Steuben County Community Foundation teams up with Community Foundations of DeKalb, LaGrange, and Noble Counties to host a regional grant writing workshop series facilitated by Dr. Kelly Corey. Designed to build confidence and capacity among nonprofit professionals, the three-part series offered practical tools for securing funding and sustaining impact. 6-Part AI Workshop to come this fall!

Sweet Thanks: Celebrating Volunteers & Nonprofits

With support from a $15,000 grant from the Steuben County Community Foundation, Easterseals Northeast Indiana launched an exciting initiative that’s helping to level the playing field for individuals with disabilities. In 2024, the ES Gaming project brought together youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) from Steuben County and beyond to build confidence, workforce readiness, and friendships through online gaming.

Youth philanthropy pod Forever Improving Steuben County Together (FIST) recently presented their annual review to area school administrators, local government leaders, and members of the Steuben County Community Foundation (SCCF) board and staff.

This fall, FIST opened its grant cycle from August 1st to October 31st to grant a total of $7,243.54 to six local nonprofits & seven initiatives that aligned with FIST’s mission statement.

Ten F.I.S.T. members travelled to Alabama to learn how to be better leaders and to communicate with other youth pods from different parts of the United States.

The Steuben County Community Foundation has received a grant of $3,007,200 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through the Community Leadership Implementation Grants component of the eighth phase of its Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII) initiative.

The Steuben County Community Foundation is pleased to announce Ashland Benner of Fremont High School as the recipient of the 2025 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship for Steuben County.

“Sheets Family Park has been designed with everyone in mind,” said Carmyn Hottell, Director of Community Engagement & Leadership at the Steuben County Community Foundation. “It’s a place where kids, families and individuals of all abilities and backgrounds can come together to play and feel a true sense of belonging with one another.”

The Steuben County Community Foundation celebrated another successful year in helping the community prosper thanks to the generosity of its citizens and donors.

The Steuben County Community Foundation recently hosted an Effective Communications workshop at Trine University for local non-profit organizations at Trine University.