Scott County Community Foundation
Post Office Box 25
60 North Main Street
Scottsburg, Indiana 47170
United States
Mission
Growing and preserving charitable gifts to strengthen Scott County by looking forward and giving back
Most Meaningful Change
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which provides free books each month for children from birth through age five, continues to grow and exceed the Dollywood Foundation projections for children enrolled. While it is too early to evaluate the long-term effects of this program, we are confident it will increase early childhood literacy.
The Scott County Youth Grantmaking Council, which teaches philanthropy to youth in grades 5-12, also continues to grow, with over 40 members. The students learn about leadership, fundraising, grantmaking and community service.
We continue to work with the community foundations in Clark, Floyd, Harrison and Washington counties in the Education Matters Southern Indiana initiative, which seeks to increase the post-secondary educational attainment level for adults who have started but not yet completed some type of degree or certification.
1997 Year Founded
2 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$7,239,224 Endowment Value
$313,818 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Scott County Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | Post Office Box 25 |
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Address 2 | 60 North Main Street |
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City / Town | Scottsburg |
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State / Region | Indiana |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 47170 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | 60 North Main Street |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Scottsburg |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | IN |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | 47170 |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 812-752-2057 |
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Email | jaime.toppe@scottcountyfoundation.org |
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Website | www.scottcountyfoundation.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Jaime Toppe, Executive Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Jaime Toppe |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Executive Director |
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Year Founded | 1997 |
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Mission Statement | Growing and preserving charitable gifts to strengthen Scott County by looking forward and giving back |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 24,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 2 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 11 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $922,099 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $88,135 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $464,827 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $313,818 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $7,239,224 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | No role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | No role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | No role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | None |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Fair amount of time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | N/A |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Important but not central |
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Board reflective of community diversity | N/A |
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Building an endowment | N/A |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | N/A |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | N/A |
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Pursuing equity | N/A |
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Accountability to local people | Centrally important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | N/A |
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Community development | N/A |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Not at all |
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Health | Little |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Not at all |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Little |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Not at all |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Lot |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Little |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Never |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Never |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Never |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Advocacy | Never |
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Loaned staff | Rarely |
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Research | Never |
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Community needs assessment | Never |
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Leadership development | Never |
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Internships | Never |
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Providing space for local organizations | Never |
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Access to information technology | Rarely |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Never |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | No change |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | No change |
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Value of community assets | No change |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | No change |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | No change |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | No change |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | No change |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | No change |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Do not work in this sphere |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Do not work in this sphere |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Do not work in this sphere |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Do not work in this sphere |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Do not work in this sphere |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Do not work in this sphere |
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Quality of the environment | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Do not work in this sphere |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Do not work in this sphere |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Do not work in this sphere |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Do not work in this sphere |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Do not work in this sphere |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | N/A |
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Non-governmental organizations | N/A |
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Local government | N/A |
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National government | N/A |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | N/A |
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Businesses | N/A |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Very unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Very helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | N/A |
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Particular foundation | N/A |
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Other organization | N/A |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | No |
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Local people control what our organization does | No |
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Have local people represented on our board | No |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | No |
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All of our board is composed of local people | No |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | No |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Very unimportant |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Very unimportant |
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More volunteers | Very unimportant |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Very unimportant |
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Better local culture of giving | Very unimportant |
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Stronger civil society | Very unimportant |
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More responsive authorities | Very unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | The Dolly Parton Imagination Library, which provides free books each month for children from birth through age five, continues to grow and exceed the Dollywood Foundation projections for children enrolled. While it is too early to evaluate the long-term effects of this program, we are confident it will increase early childhood literacy.
The Scott County Youth Grantmaking Council, which teaches philanthropy to youth in grades 5-12, also continues to grow, with over 40 members. The students learn about leadership, fundraising, grantmaking and community service.
We continue to work with the community foundations in Clark, Floyd, Harrison and Washington counties in the Education Matters Southern Indiana initiative, which seeks to increase the post-secondary educational attainment level for adults who have started but not yet completed some type of degree or certification. |
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