Individuals who have included the Blue River Community Foundation in their estate plans are members of the Foundation’s Pillar Society.

Members who have already established an active fund (or funds), and have also indicated that an additional gift will be made as part of their estate plan. To learn more about these funds, visit the Give To A Cause section.

Tim and Diane Barrick

Justin Robert Barrick Fund

John C. DePrez, Jr. & Amelia (Lee) Marks

DAM Fund
DePrez Family Community Fund
John C. & Martha Jane DePrez Fund
Marks-DePrez Community Arts Fund
POP!/Protect Our Plant! Fund

Russell and Alecia Gross

Major & Carla Gross Memorial Fund
Russell & Alecia Gross Scholarship Fund

William and Elaine Haehl

Elaine & Bill Haehl Endowment for BRCF Operations Fund
Haehl Family Fund

Mark Hauk

Timothy M. Hauk Fund for Shares Inc. of Shelby County Fund

Joe Landwerlen

Arthur & Hazel McKenney Scholarship Fund
Joe & Ruth Landwerlen Scholarship Fund
Kathy Callahan Marcum Scholarship Fund
Linda L. Landwerlen Scholarship Fund

Lee and Rose McNeely

McNeely Family Fund

Paul and Nancy Nolting

Nolting Family Fund
Nolting Family Scholarship Fund

John Ruble

Jody’s Kids

Janet Wortman

Janet Wortman Scholarship Fund

Robert Wortman

Bob & Sue Wortman Fund
Morristown Literacy Fund
Velma Wortman Scholarship Fund
Wortman Family Foundation Fund

Members who have created fund agreements which will establish a new fund(s) through their estate plan.

Ron and Linda Burwell

Ron & Linda Burwell Fund

Kerry F. Chesser

Kerry F. Chesser Scholarship in Science Teaching Fund
Francis “Fritz” Chesser Fund

Carla Drake

Rosemary & Carla Drake Scholarship Fund

Mark Hauk

Mark Hauk Community Fund
Mark Hauk Scholarship Fund

John and Susan Pouder

Susan & John Pouder Fund

Members who have indicated their intentions to leave a gift to BRCF through their estate plan.

Gary and Joanne Bowen

Dan and Beth Case

Curtis Davies

Opal Driffill

Matt and Jenni Haehl

David and Nisa Hensley

Paul Lippert

Louis and Pam McIntire

Douglas and Nancy Seeman

Dana and Bill Sherwood

Betty L. Thomas

Betty Tomeo

Arthur M. Thurston, Jr.

Members of the Pillar Society who left a gift in their estate plan.

Sandy Allen

Dr. Hyacinth Chin Sang Kidman

Gladys and Thomas Clay

Lorita Crafton

Angela Davies

Eugene Driffill

Phyllis Ann Ellison

Velta Harrell

Catherine Harris

Vivian Haymond

Frances Henry

Mattie Lou Jester

Jacquelyn Joseph

Mildred McCrea

Marjorie McNamara

Duane Murphy

Caryl Loper Robbins

Morris L. & Mary F. Rose

Mildred Scott

Miriam Senger

John Stickford

Morris and Evelyn Strop

B.C. Williams

Sue Wortman

Dorine Wolsiefer

join the pillar society or learn more

complete a planned gift intent form

Key Points about the Pillar Society

The Pillar Society includes those who have named the Blue River Community Foundation as the beneficiary of any type of planned or deferred gift, and have chosen to be listed as a member of the Society in Foundation publications.

1. Pillar Society membership is self-reported.

2. We do not ask how much is being left to the Foundation. While we encourage donors to discuss their gifts with the Foundation so that we can ensure that any necessary arrangements are made to best comply with their wishes, this is not required.

3. There is no minimum amount needed to be left to the Foundation to be included as a member.

4. Pillar Society members may designate the use of the distributions from their future gifts (e.g., to benefit a specific cause, organization or program), or may leave the distributions to the discretion of the Foundation’s Grantmaking Committee. A Pillar Society gift may be used to establish a new named fund (so long as minimum amount requirements are met*) or may be added to any of the Foundation’s existing funds.

5. Pillar Society members are listed in the Foundation’s Annual Report, website, and various publications. We are hopeful that these listings will encourage others to follow the members’ example of generosity and forethought.