Family of Funds
We work with donors to fulfill their charitable goals by structuring charitable funds that are customized to fit their unique goals, easy to implement, and supported by our broad community knowledge and expertise. Following is a list of funds individuals, families, business, civic groups, and agencies have established to benefit Vanderburgh County now and forever into the future. Please visit our Giving Through Your Community Foundation page to learn more about establishing a fund.
Aldabra Tortoise Island Survivors Project Fund
A nonpermanent fund established by the Friends of Mesker Park Zoo to support establishment of the Aldabra Tortoise Island Survivors exhibit at the Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Gardens in Evansville.
Aids Resource Group of Evansville Fund
An agency fund created by the AIDS Resource Group of Evansville.
Harriet and Leroy Anderson Fund
A donor-advised fund created by C. Leroy and Harriet A. Anderson.
John and Carol Bolger Fund
A designated fund created by John and Carol Bolger to benefit the University of Southern Indiana's School of Business.
Bower-Suhrheinrich Fund for Evansville Goodwill Industries
A designated fund created through the estate of Dallas Bower-Surheinrich to benefit Evansville Goodwill Industries.
Bower-Suhrheinrich Fund for the Evansville Museum of Art, History, and Science
A designated fund created through the estate of Dallas Bower-Surheinrich to benefit the Evansville Museum of Art, History, and Science.
Bower-Suhrheinrich Fund for the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
A designated fund created through the estate of Dallas Bower-Surheinrich to benefit the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.
Bower-Suhrheinrich Fund for Trinity United Methodist Church
A designated fund created through the estate of Dallas Bower-Surheinrich to benefit Trinity United Methodist Church.
Bower-Suhrheinrich Fund for the Young Women's Christian Association
A designated fund created through the estate of Dallas Bower-Surheinrich to benefit the Young Women's Christian Association.
Buffalo Trace Council Boy Scouts of America Endowment Fund
A designated fund created by Dorothy M. Eykamp to benefit the Buffalo Trace Council Boy Scouts.
Hal D. Burckhartt Memorial Scholarship Fund of UE
An agency fund created by the University of Evansville.
Cassin-David Educational Endowment Fund A
A scholarship fund established through the estate plan of Stephen T. and Mary C. David to help graduates of Vanderburgh County high schools pursue advanced education.
Cassin-David Educational Endowment Fund B
A scholarship fund established by Stephen T. and Mary C. David to help graduates of Vanderburgh County high schools pursue advanced education.
Cassin-David Educational Supplement Fund
A nonpermanent fund established by Stephen T. and Mary C. David to supplement award of the Cassin-David Scholarship.
Central High School Class of 1943 Evelyn Church Hatfield Memorial Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund created by the Central High School Class of 1943 in honor of Evelyn Church Hatfield, who was a former business teacher and a class sponsor.
Lee and Ann Cooper Family Fund
A donor-advised fund created by Lee and Ann Cooper.
Crescent-Cresline-Wabash Plastics Foundation Inc. Fund
A donor-advised fund created by the Crescent-Cresline-Wabash Plastics Foundation.
Rebecca J. Dorr Endowment Fund
An unrestricted fund created by the estate of Rebecca J. Dorr.
Polly Ann Dossett Charitable Fund
A donor-advised endowment fund created by Polly Dossett.
Epihab Rehabilitation Center Fund
A designated fund created by Epihab Evansville Inc. to benefit the Rehabilitation Center.
Epihab USI Disabilities Studies Fund
A designated fund created by Epihab Evansville Inc. to support disabilities studies at the University of Southern Indiana.
Saleta Evans Memorial Fund
A field-of-interest fund created by the Saleta Evans Trust to benefit temperance programs.
Evansville ARC Endowment Fund
An agency fund created by the Evansville Association of Retarded Citizens Inc.
Evansville Dance Theatre Fund
A designated fund established by the Evansville Dance Theatre to support live dance performances with an emphasis on ballet.
