Community Investment Grants
Funding Amount
Up to $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Purpose: To supply broad, diverse, and responsive funds to address community needs in Owen County, Indiana.
Award Details:
- Amount: Up to $5,000 per grant
- Geographic Scope: Owen County, Indiana
Focus Areas: Community priorities identified through Foundation's funding initiatives. Recent awards have supported:
- Public safety equipment and services
- Protective equipment for first responders (e.g., kevlar vests)
- Equipment and training for fire and emergency response
- Infrastructure and community projects
Example Grants Awarded:
- Owen Valley Fire Territory received $5,000 to purchase protective kevlar vests for first responders during high-risk calls and active shooting responses
What Owen County Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 19
- Total given
- $1.14M
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $5,530–$883K
- By dollars: Indiana 100%. Top recipient cities: Spencer, IN; Gosport, IN; Freedom, IN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 37% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Town of Spencer · Spencer, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$883K
Owen News Project Inc · Spencer, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$35K
La Campagne Ministries · Spencer, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$31K
Owen County Family YMCA · Spencer, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$26K
McCormick's Creek State Park · Spencer, IN
To further the exempt purpose of the organization
$26K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- First responders
- Fire departments
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