Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF THE HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS TO INSPIRE AND ASSIST EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE PHILANTHROPY, PRODUCING POSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN HARRISON COUNTY. HCCF'S VISION IS TO GROW HARRISON COUNTY INTO THE BEST COMMUNITY TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY. HCCF VALUES GENEROSITY, INTEGRITY, SUSTAINABILITY, STEWARDSHIP, INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, INCLUSION, AND EXCELLENCE.
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE HARRISON COUNTY, INDIANA COMMUNITY. THIS INCLUDES SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT TO HARRISON COUNTY, INDIANA GRADUATING SENIORS
HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (HCCF) AND THE HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION (HCCF SO) HAVE A UNIQUE HISTORY. IN A RIVERBOAT GAMING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DATED MAY 15, 1996, RDI/CAESARS RIVERBOAT, LLC AGREED WITH THE HARRISON COUNTY, INDIANA GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE $5,000,000 TO CREATE THE FOUNDATION. THE AGREEMENT ALSO PROVIDED FOR A CONTINUING TRANSFER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CASINO TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BEGINNING IN 2000. IN ORDER TO MEET THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST AND CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS A PUBLIC FOUNDATION, THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION (HCCF SO) WAS CREATED. THIS HCCF SO IS A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION THAT IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY TO BENEFIT, PERFORM, AND CARRY OUT THE EXCLUSIVELY PUBLIC, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND OTHER PURPOSES OF THE HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HCCF SO IS COMPRISED OF THE SAME SITTING BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING OFFICERS, AS HCCF.THE MISSION OF THE HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS TO INSPIRE AND ASSIST EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE PHILANTHROPY, PRODUCING POSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN HARRISON COUNTY. HCCF'S VISION IS TO GROW HARRISON COUNTY INTO THE BEST COMMUNITY TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY. HCCF VALUES GENEROSITY, INTEGRITY, SUSTAINABILITY, STEWARDSHIP, INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, INCLUSION, AND EXCELLENCE.ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE CASINO ARE BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF GAMING REVENUE AND ARE SPLIT BETWEEN TWO ACCOUNTS IN THE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. THE MAJORITY, 75%, GOES INTO THE HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY FUND, WHICH THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT USES TO SUPPORT ITS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. THE REMAINING 25% IS USED BY THE FOUNDATION TO FUND ITS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, SUCH AS GRANT MAKING AND MATCHING GIFTS. BECAUSE OF THE UNRESTRICTED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CAESARS SOUTHERN INDIANA CASINO (FORMERLY HORSESHOE SOUTHERN INDIANA), HCCF HAS BEEN ABLE TO EMBARK ON SEVERAL AMBITIOUS PROJECTS. SOME OF THE RECENT PROJECTS HAVE INCLUDED:JUMP START PRESCHOOL HCCF SO FUNDED A FIVE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM THAT HAS SINCE BEEN EXTENDED WHICH ADDRESS KINDERGARTEN READINESS FOR CHILDREN FROM OUR LOW INCOME FAMILIES. HCCF ALSO COORDINATES WITH THE STATE OF INDIANA'S ON MY WAY PREK PROGRAM IN ORDER TO REACH AS MANY FAMILIES AS POSSIBLE WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR EXPANDED BENEFITS. MULTIPLE SITES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. DOCUMENTED RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THIS PRESCHOOL OPPORTUNITY IS MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE.GENESIS HOUSE (HARRISON COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE: REHABILITATE WOMEN'S TRANSITIONAL HOUSING) THE HARRISON COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION COALITION (HCSAPC) WAS AWARDED $171,000 TO MAKE RENOVATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE THAT BECAME GENESIS HOUSE, A TRANSITIONAL LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR WOMEN TO OVERCOME PAST DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. OF THE AMOUNT AWARDED, $13,300 CAME FROM HCCF BUILDER'S FUNDS, $1,200 CAME FROM FROM HCCF'S HEALTH AND SAFETY FIELD OF INTEREST ENDOWMENT