DONORS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE CLINTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S $500,000 LILLY ENDOWMENT INC. GIFT MATCH INITIATIVE

May 20, 2016 -- Thanks to donors in Clinton County, a $500,000 match initiative has reached successful completion for the Clinton County Community Foundation.

Lilly Endowment Inc. announced the Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) match initiative for Indiana community foundations in August 2014, with a completion date of March 31, 2016. 

“Thanks to our donors, it is exciting to announce the success of the $500,000 match campaign,” said Alan Dunn,chairman of the Clinton County Community Foundation Services Committee. “Our donors have been steady givers to the Foundation and they really stepped up to make sure the match funds became permanent assets to support Clinton County’s future. This was a great opportunity to hear from longstanding friends and to make new ones.  We look forward to continuing those relationships.”

The match initiative was offered by Lilly Endowment to build community endowment unrestricted funds. Simply put, these funds support current needs in the community and make sure money is available for future needs. The successful match brings in an additional $40,000 in annual grant dollars.

Examples of recent projects supported through grantmaking from community endowment unrestricted funds include:

-Healthy Communities of Clinton County’s “Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan,” which will provide residents and visitors with safe places for healthy activities as well as quality of life improvements for the county.

-Clinton County Boys & Girls Club to help purchase new technology to be used with homework/tutoring and with the new Career Exploration program.

-Learning Network for the inaugural class of Leadership Clinton County.

-Ivy Tech Community College for the Frankfort campus to ensure accessibility to education for all.

-“Why Try” school convocation program presentations at each of the Clinton County middle and high schools to assist students with decision-making and resiliency.

The match also benefitted other types of Foundation funds. These endowed funds support charitable organizations as identified by donors.

The Clinton County Community Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organization created in 1996.  The mission of the Foundation is to improve the quality of life of the community through the accumulation and stewardship of enduring charitable gifts.  For details about making a charitable gift or establishing a permanent endowment fund to benefit a charitable organization or interest in Clinton County, please contact the Community Foundation at (800) 964-0508 or visit the Web site at www.cfclinton.org.