Community Foundation of St. Joseph County Inc.



Simply put, the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County is a charitable endowment to improve the quality of life for the citizens of St. Joseph County and their succeeding generations.


It accomplishes this through gifts from people who care about the St. Joseph County community. It invests these gifts forever and uses the investment earnings to make grants each year to local charities.

Web Address

www.cfsjc.org


Assets and Giving for Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

Assets

2020 - 197,616,853
2019 - 186,989,748
Domestic Grants

2020 - 7,305,116


    

Recent News from Community Foundation of St. Joseph County


Local Briefs: Dec. 9, 2023
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

When Indiana University South Bend nursing students graduate in 2024, they'll have their very own state-of-the-art training facility. The school is constructing a new Dwyer Healthcare Simulation...more

Community Foundation launches annual 'Imagination Library Photo Contest' - WNDU
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County is seeking photo submissions for their annual Imagination Library Photo...more

Community Foundation of St. Joseph County awards nearly $200,000 to 7 nonprofit arts ...
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

The South Bend Youth Symphony Orchestra received $150,000, payable over three years, to support a two-week summer music camp with Fischoff...more

Community Foundation Hosts Regional Review Panel For Indiana Arts Commission
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

Through its Regional Arts Partnership with the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC), the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County will host two...more

Main Library of St. Joseph County Public Library set to reopen - ABC57
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

“We are incredibly grateful to our partners: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County and the City of South Bend. Because of their generous...more

Optical illusion, music opens Thursday in tiny Pier Park near Century Center
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

... the installation came from grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County and Visit South...more

Learning loss and getting students back on track after pandemic punch
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

She is the President at Community Foundation of St. Joseph County. A crazy and chaotic school year and that has caused some students to fall...more

Free and in-person FAFSA completion event being hosted in South Bend
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

-- The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County is hosting a free, in-person FAFSA completion event at Ivy Tech in South Bend. As part of their...more

Community Foundation of St. Joseph County holding two SSP Virtual Completion Events
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

– La Casa de Amistad posted to Facebook an announcement from the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County for 21st Century Scholars Seniors...more

Operation Education: Local foundation's $4 million grant helps students get scholarships
Foundation: Community Foundation of St. Joseph County

The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County is using grant money to help make sure families take advantage of that offer. “We don't do a...more



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