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science Endowment Fund
An agency fund created by the Evansville Museum of Arts and Science.
Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra Fund
An agency fund created by the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.
Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra String Quartet Endowment Fund
A designated fund created by Dorothy M. Eykamp to benefit the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra String Quartet.
William J. Fenet Brescia University Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund established through the estate plan of William J. Fenet to help graduating seniors pursue advanced education at Brescia University.
Fifth Third Bank Fund A
A donor-advised fund created by Fifth Third Bank, Indiana.
Fifth Third Bank Fund B
A donor-advised fund created by Fifth Third Bank, Indiana.
Fifth Third Bank Fund C
A donor-advised fund created by Fifth Third Bank, Indiana.
Joseph and Neal Franklin Endowment for the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
A designated fund established through the estate plan of Joseph and Neal Franklin.
Franklin Endowment for the Performing Arts
A field-of-interest fund established through the estate plan of Joseph and Neal Franklin to support the performing arts in Vanderburgh County.
Joseph and Neal Franklin Endowment for USI Performing Arts
A designated fund established through the estate plan of Joseph and Neal Franklin.
Friends of Mesker Park Zoo Fund
An agency fund established by the Friends of Mesker Park Zoo.
Friends of Vanderburgh County Fund
An unrestricted fund created by the Vanderburgh Community Foundation to support its unrestricted grantmaking.
Fund for Arts and Culture in Vanderburgh County
A field-of-interest fund established by the Vanderburgh Community Foundation Board of Trustees to support programs that provide or promote arts and culture activities for the residents of Vanderburgh County.
Fund for Community Development in Vanderburgh County
A field-of-interest fund established by the Vanderburgh Community Foundation Board of Trustees to support programs that foster community development for the residents of Vanderburgh County.
Fund for Education in Vanderburgh County
A field-of-interest fund established by the Vanderburgh Community Foundation Board of Trustees to support programs that provide or promote increased educational attainment for the residents of Vanderburgh County.
Fund for Health in Vanderburgh County
A field-of-interest fund established by the Vanderburgh Community Foundation Board of Trustees to support programs that provide or promote healthy outcomes for the residents of Vanderburgh County.
Fund for Human Services in Vanderburgh County
A field-of-interest fund established by the Vanderburgh Community Foundation Board of Trustees to support programs that provide human services for underserved residents of Vanderburgh County.
Ron Glass Endowment Fund for the African-American Museum
A designated fund created by the Foundation's trustees to benefit the Evansville African-American Museum as an honorarium for Ron Glass, keynote speaker at the Foundation's 15th anniversary celebration.
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Fund for the Boys and Girls Club of Evansville
A designated fund created by the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Foundation to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Evansville.
Gogarty Family Charity Fund
A designated fund created through the estate plan of Donal and Ginger Gogarty to support equally the Catholic Charities, Little Sisters of the Poor, Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging, and Vanderburgh Humane Society.
Habitat for Humanity of Evansville
An agency fund established by Habitat for Humanity.
Bess C. and Elmer W. Halwes Memorial Scholarship Fund
A designated fund created by Elmer W. Halwes to benefit the University of Southern Indiana Foundation.
Lois Hamburg Evansville Philharmonic Endowment Fund
A designated fund established through the estate plan of Lois E. Hamburg to benefit the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.
Lois and Betsy Hamburg University of Evansville Scholarship Endowment Fund
A scholarship fund established through the estate plan of Lois E. Hamburg to benefit worthy and needy students attending the University of Evansville.
Lois and Betsy Hamburg University of Southern Indiana Scholarship Endowment Fund
A scholarship fund established through the estate plan of Lois E. Hamburg to benefit worthy and needy students attending the University of Southern Indiana.
Harrison High School Class of 1965 Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund created by the Harrison High School Class of 1965.
Jim and Carol Havens Fund
A nonpermanent field-of-interest fund created by Jim and Carol Havens.
