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
Gary and Joanne Bowen
Sharp Trophies By Mack/Bowen Family Fund
Dan and Beth Case
Dan & Beth Case 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
David and Nisa Hensley
Hensley Family 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
Dana and Bill Sherwood
Dana & Bill Sherwood Fund
Bonnie Steffey
Bonnie Steffey Arts & Culture Fund
Michael and Wendy Stephenson
Michael & Wendy Stephenson Fund
Betty J.Z. Tomeo
David S. & Betty J.Z. Tomeo Community Fund
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.
Curtis Davies
Opal Driffill
Matt and Jenni Haehl
Paul Lippert
Louis and Pam McIntire
Douglas and Nancy Seeman
Betty L. Thomas
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
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.
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jjones@blueriverfoundation.com
317.392.7955