Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc is a public charity based in Terre Haute, Indiana. It provides grants and scholarships and supports nonprofit organizations and community initiatives, primarily in Clay, Sullivan and Vigo counties. The foundation says it has provided grants to nonprofit organizations in those counties since 1991.
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc gave $3.0M across 88 grants in 2025 (avg $34K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,963,262
- +19.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 88
- -8.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $33,673
- +30.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,883
- Total assets
- $128,476,436
- +13.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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Applicants should use the county-specific process and forms. For Clay and Sullivan, submit a Statement of Intent online before a full proposal; Vigo County applicants should follow the revised process and assessment requirements announced by the foundation. Separate application requirements apply to certain programs.
- Contact
Mailing address: 200 South 8Th Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807
Phone: (812) 232-2234
Website: https://wvcf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
11 open opportunities from Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc
Clay County Impact Grants
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc
Amount
US $2,000 - US $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Leadership Grants
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc
Amount
US $25,000 - US $100,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Sullivan County Impact Grants
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc
Amount
US $2,000 - US $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was YMCA of the Wabash Valley ($520K). Together the top 10 received $1.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
405 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 356 grants of 405 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation states that it serves Clay, Sullivan and Vigo counties in Indiana. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Indiana.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 88 itemized grants.
Cities
How Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $903K (2019) to $3.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 88 grants totaling $3.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| YMCA of the Wabash Valley Brazil, IN | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $520,357 |
| Sheldon Swope Art Museum Terre Haute, IN | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $241,276 |
| Terre Haute Parks & Recreation Department Terre Haute, IN | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $170,471 |
| United Way of the Wabash Valley Terre Haute, IN | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $100,721 |
| Council on Domestic Abuse Inc Terre Haute, IN | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $100,408 |
| Lugar Center - Div of Union Health Union Hospital Terre Haute, IN | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $100,000 |
| Reach Services Inc Terre Haute, IN | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $81,705 |
| Vigo County Parks & Recreation Department Terre Haute, IN | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $74,118 |
| Forest Park Golf Course City of Brazil Brazil, IN | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $74,000 |
| City of Terre Haute Terre Haute, IN | To Further the Exempt Purpose of the Organization | $73,752 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $128,476,436 | $16,289,604 | $6,319,629 | $2,963,262 | 88 | $6,057,310 |
| 2024 | $112,812,176 | $18,274,411 | $6,173,765 | $2,477,109 | 96 | $6,703,865 |
| 2023 | $87,950,837 | $7,778,986 | $4,991,906 | $2,207,352 | 93 | $3,575,501 |
| 2022 | $77,647,460 | $13,940,800 | $4,035,041 | $1,320,480 | 71 | $6,065,318 |
| 2021 | $86,959,180 | $9,301,427 | $3,383,774 | $1,081,966 | 57 | $1,730,442 |
| 2020 | $63,408,903 | $5,469,449 | $3,404,668 | $1,363,221 | 76 | $2,307,769 |
| 2019 | $62,705,661 | $9,079,603 | $2,829,162 | $903,473 | 1 | $2,207,043 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to engage people, build resources and enrich lives. Its vision is for a healthy, educated and thriving community.
Its website identifies Arts & Culture, Community Development, Education, Health & Human Services, and Religion as areas supported by special community funds. Its filing describes grants supporting social service, civic affairs, and arts and cultural organizations, as well as scholarships. Examples of 2025 grantees include the Council on Domestic Abuse, whose mission is to eliminate domestic abuse and sexual assault through societal change and empowerment; Reach Services, which describes providing services and equipment to people with cerebral palsy and housing to low- and moderate-income families; and the Terre Haute Symphony Association, which aims to provide concerts and music education.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 88 grants totaling $2,963,262. Grant amounts ranged from $5,019 to $520,357, with a median of $14,883. The largest reported grants included $520,357 to YMCA of the Wabash Valley, $241,276 to Sheldon Swope Art Museum, $170,471 to Terre Haute Parks & Recreation Department, $100,721 to United Way of the Wabash Valley, and $100,408 to Council on Domestic Abuse. The stated purpose for these grants was to further each recipient’s exempt purpose.
