Consistent with its belief that education is an area of greatest need for residents, one of our key goals is to help our youngest children have a successful educational experience. The Pokagon Fund’s commitment to education is reflected in the awarding of more than $2.5 million in grants and scholarships to the New Buffalo and River Valley school systems - more than 10% of the $23 million that has been awarded by the fund to date. The Fund provides strategic grant support to initiatives that help reduce the burden of poverty, strengthen our local schools and student achievement, enhance the success of our residents, and provide vital support to our rural communities.
The founders of The Pokagon Fund believe that encouraging the development of the communities bordering the Band Trust Land Consolidation sites is a wonderful opportunity to create a better place for all residents to thrive. This agreement called for the establishment of a nonprofit entity to receive and distribute a percentage of the net win from certain games at the Four Winds Casino Resort – New Buffalo, which is owned by the Pokagon Band. The Pokagon Fund has its roots in an agreement made on Ma(as amended), between the City of New Buffalo, New Buffalo Township, and the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.
