Wabash Valley Community Foundation

Community Foundation Announces More than $4.6 Million in Grants

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:29:24 +0000

The Wabash Valley Community Foundation has announced more than $4.6 million in grants to support projects designed to improve quality of life and quality of place across Clay, Sullivan and Vigo counties.

Through its Partners for Progress initiative, the Community …

Over $200,000 Awarded in First Education Grants Under New Competitive Grants Process

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:15:39 +0000

The Wabash Valley Community Foundation has awarded $200,250 in Education Pillar grants to eight organizations serving Vigo County, marking the first grant cycle completed under the Community Foundation’s newly restructured competitive grant process.

The grants support a wide range of …

Phil Redenbarger

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:50:53 +0000

Philip Dale Redenbarger was born December 21, 1944, in Brazil, Indiana to Donald and Elizabeth Redenbarger. He began his education in a one-room brick schoolhouse in Hoosierville and continued at Jackson Township Elementary, Brazil High School, Rose Hulman Institute of …

Community Foundation Awards Over $977,000 in Designated Grants

Mon, 04 May 2026 19:27:50 +0000

The Community Foundation recently distributed grants totaling more than $977,000 to approximately 130 area nonprofit organizations in Clay, Sullivan and Vigo counties.

The grants are the annual distribution generated from endowment funds that donors have designated for specific organizations. Known …

Friends of Indiana Theater

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:58:36 +0000

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Robert Dean “Bobby” Dennany, Jr.

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:41:57 +0000

Robert Dean “Bobby” Dennany, Jr. was born August 11, 1952, in Long Island, N.Y., to Robert Sr. and Gloria (Bedino) Dennany. Bobby graduated from Garfield High School in 1970 and from Indiana State University in 1974 with a bachelor’s degree …

Chris Charles Koehler

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:51:53 +0000

Chris Charles Koehler was born on October 18, 1933, to Herman Carl and Ruth Reid Koehler. He grew up on his family farm in rural Center Point.

Chris was a loyal supporter of the Center Point community where he spent …

Over $400,000 Awarded through the “Creating a Better Tomorrow” Initiative

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 19:03:20 +0000

The Wabash Valley Community Foundation awarded five grants totaling $400,379 through its “Creating a Better Tomorrow” initiative, which aims to address issues related to mental health, substance use and/or homelessness in Clay, Sullivan and Vigo counties.

Funded by an anonymous …

Charlotte Shike

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:32:54 +0000

Charlotte was born December 23rd, 1936 in Paris, Illinois to Kenneth Edward Taylor and Mary Elizabeth Dugger Taylor. She was raised in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Charlotte was a 1954 Graduate of Garfield High School where she was a cheerleader and …

Dixie Rudy

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:28:59 +0000

Dixie Y. Rudy was born on March 6, 1937, in Albion, Illinois, to Samual Earl Tait and Hazel Etheridge Tait. She graduated from Richmond High School in Richmond, Indiana, in 1956, and went on to build a life defined by …