News and Stories

  • PCCF Welcomes Two New Board Members

    Welcome new board members! We are excited to welcome Ami Pennington and Nathan Scott to our Board of Directors in 2024! Find a complete list of PCCF’s Board…

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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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  • PCCF Announces 2024 Putnam County Lilly Scholar

    Isaac Hertenstein wins 2024 Lilly Scholarship by Jared Jernagan, Editor, Banner Graphic Originally published Monday, December 4, 2023 in the Banner Graphic. Awed. Humbled. Grateful. On a day could…

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  • PCCF Seeking Funding from Lilly Endowment

    Lilly Endowment Inc. has launched the eighth phase of its Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) initiative, allocating up to $210 million to help Indiana community foundations strengthen…

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  • The Philanthropist I Know and Admire the Most

    Congratulations to North Putnam Middle School student, Alivia Moore, for her winning essay in the 2023 Wiatt Family Philanthropy Essay Contest. Alivia’s accomplishment earned her school a $500…

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  • North Putnam Middle School Student Wins Wiatt Family Philanthropy Essay Contest

    Congratulations, Alivia Moore! The Putnam County Community Foundation is proud to congratulate Alivia Moore, the grand prize winner of the 2023 Darrell Wiatt Family Philanthropy Essay Contest. Moore…

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  • PCCF Hosts Community Report

    As part of PCCF’s 2023 Community Needs Assessment, we committed to hosting two public meetings to share what we’ve learned this year from stakeholder interviews, community focus groups…

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  • 2024 Lilly Scholar Finalists Announced

      The Putnam County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2024 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Putnam County. This year marks the 26th year…

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  • 2023 Share the Dream Results in Four Newly Endowed Funds

    The Putnam County Community Foundation offered an endowment building opportunity for 20 of its component funds this month which are working toward endowment status. Four of those funds…

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