Richard V. Hyatt Memorial Fund
A donor-advised fund created by friends of Richard V. Hyatt in his memory.
Igleheart-Foster Fund
A donor-advised fund created by James B. and Diane Foster Igleheart.
Robert "Bubba" Jochum Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund established by Leroy and Marilyn Jochum in honor of their son Robert Thomas "Bubba" Jochum.
Keep Evansville Beautiful Fund
An agency fund established by Keep Evansville Beautiful.
Clifford A. Kleymeyer Memorial Fund
A designated fund created by Ruth Kleymeyer in memory of her husband to benefit the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.
H. C. Kleymeyer Memorial Fund by Clifford and Ruth Kleymeyer
A designated fund created by Ruth Kleymeyer in memory of her father-in-law H. C. and husband Clifford to benefit Kleymeyer Park.
Mark Kniese Scholarship Fund-Vanderburgh County
A scholarship fund created by August Neal in memory of Mark Kniese, with whom she had been a counselor at YMCA Camp Carson in the mid-1970s.
Knight Township Fire Department Fund
A donor-advised fund created by the Knight Township Fire Department to support programs related to public safety and fire protection.
David A. Koehler Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund created by Peggy J. Koehler and her family in memory of her husband.
Leadership Evansville Endowment Fund
An agency fund created by Leadership Evansville Inc.
Dr. Llewellyn Lieber Charitable Fund
A designated fund created by Dr. Llewellyn Lieber to benefit the American Red Cross (SW Indiana Chapter), Evansville Goodwill Industries, Salvation Army (Evansville Corps), Vanderburgh Humane Society, Tri-State Public Teleplex, and Habitat of Evansville.
Lower Ohio Valley Construction Industry Fund
A designated fund created by trustees of the Lower Ohio Valley Construction Industry to benefit Student Aid and Counseling Service Inc.
Amy W. MacDonell - Randall T. Shepard Historic Preservation Lecture Fund
A field-of-interest fund established by Randall T. Shepard to honor his wife, Amy, and to commemorate their 20th wedding anniversary. The fund supports the offering of lectures on historic preservation in conjunction with National Historic Preservation Month.
Amy W. MacDonell - Randall T. Shepard Historic Preservation Lecture Fund (Supplemental)
A nonpermanent field-of-interest fund established by Randall T. Shepard to honor his wife, Amy, and to commemorate their 20th wedding anniversary. The fund supports the offering of lectures on historic preservation in conjunction with National Historic Preservation Month.
Russ Mason Memorial Golf Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund created by Constance J. Mason in memory of her husband.
James A. McCarty Sr. Spirit of Giving Fund
A donor-advised fund established by the Vanderburgh Community Foundation's trustees to honor James A. McCarty Sr., winner of the Foundation's 2008 Spirit of Giving Award. The Spirit of Giving award recognizes individuals who have quietly and without fanfare demonstrated an outstanding charitable commitment to our community through direct financial support or volunteer participation or both.
Rease Henry McDaniel Memorial Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund created by Jenny Medcraft in memory of her son, a 1985 graduate of Harrison High School, who passed away in 1986 after a courageous battle against cancer during his four years of high school. Rease's contributions, together with those of friends and relatives, made this scholarship possible.
Gordon R. and Helen M. McKinney String Program Fund
A designated fund created by Helen M. McKinney to provide string instruments for needy students and a professional musician for the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra.
Gregory G. Meyer Charitable Fund
A nonpermanent donor-advised fund created by Gregory G. Meyer.
Dan and Nancy Mitchell Fund
A donor-advised fund created by Old National Bancorp-Evansville in honor of its former board chairman at his retirement.
Musicians' Club of Evansville Margaret B. and Leo E. Heim Memorial Scholarship Fund
A designated fund created by the Musicians' Club of Evansville Inc. for the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra's Heim Memorial Scholarship.
Thornton and Melba Patberg Fund
A designated fund created by Thornton and Melba Patberg to benefit Student Aid and Counseling Service Inc.
