Unrestricted Funds
Giving HCCF the Flexibility to Respond to Our Community
Some of the most valuable charitable resources are those that can respond as a community changes.
HCCF’s unrestricted funds provide that flexibility. Rather than being limited to a particular organization or cause, these permanent funds allow HCCF to direct grants where they can make a difference as needs and opportunities emerge throughout Hendricks County.
Today, these funds come together through Stronger Together, HCCF’s approach to unrestricted giving and grantmaking. By combining resources established by individuals, families, businesses, and community leaders over many years, Stronger Together allows us to make larger, more meaningful grants while honoring the generosity and charitable purposes behind each fund.
It’s a simple idea: each fund has its own story, but together they can do more for Hendricks County.
Because these funds are endowed, they provide resources not just for the needs we know today, but for needs and opportunities we cannot yet anticipate.
Whicker Family Legacy Fund
The Funds Behind Stronger Together
HCCF’s unrestricted resources have been built over many years by people and organizations who wanted to give future generations the flexibility to respond to their own community. They include:
Deedee Daniel Opportunity Fund
Established in honor of HCCF’s founding Executive Director, Deedee Daniel, this unrestricted fund provides permanent support for changing needs and opportunities throughout Hendricks County.
Family Legacy Funds
Family Legacy Funds are named unrestricted endowment funds established by individuals, families, businesses, and groups who want to create a permanent charitable resource for Hendricks County. Together with HCCF’s other unrestricted funds, they provide flexible resources that can respond to community needs and opportunities for generations to come.
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Lincoln Federal Charitable Foundation Unrestricted Fund
Established by the Lincoln Federal Charitable Foundation following the merger of Lincoln Federal Savings Bank with First Merchants Bank, this permanent unrestricted fund continues Lincoln Federal’s tradition of supporting Hendricks County by providing flexible resources to address changing community needs and opportunities.
Hendricks County Tricentennial Fund
Established in 2016 in celebration of Indiana’s bicentennial, this fund was created with an unusually long view of the future. HCCF adds to the fund through annual grants and other contributions, with grantmaking scheduled to begin in Indiana’s tricentennial year—2116
The Directors' Unrestricted Fund
Created by HCCF’s Board of Directors, this permanent unrestricted fund supports charitable needs and opportunities throughout Hendricks County as they change over time.