Blue River Community Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Blue River Community Foundation supports education, civic causes, youth, arts and culture, social services and health in Indiana.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, civic causes, youth, arts and culture, social services, health
IP TAKE: Visit this community funder’s website to see which grant opportunities are currently accepting applications and to review the relevant deadlines.
PROFILE: Established in 1988, the Blue River Community Foundation (BRCF) is a community foundation based in Shelbyville, Indiana. The Leadership Shelby County Class was looking into establishing a YMCA in the community and learned about the community foundation model, which led to the formation of BRCF. The foundation is a “catalyst for igniting action that improves the quality of life in Shelby County.” It funds local efforts for education, civic causes, youth, arts and culture, social services and health.
The Blue River Community Foundation makes grants through various unrestricted family funds, field of interest funds and the BRCF Community Endowment Fund. BRCF typically gives the most to youth causes in the community, followed by civic needs and social services. These grants are made through a competitive process with one application cycle per year. BRCF awards rapid response and emergency grants as needs arise. BRCF administers Community Racino Grants to enhance quality of life in the community. It also provides Hometown Community Grants that serve the four quadrants of Shelby County (Northwestern Northeastern, Waldron Area and Southwestern) and provide schools, restoration projects, beautification projects, senior citizen programs, volunteer fire departments and many other types of causes. In addition to grants, BRCF also awards scholarships to local students.
Grants range between about $200 and $75,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving on the grant recipients page of the funder’s website. Grantmaking focuses on Shelby County in Indiana. Past local grantees include the City of Shelbyville, Cancer Association of Shelby County and the Blue River Soccer Association.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. Each accessible grant opportunity has its own unique set of guidelines and deadlines. Direct general questions to the staff at 317-392-7955 or via online form.
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