Knox 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 Knox County, Indiana today and for generations to come.


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Greater Good Together

The Knox 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!

Make a Difference Where it Matters

The Community Foundation exists to help caring people like you give back to the causes and community you care about most. We make giving easy and effective. You can give cash, stocks, property, bequests and other assets. You may establish a charitable fund in your name or in the name of a loved one. You can focus your gift on the causes that move you: enrich education, safeguard health, improve neighborhoods, cultivate arts, protect environment, strengthen families.

Invest in the Future of the Community You Love

You can make a gift that lasts forever and establishes your legacy of giving. The Community Foundation offers the power of endowment, where a portion of your fund is invested so that it can grow over time. Earnings from this investment are used to make grants that benefit this community forever. Your gift creates a lasting stream of funding available for community good.

Create Greater Good Together

Powered by generous donors, local leaders, and steadfast partners, the Community Foundation builds on the collective strength of this county to make life better here. We multiply the impact of each individual gift by investing them together for maximum return and impact. We invite everyone to join us in building a strong community.

Make a Difference Where it Matters

The Community Foundation exists to help caring people like you give back to the causes and community you care about most. We make giving easy and effective. You can give cash, stocks, property, bequests and other assets. You may establish a charitable fund in your name or in the name of a loved one. You can focus your gift on the causes that move you: enrich education, safeguard health, improve neighborhoods, cultivate arts, protect environment, strengthen families.

Invest in the Future of the Community You Love

You can make a gift that lasts forever and establishes your legacy of giving. The Community Foundation offers the power of endowment, where a portion of your fund is invested so that it can grow over time. Earnings from this investment are used to make grants that benefit this community forever. Your gift creates a lasting stream of funding available for community good.

Create Greater Good Together

Powered by generous donors, local leaders, and steadfast partners, the Community Foundation builds on the collective strength of this county to make life better here. We multiply the impact of each individual gift by investing them together for maximum return and impact. We invite everyone to join us in building a strong community.

By the Numbers

Financially audited and compiled data from our most recent fiscal year.

For a full report, review our FY21 At A Glance.

Grants

$434K

Total grants awarded to nonprofits through our annual grant cycles and distribution

Scholarships

$79K

Total scholarships awarded to students through our annual scholarship programs

Gifts

$127K

Total gifts received from caring donors to support the causes and community they care about most

Assets

$9.2M

Total assets providing a sustainable charitable resource for our community

By the Numbers

Financially audited and compiled data from our most recent fiscal year.

For a full report, review our FY22 At A Glance.

Grants

$434K

Total grants awarded to nonprofits through our annual grant cycles and distribution

Scholarships

$79K

Total scholarships awarded to students through our annual scholarship programs

Gifts

$127K

Total gifts received from caring donors to support the causes and community they care about most

