Brown County Community Fdn. Competitive Grants

The BCCF Grants, offered by the Brown County Community Foundation, aim to enhance the well-being of Brown County residents by supporting charitable organizations across various sectors, including education, health, and the arts. These grants focus on specific community needs, prioritizing initiatives in childhood education, health and wellness, and environmental sustainability. Organizations must demonstrate nonprofit status or fiscal sponsorship to qualify. This initiative fosters community development and addresses pressing local challenges, ensuring a stronger, healthier future for all.

BCCF Grants
The Brown County Community Foundation has the best interests of the community at heart. By supporting charitable organizations in broad areas of community need – education, social services, health care, arts and humanities, and environment – we help build a stronger, healthier Brown County.
Grants shall be made for specific requests under broad areas of interest. The current BCCF grant focus areas are defined as childhood education, environment, health and wellness, housing, and arts and culture.

Eligibility

EligibilityResidence: IndianaGrants shall be made only for charitable purposes that benefit residents of Brown County to entities that hold nonprofit status from the Internal Revenue Service or have fiscal sponsorship arrangement with a 501 (c)(3) IRS-recognized organization or a non-charitable exempt organization involved with charitable work or serving a charitable purposeGrants shall be made only to organizations that utilize adequate accounting procedures.

Ineligibility

The BCCF cannot legally award grants to individuals.Grants shall not be made for the following:Sectarian religious purposes
Direct or grass-roots lobbying
Ongoing operating expenses of established entities/organizations