Noble County Community Foundation Inc.

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Aug 8, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$8,347,693

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Grants paid to or on behalf of individuals. The majority of this is scholarship funds which are a large part of the foundation's funds held and of their 2012 programs. Nccf paid approximately 83 grants in scholarships to further the education of mainly high school seniors and adults. Three other grants of approximately 160 were made to or on behalf of individuals for health and human services.

Activity 3

Pulse: (philanthropists utilizing lifelong service and education) pulse consists of 17 members, 8th through 12th grade, from the three school corporations in noble county and 2 home schooled students. They conduct monthly service projects throughout the county. They provide an opportunity for not-for-profits to apply for grants each quarter not to exceed 1,000 each. They also gave proactive grants with remaining grant funds to organizations which they felt best served the needs of the community. This includes, but is not limited to, a free health clinic; food pantries; housing shelters; and other community welfare organizations. Their goal in providing these proactive grants was to help eliminate poverty. They gave out 14 grants in total. They conduct fund raising events to assist with operating costs of this program, as well as contribute to their own endowment fund on a regular basis. They are the noble county's young philanthropists that conduct education/training about philanthropy to elementary grades annually. In 2012 they had a 5k run known as the turkey trot fund raiser. They had 92 participants, 19 of which were pulse members. They also had a prom for"seniors", aged individuals. The purpose of this prom is to bridge generational gaps. There were approximately 106 attendees. Three or four former pulse students are now in college studying non-profit management/philanthropy.

Filer

EIN

35-1827247