Discretionary Grants Program

Overview

Each year, the Vanderburgh Community Foundation awards discretionary grants to a wide range of nonprofit organizations for innovative and ongoing projects. Grants are normally awarded as one-time support of a project but may be considered for additional support for expansions or outgrowths of an initial project. Organizations may not receive funding for any given project for more than two years. The requirements and instructions provided here are to be considered current and accurate only for the duration of the Foundation's grant cycle. Program requirements may change from year to year; therefore, grantseekers are advised to revisit this page prior to beginning the grant application process.

Grant Cycle

The Foundation's grant cycle runs from July through November each year. Funding requests are accepted only during our grant cycle. Those submitted at any other time will not be considered. A notice of the start of each year's grant cycle is mailed to nonprofit organizations that have applied for or received grants in the past or that have otherwise requested notification.

Letter of Intent

A Letter of Intent is the required first step for submitting funding requests to be considered by the Community Foundation. The Letter of Intent 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 Intent page for further instructions.