Charlotte and Leo Peyronnin Family Fund
A donor-advised fund created by Drew F. Peyronnin in memory of his parents.
Peyronnin Construction Company Fund
A donor-advised fund created by the Peyronnin Construction Company.
Jane Browne Petersen Fund
A designated fund created through the estate plan of Jane Browne Petersen to support the Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science.
Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage Maintenance Endowment Fund
An agency fund created by the Evansville Parks Foundation.
Public Education Foundation of Evansville Inc. Fund
An agency fund created by the Public Education Foundation of Evansville.
Public Library Friends Endowment Fund
An agency fund created by the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Public Library.
Melba Jean Racener Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund created through the estate of Melba Jean Racener to help students pursue advanced education in marketing.
James E. and Aleen K. Rankin Endowment Fund
A designated fund created through the estate plan of Aleen K. Rankin to support equally the University of Southern Indiana Foundation and the St. Paul United Church of Christ of Evansville.
Dorothy Rapp Music Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund created by the First Baptist Church of Evansville in honor of Robert and Dorothy Rapp.
Reitz Home Museum Fund
An agency fund created by the Reitz Home Preservation Society.
Charlotte M. Richardt Endowment Fund One
A designated fund created by Charlotte M. Richardt to benefit WNIN.
Charlotte M. Richardt Endowment Fund Two
A designated fund created by Charlotte M. Richardt to benefit Habitat for Humanity.
Robin's Nest Charitable Fund
A donor-advised fund created by Scott and Robin Evernham and friends who are interested in assisting individuals with terminal cancer.
Rotary Foundation of Evansville Fund
An agency fund created by the Rotary Foundation of Evansville.
Rotaract Club of Evansville Fund
A donor-advised fund estalbished by the Rotaract Club of Evansville to support the Evansville-based service club's giving program.
Alfred E. Roth Fund
A designated fund created by the estate of Alfred E. Roth to benefit St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Evansville.
Dr. Elizabeth M. Ryan Fund
A nonpermanent agency fund created by First Baptist Church of Evansville.
Jim and Joann Schwentker Fund
A donor-advised fund created by Joann and James M. Schwentker, Jr.
Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund created by Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard.
United Way of Southwestern Indiana Fund
An agency fund created by the United Way of Southwestern Indiana.
University of Southern Indiana Faculty Enhancement Fund
A designated fund created by the Koch Foundation to benefit the University of Southern Indiana.
Vanderburgh Community Foundation Administrative Fund
A designated fund created by the Vanderburgh Community Foundation to support administration of the Foundation.
Women's Fund of Vanderburgh County
A field-of-interest fund established by the Vanderburgh Community Foundation to serve the needs of women and children in Vanderburgh County.
Women's Fund of Vanderburgh County (Nonpermanent)
A nonendowed fund established by the Vanderburgh Community Foundation to serve the needs of women and children in Vanderburgh County.
John and Gerry Varner Scholarship Fund
A designated fund created by John and Gerry Varner to benefit the University of Evansville's scholarship program.
Wade's Wings Charitable Fund
A donor-advised fund established by Scott and Heather DeBruin to assist families dealing with neuroblastoma and to fund neuroblastoma research at Cincinnati Children's Medical Canter and other institutions.
Thomas F. Walls Youth Hockey Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund created in loving memory of Thomas F. Walls by his mother, Lee Ann Shafer, his father, Dennis F. Walls, and his family and friends to support the efforts of the Evansville Youth Hockey Association to develop a competitive and respected hockey program for young men and women and to encourage the highest levels of academic excellence, sportsmanship, and leadership.
Jeremy A. Weil Memorial Art Scholarship Fund
A scholarship fund created by Mark and Deborah Weil in memory of their son, an artist who died of accidental drowning.
Youth Resources of Southwestern Indiana Fund
An agency fund created by Youth Resources of Southwestern Indiana.
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