Noteworthy Contributions

Noteworthy Contributions That Shaped Our Community

The West Side Nut Club is proud to recognize the extraordinary contributions that have left a lasting mark on Evansville and the surrounding area. From major donations and community projects to landmark achievements and acts of service, these highlights reflect our unwavering dedication to giving back. Explore the impactful moments, partnerships, and philanthropic milestones that define the legacy of the Nut Club and continue to inspire our mission today.

104th Annual West Side Nut Club
Founder's Day & Awards Banquet

2026 Contributions

Nonprofits
Rank Organization 2026 Donation
#1 Ozanam Family Shelter Corp. $50,000
#2 Riding Hope, Inc. $30,000
#3 COPS Connecting with Kids $25,000
#4 Boys & Girls Club of Evansville, Inc. $18,000
#5 Vanderburgh County CASA $15,000
#6 Granted, Inc. $12,500
#7 Seton Harvest $10,527
#8 Aurora $10,000
#9 Easterseals Rehabilitation Center $10,000
#10 ECHO Housing & Community Development $10,000
#11 Honor Flight of Southern Indiana $10,000
#12 Isaiah 117 House $10,000
#13 Parenting Time Center $10,000
#14 Youth First, Inc. $10,000
#15 Evansville Protestant Home $7,500
#16 The Sacred Heart Knights of The St. John Hilltop Grove $7,500
#17 Keep Evansville Beautiful $6,500
#18 Chemo Buddies Inc. $6,000
#19 Community Action Program of Evansville and Vanderburgh County, Inc. $6,000
#20 Vanderburgh Humane Society $6,000
#21 911 Gives Hope $5,000
#22 Albion Fellows Bacon Center $5,000
#23 Foodie Friends $5,000
#24 Habitat for Humanity of Evansville $5,000
#25 Hillcrest Youth Services $5,000
#26 Hoof Beats Therapeutic Riding $5,000
#27 Impact Evansville, Inc. $5,000
#28 Mission First Inc. $5,000
#29 Riley Children’s Foundation $5,000
#30 Thin Blue 1st $5,000
#31 Trades for Tomorrow (Built 2 Build Corporation) $5,000
#32 Wesselman Nature Society, Inc. (Wesselman Woods) $5,000
#33 Young & Established $5,000
#34 Restore Outreach $4,500
#35 Mother’s Holdin it Down Inc. $3,500
#36 Jacob Ball Wish Fund $3,000
#37 Southern Indiana Friends of AMBUCS $3,000
Our Local First Responders
Rank Organization 2026 Donation
#1 Evansville Fire Dept. $15,000
#2 Evansville Police Foundation $15,000
#3 Evansville Vanderburgh Central Dispatch $15,000
#4 Evansville Vanderburgh Co. EMA $15,000
#5 Perry Water Rescue $5,000
#6 German Township Volunteer Fire Dept. $3,500
#7 Marrs Township Volunteer Fire Dept. $3,500
#8 McCutchanville Fire Dept. $3,500
#9 Perry Township Volunteer Fire Dept. $3,500
#10 Scott Township Volunteer Fire Dept. $3,500
University of Southern Indiana
Rank Organization 2026 Donation
#1 USI Athletics $9,500
#2 USI Varsity Club $5,000
Evansville Youth Sport Programs
Rank Organization 2026 Donation
#1 Evansville Junior Football League $54,000
#2 German Township Booster Club $15,000
#3 Golfmoor Baseball Association $5,000
#4 Highland Challenger League Baseball $3,000
Schools — Evansville West Side High Schools ($27,000 each)
Rank School 2026 Donation
#1 Mater Dei High School $27,000
#2 Reitz High School $27,000
Schools — Evansville West Side Schools ($5,000 each)
Rank School 2026 Donation
#1 Cedar Hall $5,000
#2 Corpus Christi $5,000
#3 Cynthia Heights $5,000
#4 Daniel Wertz $5,000
#5 Helfrich Park $5,000
#6 Holy Redeemer $5,000
#7 Perry Heights $5,000
#8 Resurrection $5,000
#9 St. Agnes $5,000
#10 St. Boniface $5,000
#11 St. Joseph $5,000
#12 St. Phillips $5,000
#13 St. Wendel $5,000
#14 Tekoppel $5,000
#15 Thompkins School $5,000
#16 West Terrace $5,000
Schools — Evansville High Schools ($4,000 each)
Rank School 2026 Donation
#1 Bosse High School $4,000
#2 Central High School $4,000
#3 Harrison High School $4,000
#4 Memorial High School $4,000
#5 New Tech Institute High School $4,000
#6 North High School $4,000
#7 Signature School $4,000
#8 Southern Ind Career Tech $4,000
Schools — Other Schools ($3,000 each)
Rank School 2026 Donation
#1 Evansville Day School $3,000
#2 Evansville Lutheran School $3,000
Schools — Evansville Parochial Schools ($2,000 each)
Rank School 2026 Donation
#1 Christ the King $2,000
#2 Good Shepherd $2,000
#3 Holy Rosary $2,000
#4 Holy Spirit $2,000
#5 St. Benedict $2,000
Schools — EVSC Schools ($2,000 each)
Rank School 2026 Donation
#1 AIS - High School $2,000
#2 AIS - Middle School $2,000
#3 Caze $2,000
#4 Culver $2,000
#5 Delaware $2,000
#6 Dexter $2,000
#7 Evans $2,000
#8 Fairlawn $2,000
#9 Glenwood $2,000
#10 Harper $2,000
#11 Hebron $2,000
#12 Highland $2,000
#13 Lincoln $2,000
#14 Lodge $2,000
#15 McCutchanville $2,000
#16 McGary $2,000
#17 North Jr. High $2,000
#18 Oak Hill $2,000
#19 Plaza Park $2,000
#20 Scott $2,000
#21 Stockwell $2,000
#22 Stringtown $2,000
#23 Vogel $2,000
#24 Washington $2,000
Other Programs
Rank Program 2026 Donation
#1 EVSC Academy of Science & Medicine $10,000
2026 Total Contributions — $763,527

