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The Community Foundation of Howard County, Inc. makes a positive difference in our community. We help people who are passionate about giving back to our community, take the lead on community initiatives and partner with nonprofit organizations to support a broad range of projects that make a positive impact. Browse our Web site for more information about our work, and see the difference that philanthropy can make!
The Community Foundation Serving Howard, Clinton and Carroll Counties was recently notified that it has again met the nation’s highest philanthropic standards for operational quality, integrity and accountability.
National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations is an accreditation program that establishes legal, ethical effective practices for community foundations. This is the fifth time the Foundation has met these standards. The first accreditation was met in 2006 and accreditation has been maintained ever since. Read more.
The Community Foundation of Howard County has awarded $79,947 in competitive grants during the second half of 2021. Combined with the first half total of $39,200, this brings the total of competitive grants awarded to $119,147 for the year. Read more.
Chole McKay and Megan York have been named recipients of four-year, full-tuition scholarships as the Community Foundation of Howard County 2022 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars. Chole, daughter of Jason and Amber McKay, is a Taylor High School student. Megan, daughter of John York and Ann Cronkhite, is a Northwestern High School student.
The Community Foundation of Howard County recognized the accomplishments of the other finalists with $1,500 scholarships. They are Madelyn Duncan and Isaac Elkin from Kokomo High School; Katarina Grube, Northwestern High School; and Alana Johnson, Taylor High School. Read more.
The Community Foundation Serving Howard, Clinton and Carroll Counties has received a Large-Scale Community Leadership Grant of $4,986,515 through the seventh phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VII) initiative. The grant will support efforts to establish a medically assisted Drop-In Engagement Center in Howard County, with regional collaborative partnership locations in Carroll and Clinton counties. Read more.
The Community Foundation of Howard County received a Planning Grant through the Lilly Endowment Inc. Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow Community Leadership Initiative.
This funding allowed the Foundation to evaluate our local landscapes and identify and prioritize community needs and assets, develop a deeper understanding of what our roles should be within the community, strengthen relationships with local stakeholders and potential collaborators, build internal capacities to act as an effective leader, and prioritize and develop strategies to address high-priority challenges and opportunities.
The Community Foundation did this by conducting 16 community conversations in Howard County to determine the emerging aspirations that citizens feel are important to the future well-being and growth of our community. The conversations revealed four aspirations: mentally healthy/drug-free, safe, economically healthy and culturally diverse.
Howard County Community Conversation Report
Following the community conversations, the Foundation invited key service providers/experts to participate in a Taking Effective Community Action (TECA) Meeting related to each aspiration. The TECA approach is a part of the Harwood Method of turning outward to enable communities to become a collective force for change. During these meetings service providers were invited to share current programs and services being offered in the area of the specific aspiration and actions that would make a difference in the community.
TECA Report – Mentally Healthy/Drug-Free
TECA Report – Safe
TECA Report – Economically Healthy
TECA Report – Culturally Diverse
The process also included a compilation of major community assessments throughout Howard County, as well as strategic community plans that were conducted within the last three years.
Howard County Assessments Report
We invite you to use these findings as a way to learn more about your community and to create opportunities and actions through collaboration for positive impact.
Howard County's current net worth is $3.57 billion. Over the next 50 years, Howard County is expected to transfer $3.5 billion to the next generation. If everyone gave 5 percent to the Community Foundation, total grantmaking would increase $2.58 million per year. Watch the video to learn the impact on Howard County.
