LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., DECEMBER 22, 2025 – The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF), Inc. recently awarded a $1,000 proactive grant to the First Presbyterian Church of Aurora to help support the church’s Tuesday night Fourth Street Café outreach program. The grant is part of the Foundation’s annual program, through which each of the organization’s 15 volunteer board members recommends a $1,000 contribution. … Read More
$1,000 DCF GRANT HELPS TANNERY VALLEY UMC PURCHASE DEBIBRILLATOR
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., DECEMBER 19, 2025 – Dearborn Community Foundation Board member Gary Honchell “heard through the grapevine” that Tanner Valley United Methodist Church needed an Automated External Defibrillator but didn’t have all the funds to buy one. Honchell thought it would be an addition that might save someone’s life, so he recommended a $1,000 grant from the Foundation’s annual program, through … Read More
RVR GETS $1,000 DCF GRANT TO HELP EDUCATE INCARCERATED PEOPLE
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., DECEMBER 17, 2025 – Dearborn Community Foundation Board member Michael J. Hollenbeck has recommended a $1,000 grant to River Valley Resources for educational supplies, classroom materials for student assessment, and testing costs related to adult education at the Dearborn County Jail and the county’s juvenile center. The recommendation is part of the Foundation’s annual program, through which each … Read More
DEARBORN COUNTY 4-H BENEFITS FROM $1,000 DCF PROACTIVE GRANT
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., DECEMBER 15, 2025 – Dearborn County 4-H gives youth the chance to explore their interests, build life skills, and get involved in their communities. That’s why Dearborn Community Foundation Board member Bridget Davidson recommended the organization for a $1,000 proactive grant. The grant is part of the Foundation’s annual program, through which each of the organization’s 15 volunteer … Read More
THE COMMUNITY PROJECT RECEIVES $1,000 DCF GRANT TO HELP THOSE IN NEED
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., DECEMBER 12, 2025 – There is the community, and then there is The Community Project. Like hand in glove, The Community Project focuses on the core needs of struggling Dearborn County residents. A thousand dollars goes a long way for the group, said co-organizer Ken Maddin, who thanks Jeanne Lehn, the Dearborn Community Foundation Board member who recommended … Read More
2026 LILLY ENDOWMENT, DCF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
LAWRENCEBURG, INDIANA, DECEMBER 11, 2025 – Two Dearborn County high school seniors learned today that they are the 2026 recipients of a prestigious Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. The Dearborn Community Foundation (DCF) staff made surprise visits today to award full-tuition scholarships to East Central High School’s Tyler Stenger and Lawrenceburg High School’s Aiden Sirk. Each Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship provides … Read More
MILLER-YORK VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVE $1,000 DCF GRANT
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., DECEMBER 10, 2025 – Dearborn Community Foundation Board member Linda Gellert recently recommended $1,000 grant to the Miller-York Volunteer Fire Department through the annual DCF program that aids charitable and volunteer organizations that serve Dearborn County. “This donation will help with the general needs of the fire department. The donation is in sincere appreciation for the all-volunteer fire … Read More
CASA YOUTH AMBASSADORS LAND $1,000 DCF GRANT TO MENTOR KIDS
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., December 8, 2025 – They train, they host, they lead. And now the members of CASA’s Youth Ambassador Program have extra funding to mentor kids in the quest to build a drug-free community. The group received the grant as part of the Dearborn Community Foundation’s annual program, through which each of 15 volunteer board members recommends a $1,000 grant for … Read More
$1,000 DCF GRANT HELPS DILLSBORO SCHOOL ADDRESS STUDENT NEEDS
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., DECEMBER 4, 2025 – A $1,000 Dearborn Community Foundation grant was recently awarded to Dillsboro Elementary School to help faculty address some students’ food insecurities and need for basic hygiene and clothing. The grant was recommended by DCF Board member Casey Finnegan, a former Dillsboro Elementary student, as a part of the Foundation’s annual program, through which each … Read More
CAREGIVER DAD INSPIRES DCF GRANT TO ALZHEIMER’S GROUP
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind., December 2, 2025 – “I knew about Alzheimer’s Support Groups of Southeast Indiana due to the loss of my mother who suffered from Alzheimer’s. My father was the primary caregiver for my mom, and he was very grateful for the information and support he received from the support group during and after the passing of my mom.” Those powerful … Read More