The Community Covenant Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Indianapolis, IN EIN: 35-2117707

The Community Covenant Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Its 2025 filing reports 19 grants totaling $301,000 to charitable organizations, with listed recipients in several states.

Key facts about The Community Covenant Foundation Inc

In short: The Community Covenant Foundation Inc gave $301K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), top state Texas. 16% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
35-2117707
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$301,000
Grants made (2025)
19
Average grant
$15,842
Median grant
$10,000
New grantees (estimate)
16% first-time grantees (3 of 19, 2025)
Total assets
$4,443,340
Primary geography
Texas (40% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states on its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 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-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.4M

+0.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$301K

+26.7% YoY

Grant Count

19

+11.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$16K

+13.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Community Covenant Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $330K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Community Covenant Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

16%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 3 of 19 grantees (16%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $13K; repeat grants $16K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $11K repeat.

  • 74% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as food security, foster youth services, recovery support, healthcare, and conservation. These are the recipient organizations’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.

For example, Umoja Partnership Inc says it provides education, food, and other support to people living in poverty in western Kenya. Foster Success says it works to help foster care youth become educated, housed, financially stable, employed, and connected to a support system by age 25. The Nature Conservancy states that its mission is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $301,000. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $50,000, with a median grant of $10,000. Among the larger reported grants were $50,000 to Bonton Farms for general operations; $40,000 to the American Red Cross for general operations; $32,500 to Umoja Partnership Inc; and $20,000 each to Gleaners Food Bank, North Texas Food Bank, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Other listed recipients included Foster Success and Men of Nehemiah, each with $12,500, and the Nature Conservancy with $10,000.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 filing reports that grant dollars went to recipients in Texas (40%), Indiana (32%), and Washington, DC (20%), with smaller shares in Virginia (3%) and Maryland (2%). These figures describe the states of grant recipients.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of all 19 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

IndianapolisDallasWashingtonPlanoRichardsonRockvilleSeattleArlingtonCarmel

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K17 grants202016 grants202116 grants202217 grants202317 grants202419 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $182K (2020) to $301K (2025). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $301K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Bonton Farms: $50KBonton Farms$50KAmerican Red Cross: $40KAmerican Red Cross$40KUmoja Partnership Inc: $33KUmoja Partnership Inc$33KGleaners Food Bank: $20KGleaners Food Bank$20KNorth Texas Food Bank: $20KNorth Texas Food Bank$20KInternational Committee of the Red Cross: $20KInternational Committee of theRed Cross$20KFoster Success: $13KFoster Success$13KLifesavers Foundation: $13KLifesavers Foundation$13KMen of Nehemiah: $13KMen of Nehemiah$13KCrossfire Kids: $10KCrossfire Kids$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bonton Farms ($50K). Together the top 10 received $230K.

Grant Size Distribution

85 grants across all recorded years

81<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 81 grants of 85 (95%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bonton Farms Dallas, TXGeneral Operations$50,000
American Red Cross Washington, DCGeneral Operations$40,000
Umoja Partnership Inc Indianapolis, INGeneral Operations$32,500
Gleaners Food Bank Indianapolis, INGeneral Operations$20,000
North Texas Food Bank Plano, TXGeneral Operations$20,000
International Committee of the Red Cross Washington, DCGeneral Operations$20,000
Foster Success Indianapolis, INGeneral Operations$12,500
Lifesavers Foundation Richardson, TXGeneral Operations$12,500
Men of Nehemiah Dallas, TXGeneral Operations$12,500
Crossfire Kids Dallas, TXGeneral Operations$10,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $4,443,340 $379,318 $367,930 $301,000
2024 $4,435,963 $1,027,898 $286,844 $237,500
2023 $3,707,883 $1,083,432 $265,190 $225,000

In 2024, the foundation reported 17 grants; in 2023, it also reported 17 grants.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,443,340$4,435,963$3,707,883
Revenue$379,318$1,027,898$1,083,432
Expenses$367,930$286,844$265,190
Qualifying Distributions$309,036$241,805$229,069
Net Investment Income$335,185$987,778$302,636
Distributable Amount$330,105$295,860$233,717

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Patty M. Hefner as president and director; Thomas L. Hefner and Henry Mason Hefner as vice presidents and directors; James Curtis Hefner as vice president, secretary, treasurer, and director; and Alice H. Hefner as director.

The Community Covenant Foundation Inc is led by Patty M. Hefner, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patty M. Hefner

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice H. Hefner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry Mason Hefner

    Vice President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Curtis Hefner

    Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas L. Hefner

    Vice President & Director

    Vice President → Vice President & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 6310 Ferguson Street, Indianapolis, IN 46220
Phone: (317) 255-1200

Frequently asked questions about The Community Covenant Foundation Inc

How much does The Community Covenant Foundation Inc give each year?

The Community Covenant Foundation Inc gave $301K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $238K across 17 grants.

What is The Community Covenant Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Community Covenant Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $15,842, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Community Covenant Foundation Inc that year got $13K on average.

Where does The Community Covenant Foundation Inc give grants?

The Community Covenant Foundation Inc's top state is Texas, with 40% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Indiana (32%) and District of Columbia (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Indianapolis, IN (6 grants), Dallas, TX (5 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).

Does The Community Covenant Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Community Covenant Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (19 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Community Covenant Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

The Community Covenant Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Bonton Farms ($50,000), American Red Cross ($40,000) and Umoja Partnership Inc ($32,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 41% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Community Covenant Foundation Inc?

The Community Covenant Foundation Inc reported $4.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $309K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $330K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does The Community Covenant Foundation Inc fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in areas such as food security, foster youth services, recovery support, healthcare, and conservation. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Community Covenant Foundation Inc?

The foundation states on its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Community Covenant Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Community Covenant Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2117707. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does The Community Covenant Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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