TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – The Wabash Valley Community Foundation awarded nearly $130,000 in community grants.
The award ceremony was held at the Terre Haute Convention Center Thursday afternoon.
The money was split among 10 Vigo County nonprofits.
- YMCA of the Wabash Valley – $20,000
- CANDLES Holocaust Museum & Education Center – $25,000
- Down Syndrome Indiana – $4,500
- Hendricks County Child Advocacy Center (Susie’s Place) – $8,725
- Sheldon Swope Art Museum – $15,000
- Team of Mercy – $15,000
- Terre Haute Area Meals on Wheels – $6,000
- Vigo County Commissioners – $5,000
- Terre Haute South Touchdown Football Booster Club – $5,500
- Vigo County Education Foundation – $25,000
At the event, the Community Foundation also announced that Lilly Endowment’s GIFT Initiative will be matching $2 for each $1 donated to current and future community grants from the foundation until funding runs out.