhart fitness and community center closer to becoming a reality
Foundation: Community Foundation of Elkhart County

The Community Foundation of Elkhart County is only about $5 million away from raising the project's total cost, Pete McCown, president of...more

Take Five: Pete McCown helps lead Community Foundation to new heights
Foundation: Community Foundation of Elkhart County

McCown, 46, who was formerly a college professor and administrator, is now president of the Elkhart County Community Foundation, an...more

New position will guide promotion of the arts in Goshen
Foundation: Community Foundation of Elkhart County

GOSHEN — Goshen's burgeoning arts scene could soon have a new ... The goal of the grant is to assist the city in increasing the success of...more

Campus Center for Young Children given $10000 grant
Foundation: Community Foundation of Elkhart County

The Community Foundation of Elkhart County has awarded Campus Center for Young Children an award of $10,000 for its October award...more



Social Enterprise Network Sites


Employers For Childcare Charitable Group (EFCG), a Lisburn-based charity, has been crowned top Social Enterprise at the Ulster Final of 2014’s Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. EFCG seeks to “make it easier for parents with dependent children to get into work and to stay in work.”




Federal Government Grant and Assistance Programs



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