Assets

$9.2M

Total assets providing a sustainable charitable resource for our community

28 Feb, 2024
Band Boosters, Inc. of Vincennes recently received a $1,000 grant from the Knox County Community Foundation through the Knox Gives Grant Program. The Knox Gives Grant Program allows Knox County Community Foundation advisory board members to recommend $1,000 grants to local nonprofit organizations. The Foundation’s most recent grant recommendation was made by Nash Dunn for general support of the Lincoln High School and Clark Middle School Band. For more information about funding opportunities through the Knox County Community Foundation, contact Laura Hazelman, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact, at 812.890.4469 or via email lhazelman@communityfoundationalliance.org.  Pictured: (front row) Nash Dunn, Knox County Community Foundation Advisory Board member; Bill Marsh and Garrett Coffer, LHS/CMS Band; and Shea Duke, Lincoln High School Principal. (back rows) Lincoln Band students.
28 Feb, 2024
Vincennes Education Foundation recently received a $1,000 grant from the Knox County Community Foundation through the Knox Gives Grant Program. The Knox Gives Grant Program allows Knox County Community Foundation advisory board members to recommend $1,000 grants to local nonprofit organizations. The Foundation’s most recent grant recommendation was made by Christina Lange for general support of the Vincennes Education Foundation. For more information about funding opportunities through the Knox County Community Foundation, contact Laura Hazelman, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact, at 812.890.4469 or via email lhazelman@communityfoundationalliance.org. Pictured: Laura Hazelman, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact; Gary Hackney, Director of Vincennes Education Foundation; and Christina Lange, Secretary for Knox County Community Foundation Advisory Board.
11 Dec, 2023
The Knox County Community Foundation is now accepting applications for available scholarships through the Community Scholarship Program. The deadline to apply is 12:00 noon on Friday, January 19, 2024. “Donors have honored their loved ones, high schools, or professions by creating endowment funds through the Knox County Community Foundation,” says Laura Hazelman, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact. “Individuals, families, and organizations have created community scholarship funds that provide scholarships to assist local students in pursuit of advanced education. Together, these scholarships make up our Community Scholarship Program.” Students may apply for one or more scholarships, as long as they meet the particular eligibility requirements. Details about each scholarship and the application are posted at www.knoxcountycf.org/community-scholarship-program . Eligibility requirements and selection criteria are determined by donors and are posted on the website. Each scholarship is unique and supports students with a variety of backgrounds, educational goals, and economic statuses. Awards are made without regard to race, creed, color, sex, religion, or national origin and are based on a competitive process that may consider academic achievement, extracurricular activities, personal aspirations, educational goals, and financial need. Applications will be accepted until 12:00 noon on Friday, January 19, 2024.

Recent News

28 Feb, 2024
Band Boosters, Inc. of Vincennes recently received a $1,000 grant from the Knox County Community Foundation through the Knox Gives Grant Program. The Knox Gives Grant Program allows Knox County Community Foundation advisory board members to recommend $1,000 grants to local nonprofit organizations. The Foundation’s most recent grant recommendation was made by Nash Dunn for general support of the Lincoln High School and Clark Middle School Band. For more information about funding opportunities through the Knox County Community Foundation, contact Laura Hazelman, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact, at 812.890.4469 or via email lhazelman@communityfoundationalliance.org.  Pictured: (front row) Nash Dunn, Knox County Community Foundation Advisory Board member; Bill Marsh and Garrett Coffer, LHS/CMS Band; and Shea Duke, Lincoln High School Principal. (back rows) Lincoln Band students.
28 Feb, 2024
Vincennes Education Foundation recently received a $1,000 grant from the Knox County Community Foundation through the Knox Gives Grant Program. The Knox Gives Grant Program allows Knox County Community Foundation advisory board members to recommend $1,000 grants to local nonprofit organizations. The Foundation’s most recent grant recommendation was made by Christina Lange for general support of the Vincennes Education Foundation. For more information about funding opportunities through the Knox County Community Foundation, contact Laura Hazelman, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact, at 812.890.4469 or via email lhazelman@communityfoundationalliance.org. Pictured: Laura Hazelman, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact; Gary Hackney, Director of Vincennes Education Foundation; and Christina Lange, Secretary for Knox County Community Foundation Advisory Board.
11 Dec, 2023
The Knox County Community Foundation is now accepting applications for available scholarships through the Community Scholarship Program. The deadline to apply is 12:00 noon on Friday, January 19, 2024. “Donors have honored their loved ones, high schools, or professions by creating endowment funds through the Knox County Community Foundation,” says Laura Hazelman, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact. “Individuals, families, and organizations have created community scholarship funds that provide scholarships to assist local students in pursuit of advanced education. Together, these scholarships make up our Community Scholarship Program.” Students may apply for one or more scholarships, as long as they meet the particular eligibility requirements. Details about each scholarship and the application are posted at www.knoxcountycf.org/community-scholarship-program . Eligibility requirements and selection criteria are determined by donors and are posted on the website. Each scholarship is unique and supports students with a variety of backgrounds, educational goals, and economic statuses. Awards are made without regard to race, creed, color, sex, religion, or national origin and are based on a competitive process that may consider academic achievement, extracurricular activities, personal aspirations, educational goals, and financial need. Applications will be accepted until 12:00 noon on Friday, January 19, 2024.
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