News and Stories

  • PCCF Awarded Matching Funds Grant

    Community Foundation Awarded $750,000 in Matching Funds March 25, 2024 Putnam County Community Foundation (PCCF) has received a matching fund grant totaling $750,000 as part of the eighth…

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  • Youth Philanthropy Draws Community Support

    Since 2006, the Putnam County Youth Philanthropy (YP) Committee has provided nearly $50,000 in grants to youth-led community projects in Putnam County. Today, thanks to the generosity of…

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Community Needs Assessment Progress Report

    Community Needs Assessment Making Progress This spring, many of our stakeholders have participated in the first two of four phases of our Community Needs Assessment. So far, we’ve…

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