The Porter County Community Foundation was presented with a $40,000 check from NIPSCO in support of the Foundation’s Tomorrow Starts Today campaign.
“NIPSCO fosters a corporate culture of giving back to the communities we are privileged to serve,” said Rick Calinski, NIPSCO Public Affairs Manager. “While this donation is to one nonprofit, NIPSCO feels this facility will positively impact the community as the Foundation will now be able to offer space and capacity building to other nonprofit organizations in Porter County.” Calinski also noted that the donation will allow the new facility to incorporate many energy saving investments.
The $6.5 million Tomorrow Starts Today campaign is raising funds to renovate a former medical center, located at 1401 Calumet, into the Center for Community Philanthropy, which will include a nonprofit conference center and permanent home for the Foundation. The campaign efforts will also create an endowment match for local nonprofits and grow the Foundation’s endowed funds to expand its annual grantmaking.
“We are especially grateful for NIPSCO’s gift to this campaign as it has allowed us to integrate a number of key energy efficiencies into the project,” said Barb Young, President of the Porter County Community Foundation. “It is important to us that we do everything possible to minimize our impact on the environment and to help ensure the long term sustainability of the facility.”
The Porter County Community Foundation inspires giving and engages the community to improve lives in Porter County. The Foundation awards nearly $2 million in scholarships and grants to nonprofit organizations annually. To learn more about the Foundation, contact the staff at (219) 465-0294 or visit portercountyfoundation.org.