Heritage Fund - the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
/OVERVIEW: The Heritage Fund is the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County. It supports youth development, substance abuse, neighborhood revitalization, innovation and creativity and other community needs in Indiana.
FUNDING AREAS: Youth development, substance abuse, neighborhood revitalization, innovation and creativity, community needs
IP TAKE: There are ongoing and accessible opportunities with the Heritage Fund for its community fund grants, but also look into some field-of-interest funds and the local women’s giving circle for the county.
PROFILE: Established in 1976, the Heritage Fund - the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County is a community foundation based in Columbus, Indiana. A group of visionary citizens created this foundation to be proactive in seeing and addressing community needs. The foundation aims to "provide responsible stewardship of gifts donated for broad charitable purposes, develop leadership to address community issues, serve as a catalyst for positive change in partnership with others and promote philanthropy broadly within the community.” It funds local efforts for youth development, substance abuse, neighborhood revitalization, innovation and creativity and other community needs.
The Heritage Fund - the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County supports youth development efforts for youth ages 0 to 21 and their families. Substance abuse-related systems-level solutions to prevent abuse and promote prevention. Neighborhood revitalization grants help provide affordable housing, leverage community resources and build community ownership. Innovation and creativity grants are for entrepreneurship, economic development and artistic innovation. Welcoming community grants help attract and retain talent, promote community leadership and make communities more inclusive. The Heritage Fund does not award grants to individuals.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $300,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on Bartholomew County, Indiana. Past local grantees include the Bartholomew County Historical Society, Columbus Chinese Association and Columbus Youth Hockey.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for its community fund grants. Opportunity grants and organizational excellence grants have an open application process that is available throughout the year. Positive change grants are due on the first of March, June, September and December. Some field-of-interest funds are open to applications too. Direct general questions to the staff at info@heritagefundbc.org or 812-376-7772.
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