Brown County Community Foundation Fund

Ainsworth Alumni Scholarship

To provide scholarships to local students.

City of Ainsworth Municipal Golf Course Account

An account to raise funds to assist the City of Ainsworth in improving infrastructure and purchasing maintenance equipment for the City-owned golf course. Infrastructure projects are improvements to the grounds of the golf course, such as the watering system and cart paths, and maintenance equipment storage sheds. Infrastructure projects for this purpose do not include structures (i.e., clubhouse, cart sheds) other than sheds for grounds maintenance equipment. No disbursements may be made from the Account unless they are for assets that are purchased and owned by the City of Ainsworth.

Elizabeth Aten Scholarship Account

An account to provide funding for scholarships to honor the memory of Elizabeth Aten.

General

An account used by the local Fund Advisory Committee to support and maintain the affiliated fund’s activities within the community.

Jan O’Hare Memorial Scholarship Account

Scholarship candidates shall be graduates of Ainsworth High School and currently enrolled in a teacher education program. Preference shall be given to students in their final year of preparation.

Local Beef/Foods for School Account

An account to support the Ainsworth Community Schools’ local food and nutrition program, including but not limited to: processing costs related to locally donated meats, nutrition education and costs to support other locally grown and produced food.

Long Pine Community Building

To support community betterment projects in Long Pine, including restoration of a community building and a new fire hall.

Morris Skinner Memorial Scholarship

To provide college scholarships to Ainsworth High School graduates

Roy Aten Scholarship

To benefit and sustain the memory of Roy Aten who was a member of the Ainsworth School Board. Scholarships are given to Ainsworth High School graduating seniors.

Scholarship

To provide scholarships to students as they graduate from Ainsworth High School and to adult non-traditional students living in Brown County who are returning to college.

Tansy Pitcher Forbes Scholarship

To provide scholarships.

Teacher Education Scholarship Account

An account to provide scholarships to individuals who are studying to become teachers.

• Recipients shall be graduates of Ainsworth High School or its successor.

• Recipients shall be enrolled at an accredited college or university in Nebraska pursuing a course of study that will qualify them to receive a Nebraska teaching certificate.

• Individuals are eligible to receive scholarships for their second or subsequent years of undergraduate study.

• Recipients may reapply for a scholarship

• Preference shall be given to students who will be student teaching during the academic year.

• The selection committee shall take into account academic achievement, leadership and writing skills.

Should the selection committee determine that there are no qualified applicants, the endowment payout amount will be granted to the Brown County Foundation Fund General Account.

Unrestricted Endowment

A permanent account whose assets are invested to generate an ongoing source of income year after year. Investment earnings from the endowment are used to support community improvements and programs. The Fund Advisory Committee determines how the money generated from the endowment will be used to benefit the community now and in the future.