Agency Endowment Matching Program
Funding Amount
$.50 match per $1 raised
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Contact: Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County, 100 S.
- College Avenue, Suite 240, Bloomington, IN 47404, (812) 333-9016, info@cfbmc.org
Geography
- In Monroe County
Other requirements
- Must apply to participate
- Must successfully raise funds to secure match
Overview
Geographic Scope: Monroe County, Indiana
A matching opportunity for nonprofits to create or build endowments with support from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. Participating nonprofits receive $.50 in matching funds for each $1 they raise toward their endowments.
Program Details:
- Launched in 2019 with Lilly Endowment support
- First fundraising period: February 1, 2019 - January 31, 2020
- Result: 100% of participating nonprofits met their fundraising goals
- Total match funds distributed: $267,000
Participating Organizations (2019-2020):
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Bloomington
- Cardinal Stage Company
- LIFEDesigns
- Lotus Education and Arts Foundation
- Middle Way House
- Monroe County United Ministries
- New Hope for Families
- Shalom Community Center
- Sycamore Land Trust
- USA International Harp Competition
Eligibility:
- Nonprofit organizations in Monroe County
- Must apply to participate
- Must successfully raise funds to secure match
What Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 53
- Total given
- $1.49M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,124–$169K
- By dollars: Indiana 98%, North Carolina 1%, Florida <1%. Top recipient cities: Bloomington, IN; Indianapolis, IN; Freedom, IN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 0% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Sycamore Land Trust Inc · Bloomington, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$169K
Conservation Law Center · Bloomington, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$150K
Bloomington Pets Alive Inc DBA Pets Alive Spayneuter Clinic · Bloomington, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$120K
Healthnet Foundation Inc · Indianapolis, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$70K
Monroe County Humane Association · Bloomington, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$63K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Capacity building
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