FUND, AND THE REMAINDER CAME FROM THE FOUNDATION'S GENERAL UNRESTRICTED FUND.TOWN OF CORYDON STELLAR PROJECTS: RICE ISLAND, URBAN TRAIL, AND DOWNTOWN ENHANCEMENTS AS A PART OF THE $4 MILLION MULTI-YEAR COMMITMENT AWARDED IN 2016, THE TOWN OF CORYDON BEGAN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF RICE ISLAND. THE FORMER PARK LOCATED NEAR THE CORYDON SENIOR LOFTS, WILL BECOME A PARK AGAIN WITH TRAILS, RESTROOMS, AND A REMODELED AMPHITHEATER.METRO UNITED WAY - BUILD A BED PROJECT - IN OCTOBER A $5,000 GRANT WAS AWARDED TO METRO UNITED WAY TO SUPPORT ITS BUILD-A-BED PROJECT IN HARRISON COUNTY. THE PROJECT PROVIDED BEDS FOR 50 ELIGIBLE STUDENTS FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTH HARRISON SCHOOL DISTRICTS. EACH OF THESE STUDENTS ALSO RECEIVED A MATTRESS, BEDDING AND A FAMILY SUPPORT PACKAGE.JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF KENTUCKIANA INC. - JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT WAS AWARDED $6,750 TO PARTIALLY SUPPORT ITS FINANCIAL LITERACY, WORK READINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS FOR 1,800 HARRISON COUNTY STUDENTS AT LANESVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, NORTH HARRISON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND SOUTH HARRISON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. MAIN STREET CORYDON RECEIVED $5,000 TO ENHANCE AND REPLACE LIGHTING AND DECOR FOR THE ANNUAL LIGHT UP CORYDON EVENT. SCHOLARSHIPSSINCE 1998, THE HCCF SO HAS PROVIDED FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY A UNIVERSAL SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE WHICH HAS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, PAST HCCF BOARD MEMBERS, ONE CURRENT HCCF BOARD MEMBER AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL FROM EACH OF THE FOUR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS AS MEMBERS.THE BUILDING OUR FUTURE (BOF) SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO HARRISON COUNTY RESIDENT GRADUATING STUDENTS. THE BOF RECIPIENTS RECEIVE $2,500 A YEAR RENEWABLE FOR FOUR YEARS FOR A TOTAL OF $10,000 EACH. THE NUMBER OF BOF AWARDS ARE DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE HCCF BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED PRIMARILY UPON SENIOR CLASS SIZE AS REPORTED BY THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN JANUARY. HCCF SO PROVIDES FUNDING FOR A $20,000 SCHOLARSHIP AT EACH OF THE FOUR HARRISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS TO A STUDENT PLANNING TO ATTEND INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST. THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION INCLUDING VOCATIONAL AND TRADE PROGRAMS. HCCF SO PROVIDES FUNDING FOR NON-RENEWABLE VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL.ADULT SCHOLARSHIPSBEGINNING IN 2013, HCCF BEGAN AWARDING ADULT SCHOLARSHIPS. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE RESIDENCY IN HARRISON COUNTY AND BE AT LEAST 25 YEARS OLD, AS OF THE DATE OF APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE. A MAXIMUM OF $5,000 PER RECIPIENT, PER CALENDAR YEAR MAY BE AWARDED. APPLICANTS MUST BE WORKING TOWARDS A VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATE, ASSOCIATES DEGREE OR BACHELOR'S DEGREE.ALL SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED USING OBJECTIVE AND NONDISCRIMINATORY SELECTION PROCESSES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Steve A Gilliland | CEO (PART-YEAR) | 3 | $0 |
| Julie Moorman | CEO (PART-YEAR) | 3 | $0 |
| Scott Estes | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Douglas Sellers | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan Pierson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brian Lahue | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Pam D Carmichael | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Pat Book | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeff Shireman | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jeremy Kirkham | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mike Woertz | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ryan Hanger | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Taylor Johnson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carol Hoehn | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Leanne Cunningham | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Leslie Robertson | VICE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brett Stilwell | CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Barbara Middleton | PAST CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
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