Community Impact Funding Initiative
Funding Amount
$10,000 - $50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Geography
- Serving Monroe County
Other requirements
- Innovative projects with lasting impact potential
Overview
Geographic Scope: Monroe County, Indiana
A competitive granting program co-funded by Smithville Charitable Foundation designed to fuel innovative ideas and lasting impact in Monroe County through funding opportunities to meet the community's most pressing needs and seize compelling opportunities.
Focus Areas:
- Projects and programs identified as potential solutions in the Monroe County Quality of Place and Workforce Attraction Plan
- Community development, early childhood education, housing, workforce development, arts and culture, transportation, and infrastructure
Award Information:
- Total distributed in 2019: $331,980
- Individual awards range: $10,000 - $50,000
- 11 organizations funded in 2019
Eligibility:
- Nonprofit organizations serving Monroe County
- Innovative projects with lasting impact potential
Co-funders:
- Smithville Charitable Foundation
- Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County unrestricted funds
- Designated field of interest funds
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
- Community development
- Workforce development
- Housing
- Arts
- Transportation
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