Funds accepting donations
"The community foundation is an organization to give money through, not an organization to give money to."
George Bennett
Former President, NCCF
The following funds are among those currently accepting donations. Checks should be made payable to the Noble County Community Foundation, Inc., with a notation in the memo section of the fund you are giving to.
Below is a list of current funds held at the community foundation. Remember to include in your will and funeral choices information about the charitable entity you wish to have mentioned in your obituary. The community foundation is source of many charitable funds that benefit your community. Ask us how we can help.
Simply mail your check to the Noble County Community Foundation, Inc. 1599 Lincolnway South, Ligonier IN 46767.
ACRES Land Trust Endowment Fund
Adoption Assistance Fund
Anthony Wayne Area Council Boy Scouts Endowment Fund
Arts and Culture Fund
Julia L. Atz Scholarship Fund
Auer Scholarship Fund
Because We Care Non-Permanent Fund
Robert and Darlene Black Charitable Fund
Black Pine Animal Park Non-Permanent Fund
Black Pine Animal Park Endowment Fund
Harold & Martha Bushong Fund
Campbell and Fetter Bank Community Fund
Kris Campbell "Any Dream Will Do" Scholarship Fund
Community Alliances to Promote Education Fund
Caitlyn Marie Halferty Fund
Care and Share Fund
Carlos Najera Medical Assistance Fund
Cathy Knopp Fund
Celebrate Diversity Non-Permanent Fund
Celebrate Diversity Fund
Children ’s Health Field of Interest Fund
Civic Affairs Fund
Cole Center Family YMCA Restricted Fund
Cole Foundation Fund
Cole Loan Repayment Award Fund
Community Impact Fund
Community Scholars Promotional Fund
Community State Bank Neighborly Fund
Cromwell Stormwater construction & Improvement Fund
Cromwell-Kimmell Lions Club
Fred and Rose Cunningham Memorial Scholarship
Fund
Dekko Community Fund
Dekko Enhancement Fund
Delta Theta Tau Sorority IOTA IOTA Chapter
Scholarship in memory of Tammi Riecke
Richard and Mary DeMotte Scholarship Endowment
Fund
Divorcing Families Project Fund
Charles and Bernard Duesler Scholarship
Kathleen June Earley Scholarship
East Noble Band Endowment Fund
East Noble Class of 1975 Non-Permanent Fund
Edgell Scholarship Fund
Education Fund
Oliver and Eleanor Ellenbecker Scholarship Fund
FatherCORPS Fund
Freedom Academy-Noble County Endowment Fund
William Wesley "Wes" and Amelia Frehse Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Merrill B. Frick Family Fund
Jack R. Frymier Memorial Scholars Fund
Eugene B. and Marilyn Glick Foundation Fund
Delbert and LaVon Graft Scholarship Fund
Hagen Family Advised Fund
Hagen Family Fund
Caitlyn Marie Halferty Memorial Scholarship Fund
Gerald C. Hayes Memorial Fund
Health and Human Services Fund
Lolita J. Hornett Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund
Art and Jeanne Howard 4-H Scholarship Fund
Humane Society of Noble County Restricted Fund
Alan Hutsell Scholarship Fund
Indiana Historic Radio Museum Non-Permanent Fund
Indiana Historic Radio Museum Permanent Fund
Junior Achievement of Noble County Endowment Fund
Kendallville Chamber of Commerce Economic
Development Non-Permanent Fund
Kendallville Outdoor Recreation Complex Endowment
Fund
Kendallville Parks and Recreation Department
Endowment Fund
Kendallville Public Library Flag Fund
Kendallville Skatepark Fund
Kendallville Windmill Museum & Historical
Society Fund
G. Martin Kenney Fund
Tony and Gertrude Kichler Scholarship Endowment
Fund
Matthias "Matt" Kretler Scholarship for Tool & Die Fund
Knight of Science Award Fund
Norman & Alberta Koons Firefighting Fund
LEAP of Noble County, Inc. Endowment Fund
Pauline (McClish) Leaman Scholarship Fund
Lemmon-Rupert Endowment Fund
Life and Family Services Endowment Fund
Ligonier Cemetery Association Restricted Fund
Ligonier Fund
Ligonier Park & Recreation Non-Permanent Fund
Ligonier Visitor & Convention Bureau, Inc. Fund
Lilly Endowment, Inc. Fund
Literacy Field of Interest Fund
Timothy J. Martin Memorial Scholarship Fund
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center Fund
Miss Limberlost Scholarship Pageant Fund
Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church Endowment Fund
Noble County 4-H Endowment Restricted Fund
Noble County Historical Society Endowment Fund
Noble County Community Foundation Operating Non-
Permanent Fund
Noble County Community Foundation Operating
Endowment Fund
NCCF Board Designated Fund
NCCF Operating Endowment Fund
Noble Co. News-Sun Journalism Scholarship Fund
Noble County Cares Conference Fund
Noble County Chess Fund
Noble County Child Care Fund
Noble County Democrat Central Committee Scholarship
Fund
Noble County Economic Development Trust Fund
Noble County Public Library Non-Permanent Fund
Noble County Public Library Permanent Fund
Noble County Retired Teachers' Association Scholarship
Fund in Memory of Deceased Teachers
Noble County Technology Fund
Noble House Homeless Shelter Fund
Northeast Indiana Youth for Christ/Noble County Fund
Northeastern Center Community Mental Health Fund
Operating Capital Improvement Non-Permanent Fund
Paul Pelikan Memorial Scholarship Fund
Hal Pricket Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
PULSE of Noble County Fund Non-Permanent
Fund
PULSE of Noble County Restricted Endowment Fund
REACT Fund
Hilda H. Rehwinkel Scholarship Fund
Louise Rex Scholarship Fund
Noble REMC Operation Round Up Trust Fund
John E. and Joan E. Robinson Scholarship Fund
Max and Elizabeth Roesler Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sacred Heart Home Fund
John and Mary Schermerhorn Memorial Scholarship
Fund
Fred and Mildred Seymoure (Young) Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Sandra K. Shepherd Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lauren Kay Shields Scholarship Fund
Nathan Shumaker Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jonah W. Slater Memorial Scholarship Fund
Russell Smith Music Scholarship Fund
Max Sneary, M.D. Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sparta Township Fire Department Endowment Fund
St. John Lutheran Church Endowment Fund
Josh Stahl Scholarship Fund
Susan Marie Stone Scholarship Fund
Sylvan Springs Scholarship Fund
Technical Assistance Fund
Teen Court Scholarship Fund
Jennie Thompson Foundation Fund
Carol Ann Tieman Scholarship Fund
Town of Albion Permanent Restricted Fund
Town of Albion Parks Department Permanent Fund
Town of Avilla Permanent Restricted Fund
Town of Albion Fire Department Non-Permanent Fund
Kay and Hazel Truelove Family Fund
Tulip Creek Nature Center Fund
VanMeter Scholarship Fund
Wawaka Alumni Scholarship Fund
Woodward W. (Woody) & Lucy B. Weeks
Memorial Fund
West Noble Ministerial Association Good Samaritan
Endowment Fund
West Noble Kids Program Development Fund
Windmill Capital Fund
George O. Witwer Fund
Clarence & Marie Woolf Scholarship Fund
Youth Events
Youth Opportunity Fund
Trent Zuehsow Memorial Scholarship Fund
Please be aware, the Noble County Community Foundation, Inc. board of directors has the variance power to change a restriction or condition on the distribution of funds for a specified charitable purpose or organization if the restriction or condition becomes unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment, or inconsistent with the charitable needs of the community.