West Side Nut Club
Donations from 2009 - 2023

Top 25 Running Totals - By Organization

Rank Organization Total Donated
#1 EVSC Schools $1,504,951.45
#2 EVDIO Schools $1,204,237.74
#3 University of Southern Indiana $264,630.00
#4 West Side Nut Club Foundation $170,000.00
#5 Other Schools $151,100.00
#6 Boys and Girls Club $120,937.17
#7 Granted (Wish Upon A Star) $112,500.00
#8 Youth First Inc. $108,000.00
#9 Evansville Fire Department $106,765.00
#10 Evansville Police Dept. Foundation $104,829.00
#11 CASA - Vanderburgh County $103,800.00
#12 Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dept $80,000.00
#13 Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center $79,500.00
#14 Arc Evansville $73,114.60
#15 West Branch Library $61,343.11
#16 Holly's House $59,399.23
#17 Evansville Association for the Blind $58,500.00
#18 Albion Fellows Bacon Center $52,305.00
#19 Y.M.C.A. $50,970.12
#20 Isaiah 117 House $46,000.00
#21 Ronald McDonald House $45,500.00
#22 Perry Township V.F.D. $43,595.00
#23 Ozanam Family Shelter $40,500.00
#24 Dream Center Evansville $36,000.00
#25 Historic New Harmony $34,700.00

2003 - 2023 Running Totals

Year Normal Donations Made Half Pot Donations Made
2003 $158,759.16 $0.00
2004 $211,059.73 $0.00
2005 $206,753.22 $0.00
2006 $225,720.17 $0.00
2007 $250,504.18 $0.00
2008 $255,764.12 $0.00
2009 $212,948.00 $0.00
2010 $192,023.83 $0.00
2011 $223,247.42 $0.00
2012 $224,767.40 $0.00
2013 $200,018.11 $0.00
2014 $212,662.63 $0.00
2015 $202,429.31 $0.00
2016 $280,593.00 $0.00
2017 $255,339.31 $0.00
2018 $232,096.39 $0.00
2019 $269,950.06 $0.00
2020 $183,800.00 $441,450.00
2021 $24,068.00 $520,454.00
2022 $221,611.91 $495,047.20
2023 $191,600.00 $488,100.00

Donation Grand Totals from 2003 - 2023

Festival Donations (2003 - 2023): $4,435,715.95

Half Pot Donations (2019 - 2023): $1,945,051.20

Grand Total: $6,380,767.15