In October of 2018, Lilly Endowment Inc. challenged every community foundation in Indiana to raise enough donations within 2 years to receive matching dollars worth $500,000 from the Endowment. Most of the Endowment money would go toward the local community...
Each year the Foundation awards scholarships to Blackford County students already working on college degrees or vocational certificates. This August, 12 students were awarded $17,460 from five different scholarship funds specifically designated for such postsecondary...
Blackford County Community Foundation awarded 71 scholarships to local high school graduates in May. The scholarships totaled $80,000. Find a list of the recipients here.
The City of Hartford City and the Blackford County Community Foundation have partnered to award $30,000 to the Hartford City Parks Department for the installation of a new disc golf course. The Blackford Disc Golf Club is volunteering to provide the manpower to...
As a ten-year member of the Board of Directors for the Blackford County Community Foundation, Julie Forcum has seen the Foundation double the size of its assets while she served. Forcum brought considerable knowledge and experience to the Board as she had previously...
Richard Peck, and his wife, Regina Peck, established the Dick Peck Scholarship to support a student graduating from Blackford County High School. Mr. Peck graduated from Montpelier High School. The $5,000 scholarship will go to a graduating senior from Blackford High...
