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Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Vevay, IN EIN: 35-2087649 Website

Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc. is a public charity based in Vevay, Indiana, formed in 1999. It supports charitable programs and projects benefiting Switzerland County and describes its role as connecting local donors with causes in the county.

Key facts about Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc

In short: Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc gave $517K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in Indiana. 55% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
35-2087649
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$517,140
Grants made (2025)
11
Average grant
$47,013
Median grant
$10,600
New grantees (estimate)
55% first-time grantees (6 of 11, 2025)
Total assets
$20,359,545
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Deadline
Small Project Grants: December 1, 2026.

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$20.4M

+17.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$517K

+162.7% YoY

Grant Count

11

+37.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$47K

+91.0% YoY

Is Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc open to new grantees?

55%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 6 of 11 grantees (55%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $76K; repeat grants $12K. How we count

Medians: $18K first-time, $11K repeat.

  • 27% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 149% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s stated mission is “connecting people who care with causes that matter for good forever for Switzerland County.” Its grant programs support charitable programs and projects benefiting Switzerland County residents. Its community-fund policy says proposals should benefit the community, make effective use of grant dollars, and may be evaluated for potential to leverage other funding and foster collaboration.

The foundation’s 2025 grants included Incompass Healthcare, local government bodies, a school corporation, a fire and rescue organization, and the Swiss Wine Festival. The festival describes its own mission as planning, organizing, publicizing, coordinating, directing, and managing an annual festival’s activities, events, and entertainment.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $517,140. Grant amounts ranged from $5,200 to $376,603, with a median grant of $10,600. The largest awards were $376,603 to Incompass Healthcare and $32,727 to the Town of Patriot. Other notable grants included $26,421 to Community Foundation of Switzerland County Co., $24,900 to Switzerland County Government, and $11,915 to Girls Inc. of Jefferson County. The listed grant purposes were to further each recipient’s exempt purpose.

The foundation’s website describes Small Project Grants for requests of $2,000 or less, with applications accepted through December 1, 2026 and decisions within 15 days of submission. Large Project Grants are for requests over $2,000; the stated July 1, 2026 deadline has passed. The website says those applications undergo a more intensive evaluation and require a meeting with the Grants Committee, with decisions within 60 days of the deadline. Its community-fund policy requires a responsible fiscal agent and adequate accounting procedures, current reporting on previous grants, and signed grant agreements and reports. The 2024 filing states that grantees must submit narrative and financial reports.

The foundation also administers the annual Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. The listed August 31, 2026 deadline has passed. Its 2024 filing says scholarships to individuals are paid through accredited schools, with funds to be returned if a student does not need them.

Review Cycle

Small Project Grants: December 1, 2026. The listed Large Project Grant deadline of July 1, 2026 and scholarship deadline of August 31, 2026 have passed.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation states that its grants support charitable programs and projects benefiting Switzerland County. All 2025 grant dollars listed in the filing went to recipients in Indiana.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.

Cities

VevayMadisonAuroraBatesvilleBrooksburgDetroitDillsboroEast EnterpriseLawrenceburgPatriot

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K10 grants2019 5 grants2020 8 grants2021 8 grants2022 4 grants2023 8 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $121K (2023) to $517K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $517K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Incompass Healthcare: $377KIncompass Healthcare$377KTown of Patriot: $33KTown of Patriot$33KCommunity Foundation of Switzerland CO: $26KCommunity Foundation ofSwitzerland CO$26KSwitzerland County Government: $25KSwitzerland County Government$25KGirls Inc of Jefferson County: $12KGirls Inc of Jefferson County$12KSwitzerland County School Corporation: $11KSwitzerland County SchoolCorporation$11KSwitzerland County FFA Chapter: $9KSwitzerland County FFA Chapter$9KSwiss Wine Festival: $7KSwiss Wine Festival$7KJeff Craig Fire and Rescue: $7KJeff Craig Fire and Rescue$7KSwitzerland County Emergency Response: $5KSwitzerland County EmergencyResponse$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Incompass Healthcare ($377K). Together the top 10 received $512K.

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 39 (87%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Incompass Healthcare Lawrenceburg, INTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$376,603
Town of Patriot Patriot, INTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$32,727
Community Foundation of Switzerland CO Vevay, INTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$26,421
Switzerland County Government Vevay, INTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$24,900
Girls Inc of Jefferson County Madison, INTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$11,915
Switzerland County School Corporation Vevay, INTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$10,600
Switzerland County FFA Chapter Vevay, INTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$9,145
Swiss Wine Festival Vevay, INTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$7,435
Jeff Craig Fire and Rescue Vevay, INTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$6,800
Switzerland County Emergency Response Vevay, INTo Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization$5,394

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $20,359,545 $1,967,992 $1,123,197 $517,140 (11)
2024 $17,373,547 $1,343,875 $722,604 $196,864 (8)
2023 $15,506,567 $496,569 $581,142 $120,537 (4)
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$20,359,545$17,373,547$15,506,567
Revenue$1,967,992$1,343,875$496,569
Expenses$1,123,197$722,604$581,142
Net Investment Income$1,038,532$659,083$364,123

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 3, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 25, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 22, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 3, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 7, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Emily Schroeder as president, Shane Griffin as vice president, Debbie Archer as treasurer, Jessica Margison as secretary, and Tye Sullivan as executive director. Board members listed are Denise Dickerson, Michael Jones, Pat Lanman, Raschel Bovard-Springer, and Tyler Allen.

Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc is led by Tye Sullivan, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tye Sullivan

    Executive Director

    Executive Director - Partial Year → Executive Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $33K (2021) → $84K (2025)

  • Emily Schroeder

    President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Allen

    Board Member

    Board Member → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Archer

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Lanman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Jones

    Board Member

    Secretary → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shane Griffin

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise Dickerson

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Margison

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raschel Bovard-Springer

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Karin Dutkiewicz (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Courtney Althoff (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Denise Lieland (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Paul Schmitt (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Margaret Higgins (2021–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Stacy Streett (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Rachel Schuler (2019–2022) — President
  • Former: Mike Jones (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Debbie Allen (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: John Sieglitz (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Pam Acton (2019–2021) — Executive Director - Partial Year
  • Former: Phyllis Weaver (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Karen Miller (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Peggy Higgins (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Richard Yanikoski (2019–2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Tye Sullivan — Executive Director: $84KTye SullivanExecutive Director$84K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $84K, to Tye Sullivan (Executive Director).

Contact

Mailing address: 303 Ferry Street, Vevay, IN 47043
Phone: (812) 427-9160
Website: https://cfsci.org

Frequently asked questions about Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc

How much does Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc give each year?

Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc gave $517K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $197K across 8 grants.

What is Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc's typical grant size?

Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,600, and its average grant was $47,013, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc that year got $76K on average.

Where does Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc give grants?

Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc gives mostly in Indiana: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Vevay, IN (8 grants).

Who are Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc's largest grantees?

Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Incompass Healthcare ($376,603), Town of Patriot ($32,727) and Community Foundation of Switzerland CO ($26,421), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc?

Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc reported $20.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

What does Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc fund?

The foundation’s stated mission is “connecting people who care with causes that matter for good forever for Switzerland County.” Its grant programs support charitable programs and projects benefiting Switzerland County residents. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc?

Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check cfsci.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc's EIN?

Community Foundation of Switzerland County Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2087649. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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