Community Engagement Fund

Purpose: To support designated temporary community initiatives endorsed by the Foundation through collective action groups and community organizations.

Geographic Scope: South Madison County, Indiana

How It Works: Through the use of Foundation back-office services and commitment to expenditure responsibility, community projects can benefit from SMCF's nonprofit infrastructure and structural framework.

Example Projects:

• Lapel Gazebo Project
• Pendleton Log Cabin Project
• ParkFest

Startup Support: Some startup efforts, such as Pendleton Artist's Society and Main Street Pendleton, used the Foundation's structural framework while working to achieve their own nonprofit status.

Services Available:

• Back-office services
• Nonprofit infrastructure
• Structural framework for organizations developing independent status
• Partnership support extending the power of volunteer efforts

Contact Information:

• South Madison Community Foundation
• Phone: 765-778-8444
• Email: info@southmadisonfoundation.org
• Address: 233 S. Main Street, Pendleton, IN 46064

How to Apply

1. Review the sample partnership agreement available from SMCF
2. Contact the Foundation to begin the conversation about your community project
3. Work with SMCF to develop a partnership agreement tailored to your initiative

Contact for Partnership Discussions:

• South Madison Community Foundation
• Phone: 765-778-8444
• Email: info@southmadisonfoundation.org
• Address: 233 S. Main Street, Pendleton, IN 46064