The Community Foundation of Elkhart County and United Way of Elkhart & LaGrange Counties have partnered to establish a COVID-19 Community Response Fund to support local families and nonprofits through this rapidly developing health and economic crisis.
The fund will support nonprofit and other community organizations engaging in immediate basic needs relief, short-term response and longer-term recovery in Elkhart County.
If you are in need of assistance, please:
visit 211’s COVID-19 page or dial 2-1-1
RESOURCES
If you are an individual in need of assistance:
United Way 2-1-1 is a hotline with local resource navigators that are the best way to find local resources. You can call 2-1-1 or visit the Indiana page on COVID-19.
Elkhart County Blue Sheet is a set of resources including food assistance, child care, mental health resources, and more, curated by Elkhart County Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD)
Resources for nonprofit leaders:
COVID-19 Resource Hub | Indiana Philanthropy Alliance
4 Ways to Engage Major Donors During the Covid-19 Crisis | The Chronicle of Philanthropy
A comparison of popular Collaboration Platform Software
Fundraising in a time of crisis | Video Discussion | Loring, Sternberg & Associates
Resources for early childhood education centers:
Back Stronger Fund: Early Learning Indiana | Grants up to $40,000 from Early Learning Indiana beginning May 19th
Guidance for Early Childhood Centers and FSSA Grant Opportunities | Indiana Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning
Major donations ($1,000+) to the COVID-19 Community Response Fund
| Anonymous Donor - 'Secret Santa' | $300,000 |
| Lilly Foundation & Indiana United Ways ERI Grant | $100,000 |
| United Way of Elkhart & LaGrange Co. | $80,000 |
| Community Foundation of Elkhart Co. | $80,000 |
| Bill & Kristin Fenech | $75,000 |
| Meijer | $52,000 |
| 1st Source Bank Foundation | $44,000 |
| American Electric Power Foundation | $22,000 |
| Winnebago | $10,000 |
| United Way Worldwide | $10,000 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $10,000 |
| Sugar Grove Church | $8,000 |
| Joseph S. Shoemaker | $8,000 |
| Martin's Super Markets | $6,080 |
| Key Bank Foundation | $5,000 |
| Renaissance Charitable Fdn. on behalf of Karch Stewart Charitable Fund | $5,000 |
| Winnebago Industries Foundation | $5,000 |
| Ora S. Troyer Trust | $4,000 |
| PNC Bank | $5,000 |
| NIPSCO | $3,000 |
| Philip & Anne Shenk | $2,900 |
| Nicole Hardy | $2,550 |
| First Federal Savings Bank Fund | $1,000 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Blyly | $1,000 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Myrl Nofziger | $1,000 |
| Mr. & Mrs. F. Richard Snyder | $1,000 |
| Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Wells | $1,000 |
| Suzanne Blosser | $1,000 |
| Blue Knights IN VIII | $1,000 |
Grants made from the COVID-19 Community Response Fund
| Elkhart Com. Schools/Lifeline | Food for Elkhart students | $1,000 |
| The Crossing | eLearning Support | $15,000 |
| REAL Services | Elkhart Co. Meals on Wheels | $5,610 |
| Ronald McDonald House | Evening meals for families | $1,150 |
| Women's Care Center | Family emergency assistance | $6,000 |
| CAPS | Parent Aide | $2,500 |
| Mosaic Health & Healing | Telemedicine and mental health | $5,130 |
| St Paul's UMC/Saving Grace | Elderly assistance | $5,000 |
| Church Community Services | Feed working families | $5,000 |
| Lifeline | Feed Elkhart families | $5,000 |
| Cultivate Culinary | Backpack Program | $12,000 |
| Oaklawn | Telemedicine | $30,000 |
| The Window | Food insecurity mitigation | $9,790 |
| ADEC | Sanitation kits and PPE | $7,000 |
| Food pantries of Elkhart Co. | Bulk food purchase from Meijer | $7,342 |
| Feed the Children | Feed the Children Project | $8,000 |
| Faith Mission | Free walk in meals | $5,000 |
| Center for Healing & Hope | Testing for uninsured | $60,000 |
| REAL Services | Emergency food for seniors | $24,000 |
| Heart City Health | Childcare cost assistance | $5,871 |
| First Mennonite Church of Middlebury | Middlebury food pantry | $10,000 |
| Ryan's Place | Grief counseling training | $1,740 |
| Council on Aging | Transportation, in home care | $10,000 |
| Rose Garden Recovery Comm. | COVID relief | $1,000 |
| Local hospitals, responders, and nursing homes | KN95 respirator masks | $75,000 |
| YWCA | Safe Haven Shelter | $5,185 |
| Iglesia Bautista el Refugio | Time to Give | $5,750 |
| New Beginnings Family Worship Cntr. | Feeding the Whole Man | $4,500 |
| Bristol Comm. Food Pantry | Increased volume | $4,000 |
| AIDS Ministries | Telehealth & communication | $4,250 |
| Church Community Services | Anonymous donor designation | $100,000 |
| Faith Mission | Anonymous donor designation | $100,000 |
| Guidance Ministries | Homeless care program | $2,951 |
| Beacon Health Foundation | Free mobile unit testing | $12,000 |
| Middlebury Day Care | Childcare for nurse | $525 |
| Latinos Pro Education | Food, diapers for families | $7,350 |
| LaCasa | 211 Navigator | $17,680 |
| Goshen College | Student relief | $25,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Elkhart Co. | PPE, temp scanners, safe work | $7,980 |
| Salvation Army of Elkhart | Collaborative COVID-19 working families assistance | $60,000 |
| Women's Care Center | Diapers, formula, emergency assistance | $6,000 |
| Latinos Pro Education | At-risk food distribution | $5,400 |
| Elkhart Community Schools | ECS staff childcare | $950 |