Donor Stories

  • 2024 Share the Dream Results in Three Newly Endowed Funds

    In October, the Putnam County Community Foundation (PCCF) offered an endowment building opportunity for 12 of its component funds which are working toward endowment status. Three of those…

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  • Paying it Forward

    Rural Indiana has long struggled to keep young people local. For Madison Pershing, this was never true. Madison grew up in Greencastle and graduated from Greencastle High School…

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  • What is a Community Impact fund?

    While resources remain available, gifts made to a new or existing Community Impact fund (previously called a named unrestricted fund) which provides PCCF’s grantmaking dollars will be matched…

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  • Clean Slate: Tips for Charitable Giving in 2024

    A new year is such a great time to plan and reboot. Cliche as it may be to talk about resolutions this time of year, it’s tough to…

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  • Community Foundation Receives Historic Estate Gift

    Greencastle, Indiana — The Putnam County Community Foundation recently received an estate gift of over $3.8 million from the late Eleanor “Ellie” Ypma. It is the largest single…

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  • Save Fern Station Campaign Successful

    Thanks to a public-private partnership, a 570-acre undisturbed piece of Indiana forestland west of Greencastle in Madison Township will be protected forever to support important wildlife and plants…

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  • ‘Tis the season: Why tax time is often the best time to get serious about your charitable plans

    Though often unappreciated, the annual passage of tax season has benefits.  For one, it offers some finality to the prior year in that we finally know if we…

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  • Keeping track of your charitable donations is more important than ever

    When the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law in August, many taxpayers were relieved that the Act did not include heavily-debated proposed tax hikes that were so prominent in early…

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  • Zerkel Awarded 2022 Spirit of Philanthropy

    The Spirit of Philanthropy Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation, and recognizes persons who have demonstrated extraordinary philanthropic spirit…

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