Spencer County
Community Foundation
The Community Foundation is a charitable resource devoted to our local community. We help people make meaningful gifts that improve life in Spencer County, Indiana today and for generations to come.
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The Spencer County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Community Foundation Alliance, a network of nine community foundations serving counties in southwestern Indiana. The Alliance provides management and administrative expertise to county-wide community foundations, empowering each to promote philanthropy, build endowment and improve wellbeing in our local communities. Learn more!
Recent News
The Women’s Fund of Spencer County, held by the Spencer County Community Foundation, is now accepting applications for its 2025 Grants Program. Nonprofit organizations serving Spencer County are invited to apply now through Monday, July 14, 2025. The Women's Fund of Spencer County holds an annual grant cycle to award funding to charitable partners addressing a wide range of local needs. Funding is available to support programs and projects that make a meaningful impact in Spencer County communities. Organizations can find detailed grant guidelines and submit their application online at spencercountycf.org/womens-fund-grants-program . For questions or assistance, please contact Emily Alvey, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact, at 812.649.5724 or ealvey@communityfoundationalliance.org.
The Spencer County Community Foundation distributed more than $78,000 to 21 local Spencer County students from its Community Scholarship Program. These scholarships are funded by generous donors who have established a scholarship fund with the Spencer County Community Foundation. This year’s recipients were celebrated and recognized at the Rise & Shine Scholars event with fund founders, recipients, and parents. Congratulations to the Community Scholarship Program recipients! Alieene Vance Memorial Scholarship - Alaina Rust, Heritage Hills High School Mike Ryan Memorial Scholarship - Alexis Paulin, Heritage Hills High School Randall L. Haaff Scholarship - Anna Begle, Heritage Hills High School Narl and Hazel Conner Scholarship – Bronson Pund, Heritage Hills High School Rockport American Legion Baseball Team Scholarship - Bronson Pund, Heritage Hills High School Cornelius R. Collignon Family Scholarship - Lucas Krzykowski, Heritage Hills High School Brauns Family Scholarship - Gabrielle Small, South Spencer High School Elisa and Brian Peters Memorial Scholarship - Grace Hopper, Heritage Hills High School Randall L. Haaff Scholarship - Jackson Carpenter, South Spencer High School Dale and Marilyn Hasler Memorial Scholarship - Kaden Frakes, Heritage Hills High School Narl and Hazel Conner Scholarship - Kaden Frakes, Heritage Hills High School Rockport American Legion Baseball Team Scholarship - Kaylee Schmitt, South Spencer High School Spencer County Farm Bureau, Inc. Educational Scholarship - Kendall Raaf, South Spencer High School Raleigh and Thelma Abshier Scholarship - Kendalyn Shourds, South Spencer High School Spencer Industries Incorporated Scholarship - Kylie Anastasiades, Cannelton High School Spencer Industries Incorporated Scholarship - Liz Gehlhausen, Purdue University Rockport American Legion Baseball Team Scholarship - Makayla Hulse, Cannelton High School Friends of IU Scholarship - Mayci Litherland, Heritage Hills High School Friends of Pioneer Scholarship - Molly Scherzer, Heritage Hills High School Harold and Thelma Hunter Scholarship - Paige Hart, Heritage Hills High School Othmar and Virginia Ringeman Family Scholarship - Samantha Alice Dilger, Heritage Hills High School Gene and Christina Schwindel Scholarship for Heritage Hills High School - Sawyer Wahl, Heritage Hills High School Mabel Mason Ryan Memorial Scholarship - Seth Beckort, South Spencer High School
The Spencer County Community Foundation is now accepting funding requests for its 2025 Impact Grant cycle. The Foundation seeks innovative projects or programs that address Spencer County’s most pressing challenges: breaking the cycle of poverty, improving mental health and addressing substance use, and increasing economic opportunities. Eligible projects should aim to tackle the root causes of these issues and offer transformational solutions that create lasting, positive change in the community. The 2025 Impact Grant Letter of Inquiry form will be open from March 14, 2025, to April 14, 2025. The Spencer County Community Foundation will award one $50,000 Impact Grant to support a project or program with a minimum total cost of $50,000. Eligible organizations are invited to submit a Letter of Inquiry through our online form by April 14, 2025. The Letter of Inquiry form is a preliminary step to assess whether the proposed project aligns with the Foundation’s funding priorities before moving forward with a formal grant application. The Foundation uses a two-step application process to review Impact Grant requests: Letter of Inquiry Form: The deadline for submitting the Letter of Inquiry form is April 14, 2025. After review by the Foundation’s grants committee, all applicants will be notified of their status by May 15, 2025. Formal Application: Successful applicants will be invited to submit a formal grant application by June 12, 2025. Charitable organizations can view detailed funding requirements and fill out the Letter of Inquiry form online at www.spencercountycf.org/impact-grant-program . For questions, contact Emily Alvey, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact at 812.649.5724 or ealvey@communityfoundationalliance.org. These grants are made possible by generous donors who established unrestricted funds with the Spencer County Community Foundation. For more information about creating a fund, please contact Rachael Goldsberry, Regional Director of Development at 812.649.5724 or rgoldsberry@communityfoundationalliance.org.
