Women’s Fund Grants Program 2025 (Indiana)

The Women’s Fund of Vanderburgh County is excited to announce that the 2025 grant cycle is now accepting applications.

Donor Name: Vanderburgh Community Foundation

State: Indiana

County: Vanderburgh County (IN)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 07/15/2025

Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

Funding Areas

Areas Considered for Program Funding:
- Community Development
  - New or existing activities that improve the community’s economic, social, environmental, and cultural well-being.
- Education
  - New or existing activities that promote or strengthen educational attainment, both in and out of the classroom.
- Health/ Mental Health
  - New or existing activities that improve and promote health/ mental health outcomes.
- Endowment Creation
  - A portion of the grant may be used to establish an endowment to provide a future funding source for the program.
- Human Services
  - New or existing activities that improve public protection, employment, food and nutrition, agriculture, housing and shelter, public safety, and disaster preparedness and relief.
- Other Civic Endeavors
  - Other activities that will improve the quality of life for families in Vanderburgh County. (Examples include Arts and Culture, Environment, Recreation and Youth Development.)
Areas Considered for Project Funding:
- Capital Projects
  - Construction, renovation, or improvement projects that will be completed withing two years for the date of the grant award.

Funding Information

Each Impact Grant will be $50,000.

Eligibility Criteria

The Women’s Fund of Vanderburgh County welcomes funding requests from nonprofit organizations deemed tax-exempt under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and governmental agencies serving Vanderburgh County.
Funding requests from nonprofit organizations not classified as a 501(c)(3) public charity may be considered provided the project is for a charitable purpose, supports a community need. In such cases, the applicant organization may be required to obtain a fiscal sponsor
Organizations may apply for either a Program or Project grant. In addition, any organization which received an Impact Grant must wait three years before applying again in either Impact Grant category.

For more information, visit VCF.