The foundation lists Impact Grants, with requests ranging from $2,000 to $25,000; one-time Urgent Grants of up to $5,000 for organizations in Clay, Sullivan or Vigo counties; Terre Haute Day Nursery grants for program development or equipment; and grants for youth-driven, youth-serving projects through Youth Grant Committees.
The application process varies by county. Clay and Sullivan applicants must submit a Statement of Intent before a full proposal; selected organizations are invited to submit one. The website lists November 1 and May 1 as Statement of Intent deadlines, with online processes opening September 15 and March 15, and February 1 and August 1 as full-proposal deadlines. Clay and Sullivan applicants must wait one grant cycle before reapplying. For Vigo County, the website states that a revised competitive process’s deadlines would be announced in mid-February and that all Vigo County nonprofits must complete an Organizational Health Assessment by March 9, 2026; that assessment deadline has passed. The website also lists separate requirements for Terre Haute Day Nursery, Youth Grant Committee and Urgent Needs applications. A Terre Haute Day Nursery competitive grant cycle closing November 3, 2025 is a past cycle.
The foundation’s stated high priorities include prevention, responding to creative ideas, adapting to changing community needs, collaboration, leveraging seed, match or challenge funds, and projects that significantly improve the community. It generally does not fund existing program operating expenses, endowments, deficit funding, funds for redistribution, annual appeals or membership contributions, political campaigns or lobbying, and several other listed categories.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The foundation’s website identifies Beth Tevlin as President & CEO. Staff listed on the website include Kelli Miller, Program Director; Alaina Burton, Director of Communications; Amy Naidu, Controller; Tess Dehart, Program Associate; Harmony Walsh, Community Engagement and Outreach Officer for Sullivan County; Tony Craig, Community Engagement and Outreach Officer for Vigo County; and Annie Johnston, Community Engagement and Outreach Officer for Clay County.
The 2025 filing lists these directors: Aaron Warner, Allison Orwig, Brennan Randolph, Brian Dougherty, Brian Ross, Christopher Himsel, Daniel Bradley, David Friedrich, Dianna Knox and Jennifer Lincoln.
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc is led by Beth Tevlin, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Beth Tevlin
President & CEO
Executive Director → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$142K (2019) → $195K (2025)
Lea Anne Crooks
President
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelli Miller
Program Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$105K (2025)
Santhana Naidu
Director
Director → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Dougherty
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Friedrich
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Ross
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sara Clark
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Behem
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Lincoln
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Warner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Orwig
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brennan Randolph
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Himsel
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Bradley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dianna Knox
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Dyer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Summer Long
Treasurer
Vice President → Treasurer & Secretary, 2024
Treasurer & Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Conrad Koehler
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janell Chatman
Vice President - Part-Year
Director → Vice President - Part-Year, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Dee Reed (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Gary Ulrich (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Robert Brown (2019–2024) — Secretary - Part-Year
- Former: Jim Conner (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Carrie Page (2021–2024) — Director - Part-Year
- Former: Stacy Mason (2022–2024) — Vice President - Part-Year
- Former: Jerry Morgan (2024) — Director
- Former: David Doti (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Henry Buell (2023) — Director
- Former: Sally Zuel (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Jim Tribble (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Madison Boston-Weszely (2022) — Director
- Former: Troy Helman (2022) — Director
- Former: Andy Hendricks (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Brian Deakins (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Chirag G Patel (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Cindy Cox (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Jo Einstandig (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Scherle (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Nancy Rogers (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Judy Harris (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Becky Miller (2019) — Director
- Former: Jean McMahan (2019) — Director
- Former: Mike McCullough (2019) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $195K, to Beth Tevlin (President & CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc
How much does Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc give each year?
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc gave $3.0M across 88 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.5M across 96 grants.
What is Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $14,883, and its average grant was $33,673, across 88 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc give grants?
Wabash Valley Community Foundation 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 Terre Haute, IN (46 grants), Sullivan, IN (8 grants), Brazil, IN (7 grants) and Indianapolis, IN (7 grants).
Who are Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include YMCA of the Wabash Valley ($520,357), Sheldon Swope Art Museum ($241,276) and Terre Haute Parks & Recreation Department ($170,471), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 31% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc?
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc reported $128.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.3M.
What does Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to engage people, build resources and enrich lives. Its vision is for a healthy, educated and thriving community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc?
Applicants should use the county-specific process and forms. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc's EIN?
Wabash Valley Community Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1848649. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 21, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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