Pike County
Community Foundation
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The Pike County Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Community Foundation Alliance, a network of nine community foundations serving counties in southwestern Indiana. The Alliance provides management and administrative expertise to county-wide community foundations, empowering each to promote philanthropy, build endowment and improve wellbeing in our local communities. Learn more!
Recent News
The 2026 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is now available in Pike County through the Pike County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation Alliance. The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) will provide 147 scholarships statewide and one scholarship in Pike County. LECSP scholarships may be used for otherwise unreimbursed full tuition, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $900 per year. The special allocation may cover the costs for required books and required equipment for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis, leading to a baccalaureate degree at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university. The program, administered statewide by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) and locally in Pike County through the Pike County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation Alliance, is open to all Indiana residents who: graduate from an accredited Indiana high school by 2026 and receive their diploma no later than June 30, 2026; intend to pursue a full-time baccalaureate course of study at an eligible college or university in Indiana; and meet the criteria specific to Pike County Community Foundation. Visit pikecountycf.org/lilly-endowment-community-scholarship-program for complete information regarding the Pike County application criteria. Students can learn more about the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship in Pike County and apply for this scholarship by visiting the Pike County Community Foundation website. Applications must be completed and submitted by August 25, 2025, to be considered. Applications will be evaluated on, but not limited to, the following criteria: class rank, grade transcripts, financial need, school activities, honors and awards, work history, statement of goals, letters of recommendation, and community and volunteer activities. Three finalists will be nominated by the Pike County Community Foundation, and their names will be submitted to ICI for final selection of the recipients. Scholarship recipients will be notified in December. Lilly Endowment created LECSP for the 1997-98 school year and has supported the program every year since with tuition grants totaling more than $505 million. More than 5,400 Indiana students have received Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships since the program’s inception. The primary purposes of LECSP are: 1) to help raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana; 2) to increase awareness of the beneficial roles Indiana community foundations can play in their communities; and 3) to encourage and support the efforts of current and past Lilly Endowment Community Scholars to engage with each other and with Indiana business, governmental, educational, nonprofit and civic leaders to improve the quality of life in Indiana generally and in local communities throughout the state. Pike County Community Foundation is again pleased to offer LECSP for its 29th year in Pike County. “The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program offers an amazing opportunity for students to pursue higher education with financial support, enabling them to achieve their career goals,” said Laura Hazelman, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact.
The Pike County Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2025 Community Good Grants Program. Nonprofit organizations serving Pike County are invited to apply now through Tuesday, July 22, 2025. Community Good Grants are awarded to charitable partners addressing a wide range of local needs. Funding is available to support programs an d projects that make a meaningful impact in Pike County communities. Organizations can find detailed grant guidelines and submit their application online at pikecountycf.org/community-good-grants-program . For questions or assistance, please contact Laura Hazelman, Regional Director of Community Engagement and Impact, at 812.254.9355 or lhazelman@communityfoundationalliance.org.
The Pike County Community Foundation distributed more than $39,000 to 21 local Pike County students from its Community Scholarship Program. These scholarships are funded by generous donors who have established a scholarship fund with the Pike County Community Foundation. This year’s scholarship gala to celebrate and recognize these exceptional students was held at First Baptist Church, where fund founders, recipients, and parents got together. In addition to announcing the recipients, the Regional Director of Community Engagement & Impact, Laura Hazelman reflected on how important the community is in stewarding education in Pike County. “We are deeply grateful to the generous fund founders and donors who make these scholarship awards possible through the Pike County Community Foundation. Their investment in the education of our youth is truly life-changing for each recipient. Selecting scholarship recipients is a thoughtful and rigorous process, carried out by a dedicated committee of Foundation Advisory Board members and community volunteers. We appreciate their commitment and care. It’s never an easy decision—Pike County is home to many outstanding students,” said Hazelman. Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Community Scholarship Program! Mary F. Curtis Scholarship - Xavery Weisman Schafer Pike County Community Foundation Scholarship - Conner Loveless Emery and Edna Boger Scholarship - Lainey Leighty Winslow High School Alumni Association Scholarship - Lillian Deffendoll Carroll-Wyatt Scholarship - Eve Burns Otwell School Alumni Association Scholarship - Emma Hunt Pike Central High School Alumni Association Scholarship - Jayla Harris Harrell and LaVern Shoultz Scholarship - Makynna Satterfield Winslow Eagles Memorial Scholarship - Baylie Rainey Petersburg High School Alumni Association Scholarship - Blaine Barnett Dr. And Mrs. William A. Weathers and Betty B. Wyatt Memorial Scholarship - Caden Fausnaugh Claud W. and Lois Kemp Family Scholarship - Riley Russell Roger Knight Family Scholarship - Brenton Fryrear Arlis Jack Hief and Martha Gregory Hief Music Scholarship - Conner Loveless Joe and Libbie Dedman Scholarship - Karly Morson Petersburg First United Methodist Church Memorial Scholarship - Hayden Goins Kenny Veale Memorial Scholarship - Carter Blackwell Darwin and Grace Youngs Scholarship - Heaven Thompson Petersburg High School Class of 1959 Scholarship - Andrew Woods Si & Mary Ashley Family Scholarship - Makynna Satterfield Lawrell Hilgeman Memorial Scholarship/Pike Optimist of Petersburg, IN - Eli Arnold Pike County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship - Maddox Hunt Dessie Mae (Bruce) Griffith Scholarship - Kaden Englert
