OHOP funds Cribbing Materials

OHOP funds Cribbing Materials

Most members of Open Hearts, Open Purses had not considered the intricate dangers an accident scene can pose to first responders. Heavy vehicles, steep embankments, muddy or icy conditions can all affect an accident scene. Extricating passengers in these conditions is...
Creating a love of learning

Creating a love of learning

For an entire decade, South Madison Community Foundation was a proud affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Through donor support, including a $10,000 start-up grant from the members of Open Hearts, Open Purses, South Madison Community Foundation...
Harless Educational Assistance Fund

Harless Educational Assistance Fund

Harless Scholarship Application The value of a college education is incalculable. Not solely a means to greater financial security, degrees open the door to certain professions – even callings – that would be otherwise closed. Developing the mind should be...
The Power of Friendship

The Power of Friendship

“Best Buddies envisions a world where people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are so successfully integrated into schools, workplaces and communities that its current efforts and services will be unnecessary. Until that vision becomes a reality,...
Begley Legacy Fund

Begley Legacy Fund

During a 2003 fundraising campaign in which donations to the South Madison Community Foundation were matched $2 for $1 by Lilly Endowment, Dr. Robert Begley and Mrs. Linda Begley donated $10,000 to open a fund to benefit South Madison County’s future. Under Foundation...