Community Impact Grants Program

Overview

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Grant Cycle

The Foundation's 2010 Community Impact Grant cycle has not yet been announced.  Like all investments, our unrestricted fund has been significantly impacted by the economic downturn.  The distribution, if any, is anticipated to be considerably less than previous years.  The Foundation board is in the process of reviewing the available funds and hopes to offer a grant cycle later in the year or early 2011.

We are pleased that the Women's Fund of Vanderburgh County is granting more this year than any previous year, thanks to the generosity of its members.  In addition, the Vanderburgh Community Foundation has offered a special grant opportunity for programs addressing issues that impact generational poverty.  The Foundation has also made a three year commitment to fund the Circles Campaign for our community.  None of these initiatives have been funded from our unrestricted grant funds and have not affected the availability of funds for the Community Impact Grants.

In an effort to save trees and postage, notices will no longer be mailed.  In order to receive email notification about our grant cycle, please sign up by clicking on the box to the right.  It is important for nonprofits to read all current information on this website before applying for a grant.

Letter of Inquiry

A Letter of Inquiry is the required first step for submitting funding requests to be considered by the Community Foundation. The Letter of Inquiry helps in determining whether a funding request qualifies for consideration before the applicant invests time and effort in completing a full grant proposal. Please visit our Submit a Letter of Inquiry page for further instructions.