Julie Reagan Excited About CEO Role With the Community Foundation of Boone County

Writer / Matt Keating
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Julie Reagan, the new chief executive officer (CEO) for the Community Foundation of Boone County (CFBC), says she is looking forward to her new role.

“I’ve been with the CFBC for five years,” Reagan says. “Before being appointed CEO, I was covering roles from marketing and communications to grant making and education. I’m looking forward to further developing existing relationships and building new relationships with community members from all over Boone County. As genuine relationships are developed, we begin to understand people’s passions and their reasonings for wanting to help others. The more relationships we have, the more we can make those connections, ultimately impacting the communities throughout Boone County by addressing needs from the elderly to youth development, scholarships to arts and culture, and more, all while helping people reach their philanthropic goals.” 

With over $30 million in net assets, the CFBC works with donors to create permanent funds for charitable giving, to strengthen Boone County for generations to come, according to Reagan.

“Through relationships, the CFBC unites people, organizations, and philanthropy to create a thriving community for all,” she says. “The Community Foundation continues to invest in the people working to fill local needs, and has granted more than $29 million to nonprofit organizations and programs working to solve critical challenges in Boone County.”

Reagan notes that the CFBC has helped people throughout the county.

“We serve all communities in Boone County no matter the size or location, from Advance, Jamestown and Thorntown, to Lebanon, Whitestown and Zionsville,” Reagan says. “Last year we awarded more than $1.2 million in local grants and scholarships. The grants funded programming for a variety of needs including funding local food pantries, providing monthly stipends to help cover elderly expenses for those in need, providing diapers to families in need of assistance, and support for local cancer patients – and much, much more.”

The foundation funds various areas including arts and culture, community development, education, elderly, health and human services, scholarships, and youth development.

“In addition to awarding grants and scholarships, we work to be a leader of philanthropic excellence and pour into the community in a variety of programs, including Women of Impact Boone County, Boone County Nonprofit Network, Gifts of Grain, and Connect Boone County,” Reagan says.

Before joining the CFBC in 2018, Reagan worked in higher education for 10 years, including the School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IUPUI.

“Connect Boone County a great way for people to learn more about our local nonprofits and their needs, and then find an organization they want to get involved with by donating or volunteering,” Reagan says. “Women of Impact Boone County is a philanthropic, giving group of women who meet four times a year, pool together their annual membership of $500, and award grants to Boone County-serving nonprofits.”

Reagan notes that local needs are always changing.

“When people want to financially help but they aren’t sure the best place to give, they can donate directly to the Community Impact Fund, held at the Community Foundation of Boone County, knowing that we will award out the dollars based on the ever-changing needs,” Reagan says.

Reagan adds that with more growth coming to Boone County, needs will change.

“That’s why the work of the foundation is so incredibly important and critical,” she says. “We are positioned to respond to the needs as they change year to year, because of our $30-plus million endowment and our relationships. As we grow our endowment of $30-plus million, this will translate into more dollars being awarded out into the community in scholarships to local students and grants to Boone County-serving nonprofits.”

When Reagan isn’t working, she enjoys spending time with her family.

“My husband, Craig, and I have lived in Lebanon for 15 years,” she says. “Our two sons, Ty and Cody, attend schools in the Lebanon Community School Corporation. As a family, we enjoy going to the home Purdue football games. I’m a Boilermaker. Boiler Up. We also enjoy visiting new places and spending time with friends and family.”

Reagan is continually inspired by the foundation’s board of directors.

“We have an incredibly supportive board of directors, and I am so grateful to them for all they continue to do to support our team and elevate CFBC,” she says. “We also have an amazing staff who all have the heart to help Boone County. I’m very excited to see where this next step takes CFBC, and the impact we will collectively make, together.”

For additional info about Julie Reagan, go to communityfoundationbc.org.