| WELCOME to the Website of the Ohio County Community Foundation |
| Ohio County Community Foundation P.O. Box 170 591 Smart Drive Rising Sun, IN 47040 Phone: 812-438-9401 Fax: 812-438-9488 E-mail: pdickson@occfrisingsun.com |
| TYPES OF FUNDS |
| UNRESTRICTED FUNDS |
| Contributions and donations can be made to the Ohio County Community Foundation in several ways. Below is listed the types of funds available to anyone wishing to establish a fund or donate to an already existing fund. |
| DESIGNATED AGENCY FUNDS |
| DESIGNATED FUNDS |
| DONOR ADVISED FUNDS |
| SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS |
| Designated agency funds are funds established for one or more particular agencies or institutions that will be the recipients of the fund. |
Unrestricted funds are funds donated without stipulation or
conditions by donors who understand that a vital community is
constantly changing and give the Ohio County Community
Foundation Board of Directors maximum flexibility with
discretionary funds.
conditions by donors who understand that a vital community is
constantly changing and give the Ohio County Community
Foundation Board of Directors maximum flexibility with
discretionary funds.
| Designated funds are funds established for a particular organization specified by the donor. |
Donor Advised Funds are funds that the donor, or someone
designated by the donor, which may be a person or group with
expertise related to the purpose of the fund, advises or makes
recommendations to the foundation on the use of the grant dollars.
The recommendation may not be binding on the foundation,
which must remain free to not take the advice.
designated by the donor, which may be a person or group with
expertise related to the purpose of the fund, advises or makes
recommendations to the foundation on the use of the grant dollars.
The recommendation may not be binding on the foundation,
which must remain free to not take the advice.
| Scholarship funds are funds granted for scholarships with criteria specified by the donor. |
| FIELD OF INTEREST |
| ACORN SOCIETY |
Field of Interest funds are funds established by the donor for
special interests such as education,arts, youth, seniors or other
interests in particular.
special interests such as education,arts, youth, seniors or other
interests in particular.
The Ohio County Community Foundation has a society called
the Acorn Society. This society is made up of funds that are a
very important part of the future of Rising Sun and Ohio County.
Donors or Organizations who may have limited means, make
regular donations to a fund that, after maturity into an
endowment fund, will grant funds in the donors' areas of interest.
the Acorn Society. This society is made up of funds that are a
very important part of the future of Rising Sun and Ohio County.
Donors or Organizations who may have limited means, make
regular donations to a fund that, after maturity into an
endowment fund, will grant funds in the donors' areas of interest.
| Anyone can contribute to funds administered by OCCF by sending a gift to: Ohio County Community Foundation, PO Box 170, Rising Sun, IN 47040. Gifts may be made in memory or in honor of a friend or loved one. Donations to OCCF-administered funds are tax deductible in most cases. Consult your tax advisor for your personal tax deduction applicability. For more information concerning contributions to the Ohio County Community Foundation, please contact Christy Elbright, Administrative Assistant, at 812-438-9401 or celbright@occfrisingsun.com. For information concerning scholarships or grants, please contact Stephanie Elbright at 812-438-9401 or sscott@occfrisingsun.com. For information to establish an endowment fund within the Ohio County Community Foundation, please contact Peggy Dickson, Executive Director, at 812-438-9401 or pdickson@occfrisingsun.com. |