November 2025

Choose Henry Flex Fund

2-for-1 Match

The Henry County Community Foundation has some exciting news to share…

We’re officially pursuing a new $750,000 Matching Fund Grant. Lilly Endowment Inc. has offered a 2-for-1 match for all gifts to the Choose Henry Flex Fund through GIFT IX’s Unrestricted Endowment Building. This is a major opportunity that could bring incredible momentum to the work happening right here at home.

Every $1 given to the Choose Henry Flex Fund will be matched with $2

That means more grants, more support for nonprofits, and more lasting solutions for the needs in our community for years to come.

Foundation News

As you think about your year-end giving, this season brings more than the usual reflections. It also brings new opportunities.

With the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) signed into law this summer, the tax landscape has shifted in ways that could influence how you give now and how you plan for the future.

We help unpack all of that and provide some year-end information on our website.

Tara joined the HCCF staff 4 years ago this November!

As our Office Manager & Accounting Assistant, Tara manages details big and small, keeping us organized, and making sure everything adds up just right.

We’re grateful for the care she brings to the Foundation each day. Cheers to 4 years, Tara!

Your Community Foundation Connection

All Aboard the Choose Henry Express!

We wanted to give our donors a chance to see their impact in action. So, at the end of October, we launched something new, the Choose Henry Express. This first-ever bus tour took Choose Henry donors on a journey to visit three local nonprofits that have received Choose Henry grants: Hagar’s Hope, God’s Grain Bin, and The Salvation Army of Henry County.

Full Story Here

HONORING OUR LOVED ONES

At the request of family members, the Foundation is honored to accept donations in memory of the following individuals.

October Memorials

Earline Carter

Wendy J. Cowan

Jonathan Davis

Charles E. Kurz

Alex Louks

Grandma Katie McClure

James and Betty Myers

Robert Parks

Karol Rich

Joy Elizabeth Sitler

Bill Smith

O.B. Smith

Chris Weidert

October Honorariums

Brandon Bowling

Collins Bowling

Natalie Estelle

Dr. Phyllis Grant

Lainey Hankenhoff

Frieda Hasek

Geneva Henderson

John Henderson

Susan Falck-Neal

Walter P. Chrysler High School -

Class of 1964

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WE LOVE

The following individuals made a contribution during the month of October

Richard Armstrong

Steven Austin

Sally Bayerle

Alan Beattey

Angela Beck

Kari Bergsagel

Amy Bradway

Kevin and Cindy Brown

Christina Brown

Mike and Patty Broyles

Maribeth Burton-Taylor

Terry Coffey

Tiffany Couch

Dale and Debra Cummins

Kailyn Davis

James Eason

Catherine Edwards

Rita Emsweller

Josh and Jan Estelle

Mike Feeney

Patricia Finley

Jennifer Fox

Kevin and Michelle Frazier

Stephanie Garrett

Brad and Lisa Garvin

Jayme Gehringer

Gail Ginther

Andrew Gosden

Stephanie Guinn

Duke Hamm

Rebecca Hawrot

Ann Todd Helstad

Rosemary Hilbert

Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service, Inc. Nancy Hook

Marietta Hoskins

Jerry and Judy Huddleston

Lynne Kem

Jordan Lebovitz & Tamara Brininger

Dr. John D. Lee

Dorothy Lefkowitz

Saundra Lewellen

Nancy Lewis

Amber Littleton

Kathryn Lorton

Serena Loveall

Magna Machine & Tool, Inc.

Beverly Matthews

Wylie and Ann McGlothlin

Nathan and Melissa Millikan

Corey Murphy

Kelly Myers

Marcia Nation

Marian Patricia Nation

Deborah Perry

John and Jane Pidgeon

Danny and Mary Jo Purtee

Ginger Jessop Rains

Raysville Friends Church

Chuck and Vickie Rhodes

Mary Richardson

Stephanie Robinson

Susan Scott

Ronald Seibel

Dorothy Shopp

Pamela Shortridge-Bond

Daniel Sitler

Brooke Slagle

Ken and Susan Smith

Todd Thalls

Scott and Norma Warnes

Mary White

Christopher and Lindsey Wilkey

Charles Willis

Ralph Willis

Victoria Willis

Robert and Anita Workman

Andrew and Anna Wright Smith

Kristy Zurbrick

Community Events

Destination Henry County

Stay up to date on great things happening in our community through this helpful page!

Find the Facebook page here

Attention local nonprofits and community event planners -

Do you have an event coming up that you want people to know about?

Send your event information and any additional photos to amber@henrycountycf.org to be included in our e-newsletter.

We want to help spread the word about great things happening in Henry County!

Your Foundation Staff

Jennifer

Fox

President and Executive Director

Carrie Barrett

Development Officer

Hilary

Bennett

Program

Director

Elizabeth

Eley

Administrative Assistant

Amber

Estelle

Communication and Donor Engagement Manager

Tara

Jacobi

Office Manager and

Accounting Assistant

Henry County Community Foundation

700 South Memorial Drive

PO Box 6006

New Castle, IN 47362

765.529.2235

info@henrycountycf.org

www.henrycountycf.org

Choose Henry Flex Fund

All Aboard the Choose Henry Express!

﻿Destination Henry County

Destination Henry County