Adams County Community Foundation

Attention Nonprofit Organizations serving Adams County, IN!

The ACCF Summer Grant cycle is approaching next month.

ACCF Summer Grant Cycle due date: Wed, July 8, 2026 by 4pm.
*Please remember to submit 10 copies

Shown: South Adams BPA participants, Lindsay LeFever, Ava Schmit, Kapri Bixler, and Olivia Oswalt (unavailable for this picture, Ricky Wang) at the 2026 National BPA Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Adams County Community Foundation awarded South Adams School a grant for the Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference.

To get your grant application, please visit www.AdamsCountyFoundation.org

A few more Decatur Sculpture Tour pictures from today (June 13). Please share this post. Thank you.

15th Decatur Sculpture Tour was today (June 13) and the exhibits this year are impressive. Which one is your favorite? Vote for your people’s choice.

The Adams County Community Foundation (ACCF) awarded a grant to Area 18 Cooperative for Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Program through the Center of Transportation Safety, which took place at Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District (MSD). This program was offered to Adams and Wells County high school seniors.

Shown: Representing two counties and shown with the truck used to train: Lydia Schell (Adams), Emmitt Fiechter (Wells), Zander Frauhiger (Wells), Shelly Chappell (instructor), Max Byerly (Adams), Lucas Goodrich (Wells).

Hope to see a full auditorium (Bellmont) for the Patriotic Pops, Sunday, June 28, 7:30pm.

⭐️The Fort Wayne Philharmonic is coming to Bellmont High School Auditorium for Patriotic Pops — and you’re invited!

❤️ Sunday, June 28
🕢 7:30 PM
❤️Doors Open: 6:45 PM

This FREE performance celebrates America’s 250th Anniversary and the Adams County Community Foundation 35th Anniversary.

Don’t miss this special evening filled with incredible music and patriotic pride!

Attention 2026-2027 School Year High School Seniors!

For Adams County high school seniors interested in applying for the ACCF / Lilly Scholarship, this application is available on the ACCF website now. www.AdamsCountyFoundation.org
This due date is Wednesday, September 9, by 4:00pm.

Questions? E: [email protected] / T: 260.724.3939

Shown: Sylvia Scheumann, ACCF scholarship executive committee member is presenting the 2026 ACCF Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship to Reagan Bollenbacher, South Adams senior. Reagan is shown with her parents Joni and Vince Bollenbacher of rural Berne.

On-Track/Non-Traditional College Scholarship Application due date this Wednesday!

On-Track/Non-Traditional College Scholarship Application due date: Wednesday, June 3 at 4pm.

If you think you are a renewal student, please contact Deb Cook at [email protected]

If a college bound student has not received an ACCF scholarship this calendar year, likely, they are eligible to apply. This applies to all Adams County, Indiana residents of all ages.

Please visit the www.AdamsCountyFoundation.org to get your application.

Questions? Please call the ACCF for a no-obligation appointment at (260) 724-3939 or email: [email protected].

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The Adams County Community Foundation (ACCF) is pleased to announce that McMillen Health in Ft. Wayne was recently awarded a grant to provide preventative health education sessions to Adams County preschool to senior high school students.

McMillen Health presents a variety of classes that teach general health, nutrition and fitness, drug, alcohol, and to***co prevention, brush-oral health education, social and emotional health, human growth, and development. Youth programs are available in Adams County’s classrooms through outreach, online with interactive distance learning, prerecorded for weather related closures via E-Learning and at the McMillen Health Center for field trips. The programs align with Indiana and National Academic Standards and measure student knowledge gained. Fairchild added that this grant provided preventive health education program sessions to 75+ Adams County youth in grades preschool -12.

Nate Fellman, McMillen Health grant writer, expressed appreciation to the ACCF for the support to help Adams County students learn about living a healthier lifestyle. Lettie also noted that this grant provided four preventative health education sessions to 167 Adams County students.” K

This ACCF grant was made possible through unrestricted fund sponsored by the Marcus Moses and John & Sadie Snow Community Enrichment funds.

The Adams County Community Foundation (ACCF) recently awarded a grant to Community Harvest Food Bank for Adams County Farm Wagon Program. The Farm Wagon Program makes weekly stops in Adams County to distribute fresh produce, dairy products, and other healthy foods directly to families in need with a drive-through distribution. In Adams County, the Farm Wagon distributes food on Wednesdays at 9:00am at the Don Ray Memorial Park (115 Memorial Dr., Monroe, IN). The Farm Wagon distributions generally last about one hour and is on a first come, first serve basis.

Nehemiah Godsey, Community Harvest Food Bank grant writer, expressed appreciation to the ACCF for this support which has provided 206,586 pounds of food to Adams County families in need in 2024. Louise Ray, ACCF board president and grants committee member noted that the ACCF is pleased to be able to support Community Harvest Food Bank and their efforts to provide food to families in our community.

This ACCF grant was made possible through unrestricted fund sponsored by the John & Kay Boch Fund. John Boch was the Decatur postmaster and Kay Boch was the owner of the popular ‘Kiddie Shop’ on Second Street in Decatur. Though deceased, they are leaders in the philanthropic giving in Adams County. Establishing a supporting organization in the ACCF in 1996, this fund has provided stability to the Foundation. Growing the fund to over $5,000,000, nephew Robert Boch was very dutiful as he managed the investment and the distribution of the grants and scholarships.

The Adams County Community Foundation (ACCF) is pleased to announce that Indiana Women in Need (IWIN) Foundation has recently awarded a grant for Adams County Survivor Support. Indiana Women in Need provide support for women experiencing breast cancer. With this grant award, IWIN provided support to Adams County Cancer patients with necessary items need for their treatment and to help with other experiences. If you know someone that could use this assistance, please contact IWIN at (317) 475-0565 or email: [email protected].

This ACCF grant was made possible through unrestricted fund sponsored by the Elizabeth ‘Liz’ DeVoss Community Enrichment Fund.

Elizabeth “Liz’ DeVoss Memorial Fund was established by ‘Liz’s’ friends, Dan and Bette Ross. They report that Liz made a significant impact in many people’s lives in Adams County. The average person would never know this as she worked with a special group of people who tried to keep their abuse confidential and lives private. Elizabeth was a tireless fighter for crime victims. Her of work centered around women and children.

Pictured: - Debbie Laswell, Indiana Women in Need (IWIN) Foundation Development, Program Director and grant writer is with Sue Wynne, IWIN Foundation Operations Director after learning they got an Adams County Community Foundation (ACCF) grant award. The IWIN organization’s mission is to serve breast cancer patients by relieving emotional, physical, and financial burdens.