CFP-LC 2026 Grant Recipients & Projects

Boost Grants:

  • Friends of Spring Mill State Park, $1,400, Improving Life for Our Snakes

  • Hoosier Trails Council, Inc., #145, $2,000, Underserved Pack Support

  • Mitchell Band Boosters, $1,427.80, Conducting the “Swarm”

  • North Lawrence Community Schools, $2,000, StarLab Expansion

  • Serenity Club of Bedford, $2,000, Serenity Club 2026

  • Youth First, Inc., 1,000, Youth First Student Assistance Program 2026

Impact Grants:

  • Bertha’s Mission, $5,000, 2026 Meals

  • NLHS Band and Music Boosters, $3,000, Making the Stars Shine

  • Hoosier Hills Food Bank, $5,000, 2026 Supplement Food Purchasing

  • Indian Creek VFD, $6,500, Seeing Through the Smoke

  • Lawrence Co. 4-H Council, Inc., $3,000, Superior STEAM Annual Pipeline Programs

  • Lawrence Co. 4-H Council, Inc., $8,000, Stowing Bits and Pieces

  • Marshall Township VFD, $6,000, Suited for Success

  • Mitchell City Youth League, $23,000, 400 Futures. Five Fields. One Community.

  • Pantry 279, Inc., $2,000, Summer Kids Food Program

  • Raptors Rise Rehabilitation Center, $2,500, Hoo Needs a New Home?

  • Salvation Army, Lawrence Co., $3,000, 2026 Emergency Assistance

  • Shawswick Volunteer Firefighters, $4,725, Boots on the Ground

  • Springville Community Assoc., $2,000, Systematic Safety

  • Stone City Alliance for Recover & Hope, $1,800, Men at Work

  • Stone City FOP #94, $5,000, Cops for Kids

  • White River Humane Society, $4,000, Love Them, Fix Them

Challenge Grants:

  • Fayetteville Community Lions Club, $10,000, Who’s on First? The award is a 1:1 challenge up to $10,000. At the end of the challenge, the matching funds will be awarded.

  • Mitchell Walking Club, $1,500, 2026 Back-to-School Sneaker Giveaway. Once the Walking Club raises an additional $500, they will receive their grant.

  • Town of Oolitic, $4,000, Movin’ Out! The town has been challenged to raise $3,300 toward their project. Once the funds are raised, they will receive their grant.

  • United Way of South Central Indiana, $2,000, Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Once UWSCI raises $2,000 toward the library, they will recive their grant.

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Pennington Grants:

  • Bertha’s Mission, $2,500, 2026 Meal Delivery Program

  • Christian Women’s Connection / Mitchell First Church of God, $,4000, Senior Helping Hands 2026

  • Hoosier Hills Food Bank, $3,000, 2026 Senior Supplemental Food

  • Huron Baptist Church, $1,500, Fifteen Families

  • Lawrence County Historical and Genealogical Society, $21,708.36, Light Up Your World

  • Lions club of Bedford, $3,000, 2026 Ramp Building

  • Seniors Citizens of Lawrence County, $2,000, 2026 OUR Senior Citizens

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