Applications are now being accepted for the Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County Grant Program.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County
State: Indiana
County: Jefferson County (IN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/04/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Foundation’s Board of Directors and Grants Committee oversee all grant-making activity to ensure the funds entrusted to us are fulfilling the donor’s wishes and being used for the betterment of the community.
The Community Foundation has been able to make a significant impact on programs and projects in Jefferson County, Indiana. Grants of all sizes have benefitted a variety of causes including animal welfare, health & safety, education, youth development, veterans services, basic living needs, historic preservation, and senior citizen welfare, just to name a few.
Funding Priorities
- Higher Priority
- One-time projects
- Highest percentage of population reached
- Preventative rather than remedial
- Examines and addresses the underlying causes of local problems and issues
- Attracts volunteer resources and support
- Encourages collaboration among organizations
- Organizational capacity building
- Offers new services to the community
- Capital needs beyond an applicant’s capabilities and means
- Seed money for pilot projects
- Demonstrates the greatest benefit per dollar granted
- Lower Priority
- Normal operating expenses (except start-up expenses)
- Computer hardware and software equipment
- Funding to organizations that have received a CFMJC grant in the previous year
- Absolutely not Funded
Eligibility Criteria
- Competitive grants will be made only to organizations whose programs benefit the residents of Jefferson County, Indiana
- Grants from the Community Foundation of Madison & Jefferson County (CFMJC) must meet legal and tax requirements as to purpose and may be made only to nonprofit organizations and government agencies, specifically 501(c)3 charities and 509(a) agencies
- Grant recipients must show that their financial affairs are being properly administered and may be required to submit audited balance sheets and operating statements
- No grants will be made to support political parties or political campaigns
- No grants will be made specifically for sectarian religious purposes, but can be made to religious organizations for general community programs
- No grants will be made exclusively for endowment creation or debt reduction of the recipient organizations
- Generally grants will not be made for programs and/or equipment that were committed to prior to the grant application being submitted
- Grantees agree to complete the Community Foundation’s final program and financial report for the project.
- If grant applicants are turned down for a specific grant application request, they may not re-apply for the same, or similar, request in the next grant cycle unless suggested by CFMJC.
For more information, visit CFMJC.
